10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2013

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from                      to                     

001-34809

Commission File Number

GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland	98-0664891
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

25/28 NORTH WALL QUAY

DUBLIN 1

IRELAND

(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

353 (0) 1 649 2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to submit and post such files.).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of October 31, 2013, the registrant had outstanding 13,132,133 A Ordinary Shares and 12,061,370 B Ordinary Shares.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets As of September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2012		2
	Consolidated Statements of Operations Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)		3
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)		4
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and Year Ended December 31, 2012		5
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)		6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		33
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		59
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		60
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		61
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		61
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		61
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		61
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		61
Item 5.	Other Information		62
Item 6.	Exhibits		62
Signature			63

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share amounts)

	(Unaudited) September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
ASSETS
Fixed maturities:
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,175,002 and $1,187,094)	$	1,196,275		$	1,229,322
Equity securities:
Available for sale, at fair value (cost: $175,125 and $167,179)		233,415			197,075
Other invested assets:
Available for sale, at fair value (cost: $3,065 and $3,049)		3,269			3,132
Total investments		1,432,959			1,429,529
Cash and cash equivalents		115,953			104,460
Premiums receivable, net		40,132			37,752
Reinsurance receivables, net		221,751			241,827
Funds held by ceding insurers		30,825			7,410
Federal income taxes receivable		3,830			6,844
Deferred federal income taxes		6,338			10,824
Deferred acquisition costs		24,178			18,265
Intangible assets		18,078			18,343
Goodwill		4,820			4,820
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		5,227			5,945
Other assets		14,339			17,684
Total assets	$	1,918,430		$	1,903,703
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	823,063		$	879,114
Unearned premiums		128,113			94,114
Ceded balances payable		5,093			4,201
Contingent commissions		9,652			9,911
Payable for securities purchased		4,882			2,634
Margin borrowing facility		65,009			—
Notes and debentures payable		20,619			84,929
Other liabilities		23,096			22,182
Total liabilities		1,079,527			1,097,085
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)		—			—
Shareholders’ equity:
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000 ordinary shares authorized; A ordinary shares issued: 16,190,894 and 16,087,939, respectively; A ordinary shares outstanding: 13,132,133 and 13,030,938, respectively; B ordinary shares issued and outstanding: 12,061,370 and 12,061,370, respectively		3			3
Additional paid-in capital		515,545			512,304
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes		54,456			53,350
Retained earnings		370,148			342,171
A ordinary shares in treasury, at cost: 3,058,761 and 3,057,001 shares, respectively		(101,249	)		(101,210	)
Total shareholders’ equity		838,903			806,618
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,918,430		$	1,903,703

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

	(Unaudited) Quarters Ended September 30,						(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	68,785		$	56,949		$	227,969		$	182,339
Net premiums written	$	64,030		$	51,455		$	213,854		$	162,871
Net premiums earned	$	64,469		$	55,329		$	179,136		$	177,658
Net investment income		8,486			14,777			28,285			37,265
Net realized investment gains:
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		(177	)		(189	)		(1,230	)		(3,808	)
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments recognized in other comprehensive income		—			—			—			541
Other net realized investment gains		1,818			3,400			11,434			10,180
Total net realized investment gains		1,641			3,211			10,204			6,913
Other income (loss)		183			101			484			(291	)
Total revenues		74,779			73,418			218,109			221,545
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		35,483			35,407			102,195			113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		28,028			23,223			76,977			70,150
Corporate and other operating expenses		2,627			2,039			7,444			6,863
Interest expense		3,585			1,265			5,939			4,213
Income before income taxes		5,056			11,484			25,554			26,745
Income tax expense (benefit)		(1,892	)		1,571			(2,423	)		(3,634	)
Net income	$	6,948		$	9,913		$	27,977		$	30,379
Per share data:
Net income
Basic	$	0.28		$	0.39		$	1.12		$	1.11
Diluted	$	0.28		$	0.39		$	1.11		$	1.11
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
Basic		25,082,237			25,391,885			25,065,725			27,263,275
Diluted		25,189,072			25,412,586			25,150,920			27,280,612

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

	(Unaudited) Quarters Ended September 30,						(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net income	$	6,948		$	9,913		$	27,977		$	30,379
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
Unrealized holding gains		7,732			9,419			7,578			22,494
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		12			1			8			(538	)
Recognition of previously unrealized holding gains		(1,004	)		(2,292	)		(6,656	)		(5,523	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains		142			98			176			60
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes		6,882			7,226			1,106			16,493
Comprehensive income, net of taxes	$	13,830		$	17,139		$	29,083		$	46,872

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(In thousands, except share amounts)

	(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013			Year Ended December 31, 2012
Number of A ordinary shares issued:
Number at beginning of period		16,087,939			21,429,683
Ordinary shares issued under share incentive plans		74,400			29,675
Ordinary shares issued to directors		28,555			—
Ordinary shares retired		—			(5,371,419	)
Number at end of period		16,190,894			16,087,939
Number of B ordinary shares issued:
Number at beginning and end of period		12,061,370			12,061,370
Par value of A ordinary shares:
Balance at beginning and end of period	$	2		$	2
Par value of B ordinary shares:
Balance at beginning and end of period	$	1		$	1
Additional paid-in capital:
Balance at beginning of period	$	512,304		$	621,917
Share compensation plans		3,241			2,582
A ordinary shares retired		—			(112,195	)
Balance at end of period	$	515,545		$	512,304
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of deferred income tax:
Balance at beginning of period	$	53,350		$	40,174
Other comprehensive income:
Change in unrealized holding gains		922			13,218
Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		8			(14	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)		176			(28	)
Other comprehensive income		1,106			13,176
Balance at end of period	$	54,456		$	53,350
Retained earnings:
Balance at beginning of period	$	342,171		$	307,414
Net income		27,977			34,757
Balance at end of period	$	370,148		$	342,171
Number of Treasury Shares:
Number at beginning of period		3,057,001			4,619,005
A ordinary shares purchased		1,760			3,809,415
A ordinary shares retired		—			(5,371,419	)
Number at end of period		3,058,761			3,057,001
Treasury Shares, at cost:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(101,210	)	$	(130,444	)
A ordinary shares purchased, at cost		(39	)		(82,961	)
A ordinary shares retired		—			112,195
Balance at end of period	$	(101,249	)	$	(101,210	)
Total shareholders’ equity	$	838,903		$	806,618

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

	(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	27,977		$	30,379
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:
Amortization of trust preferred securities issuance costs		77			47
Amortization and depreciation		578			1,341
Restricted stock and stock option expense		3,241			1,878
Deferred federal income taxes		(1,697	)		2,520
Amortization of bond premium and discount, net		4,800			5,250
Net realized investment gains		(10,204	)		(6,913	)
Changes in:
Premiums receivable, net		(2,380	)		5,364
Reinsurance receivables, net		20,076			13,993
Funds held by ceding insurers		(23,415	)		41
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses		(56,051	)		(47,599	)
Unearned premiums		33,999			(14,954	)
Ceded balances payable		892			(5,837	)
Other assets and liabilities, net		3,598			(7,697	)
Contingent commissions		(259	)		370
Federal income tax receivable/payable		3,014			(6,377	)
Deferred acquisition costs, net		(5,913	)		2,126
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		718			165
Net cash used for operating activities		(949	)		(25,903	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		240,658			380,713
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		55,174			40,299
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		126,564			46,620
Proceeds from sale of other invested assets		—			1,114
Purchases of fixed maturities		(357,494	)		(366,706	)
Purchases of equity securities		(53,104	)		(45,041	)
Purchases of other invested assets		(16	)		(13	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		11,782			56,986
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under margin borrowing facility		65,009			—
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(39	)		(80,382	)
Retirement of junior subordinated debentures		(10,310	)		—
Principal payments of term debt		(54,000	)		(18,071	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		660			(98,453	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		11,493			(67,370	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		104,460			175,860
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	115,953		$	108,490

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Global Indemnity plc (“Global Indemnity” or “the Company”) was incorporated on March 9, 2010 and is domiciled in Ireland. Global Indemnity replaced the Company’s predecessor, United America Indemnity, Ltd., as the ultimate parent company as a result of a re-domestication transaction. United America Indemnity, Ltd. was incorporated on August 26, 2003, and is domiciled in the Cayman Islands. United America Indemnity, Ltd. is now a subsidiary of the Company. The Company’s A ordinary shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol “GBLI.”

The Company manages its business through two business segments: Insurance Operations, which includes the operations of United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, United National Casualty Insurance Company, United National Specialty Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, American Insurance Adjustment Agency, Inc., Collectibles Insurance Services, LLC, Global Indemnity Insurance Agency, LLC, and J.H. Ferguson & Associates, LLC, and Reinsurance Operations, which includes the operations of Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“Wind River Reinsurance”)

The interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in conformity with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which differs in certain respects from those principles followed in reports to insurance regulatory authorities. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. Results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results of a full year. The accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Global Indemnity and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company’s wholly owned business trust subsidiaries, United National Group Capital Trust I (“UNG Trust I”) and United National Group Capital Statutory Trust II (“UNG Trust II”), are not consolidated pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification. The Company’s business trust subsidiary, UNG Trust I, issued $10.0 million in floating rate capital securities (“Trust Preferred Securities”) and $0.3 million of floating rate common securities. On September 30, 2013, The Company repaid the entire outstanding principal due on its UNG Trust I junior subordinated notes. UNG Trust I was cancelled on October 4, 2013. The Company’s business trust subsidiary, UNG Trust II, issued $20.0 million in Trust Preferred Securities and $0.6 million of floating rate common securities. The sole assets of UNG Trust II are $20.6 million of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company, which have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities and the floating rate common securities.

2. Premium Deficiency

The Company recognizes a premium deficiency if the sum of expected loss and loss adjustment expenses and unamortized acquisition costs exceeds related unearned premium after consideration of investment income. This evaluation is done at a product line level in Insurance Operations and at a treaty level in Reinsurance Operations. Any future expected loss on the related unearned premium is recorded first by impairing the unamortized acquisition costs on the related unearned premium followed by an increase to loss and loss adjustment expense reserves on additional expected loss in excess of unamortized acquisition costs.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred a pre-tax premium deficiency charge of $1.7 million related to its commercial automobile lines. As a result of these charges, the Company reduced deferred acquisition costs during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013 by $1.7 million. The Company did not incur a premium deficiency charge during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

This charge of $1.7 million was recorded to acquisition cost and other underwriting expenses within the Company’s U.S. Insurance Operations during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Company’s Reinsurance Operations did not incur a premium deficiency charge during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

3. Profit Enhancement Initiative

In 2010 and 2011, the Company committed to a Profit Enhancement Initiative in response to the continuing impact of the domestic recession and the competitive landscape within the excess and surplus lines market. The total cost of this initiative was recorded in the Company’s statements of operations during those years. All action items related to this initiative were completed by December 31, 2011.

For further disclosure regarding the Profit Enhancement Initiative, please see Note 5 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table summarizes charges incurred by expense type and the remaining liability as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Employee Termination			Operating Leases			Total
Liability at January 1, 2012	$	785		$	1,828		$	2,613
Cash payments		(773	)		(690	)		(1,463	)
Non-cash adjustments		—			(267	)		(267	)
Liability at December 31, 2012	$	12		$	871		$	883
Cash payments		(12	)		(402	)		(414	)
Non-cash adjustments		—			(108	)		(108	)
Liability at September 30, 2013	$	—		$	361		$	361

There was a reduction in expense of $0.0 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to the Profit Enhancement Initiative resulting from a revision of expected sub-lease income included in the statement of operations within the “Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses” line item for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

There was a reduction in expense of $0.18 million related to the Profit Enhancement Initiative resulting from a revision of expected sub-lease income included in the statement of operations within the “Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses” line item for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

4. Investments

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments were as follows as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI (1)
As of September 30, 2013
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	88,429	$	4,436	$	(120	)	$	92,745	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		186,952		4,820		(1,746	)		190,026		—
Mortgage-backed securities		242,874		4,879		(2,213	)		245,540		(5	)
Asset-backed securities		133,137		1,290		(319	)		134,108		(20	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		53,957		2		(795	)		53,164		—
Corporate bonds and loans		414,265		10,251		(675	)		423,841		—
Foreign corporate bonds		55,388		1,463		—			56,851		—
Total fixed maturities		1,175,002		27,141		(5,868	)		1,196,275		(25	)
Common stock		175,125		58,824		(534	)		233,415		—
Other invested assets		3,065		204		—			3,269		—
Total	$	1,353,192	$	86,169	$	(6,402	)	$	1,432,959	$	(25	)

(1) Represents the total amount of other than temporary impairment losses relating to factors other than credit losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI (2)
As of December 31, 2012
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	102,186	$	6,559	$	(1	)	$	108,744	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		194,326		6,883		(132	)		201,077		—
Mortgage-backed securities		247,639		8,492		(189	)		255,942		(8	)
Asset-backed securities		111,289		2,071		(9	)		113,351		(24	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		8,070		60		(13	)		8,117		—
Corporate bonds and loans		469,860		16,739		(428	)		486,171		—
Foreign corporate bonds		53,724		2,196		—			55,920		—
Total fixed maturities		1,187,094		43,000		(772	)		1,229,322		(32	)
Common stock		167,179		32,847		(2,951	)		197,075		—
Other invested assets		3,049		83		—			3,132		—
Total	$	1,357,322	$	75,930	$	(3,723	)	$	1,429,529	$	(32	)

(2) Represents the total amount of other than temporary impairment losses relating to factors other than credit losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

Excluding U.S. treasuries and agency bonds, the Company did not hold any debt or equity investments in a single issuer that was in excess of 4% and 3% of shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio classified as available for sale at September 30, 2013, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	145,935	$	149,886
Due after one year through five years		486,326		497,325
Due after five years through ten years		88,913		92,001
Due after ten years through fifteen years		8,654		8,808
Due after fifteen years		15,206		15,443
Mortgage-backed securities		242,874		245,540
Asset-backed securities		133,137		134,108
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		53,957		53,164
Total	$	1,175,002	$	1,196,275

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2013:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer (1)					Total
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	6,288	$	(120	)	$	—	$	—		$	6,288	$	(120	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		60,779		(1,684	)		6,034		(62	)		66,813		(1,746	)
Mortgage-backed securities		112,117		(2,212	)		3		(1	)		112,120		(2,213	)
Asset-backed securities		47,439		(318	)		3		(1	)		47,442		(319	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		52,587		(795	)		—		—			52,587		(795	)
Corporate bonds and loans		55,317		(615	)		1,362		(60	)		56,679		(675	)
Total fixed maturities		334,527		(5,744	)		7,402		(124	)		341,929		(5,868	)
Common stock		7,517		(331	)		1,520		(203	)		9,037		(534	)
Total	$	342,044	$	(6,075	)	$	8,922	$	(327	)	$	350,966	$	(6,402	)

(1) Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer are primarily comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not other than temporarily impaired.

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2012:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer (2)					Total
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	2,002	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	2,002	$	(1	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		33,204		(132	)		—		—			33,204		(132	)
Mortgage-backed securities		33,635		(172	)		640		(17	)		34,275		(189	)
Asset-backed securities		5,722		(3	)		4,763		(6	)		10,485		(9	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		2,839		(13	)		—		—			2,839		(13	)
Corporate bonds and loans		8,202		(274	)		3,308		(154	)		11,510		(428	)
Total fixed maturities		85,604		(595	)		8,711		(177	)		94,315		(772	)
Common stock		30,153		(2,284	)		3,950		(667	)		34,103		(2,951	)
Total	$	115,757	$	(2,879	)	$	12,661	$	(844	)	$	128,418	$	(3,723	)

(2) Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer are primarily comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not other than temporarily impaired.

The Company regularly performs various analytical valuation procedures with respect to its investments, including reviewing each fixed maturity security in an unrealized loss position to assess whether the security is a candidate for credit loss. Specifically, the Company considers credit rating, market price, and issuer specific financial information, among other factors, to assess the likelihood of collection of all principal and interest as contractually due. Securities for which the Company determines that a credit loss is likely are subjected to further analysis through discounted cash flow testing to estimate the credit loss to be recognized in earnings, if any. The specific methodologies and significant assumptions used by asset class are discussed below. Upon identification of such securities and periodically thereafter, a detailed review is performed to determine whether the decline is considered other than temporary. This review includes an analysis of several factors, including but not limited to, the credit ratings and cash flows of the securities and the magnitude and length of time that the fair value of such securities is below cost.

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For fixed maturities, the factors considered in reaching the conclusion that a decline below cost is other than temporary include, among others, whether:

(1) the issuer is in financial distress;

(2) the investment is secured;

(3) a significant credit rating action occurred;

(4) scheduled interest payments were delayed or missed;

(5) changes in laws or regulations have affected an issuer or industry;

(6) the investment has an unrealized loss and was identified by the Company’s investment manager as an investment to be sold before recovery or maturity; and

(7) the investment failed cash flow projection testing to determine if anticipated principal and interest payments will be realized.

According to accounting guidance, for debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company is required to assess whether it has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before the anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions is met the Company must recognize an other than temporary impairment with the entire unrealized loss being recorded through earnings. For debt securities in an unrealized loss position not meeting these conditions, the Company assesses whether the impairment of a security is other than temporary. If the impairment is deemed to be other than temporary, the Company must separate the other than temporary impairment into two components: the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors, such as changes in interest rates. The credit loss represents the portion of the amortized book value in excess of the net present value of the projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The credit loss component of the other than temporary impairment is recorded through earnings, whereas the amount relating to factors other than credit losses are recorded in other comprehensive income, net of taxes.

For equity securities, management carefully reviews all securities with unrealized losses to determine if a security should be impaired with a focus on securities that have either:

(1) persisted with unrealized losses for more than twelve consecutive months or

(2) the value of the investment has been 20% or more below cost for six continuous months or more.

The amount of any write-down, including those that are deemed to be other than temporary, is included in earnings as a realized loss in the period in which the impairment arose.

The following is a description, by asset type, of the methodology and significant inputs that the Company used to measure the amount of credit loss recognized in earnings, if any:

U.S. treasury and agency obligations – As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to U.S. treasury and agency obligations were $0.120 million. All unrealized losses have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months. All of these securities are rated AA+. The Company’s investment manager conducts extensive macroeconomic and market analysis which are driven by moderate interest rate anticipation, yield curve management, and security selection.

Obligations of states and political subdivisions – As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to obligations of states and political subdivisions were $1.746 million. Of this amount, $0.062 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. All of these securities are rated A or higher. The Company’s investment manager considers all factors that influence performance of the municipal bond market, including investor expectations, supply and demand patterns, and current versus historical yield and spread relationships. The manager relies on the output of its fixed income credit analysts, including dedicated municipal bond analysts. The dedicated municipal analysts perform extensive in-house fundamental analysis on each issuer, regardless of their rating by the major agencies.

Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) – As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to mortgage-backed securities were $2.213 million. Of this amount, $0.001 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. All of these securities are rated AA+. The Company’s investment manager models each

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mortgage-backed security to project principal losses under downside, base, and upside scenarios for the economy and home prices. The primary assumption that drives the security and loan level modeling is the Home Price Index (“HPI”) projection. The Company’s investment manager first projects HPI at the national level, then at the zip code level based on the historical relationship between the individual zip code HPI and the national HPI, using inputs from its macroeconomic team, mortgage portfolio management team, and structured analyst team. The model utilizes loan level data and borrower characteristics including FICO score, geographic location, original and current loan size, loan age, mortgage rate and type (fixed rate / interest-only / adjustable rate mortgage), issuer / originator, residential type (owner occupied / investor property), dwelling type (single family / multi-family), loan purpose, level of documentation, and delinquency status as inputs. The model also includes the explicit treatment of silent second liens, utilization of loan modification history, and the application of roll rate adjustments.

Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) - As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to asset-backed securities were $0.319 million. Of this amount, $0.001 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. All of these securities are rated A. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s asset-backed portfolio is 26.0. This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before an asset-backed security will incur its first dollar of principle losses. The Company’s investment manager analyzes every ABS transaction on a stand-alone basis. This analysis involves a thorough review of the collateral, prepayment, and structural risk in each transaction. Additionally, their analysis includes an in-depth credit analysis of the originator and servicer of the collateral. The Company’s investment manager projects an expected loss for a deal given a set of assumptions specific to the asset type. These assumptions are used to calculate at what level of losses that the deal will incur a dollar of loss. The major assumptions used to calculate this ratio are loss severities, recovery lags, and no advances on principal and interest.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) - As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to CMBS were $0.795 million. All unrealized losses have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s CMBS portfolio is 32.2. This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before a mortgage-backed security will incur its first dollar of principle losses. For the Company’s CMBS portfolio, a loan level analysis is utilized where every underlying CMBS loan is re-underwritten based on the Company’s investment manager’s internally generated set of assumptions that reflect their expectation for the future path of the economy. In the analysis, the focus is centered on stressing the significant variables that influence commercial loan defaults and collateral losses in CMBS deals. These variables include: (1) occupancies are projected to drop; (2) capitalization rates vary by property type and are forecasted to return to more normalized levels as the capital markets repair and capital begins to flow again; and (3) property value was stressed by using projected property performance and projected capitalization rates. Term risk is triggered if projected debt service coverage rate falls below 1x. Balloon risk is triggered if a property’s projected performance does not satisfy new, tighter mortgage standards.

Corporate bonds and loans - As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to corporate bonds and loans were $0.675 million. Of this amount, $0.060 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. The Company’s investment manager’s analysis for this sector includes maintaining detailed financial models that include a projection of each issuer’s future financial performance, including prospective debt servicing capabilities, capital structure composition, and the value of the collateral. The analysis incorporates the macroeconomic environment, industry conditions in which the issuer operates, issuer’s current competitive position, vulnerability to changes in the competitive environment, regulatory environment, issuer liquidity, issuer commitment to bondholders, issuer creditworthiness, and asset protection. Part of the process also includes running downside scenarios to evaluate the expected likelihood of default as well as potential losses in the event of default.

Common stocks – As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to common stock were $0.534 million. Of this amount, $0.203 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. To determine if an other than temporary impairment of an equity security has occurred, the Company considers, among other things, the severity and duration of the decline in fair value of the equity security. The Company also examines other factors to determine if the equity security could recover its value in a reasonable period of time.

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The Company recorded the following other than temporary impairments (“OTTI”) on its investment portfolio for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities:
OTTI losses, gross	$	(160	)	$	(14	)	$	(271	)	$	(1,073	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)		—			—			—			541
Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings		(160	)		(14	)		(271	)		(532	)
Equity securities		(17	)		(175	)		(959	)		(2,735	)
Total	$	(177	)	$	(189	)	$	(1,230	)	$	(3,267	)

The following table is an analysis of the credit losses recognized in earnings on debt securities held by the Company for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in other comprehensive income.

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012		2013			2012
Balance at beginning of period	$	86		$	86	$	86		$	86
Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded		—			—		—			55
Additions where an OTTI was previously recorded		—			—		—			—
Reductions for securities for which the company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell before recovery		—			—		—			—
Reductions reflecting increases in expected cash flows to be collected		—			—		—			—
Reductions for securities sold during the period		(32	)		—		(32	)		(55	)
Balance at end of period	$	54		$	86	$	54		$	86

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Net unrealized gains (losses) from:
Fixed maturities	$	21,273		$	42,228
Common stock		58,290			29,896
Other		(65	)		83
Deferred taxes		(25,042	)		(18,857	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	$	54,456		$	53,350

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Dollars in thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities, Net of Tax			Foreign Currency Items, Net of Tax			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
Beginning balance	$	53,435		$	(85	)	$	53,350
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification		7,774			(12	)		7,762
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(6,844	)		188			(6,656	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		930			176			1,106
Ending balance	$	54,365		$	91		$	54,456

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The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)		Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented	Quarter Ended September 30, 2013			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment gains	$	(1,818	)	$	(11,724	)
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		177			1,230
	Total before tax		(1,641	)		(10,494	)
	Income tax (expense) benefit		637			3,650
	Net of tax	$	(1,004	)	$	(6,844	)
Foreign Currency Items	Other net realized investment gains		—			290
	Income tax (expense) benefit		—			(102	)
	Net of tax	$	—		$	188
Total reclassifications	Net of tax	$	(1,004	)	$	(6,656	)

Net Realized Investment Gains

The components of net realized investment gains for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities:
Gross realized gains	$	105		$	827		$	779		$	3,523
Gross realized losses		(195	)		(31	)		(591	)		(1,573	)
Net realized gains (losses)		(90	)		796			188			1,950
Common stock:
Gross realized gains		2,383			3,333			12,396			8,724
Gross realized losses		(652	)		(918	)		(2,380	)		(3,761	)
Net realized gains		1,731			2,415			10,016			4,963
Total net realized investment gains	$	1,641		$	3,211		$	10,204		$	6,913

The proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities resulting in net realized investment gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013		2012
Fixed maturities	$	240,658	$	380,713
Equity securities		55,174		40,299
Other invested assets		—		1,114

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Net Investment Income

The sources of net investment income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities	$	8,319		$	10,320		$	27,185		$	32,146
Equity securities		1,184			1,174			4,136			3,885
Cash and cash equivalents		15			13			96			99
Other invested assets		—			4,330			141			4,486
Total investment income		9,518			15,837			31,558			40,616
Investment expense		(1,032	)		(1,060	)		(3,273	)		(3,351	)
Net investment income	$	8,486		$	14,777		$	28,285		$	37,265

The Company’s total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net investment income	$	8,486		$	14,777		$	28,285		$	37,265
Net realized investment gains		1,641			3,211			10,204			6,913
Net unrealized investment gains		10,471			11,388			7,291			23,222
Net investment return		12,112			14,599			17,495			30,135
Total investment return	$	20,598		$	29,376		$	45,780		$	67,400
Total investment return % (1)		1.3	%		1.9	%		3.0	%		4.2	%
Average investment portfolio (2)	$	1,535,589		$	1,556,450		$	1,537,693		$	1,599,472

(1) Not annualized.

(2) Average of total cash and invested assets, net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold, as of the beginning and ending of the period.

Insurance Enhanced Municipal Bonds

As of September 30, 2013, the Company held insurance enhanced municipal bonds of approximately $32.5 million, which represented approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total cash and invested assets, net of payable/receivable for securities purchased and sold. These securities had an average rating of “AA-.” Approximately $3.0 million of these bonds are pre-refunded with U.S. treasury securities, of which $1.4 million are backed by financial guarantors, meaning that funds have been set aside in escrow to satisfy the future interest and principal obligations of the bond. Of the remaining $29.5 million of insurance enhanced municipal bonds, $15.1 million would have carried a lower credit rating had they not been insured. The following table provides a breakdown of the ratings for these municipal bonds with and without insurance.

(Dollars in thousands)	Ratings with		Ratings without
Rating	Insurance		Insurance
AAA	$	8,840	$	—
AA		—		8,840
A		6,250		6,250
Total	$	15,090	$	15,090

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A summary of the Company’s insurance enhanced municipal bonds that are backed by financial guarantors, including the pre-refunded bonds that are escrowed in U.S. government obligations, as of September 30, 2013, is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) Financial Guarantor	Total		Pre-refunded Securities		Government Guaranteed Securities		Exposure Net of Pre-refunded &  Government Guaranteed Securities
Ambac Financial Group	$	2,315	$	1,256	$	—	$	1,059
Assured Guaranty Corporation		11,176		—		—		11,176
Municipal Bond Insurance Association		7,123		—		—		7,123
Gov’t National Housing Association		1,404		137		1,267		—
Permanent School Fund Guaranty		8,840		—		8,840		—
Total backed by financial guarantors		30,858		1,393		10,107		19,358
Other credit enhanced municipal bonds		1,630		1,630		—		—
Total	$	32,488	$	3,023	$	10,107	$	19,358

In addition to the $32.5 million of insurance enhanced municipal bonds, the Company also held insurance enhanced asset-backed and credit securities with a market value of approximately $18.4 million, which represented approximately 1.2% of the Company’s total invested assets net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold. The financial guarantors of the Company’s $18.4 million of insurance enhanced asset-backed and credit securities include Municipal Bond Insurance Association ($4.4 million), Ambac ($1.6 million), Assured Guaranty Corporation ($7.2 million), and Other ($5.2 million).

The Company had no direct investments in the entities that have provided financial guarantees or other credit support to any security held by the Company at September 30, 2013.

Bonds Held on Deposit

Certain cash balances, cash equivalents, equity securities and bonds available for sale were deposited with various governmental authorities in accordance with statutory requirements, were held as collateral pursuant to borrowing arrangements, or were held in trust pursuant to intercompany reinsurance agreements. The fair values were as follows as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Estimated Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
On deposit with governmental authorities	$	41,825		$	42,492
Intercompany trusts held for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		572,644			553,893
Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements		115,492			132,684
Held in trust pursuant to U.S. regulatory requirements for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		6,355			6,368
Securities held as collateral for borrowing arrangements		77,441	(a)		—
Total	$	813,757		$	735,437

(a) Amount required to collateralize margin borrowing facility.

5. Fair Value Measurements

The accounting standards related to fair value measurements define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value, outline a fair value hierarchy based on inputs used to measure fair value, and enhance disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. These standards do not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. The Company has determined that its fair value measurements are in accordance with the requirements of these accounting standards.

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The Company’s invested assets are carried at their fair value and are categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy:

• Level 1—inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

• Level 2—inputs utilize other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for similar assets, either directly or indirectly.

• Level 3—inputs are unobservable for the asset, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.

Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair value of positions that the Company has classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the unrealized gains and losses for invested assets within the Level 3 category presented in the tables below may include changes in fair value that are attributed to both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.

As of September 30, 2013	Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	81,810	$	10,935	$	—	$	92,745
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		190,026		—		190,026
Mortgage-backed securities		—		245,540		—		245,540
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		53,164		—		53,164
Asset-backed securities		—		134,108		—		134,108
Corporate bonds and loans		—		423,841		—		423,841
Foreign corporate bonds		—		56,851		—		56,851
Total fixed maturities		81,810		1,114,465		—		1,196,275
Common stock		233,415		—		—		233,415
Other invested assets		—		—		3,269		3,269
Total invested assets	$	315,225	$	1,114,465	$	3,269	$	1,432,959

As of December 31, 2012	Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	89,981	$	18,763	$	—	$	108,744
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		201,077		—		201,077
Mortgage-backed securities		—		255,942		—		255,942
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		8,117		—		8,117
Asset-backed securities		—		113,351		—		113,351
Corporate bonds and loans		—		486,171		—		486,171
Foreign corporate bonds		—		55,920		—		55,920
Total fixed maturities		89,981		1,139,341		—		1,229,322
Common stock		197,075		—		—		197,075
Other invested assets		—		—		3,132		3,132
Total invested assets	$	287,056	$	1,139,341	$	3,132	$	1,429,529

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The securities classified as Level 1 in the above table consist of U.S. Treasuries and equity securities actively traded on an exchange.

The securities classified as Level 2 in the above table consist primarily of fixed maturity securities. Based on the typical trading volumes and the lack of quoted market prices for fixed maturities, security prices are derived through recent reported trades for identical or similar securities making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable information. If there are no recent reported trades, matrix or model processes are used to develop a security price where future cash flow expectations are developed based upon collateral performance and discounted at an estimated market rate. Included in the pricing of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and mortgage-backed securities are estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal over the remaining life of the securities. Such estimates are derived based on the characteristics of the underlying structure and prepayment speeds previously experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the underlying collateral. For corporate loans, price quotes from multiple dealers along with recent reported trades for identical or similar securities are used to develop prices.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 or 2012.

The following table presents changes in Level 3 investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

	Other Invested Assets
(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Beginning balance	$	3,226	$	8,590		$	3,132	$	6,617
Total gains (losses) (realized / unrealized):
Included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		37		(4,546	)		121		(2,579	)
Purchases		6		7			16		13
Sales				(1,114	)				(1,114	)
Ending balance	$	3,269	$	2,937		$	3,269	$	2,937
Losses included in earnings of the period attributable to the change in unrealized losses related to assets still held at the end of the period	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—

The investments classified as Level 3 in the above table relate to investments in limited partnerships that have invested primarily in publicly traded companies. However, not all of the partnerships’ investments are publicly traded, nor does the Company have access to daily valuations, therefore the estimated fair values of these limited partnerships are measured utilizing net asset value as a practical expedient for the limited partnerships. Material assumptions and factors utilized in pricing these investments include future cash flows, constant default rates, recovery rates, and any market clearing activity that may have occurred since the previous pricing period.

Fair Value of Alternative Investments

Included in “Other invested assets” in the fair value hierarchy at September 30, 2013 are limited liability partnerships measured at fair value. The following table provides the fair value and future funding commitments related to these investments at September 30, 2013.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Future Funding Commitments
Equity Fund, LP (1)	$	3,269	$	2,490
Real Estate Fund, LP (2)		—		—
Total	$	3,269	$	2,490

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(1) This limited partnership invests in companies from various business sectors whereby the partnership has acquired control of the operating business as a lead or organizing investor. The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.

(2) This limited partnership invests in real estate assets through a combination of direct or indirect investments in partnerships, limited liability companies, mortgage loans, and lines of credit. The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner. The Company continues to hold an investment in this limited partnership and has written the fair value down to zero.

Pricing

The Company’s pricing vendors provide prices for all investment categories except for investments in limited partnerships. One vendor provides prices for equity securities and all fixed maturity categories except for corporate loans. A second vendor provides prices for the corporate loan securities.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used by the Company’s pricing vendors for investment securities carried at fair value:

• Equity prices are received from all primary and secondary exchanges.

• Corporate and agency bonds are evaluated by utilizing a multi-dimensional relational model. For bonds with early redemption options, an option adjusted spread model is utilized. Both asset classes use standard inputs and incorporate security set up, defined sector breakdown, benchmark yields, apply base spreads, yield to maturity, and adjust for corporate actions.

• A volatility-driven multi-dimensional spread table or an option-adjusted spread model and prepayment model is used for agency commercial mortgage obligations (“CMO”). For non-agency CMOs, a prepayment/spread/yield/price adjustment model is utilized. CMOs are categorized with mortgage-backed securities in the tables listed above. For ABSs, a multi-dimensional, collateral specific spread / prepayment speed tables is utilized. For both asset classes, evaluations utilize standard inputs plus new issue data, monthly payment information, and collateral performance. The evaluated pricing models incorporate security set-up, prepayment speeds, cash flows, and treasury swap curves and spread adjustments.

• For municipals, a multi-dimensional relational model is used to evaluate securities within this asset class. The evaluated pricing models for this asset class incorporate security set-up, benchmark yields, apply base spreads, yield to worst or market convention, ratings updates, prepayment schedules and adjustments for material events notices.

• U.S. treasuries are evaluated by obtaining feeds from a number of live data sources including active market makers and inter-dealer brokers.

• For MBSs, a matrix model correlation to TBA (a forward MBS trade) or benchmarking is utilized to value a security.

• Corporate loans are priced using averages of bids and offers obtained from the broker/dealer community involved in trading such loans.

The Company performs certain procedures to validate whether the pricing information received from the pricing vendors is reasonable, to ensure that the fair value determination is consistent with accounting guidance, and to ensure that its assets are properly classified in the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s procedures include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing periodic reports provided by the Investment Manager that provides information regarding rating changes and securities placed on watch. This procedure allows the Company to understand why a particular security’s market value may have changed.

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• Understanding and periodically evaluating the various pricing methods and procedures used by the Company’s pricing vendors to ensure that investments are properly classified within the fair value hierarchy.

• On a quarterly basis, the Company corroborates investment security prices received from its pricing vendors by obtaining pricing from a second pricing vendor for a sample of securities.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company has not adjusted quotes or prices obtained from the pricing vendors.

The reported value of financial instruments not carried at fair value, principally cash and cash equivalents, margin borrowing facility, and notes payable, approximate fair value.

6. Income Taxes

The statutory income tax rates of the countries where the Company does business are 35.0% in the United States, 0.0% in Bermuda, 0.0% in the Cayman Islands, 0.0% in Gibraltar, 28.8% in the Duchy of Luxembourg, and 25.0% on non-trading income, 30.0% on capital gains and 12.5% on trading income in the Republic of Ireland. The statutory income tax rate of each country is applied against the expected annual taxable income of the Company in each country to estimate the annual income tax expense. Total estimated annual income tax expense is divided by total estimated annual pre-tax income to determine the expected annual income tax rate used to compute the income tax provision. On an interim basis, the expected annual income tax rate is applied against interim pre-tax income, excluding net realized gains and losses and discrete items such as limited partnership distributions and make whole provisions (see Note 8), and then that amount is added to income taxes on net realized gains and losses, discrete items and limited partnership distributions. The Company’s income before income taxes from its non-U.S. subsidiaries and U.S. subsidiaries, including the results of the quota share and stop-loss agreements between Wind River Reinsurance and the Insurance Operations, for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	37,676		$	59,746		$	(28,637	)	$	68,785
Net premiums written	$	37,673		$	26,357		$	—		$	64,030
Net premiums earned	$	40,282		$	24,187		$	—		$	64,469
Net investment income		8,443			4,983			(4,940	)		8,486
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(180	)		1,821			—			1,641
Other income		21			162			—			183
Total revenues		48,566			31,153			(4,940	)		74,779
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		18,300			17,183			—			35,483
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		17,009			11,019			—			28,028
Corporate and other operating expenses		663			1,964			—			2,627
Interest expense		292			8,233			(4,940	)		3,585
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	12,302		$	(7,246	)	$	—		$	5,056

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	29,595		$	51,205		$	(23,851	)	$	56,949
Net premiums written	$	29,595		$	21,860		$	—		$	51,455
Net premiums earned	$	34,198		$	21,131		$	—		$	55,329
Net investment income		13,687			5,726			(4,636	)		14,777
Net realized investment gains		584			2,627			—			3,211
Other income (loss)		(21	)		122			—			101
Total revenues		48,448			29,606			(4,636	)		73,418
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		20,672			14,735			—			35,407
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		13,927			9,296			—			23,223
Corporate and other operating expenses		216			1,823			—			2,039
Interest expense		—			5,901			(4,636	)		1,265
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	13,633		$	(2,149	)	$	—		$	11,484
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	137,974		$	172,713		$	(82,718	)	$	227,969
Net premiums written	$	137,563		$	76,291		$	—		$	213,854
Net premiums earned	$	110,944		$	68,192		$	—		$	179,136
Net investment income		27,217			15,778			(14,710	)		28,285
Net realized investment gains		66			10,138			—			10,204
Other income (loss)		(7	)		491			—			484
Total revenues		138,220			94,599			(14,710	)		218,109
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		51,709			50,486			—			102,195
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		46,600			30,377			—			76,977
Corporate and other operating expenses		3,268			4,176			—			7,444
Interest expense		918			19,731			(14,710	)		5,939
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	35,725		$	(10,171	)	$	—		$	25,554
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	100,183		$	151,411		$	(69,255	)	$	182,339
Net premiums written	$	99,635		$	63,236		$	—		$	162,871
Net premiums earned	$	113,039		$	64,619		$	—		$	177,658
Net investment income		32,745			18,326			(13,806	)		37,265
Net realized investment gains		915			5,998			—			6,913
Other income (loss)		(726	)		435			—			(291	)
Total revenues		145,973			89,378			(13,806	)		221,545
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		70,955			42,619			—			113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		43,502			26,648			—			70,150
Corporate and other operating expenses		3,190			3,673			—			6,863
Interest expense		—			18,019			(13,806	)		4,213
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	28,326		$	(1,581	)	$	—		$	26,745

The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense (benefit):

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012		2013			2012
Current income tax expense (benefit):
Foreign	$	51		$	34	$	125		$	(594	)
U.S. Federal		(2,461	)		1,131		(851	)		(5,560	)
Total current income tax expense (benefit)		(2,410	)		1,165		(726	)		(6,154	)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal		518			406		(1,697	)		2,520
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)		518			406		(1,697	)		2,520
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,892	)	$	1,571	$	(2,423	)	$	(3,634	)

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The weighted average expected tax provision has been calculated using income before income taxes in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate.

The following tables summarize the differences between the tax provisions under accounting guidance applicable to interim financial statement periods and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:

	Quarters Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013						2012
	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate	$	(2,500	)		(49.5	%)	$	(719	)		(6.3	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(248	)		(4.9	)		(359	)		(3.1	%)
Dividend exclusion		(292	)		(5.8	)		(275	)		(2.4	%)
Effective tax rate adjustment		1,033			20.4			3,287			28.6	%
Other		115			2.4			(363	)		(3.1	%)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,892	)		(37.4	%)	$	1,571			13.7	%

The effective income tax expense (benefit) rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was (37.4%), compared to an effective income tax rate of 13.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The increase in the effective tax benefit rate is primarily due to a decrease in domestic operating income in 2013 compared to 2012. Any difference between the actual tax rate on an interim basis compared to the expected annual tax rate is reflected in the effective tax rate adjustment. The effective income tax expense (benefit) rate of (37.4%) and 13.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, differed from the weighted average expected income tax expense (benefit) rate of (49.5%) and (6.3%) for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, due to the fact that the Company records income tax expense on an interim basis using the projected annual effective tax rate, net of tax-exempt interest and dividends.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013						2012
	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate	$	(3,450	)		(13.5	%)	$	(440	)		(1.6	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(804	)		(3.1	)		(1,138	)		(4.3	%)
Dividend exclusion		(880	)		(3.4	)		(807	)		(3.0	%)
Effective tax rate adjustment		2,565			10.0			(888	)		(3.3	%)
Other		146			0.5			(361	)		(1.4	%)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(2,423	)		(9.5	%)	$	(3,634	)		(13.6	%)

The effective income tax benefit rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was (9.5%), compared to an effective income tax benefit rate of (13.6%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in the effective tax benefit rate is primarily due to an increase in domestic capital gains in 2013 compared to 2012. Any difference between the actual tax rate on an interim basis compared to the expected annual tax rate is reflected in the effective tax rate adjustment. The effective income tax expense (benefit) rate of (9.5%) and (13.6%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, differed from the weighted average expected income tax expense (benefit) rate of (13.5%) and (1.6%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, due to the fact that the Company records income tax expense on an interim basis using the projected annual effective tax rate, net of tax-exempt interest and dividends.

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The Company had an alternative minimum tax credit carry forward of $8.2 million as of September 30, 2013, $9.2 million as of December 31, 2012, and $6.3 million as of September 30, 2012, which can be carried forward indefinitely.

7. Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Activity in the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Balance at beginning of period	$	844,918		$	941,283		$	879,114		$	971,377
Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables		229,815			274,178			240,546			283,652
Net balance at beginning of period		615,103			667,105			638,568			687,725
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		37,115			36,096			107,202			116,381
Prior years		(1,632	)		(689	)		(5,007	)		(2,807	)
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses		35,483			35,407			102,195			113,574
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		15,090			15,488			34,354			34,740
Prior years		32,088			32,389			103,001			111,923
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses		47,178			47,877			137,355			146,663
Net balance at end of period		603,408			654,637			603,408			654,637
Plus: Ceded reinsurance receivables		219,655			269,141			219,655			269,141
Balance at end of period	$	823,063		$	923,778		$	823,063		$	923,778

When analyzing loss reserves and prior year development, the Company considers many factors, including the frequency and severity of claims, loss trends, case reserve settlements that may have resulted in significant development, and any other additional or pertinent factors that may impact reserve estimates.

In the third quarter of 2013, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $1.6 million, which consisted of a $1.8 million decrease related to Insurance Operations and a $0.2 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $1.8 million decrease related to Insurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $2.4 million reduction primarily driven by $2.5 million of better than expected development from accident years 2011 and 2012 related primarily to lower than expected non-catastrophe severity.

• General Liability: A $2.4 million reduction is primarily due to better than expected emergence from accident years 1996 to 2007 of $4.8 million offset by a $2.4 million increase which is primarily due to accident year 2008 and 2012 due to higher than anticipated loss emergence.

• Asbestos and Environmental: A $1.8 million increase primarily related to policies written prior to 1990.

• Professional: A $0.6 million increase primarily driven by unexpected loss emergence in accident years 2008, 2010, and 2011.

• Umbrella: A $0.3 million increase primarily driven by loss emergence in accident years 2008 to 2012.

• Commercial Auto: A $0.4 million increase in aggregate related to accident years 2011 and 2012.

The $0.2 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of an increase in auto liability lines primarily related to accident years 2009 to 2012.

In the third quarter of 2012, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $0.7 million, which consisted of a $1.4 million decrease related to Insurance Operations and a $0.7 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

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The $1.4 million decrease related to Insurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Professional liability: A $1.9 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2004 through 2011 driven by continued favorable development on lawyer, real estate and allied health and social services exposures.

• Auto liability: A $0.5 million increase mainly driven by continued loss emergence in accident year 2011.

• General liability: A $0.1 million decrease primarily consisting of favorable emergence on small business binding and casualty brokerage exposures, offset by increases to construction defect reserves.

The $0.7 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of an increase in auto liability lines primarily related to accident years 2009 and 2010 and was driven by increased frequency and severity.

In the first nine months of 2013, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $5.0 million, which consisted of a $5.0 million decrease related to Insurance Operations and a less than $0.1 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $5.0 million decrease related to Insurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $7.4 million reduction primarily driven by better than expected development from accident year 2012 catastrophes as well as lower than expected non-catastrophe severity from accident years 2008 through 2012.

• General Liability: A $6.3 million reduction primarily due to better than expected emergence in nearly all accident years between 1995 through 2011 offset by an increase to accident year 2012 due to higher than anticipated loss emergence.

• Asbestos and Environmental: A $7.3 million increase primarily related to policies written prior to 1990.

• Umbrella: A $0.5 million increase primarily driven by loss emergence in accident years 2008 to 2012.

• Commercial Auto: A $0.5 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011.

• Marine: A $0.3 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on hull claims and protection and indemnity claims.

In the first nine months of 2012, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $2.8 million, which consisted of a $3.6 million decrease related to Insurance Operations and a $0.8 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $3.6 million decrease related to Insurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• General liability: A $3.2 million reduction primarily due to favorable emergence in accident years 2008 and prior on small business binding and casualty brokerage exposures. Partially offsetting these reductions were increases to construction defect reserves. The Company also decreased its reinsurance allowance by $0.3 million in this line due to changes in its reinsurance exposure on specifically identified claims and general decreases in ceded reserves.

• Professional liability: A $2.2 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2004 through 2011 driven by continued favorable development on lawyer, real estate and allied health and social services exposures.

• Umbrella: A $0.4 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2008 and prior due to continued favorable emergence. Umbrella coverage typically attaches to other coverage lines, so these net decreases follow the decreases in general and professional liability above.

• Property: A $0.8 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on a large sinkhole claim.

• Marine: A $0.8 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on hull claims and protection and indemnity claims.

• Auto liability: A $0.5 million increase primarily driven by continued loss emergence in accident year 2011.

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The $0.8 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of a $0.7 million increase in auto liability lines primarily related to accident year 2009 and was driven by increased frequency and severity.

8. Debt

Debt consisted of the following as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Margin borrowing facility	$	65,009	$	—
6.22% guaranteed senior notes due July 2013 to July 2015		—		54,000
Three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% junior subordinated debentures due September 2033		—		10,310
Three-month LIBOR plus 3.85% junior subordinated debentures due October 2033		20,619		20,619
Total debt	$	85,628	$	84,929

Margin Borrowing Facility

On July 19, 2013, the Company entered into a margin borrowing facility with a borrowing rate that is currently equal to the one week LIBOR rate plus 65 basis points, which combined is currently less than 1%. This facility is due on demand. The borrowing is subject to maintenance margin, which is a minimum account balance that must be maintained. A decline in market conditions could require an additional deposit of collateral. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $77.4 million in collateral was deposited to support the borrowing. The amount borrowed against the margin account may fluctuate as routine investment transactions, such as dividends received, investment income received, maturities and pay-downs, impact cash balances. The margin facility contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, insolvency, failure to make required payments, failure to comply with any representations or warranties, failure to adequately assure future performance, and failure of a guarantor to perform under its guarantee.

Guaranteed Senior Notes

On July 19, 2013, the Company paid the entire outstanding principal amount on its guaranteed senior notes. The payment of $58.6 million consisted of principal of $54.0 million and interest of $4.6 million, which included a make-whole provision of $2.9 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $60.0 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility. Please see Note 13 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the guaranteed senior notes.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

On September 30, 2013, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount on its UNG Trust I junior subordinated notes. The payment of $10.4 million consisted of principal of $10.3 million and interest of $0.1 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $10.0 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility. Please see Note 13 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the UNG Trust I junior subordinated notes.

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9. Shareholders’ Equity

Repurchases of the Company’s A ordinary shares

There were no A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the Company’s repurchase program is $16,857,963 as of September 30, 2013.

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2012:

Period (1)	Total Number of Shares Purchased			Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program (2)
July 1 – 31, 2012		—		$	—		—	$	—
August 1 – 31, 2012		—		$	—		—	$	25,000,000
September 1 – 30, 2012		265,789	(3)	$	20.70		265,789	$	19,503,588
Total		265,789		$	20.70		265,789

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased is as of the last date of the applicable month.

(3) Purchased as part of the repurchase authorization announced in August 2012.

Please see Note 14 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s repurchase program.

10. Related Party Transactions

Fox Paine & Company

As of September 30, 2013, Fox Paine & Company, LLC (“Fox Paine”) beneficially owned shares having approximately 93.0% of the Company’s total outstanding voting power. Fox Paine has the right to appoint a number of the Company’s Directors equal in aggregate to the pro rata percentage of the voting shares beneficially held by Fox Paine of the Company, for so long as Fox Paine holds an aggregate of 25% or more of the voting power in the Company. Fox Paine controls the election of all of the Company’s Directors due to its controlling share ownership. The Company’s Chairman is a member of Fox Paine. The Company relies on Fox Paine to provide management services and other services related to the operations of the Company.

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Wind River Reinsurance was a limited partner in Fox Paine Capital Fund, II, which is managed by Fox Paine. This investment was originally made by United National Insurance Company in June 2000 and pre-dates the September 5, 2003 acquisition by Fox Paine of Wind River Investment Corporation, which was the predecessor holding company for United National Insurance Company. The Company’s investment in this limited partnership was valued at $3.3 million and $3.1 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. At September 30, 2013, the Company had an unfunded capital commitment of $2.5 million to the partnership. There were no distributions received from the limited partnership during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013. A distribution of $5.4 million was received from the limited partnership during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

The Company incurred management fees of $0.3 million in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and $1.1 million in each of the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 as part of the annual management fee that is paid to Fox Paine.

Cozen O’Connor

The Company did not incur any fees for legal services rendered by Cozen O’Connor during the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company incurred $0.02 million and $0.2 million for legal services rendered by Cozen O’Connor during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Stephen A. Cozen, the chairman of Cozen O’Connor, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

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Crystal & Company

During each of the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred $0.1 million in brokerage fees to Crystal & Company, an insurance broker. During each of the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred $0.2 million in brokerage fees to Crystal & Company. Prior to October 15, 2012, Crystal & Company was known as Frank Crystal & Company. James W. Crystal, the chairman and chief executive officer of Crystal & Company, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd.

Wind River Reinsurance is a participant in a reinsurance agreement with Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd. (“Hiscox Bermuda”) effective January 1, 2013. Steve Green, the President of Wind River Reinsurance, is a member of Hiscox Bermuda’s Board of Directors. The Company estimated that the following earned premium and incurred losses related to the agreement have been assumed by Wind River Reinsurance from Hiscox Bermuda:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarter Ended September 30, 2013		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Assumed earned premium	$	955	$	1,953
Assumed losses and loss adjustment expenses		287		665

Net balances due to Wind River Reinsurance under this agreement are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2013
Net balance receivable	$	3,077

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company maintains insurance and reinsurance coverage for such risks in amounts that it considers adequate. However, there can be no assurance that the insurance and reinsurance coverage that the Company maintains is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.

There is a greater potential for disputes with reinsurers who are in runoff. Some of the Company’s reinsurers’ have operations that are in runoff, and therefore, the Company closely monitors those relationships. The Company anticipates that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, it will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business.

12. Share-Based Compensation Plans

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 95,879 A ordinary shares at a weighted average grant date value of $21.81 per share to key employees and a former employee of the Company under the Global Indemnity plc Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Of the shares issued in 2013, 81,587 are unvested and subject to certain restrictions and 14,292 were issued as a result of a former employee exercising previously granted options with an exercise price of $20.00 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued 29,675 A ordinary shares at a weighted average grant date value of $18.60 per share to key employees under the Plan. All of the shares issued in 2012 were subject to certain restrictions.

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During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 7,717 A ordinary shares as a result of a former employee exercising previously granted options with an exercise price of $20.00 per share. The Company did not issue any shares to key employees during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company issued an aggregate of 31,583 and 39,622 A ordinary shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $22.90 and $19.83 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. The 2012 shares are vested but subject to certain restriction, the 2013 shares are unvested.

During the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company issued an aggregate of 9,718 and 11,487 A ordinary shares, respectively, subject to certain restrictions, at a weighted average grant date value of $23.55 and $20.25 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. The 2012 shares are vested but subject to certain restriction, the 2013 shares are unvested.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, the non-employee directors of the Company earned 9,326 A ordinary shares, with a weighted average grant date value of $25.46 per share. These shares have not yet been granted but are considered issued and outstanding for purposes of this financial statement and are subject to shareholder approval of the Company’s revised share incentive plan at the Company’s 2014 annual shareholder meeting.

13. Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share have been computed using the weighted average number of ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding during the period.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

(Dollars in thousands,	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
except share and per share data)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net income	$	6,948	$	9,913	$	27,977	$	30,379
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		25,082,237		25,391,885		25,065,725		27,263,275
Net income per share	$	0.28	$	0.39	$	1.12	$	1.11
Diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		25,189,072		25,412,586		25,150,920		27,280,612
Net income per share	$	0.28	$	0.39	$	1.11	$	1.11

A reconciliation of weighted average shares for basic earnings per share to weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share is as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share		25,082,237		25,391,885		25,065,725		27,263,275
Non-vested restricted stock		42,526		12,092		48,540		17,318
Options		64,309		8,609		36,655		19
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share		25,189,072		25,412,586		25,150,920		27,280,612

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(Unaudited)

The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 do not include 45,450 and 546,482 shares, respectively, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive. The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 do not include 45,450 and 565,775 shares, respectively, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive.

14. Segment Information

The following are tabulations of business segment information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations		(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	59,747			$	9,038			68,785
Net premiums written	$	54,995			$	9,035		$	64,030
Net premiums earned	$	50,655			$	13,814		$	64,469
Other income		165				18			183
Total revenues		50,820				13,832			64,652
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		30,230				5,253			35,483
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		23,124		(3)		4,904			28,028
Income (loss) from segments	$	(2,534	)		$	3,675			1,141
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income									8,486
Net realized investment gains									1,641
Corporate and other operating expenses									(2,627	)
Interest expense									(3,585	)
Income before income taxes									5,056
Income tax benefit									1,892
Net income								$	6,948
Total assets	$	1,262,325			$	656,105	(4)	$	1,918,430

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $264 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	51,205			$	5,744			$	56,949
Net premiums written	$	45,710			$	5,745			$	51,455
Net premiums earned	$	44,252			$	11,077			$	55,329
Other income (loss)		122				(21	)			101
Total revenues		44,374				11,056				55,430
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		30,949				4,458				35,407
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		19,525		(3)		3,698				23,223
Income (loss) from segments	$	(6,100	)		$	2,900				(3,200	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										14,777
Net realized investment gains										3,211
Corporate and other operating expenses										(2,039	)
Interest expense										(1,265	)
Income before income taxes										11,484
Income tax expense										(1,571	)
Net income									$	9,913
Total assets	$	1,336,680			$	627,667		(4)	$	1,964,347

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(Unaudited)

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $231 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	172,714			$	55,255				227,969
Net premiums written	$	159,010			$	54,844			$	213,854
Net premiums earned	$	142,812			$	36,324			$	179,136
Other income (loss)		494				(10	)			484
Total revenues		143,306				36,314				179,620
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		89,580				12,615				102,195
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		64,205		(3)		12,772				76,977
Income (loss) from segments	$	(10,479	)		$	10,927				448
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										28,285
Net realized investment gains										10,204
Corporate and other operating expenses										(7,444	)
Interest expense										(5,939	)
Income before income taxes										25,554
Income tax benefit										2,423
Net income									$	27,977
Total assets	$	1,262,325			$	656,105		(4)	$	1,918,430

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $746 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	151,410			$	30,929			$	182,339
Net premiums written	$	132,490			$	30,381			$	162,871
Net premiums earned	$	135,256			$	42,402			$	177,658
Other income (loss)		435				(726	)			(291	)
Total revenues		135,691				41,676				177,367
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		93,971				19,603				113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		58,543		(3)		11,607				70,150
Income (loss) from segments	$	(16,823	)		$	10,466				(6,357	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										37,265
Net realized investment gains										6,913
Corporate and other operating expenses										(6,863	)
Interest expense										(4,213	)
Income before income taxes										26,745
Income tax benefit										3,634
Net income									$	30,379
Total assets	$	1,336,680			$	627,667		(4)	$	1,964,347

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(Unaudited)

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $706 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

15. Subsequent Events

On October 29, 2013, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount on its UNG Trust II junior subordinated notes. The payment of $20.8 million consisted of principal of $20.6 million and interest of $0.2 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $20.2 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility. See Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part 1 of this report for details on the terms of the margin borrowing facility.

On October 31, 2013, the Company entered into an Amendment and Restatement of the Management Agreement with Fox Paine & Company, LLC (the “Amended and Restated Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Agreement reflects the 4th amendment to the original Management Agreement, which was entered into on September 5, 2003 when Fox Paine made its initial investment in the Company, and restates the agreement in its entirety for clarity sake. The material modifications to the Amended and Restated Agreement are as follows:

1. Consequences of a Change of Control

a. Replaces the fixed $10 million termination fee payable to Fox Paine at the closing of a change of control in connection with a termination of the management services, which was put in place in March 2011, with a cash fee in an amount to be agreed upon, plus reimbursement of expenses.

b. Replaces the fixed 1% transaction fee payable on to Fox Paine at the closing of a change of control, which was put in place in March 2011, with a cash fee in an amount to be agreed upon, plus reimbursement of expenses.

2. Definition of Change of Control

a. Simplifies the definition of a “change of control” to only extraordinary transactions in which (A) all or substantially all of the assets of Global Indemnity PLC are sold or exchanged, or (B) the majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Global Indemnity PLC representing the majority of the voting power or all outstanding shares of capital stock of Global Indemnity PLC that are not held directly or indirectly by a Fox Paine Entity are sold or exchanged

b. Deletes the exception precluding a change of control with or involving Fox Paine, which was put in place in March 2011.

3. Beginning on September 5, 2014, defers payment of the Annual Service Fee until a change of control or September, 2018, whichever occurs first, in exchange for an annual adjustment (the “Adjustment Amount”) equal to the percentage rate of return the Company earns on its investment portfolio multiplied by the aggregate Annual Services Fees and Adjustment Amounts accumulated and unpaid through such date

4. Adjusts the $1.5 million Annual Service Fee to reflect the aggregate increase in the CPI-U from August 31, 2003 to August 31, 2013 to $1.9 million.

a. Additionally provides that the Annual Service Fee will be adjusted on an ongoing basis annually to reflect the year over year change in the CPI-U

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(Unaudited)

Additionally, on October 31, 2013 the Company entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement by and among the Company, U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd., U.N. Holding (Cayman) II, LTD. and other co-investment funds. The material modifications to the Amendment and Restated Shareholders Agreement by virtue of the Amendment are as follows:

1. Permits Fox Paine to distribute shares on a non pro rata basis to its limited partners.

2. Provides the Company with a Right of First Refusal on shares distributed by Fox Paine to its limited partners in connection with proposed sales by limited partners.

3. Upon request, requires the Company to file a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to permit Fox Paine and Fox Paine limited partners to sell shares that are subject to volume or holding restrictions under Rule 144 during regular trading windows of the Company, only after offering the shares first to the Company.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of Global Indemnity included elsewhere in this report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this report, including information with respect to the Company’s plans and strategy, constitutes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please see “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the end of this Item 2 for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. For more information regarding the Company’s business and operations, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Recent Developments

On October 29, 2013, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount on its UNG Trust II junior subordinated notes. The payment of $20.8 million consisted of principal of $20.6 million and interest of $0.2 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $20.2 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility. See Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part 1 of this report for details on the terms of the margin borrowing facility.

On October 31, 2013, the Company entered into an Amendment and Restatement of the Management Agreement with Fox Paine & Company, LLC (the “Amended and Restated Agreement”). See Note 15 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part 1 of this report for details on the Amended and Restated Agreement.

Overview

The Company’s Insurance Operations distribute property and casualty insurance products through a group of approximately 100 professional general agencies that have limited quoting and binding authority, as well as a number of wholesale insurance brokers who in turn sell the Company’s insurance products to insureds through retail insurance brokers. The Company operates predominantly in the excess and surplus lines marketplace. To manage its operations, the Company differentiates them by product classification. These product classifications are: 1) Penn-America, which includes property and general liability products for small commercial businesses distributed through a select network of wholesale general agents with specific binding authority; 2) United National, which includes property, general liability, and professional lines products distributed through program administrators with specific binding authority; and 3) Diamond State, which includes property, casualty, and professional lines products distributed through wholesale brokers and program administrators with specific binding authority.

The Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment provides reinsurance solutions through brokers, program managers and primary writers, including regional insurance companies, and consists solely of the operations of Wind River Reinsurance. Wind River Reinsurance is a Bermuda based treaty reinsurer of excess and surplus lines carriers, specialty property and casualty insurance companies and U.S. regional insurance writers. Wind River Reinsurance conducts business in Bermuda and is focused on using its capital capacity to write catastrophe-oriented placements and other niche or specialty-focused treaties meeting the Company’s risk tolerance and return thresholds. Given the current pricing environment, Wind River Reinsurance continues to cautiously deploy and manage its capital while seeking to position itself as a niche reinsurance solution provider.

The Company derives its revenues primarily from premiums paid on insurance policies that it writes and from income generated by its investment portfolio, net of fees paid for investment management services. The amount of insurance premiums that the Company receives is a function of the amount and type of policies it writes, as well as of prevailing market prices.

The Company’s expenses include losses and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses, corporate and other operating expenses, interest, investment expenses, and income taxes. Losses and loss adjustment expenses are estimated by management and reflect the Company’s best estimate of ultimate losses and

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costs arising during the reporting period and revisions of prior period estimates. The Company records losses and loss adjustment expenses based on an actuarial analysis of the estimated losses the Company expects to incur on the insurance policies it writes. The ultimate losses and loss adjustment expenses will depend on the actual costs to resolve claims. Acquisition costs consist principally of commissions and premium taxes that are typically a percentage of the premiums on the insurance policies the Company writes, net of ceding commissions earned from reinsurers. Other underwriting expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses and general operating expenses. Corporate and other operating expenses are comprised primarily of outside legal fees, other professional and accounting fees, directors’ fees, management fees, salaries and benefits for company personnel whose services relate to the support of corporate activities, and capital duty taxes incurred. Interest expense consists primarily of interest on senior notes payable, junior subordinated debentures, margin borrowing facility and funds held on behalf of others.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires it to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and estimation.

Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Although variability is inherent in estimates, the Company believes that the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses reflects its best estimate for future amounts needed to pay losses and related loss adjustment expenses and the impact of its reinsurance coverage with respect to insured events.

In developing loss and loss adjustment expense (“loss” or “losses”) reserve estimates for the Company’s Insurance Operations, its actuaries perform detailed reserve analyses each quarter. To perform the analysis, the data is organized at a “reserve category” level. A reserve category can be a line of business such as commercial automobile liability, or it can be a particular type of claim such as construction defect. The reserves within a reserve category level are characterized as short-tail and long-tail. For long-tail business, it will generally be several years between the time the business is written and the time when all claims are settled. The Company’s long-tail exposures include general liability, professional liability, products liability, commercial automobile liability, and excess and umbrella. Short-tail exposures include property, commercial automobile physical damage, and equine mortality. To manage its insurance operations, the Company differentiates by product classifications, which are Penn-America, United National, and Diamond State. For further discussion about the Company’s product classifications, see “General – Business Segments – Insurance Operations” in Item 1 of Part I of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Each of the Company’s product classifications contain both long-tail and short-tail exposures. Every reserve category is analyzed by the Company’s actuaries each quarter. The analyses generally include reviews of losses gross of reinsurance and net of reinsurance.

Loss reserve estimates for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations are developed by independent, external actuaries; however management is responsible for the final determination of loss reserve selections. The data for this analysis is organized by treaty and treaty year. As with the Company’s reserves for its Insurance Operations, reserves for its Reinsurance Operations are characterized as short-tail and long-tail. Long-tail exposures include workers compensation, professional liability, and excess and umbrella liability. Short-tail exposures are primarily catastrophe exposed property accounts. Management reviews each treaty each quarter both gross and net of reinsurance.

In addition to the Company’s internal reserve analysis, independent external actuaries perform a full, detailed review of the Insurance and Reinsurance Operations’ reserves annually. Management periodically requests that additional reviews by independent external actuaries be performed at other times during the year. The Company does not rely upon the review by the independent actuaries to develop its reserves; however, the data is used to corroborate the analysis performed by the in-house actuarial staff and management.

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The methods used to project ultimate losses for both long-tail and short-tail exposures include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Paid Development method;

• Incurred Development method;

• Expected Loss Ratio method;

• Bornhuetter-Ferguson method using premiums and paid loss;

• Bornhuetter-Ferguson method using premiums and incurred loss; and

• Average Loss method.

The Paid Development method estimates ultimate losses by reviewing paid loss patterns and applying them to accident years with further expected changes in paid loss. Selection of the paid loss pattern requires analysis of several factors including the impact of inflation on claims costs, the rate at which claims professionals make claim payments and close claims, the impact of judicial decisions, the impact of underwriting changes, the impact of large claim payments and other factors. Claim cost inflation itself requires evaluation of changes in the cost of repairing or replacing property, changes in the cost of medical care, changes in the cost of wage replacement, judicial decisions, legislative changes and other factors. Because this method assumes that losses are paid at a consistent rate, changes in any of these factors can impact the results. Since the method does not rely on case reserves, it is not directly influenced by changes in the adequacy of case reserves.

For many reserve categories, paid loss data for recent periods may be too immature or erratic for accurate predictions. This situation often exists for long-tail exposures. In addition, changes in the factors described above may result in inconsistent payment patterns. Finally, estimating the paid loss pattern subsequent to the most mature point available in the data analyzed often involves considerable uncertainty for long-tail reserve categories.

The Incurred Development method is similar to the Paid Development method, but it uses case incurred losses instead of paid losses. Since this method uses more data (case reserves in addition to paid losses) than the Paid Development method, the incurred development patterns may be less variable than paid development patterns. However, selection of the incurred loss pattern requires analysis of all of the factors listed in the description of the Paid Development method. In addition, the inclusion of case reserves can lead to distortions if changes in case reserving practices have taken place and the use of case incurred losses may not eliminate the issues associated with estimating the incurred loss pattern subsequent to the most mature point available.

The Expected Loss Ratio method multiplies premiums by an expected loss ratio to produce ultimate loss estimates for each accident year. This method may be useful if loss development patterns are inconsistent, losses emerge very slowly, or there is relatively little loss history from which to estimate future losses. The selection of the expected loss ratio requires analysis of loss ratios from earlier accident years or pricing studies and analysis of inflationary trends, frequency trends, rate changes, underwriting changes, and other applicable factors.

The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method using premiums and paid losses is a combination of the Paid Development method and the Expected Loss Ratio method. This method normally determines expected loss ratios similar to the method used for the Expected Loss Ratio method and requires analysis of the same factors described above. The method assumes that only future losses will develop at the expected loss ratio level. The percent of paid loss to ultimate loss implied from the Paid Development method is used to determine what percentage of ultimate loss is yet to be paid. The use of the pattern from the Paid Development method requires consideration of all factors listed in the description of the Paid Development method. The estimate of losses yet to be paid is added to current paid losses to estimate the ultimate loss for each year. This method will react very slowly if actual ultimate loss ratios are different from expectations due to changes not accounted for by the expected loss ratio calculation.

The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method using premiums and incurred losses is similar to the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method using premiums and paid losses except that it uses case incurred losses. The use of case incurred losses instead of paid losses can result in development patterns that are less variable than paid development patterns. However, the inclusion of case reserves can lead to distortions if changes in case reserving practices have taken place. The method requires analysis of all the factors that need to be reviewed for the Expected Loss Ratio and Incurred Development methods.

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The Average Loss method multiplies a projected number of ultimate claims by an estimated ultimate average loss for each accident year to produce ultimate loss estimates. Since projections of the ultimate number of claims are often less variable than projections of ultimate loss, this method can provide more reliable results for reserve categories where loss development patterns are inconsistent or too variable to be relied on exclusively. In addition, this method can more directly account for changes in coverage that impact the number and size of claims. However, this method can be difficult to apply to situations where very large claims or a substantial number of unusual claims result in volatile average claim sizes. Projecting the ultimate number of claims requires analysis of several factors including the rate at which policyholders report claims to the Company, the impact of judicial decisions, the impact of underwriting changes and other factors. Estimating the ultimate average loss requires analysis of the impact of large losses and claim cost trends based on changes in the cost of repairing or replacing property, changes in the cost of medical care, changes in the cost of wage replacement, judicial decisions, legislative changes and other factors.

For many exposures, especially those that can be considered long-tail, a particular accident year may not have a sufficient volume of paid losses to produce a statistically reliable estimate of ultimate losses. In such a case, the Company’s actuaries typically assign more weight to the Incurred Development method than to the Paid Development method. As claims continue to settle and the volume of paid losses increases, the actuaries may assign additional weight to the Paid Development method. For most of the Company’s reserve categories, even the incurred losses for accident years that are early in the claim settlement process will not be of sufficient volume to produce a reliable estimate of ultimate losses. In these cases, the Company will not assign any weight to the Paid and Incurred Development methods and will use the Bornhuetter-Ferguson and Expected Loss Ratio methods. For short-tail exposures, the Paid and Incurred Development methods can often be relied on sooner primarily because the Company’s history includes a sufficient number of years to cover the entire period over which paid and incurred losses are expected to change. However, the Company may also use the Expected Loss Ratio, Bornhuetter-Ferguson and Average Loss methods for short-tail exposures.

Generally, reserves for long-tail lines use the Expected Loss Ratio method for the most recent accident year, shift to the Bornhuetter-Ferguson methods for the next two years, and then shift to the Incurred and/or Paid Development method. Claims related to umbrella business are usually reported later than claims for other long-tail lines. For umbrella business, the Expected Loss Ratio and Bornhuetter-Ferguson methods are used for as many as six years before shifting to the Incurred Development method. Reserves for short-tail lines use the Bornhuetter-Ferguson methods for the most recent accident year and shift to the Incurred and/or Paid Development method in subsequent years.

For other more complex reserve categories where the above methods may not produce reliable indications, the Company uses additional methods tailored to the characteristics of the specific situation. Such reserve categories include losses from construction defects and asbestos and environmental (“A&E”).

For construction defect losses, the Company’s actuaries organize losses by the year in which they were reported. To estimate losses from claims that have not been reported, various extrapolation techniques are applied to the pattern of claims that have been reported to estimate the number of claims yet to be reported. This process requires analysis of several factors including the rate at which policyholders report claims to the Company, the impact of judicial decisions, the impact of underwriting changes and other factors. An average claim size is determined from past experience and applied to the number of unreported claims to estimate reserves for these claims.

Establishing reserves for A&E and other mass tort claims involves considerably more judgment than other types of claims due to, among other things, inconsistent court decisions, an increase in bankruptcy filings as a result of asbestos-related liabilities, and judicial interpretations that often expand theories of recovery and broaden the scope of coverage. The insurance industry continues to receive a substantial number of asbestos-related bodily injury claims, with an increasing focus being directed toward other parties, including installers of products containing asbestos rather than against asbestos manufacturers. This shift has resulted in significant insurance coverage litigation implicating applicable coverage defenses or determinations, if any, including but not limited to, determinations as to whether or not an asbestos-related bodily injury claim is subject to aggregate limits of liability found in most comprehensive general liability policies. In response to these continuing developments, management increased gross and net A&E reserves during 2008 to reflect its best estimate of A&E exposures.

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In 2009, one of the Company’s insurance companies was dismissed from a lawsuit seeking coverage from it and other unrelated insurance companies. The suit involved issues related to approximately 3,900 existing asbestos related bodily injury claims and future claims. The dismissal was the result of a settlement of a disputed claim related to accident year 1984. The settlement is conditioned upon certain legal events occurring which may trigger financial obligations by the insurance company.

On October 9, 2012, The United States District Court for the Northern District of California (District Court) issued an order confirming an amended plan of reorganization (Plan) for a named insured that included an injunction under 11 U.S.C. Section 524(g) (US bankruptcy code) related to the suit above. The injunction, also called a “channeling injunction,” precludes, inter alia, non-settling insurers from asserting claims against one of the Company’s insurance companies and asbestos related claims by third parties against one of the Company’s insurance companies that are related to the named insured. An appeal from the District Court order has been filed with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. A motion for stay to prevent the Plan and the channeling injunction from taking effect has been denied by the District Court. Management will continue to monitor the developments of the litigation to determine if any additional financial exposure is present.

In addition, the Company has exposure to other asbestos related matters. In 2013, two claims were reported on an excess policy that was written in 1985. Management will continue to monitor the developments of the litigation noted above as well as the new claims that have been reported to determine if any additional financial exposure is present.

Reserve analyses performed by the Company’s internal and external actuaries result in actuarial point estimates. The results of the detailed reserve reviews were summarized and discussed with the Company’s senior management to determine the best estimate of reserves. This group considered many factors in making this decision. The factors included, but were not limited to, the historical pattern and volatility of the actuarial indications, the sensitivity of the actuarial indications to changes in paid and incurred loss patterns, the consistency of claims handling processes, the consistency of case reserving practices, changes in the Company’s pricing and underwriting, and overall pricing and underwriting trends in the insurance market.

Management’s best estimate at September 30, 2013 was recorded as the loss reserve. Management’s best estimate is as of a particular point in time and is based upon known facts, the Company’s actuarial analyses, current law, and the Company’s judgment. This resulted in carried gross and net reserves of $823.1 million and $603.4 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2013. A breakout of the Company’s gross and net reserves, excluding the effects of the intercompany pooling arrangements and intercompany stop loss and quota share reinsurance agreements, as of September 30, 2013 is as follows:

	Gross Reserves
(Dollars in thousands)	Case		IBNR (1)		Total
Insurance Operations	$	216,004	$	501,760	$	717,764
Reinsurance Operations		37,901		67,398		105,299
Total	$	253,905	$	569,158	$	823,063

	Net Reserves (2)
	Case		IBNR (1)		Total
Insurance Operations	$	141,435	$	357,915	$	499,350
Reinsurance Operations		37,901		66,109		104,010
Total	$	179,336	$	424,024	$	603,360

(1) Losses incurred but not reported, including the expected future emergence of case reserves.

(2) Does not include reinsurance receivable on paid losses.

The Company continually reviews these estimates and, based on new developments and information, includes adjustments of the estimated ultimate liability in the operating results for the periods in which the adjustments are made. The establishment of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves makes no provision for the possible broadening of coverage by legislative action or judicial interpretation, or the emergence of new types of losses not sufficiently represented in the Company’s historical experience or that cannot yet be quantified or estimated. The

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Company regularly analyzes its reserves and reviews pricing and reserving methodologies so that future adjustments to prior year reserves can be minimized. However, given the complexity of this process, reserves require continual updates and the ultimate liability may be higher or lower than previously indicated. See Note 7 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for details concerning the changes in the estimate for incurred loss and loss adjustment expenses related to prior accident years.

The detailed reserve analyses that the Company’s internal and external actuaries complete use a variety of generally accepted actuarial methods and techniques to produce a number of estimates of ultimate loss. The Company determines its best estimate of ultimate loss by reviewing the various estimates and assigning weight to each estimate given the characteristics of the reserve category being reviewed. The reserve estimate is the difference between the estimated ultimate loss and the losses paid to date. The difference between the estimated ultimate loss and the case incurred loss (paid loss plus case reserve) is considered to be losses incurred but not reported (“IBNR”). IBNR calculated as such includes a provision for development on known cases (supplemental development) as well as a provision for claims that have occurred but have not yet been reported (pure IBNR).

In light of the many uncertainties associated with establishing the estimates and making the assumptions necessary to establish reserve levels, the Company reviews its reserve estimates on a regular basis and makes adjustments in the period that the need for such adjustments is determined. The anticipated future loss emergence continues to be reflective of historical patterns, and the selected development patterns have not changed significantly from those underlying the Company’s most recent analyses.

The key assumptions fundamental to the reserving process are often different for various reserve categories and accident years. Some of these assumptions are explicit assumptions that are required of a particular method, but most of the assumptions are implicit and cannot be precisely quantified. An example of an explicit assumption is the pattern employed in the Paid Development method. However, the assumed pattern is itself based on several implicit assumptions such as the impact of inflation on medical costs and the rate at which claim professionals close claims. Loss frequency is a measure of the number of claims per unit of insured exposure, and loss severity is a measure of the average size of claims. Each reserve segment has an implicit frequency and severity for each accident year as a result of the various assumptions made.

Previous reserve analyses have resulted in the Company’s identification of information and trends that have caused it to increase or decrease its frequency and severity assumptions in prior periods and could lead to the identification of a need for additional material changes in loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, which could materially affect results of operations, equity, business and insurer financial strength and debt ratings. Factors affecting loss frequency include, among other things, the effectiveness of loss controls and safety programs and changes in economic activity or weather patterns. Factors affecting loss severity include, among other things, changes in policy limits and deductibles, rate of inflation and judicial interpretations. Another factor affecting estimates of loss frequency and severity is the loss reporting lag, which is the period of time between the occurrence of a loss and the date the loss is reported to the Company. The length of the loss reporting lag affects the Company’s ability to accurately predict loss frequency (loss frequencies are more predictable for short-tail lines) as well as the amount of reserves needed for IBNR.

If the actual levels of loss frequency and severity are higher or lower than expected, the ultimate losses will be different than management’s best estimate. For most of its reserving classes, the Company believes that frequency can be predicted with greater accuracy than severity. Therefore, the Company believes management’s best estimate is more sensitive to changes in severity than frequency. The following table, which the Company believes reflects a reasonable range of variability around its best estimate based on the Company’s historical loss experience and management’s judgment, reflects the impact of changes (which could be favorable or unfavorable) in frequency and severity on the Company’s current accident year net loss estimate of $107.2 million for claims occurring during the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

(Dollars in thousands)			Severity Change
			–10%			–5%			0%			5%			10%
Frequency Change	–5	%	$	(15,544	)	$	(10,452	)	$	(5,360	)	$	(268	)	$	4,824
	–3	%		(13,615	)		(8,415	)		(3,216	)		1,983			7,183
	–2	%		(12,650	)		(7,397	)		(2,144	)		3,109			8,362
	–1	%		(11,685	)		(6,379	)		(1,072	)		4,234			9,541
	0	%		(10,720	)		(5,360	)		—			5,360			10,720
	1	%		(9,755	)		(4,342	)		1,072			6,486			11,899
	2	%		(8,791	)		(3,323	)		2,144			7,611			13,079
	3	%		(7,826	)		(2,305	)		3,216			8,737			14,258
	5	%		(5,896	)		(268	)		5,360			10,988			16,616

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The Company’s net reserves for losses and loss expenses of $603.4 million as of September 30, 2013 relate to multiple accident years. Therefore, the impact of changes in frequency and severity for more than one accident year could be higher or lower than the amounts reflected above.

Recoverability of Reinsurance Receivables

The Company regularly reviews the collectability of its reinsurance receivables and includes adjustments resulting from this review in earnings in the period in which the adjustment arises. A.M. Best ratings, financial history, available collateral and payment history with its reinsurers are several of the factors that the Company considers when judging collectability. Changes in loss reserves can also affect the valuation of reinsurance receivables if the change is related to loss reserves that are ceded to reinsurers. Certain amounts may be uncollectible if the Company’s reinsurers dispute a loss or if the reinsurer is unable to pay. If its reinsurers do not pay, the Company is still legally obligated to pay the loss.

Investments

The carrying amount of the Company’s investments approximates their fair value. The Company regularly performs various analytical valuation procedures with respect to investments, including reviewing each fixed maturity security in an unrealized loss position to determine the amount of unrealized loss related to credit loss and the amount related to all other factors, such as changes in interest rates. The credit loss represents the portion of the amortized book value in excess of the net present value of the projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The credit loss component of the other than temporary impairment is recorded through earnings, whereas the amount relating to factors other than credit losses are recorded in other comprehensive income, net of taxes. During its review, the Company considers credit rating, market price, and issuer specific financial information, among other factors, to assess the likelihood of collection of all principal and interest as contractually due. Securities for which the Company determines that a credit loss is likely are subjected to further analysis to estimate the credit loss to be recognized in earnings, if any. See Note 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for the specific methodologies and significant assumptions used by asset class. Upon identification of such securities and periodically thereafter, a detailed review is performed to determine whether the decline is considered other than temporary. This review includes an analysis of several factors, including but not limited to, the credit ratings and cash flows of the securities and the magnitude and length of time that the fair value of such securities is below cost.

For an analysis of the Company’s securities with gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and for other than temporary impairment losses that the Company recorded for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, please see Note 4 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company categorizes its investment assets that are accounted for at fair value in the consolidated statements into a fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy is directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs utilized to determine the fair value of these assets.

The reported value of financial instruments not carried at fair value, principally cash and cash equivalents, margin borrowing facility, and notes payable, approximate fair value.

See Note 5 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further information about the fair value hierarchy and the Company’s assets that are accounted for at fair value.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company tests for impairment of goodwill at least annually and more frequently as circumstances warrant in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. Accounting guidance allows for the testing of goodwill for impairment using both qualitative and quantitative factors. Impairment of goodwill is recognized only if the carrying amount of the business unit, including goodwill, exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit. The amount of the impairment loss would be equal to the excess carrying value of the goodwill over the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.

Impairment of intangible assets with indefinite useful lives is tested at least annually and more frequently as circumstances warrant in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. Accounting guidance allows for the testing of intangible assets for impairment using both qualitative and quantitative factors. Impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets is recognized only if the carrying amount of the intangible assets exceeds the fair value of said assets. The amount of the impairment loss would be equal to the excess carrying value of the assets over the fair value of said assets.

Intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite useful life are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The carrying amounts of definite lived intangible assets are regularly reviewed for indicators of impairment in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. Impairment is recognized only if the carrying amount of the intangible asset is in excess of its undiscounted projected cash flows. The impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated fair value of the asset.

Deferred Acquisition Costs

The costs of acquiring new and renewal insurance and reinsurance contracts include commissions, premium taxes and certain other costs that vary with and are directly related to the successful acquisition of new and renewal insurance and reinsurance contracts. The excess of the Company’s costs of acquiring new and renewal insurance and reinsurance contracts over the related ceding commissions earned from reinsurers is capitalized as deferred acquisition costs and amortized over the period in which the related premiums are earned.

In accordance with accounting guidance for insurance enterprises, the method followed in computing such amounts limits them to their estimated realizable value that gives effect to the premium to be earned, related investment income, losses and loss adjustment expenses, and certain other costs expected to be incurred as the premium is earned. A premium deficiency charge is recognized if the sum of expected loss and loss adjustment expenses and unamortized acquisition costs exceeds related unearned premium. This evaluation is done at a product line level in Insurance Operations and at a treaty level in Reinsurance Operations. Any future expected loss on the related unearned premium is recorded first by impairing the unamortized acquisition costs on the related unearned premium followed by an increase to loss and loss adjustment expense reserves on additional expected loss in excess of unamortized acquisition costs. The Company calculates deferred acquisition costs for Insurance Operations separately by product lines and for its Reinsurance Operations separately for each treaty.

Taxation

The Company provides for income taxes in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities primarily result from temporary differences between the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

At each balance sheet date, management assesses the need to establish a valuation allowance that reduces deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. A valuation allowance would be based on all available information including the Company’s assessment of uncertain tax positions and projections of future taxable income from each tax-paying component in each jurisdiction, principally derived from business plans and available tax planning strategies. There are no valuation allowances as of September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012. The deferred tax asset balance is analyzed regularly by management. Based on these analyses, the Company has determined that its deferred tax asset is recoverable. Projections of future taxable income incorporate several assumptions of future business and operations that are apt to differ from actual experience. If, in the future, the Company’s assumptions and estimates that resulted in its forecast of future taxable income for each tax-paying component prove to be incorrect, a valuation allowance may be required. This could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.

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On an interim basis, the Company records its tax provision using the expected full year effective tax rate. Forecasts which compute taxable income and taxes expected to be incurred in the jurisdictions where the Company does business are prepared several times per year. The effective tax rate is computed by dividing forecasted income tax expense not including tax on net realized investment gains (losses) and discrete items by forecasted pre-tax income not including net realized investment gains (losses) and discrete items. Changes in pre-tax and taxable income in the jurisdictions where the Company does business can change the effective tax rate. To compute the Company’s income tax expense on an interim basis, the Company applies its expected full year effective tax rate against its pre-tax income excluding net realized investment gains (losses) and discrete items and then adds actual tax on net realized investment gains (losses) and discrete items to that result.

The Company applies a more likely than not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties, only allowing the recognition of those tax benefits that have a greater than 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities.

Business Segments

The Company manages its business through two business segments: Insurance Operations, which includes the operations of United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, United National Casualty Insurance Company, United National Specialty Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, American Insurance Adjustment Agency, Inc., Collectibles Insurance Services, LLC, Global Indemnity Insurance Agency, LLC, and J.H. Ferguson & Associates, LLC, and Reinsurance Operations, which includes the operations of Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd.

The Company evaluates the performance of its Insurance Operations and Reinsurance Operations segments based on gross and net premiums written, revenues in the form of net premiums earned and commission and fee income, and expenses in the form of net losses and loss adjustment expenses, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses.

For a description of the Company’s segments, see “Business Segments” in Item 1 of Part I in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table sets forth an analysis of financial data for the Company’s segments during the periods indicated:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Insurance Operations premiums written:
Gross premiums written	$	59,747		$	51,205		$	172,714		$	151,410
Ceded premiums written		4,752			5,495			13,704			18,920
Net premiums written	$	54,995		$	45,710		$	159,010		$	132,490
Reinsurance Operations premiums written:
Gross premiums written	$	9,038		$	5,744		$	55,255		$	30,929
Ceded premiums written		3			(1	)		411			548
Net premiums written	$	9,035		$	5,745		$	54,844		$	30,381
Revenues: (1)
Insurance Operations	$	50,820		$	44,374		$	143,306		$	135,691
Reinsurance Operations		13,832			11,056			36,314			41,676
Total revenues	$	64,652		$	55,430		$	179,620		$	177,367
Expenses: (2)
Insurance Operations (3)	$	53,354		$	50,474		$	153,785		$	152,514
Reinsurance Operations		10,157			8,156			25,387			31,210
Total expenses	$	63,511		$	58,630		$	179,172		$	183,724
Income (loss) from segments:
Insurance Operations	$	(2,534	)	$	(6,100	)	$	(10,479	)	$	(16,823	)
Reinsurance Operations		3,675			2,900			10,927			10,466
Total income (loss) from segments	$	1,141		$	(3,200	)	$	448		$	(6,357	)
Insurance combined ratio analysis: (4)
Insurance Operations
Loss ratio		59.7			69.9			62.8			69.5
Expense ratio		45.6			44.1			45.0			43.3
Combined ratio		105.3			114.0			107.8			112.8
Reinsurance Operations
Loss ratio		38.0			40.3			34.7			46.2
Expense ratio		35.5			33.4			35.2			27.4
Combined ratio		73.5			73.7			69.9			73.6
Consolidated
Loss ratio		55.1			64.0			57.0			63.9
Expense ratio		43.5			42.0			43.0			39.5
Combined ratio		98.6			106.0			100.0			103.4

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(1) Excludes net investment income and net realized investment gains, which are not allocated to the Company’s segments.

(2) Excludes corporate and other operating expenses and interest expense, which are not allocated to the Company’s segments.

(3) Includes excise tax of $264 and $231 for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and excise tax of $746 and $706 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to cessions from the Company’s Insurance Operations to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(4) The Company’s insurance combined ratios are non-GAAP financial measures that are generally viewed in the insurance industry as indicators of underwriting profitability. The loss ratio is the ratio of net losses and loss adjustment expenses to net premiums earned. The expense ratio is the ratio of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses to net premiums earned. The combined ratio is the sum of the loss and expense ratios.

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Results of Operations

All percentage and dollar changes included in the text below have been calculated using the corresponding amounts from the applicable tables.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2013 Compared with the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

Insurance Operations

The components of income from the Company’s Insurance Operations segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,						Increase / (Decrease)
	2013			2012			$			%
Gross premiums written	$	59,747		$	51,205		$	8,542			16.7	%
Net premiums written	$	54,995		$	45,710		$	9,285			20.3	%
Net premiums earned	$	50,655		$	44,252		$	6,403			14.5	%
Other income		165			122			43			35.2	%
Total revenues	$	50,820		$	44,374		$	6,446			14.5	%
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		30,230			30,949			(719	)		(2.3	%)
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses (1)		23,124			19,525			3,599			18.4	%
Loss from segment	$	(2,534	)	$	(6,100	)	$	3,566			58.5	%
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio:
Current accident year		63.3			73.2			(9.9	)
Prior accident year		(3.6	)		(3.3	)		(0.3	)
Calendar year loss ratio		59.7			69.9			(10.2	)
Expense ratio		45.6			44.1			1.5
Combined ratio		105.3			114.0			(8.7	)

(1) Includes excise tax of $264 and $231 related to cessions from the Company’s Insurance Operations to its Reinsurance Operations for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Premiums

Gross premiums written, which represent the amount received or to be received for insurance policies written without reduction for reinsurance costs or other deductions, were $59.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $51.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $8.5 million or 16.7%. The increase was primarily driven by growth in the Company’s small business binding authority of $5.2 million, as well as growth in the property brokerage lines of $1.5 million. Growth was driven by both new business and pricing increases.

Net premiums written, which equal gross premiums written less ceded premiums written, were $55.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $45.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $9.3 million or 20.3%. The increase was primarily due to the increase in gross premiums written and a reduction of ceded premiums written as a result of an increase in retention in the property excess of loss and property catastrophe treaties. The ratio of net premiums written to gross premiums written was 92.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 89.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Net premiums earned were $50.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $44.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $6.4 million or 14.5%. The increase was primarily due to increases in net premiums written within the previous year. Property net premiums earned for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $29.5 million and $24.0 million, respectively. Casualty net premiums earned for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $21.2 million and $20.3 million, respectively.

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The Company’s Insurance Operations’ gross written, net written, and net earned premiums by product line are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarter Ended September 30, 2013						Quarter Ended September 30, 2012
	Gross Written		Net Written		Net Earned		Gross Written		Net Written		Net Earned
Small Business Binding Authority	$	28,874	$	27,228	$	24,677	$	23,643	$	22,209	$	20,031
Property Brokerage		9,148		7,565		7,733		7,663		5,420		6,145
Programs		14,915		13,833		13,588		13,778		12,590		12,399
Other		6,810		6,369		4,657		6,121		5,491		5,677
Total	$	59,747	$	54,995	$	50,655	$	51,205	$	45,710	$	44,252

Other Income

Other income was $0.2 and $0.1 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Other income is primarily comprised of fee income.

Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

The loss ratio for the Company’s Insurance Operations was 59.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared with 69.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in the loss ratio was driven by better performance in property lines by 22.7% for the current accident year offset by a higher current accident year loss ratio in casualty lines by 8.5% mainly due to commercial automobile line of business. The loss ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is generally viewed in the insurance industry as an indicator of underwriting profitability and is calculated by dividing net losses and loss adjustment expenses by net premiums earned.

The current accident year loss ratio for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was 63.3%, a decrease of 9.9% from 73.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

• The current accident year property loss ratio decreased 22.7% from 70.6% in the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to 47.9% in the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

• The non-catastrophe loss ratio decreased 10.6% from 51.0% in the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to 40.4% in the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Non-catastrophe losses were $11.9 million and $12.3 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

• The catastrophe loss ratio decreased 12.1% from 19.6% in the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to 7.5% in the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Catastrophe losses were $2.2 million and $4.7 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

• The current accident year casualty loss ratio increased 8.5% from 76.2% in the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to 84.7% in the quarter ended September 30, 2013 mainly due to commercial automobile line of business.

When analyzing loss reserves and prior year development, the Company considers many factors, including the frequency and severity of claims, loss trends, case reserve settlements that may have resulted in significant development, and any other additional or pertinent factors that may impact reserve estimates.

In the third quarter of 2013, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $1.8 million, which primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $2.4 million reduction primarily driven by $2.5 million of better than expected development from accident years 2011 and 2012 related primarily to lower than expected non-catastrophe severity.

• General Liability: A $2.4 million reduction is primarily due to better than expected emergence from accident years 1996 to 2007 of $4.8 million offset by a $2.4 million increase which is primarily due to accident year 2008 and 2012 due to higher than anticipated loss emergence.

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• Asbestos and Environmental: A $1.8 million increase primarily related to policies written prior to 1990.

• Professional: A $0.6 million increase primarily driven by unexpected loss emergence in accident years 2008, 2010, and 2011.

• Umbrella: A $0.3 million increase primarily driven by loss emergence in accident years 2008 to 2012.

• Commercial Auto: A $0.4 million increase in aggregate related to accident years 2011 and 2012.

In the third quarter of 2012, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $1.4 million, which primarily consisted of the following:

• Professional liability: A $1.9 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2004 through 2011 driven by continued favorable development on lawyer, real estate and allied health and social services exposures.

• Auto liability: A $0.5 million increase mainly driven by continued loss emergence in accident year 2011.

• General liability: A $0.1 million decrease primarily consisting of favorable emergence on small business binding and casualty brokerage exposures, offset by increases to construction defect reserves.

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $30.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $30.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $0.7 million or 2.3%. Excluding the impact of prior year adjustments, the current accident year net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $32.0 million and $32.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were $23.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $19.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $3.6 million or 18.4%. The increase is primarily due to an increase in earned premium volume as well as the 2013 premium deficiency charges of $1.7 million.

Expense and Combined Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Insurance Operations was 45.6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with 44.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The expense ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by dividing the sum of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses by net premiums earned. The increase in the expense ratio is primarily due to the impact of the premium deficiency charges of $1.7 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 partially offset by growth in premiums. Excluding the impact of the 2013 premium deficiency charges, the expense ratio for the Company’s Insurance Operations was 42.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

The combined ratio for the Company’s Insurance Operations was 105.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with 114.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The combined ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure and is the sum of the Company’s loss and expense ratios. Excluding the impact of prior year adjustments, the current accident year combined ratio decreased from 117.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to 108.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were higher than they otherwise would have been as a result of premium deficiency charges recorded in 2013. Excluding the impact of the 2013 premium deficiency charges, the current accident year combined ratio was 105.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. See discussion of loss ratio included in “Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses” above and discussion of expense ratio in preceding paragraph for explanation of the decrease.

Loss from Segment

The factors described above resulted in a loss from the Company’s Insurance Operations of $2.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared to a loss of $6.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

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Reinsurance Operations

The components of income from the Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Increase / (Decrease)
(Dollars in thousands)	2013		2012			$			%
Gross premiums written	$	9,038	$	5,744		$	3,294			57.3	%
Net premiums written	$	9,035	$	5,745		$	3,290			57.3	%
Net premiums earned	$	13,814	$	11,077		$	2,737			24.7	%
Other income (loss)		18		(21	)		39			185.7	%
Total revenues	$	13,832	$	11,056		$	2,776			25.1	%
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		5,253		4,458			795			17.8	%
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		4,904		3,698			1,206			32.6	%
Income from segment	$	3,675	$	2,900		$	775			26.7	%
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio:
Current accident year		36.7		33.5			3.2
Prior accident year		1.3		6.8			(5.5	)
Calendar year loss ratio		38.0		40.3			(2.3	)
Expense ratio		35.5		33.4			2.1
Combined ratio		73.5		73.7			(0.2	)

Premiums

Gross premiums written, which represent the amount received or to be received for reinsurance agreements written without reduction for reinsurance costs or other deductions, were $9.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $5.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $3.3 million or 57.3%. The increase was primarily due to several new treaties written during 2013. Wind River treaties written during 2012 and 2013 are predominantly property exposure.

Net premiums written, which equal gross premiums written less ceded premiums written, were $9.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $5.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $3.3 million or 57.3%. The increase was primarily due to the increase in gross premiums written.

Net premiums earned were $13.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $11.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $2.7 million or 24.7%. The increase was primarily due to several new treaties written during 2013. Property net premiums earned for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $12.7 million and $8.1 million, respectively. Casualty net premiums earned for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $1.2 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

Other Income (Loss)

Other income (loss) was $0.02 million and ($0.02) million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Other income (loss) is comprised of foreign exchange gains and losses.

Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

The loss ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations was 38.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared with 40.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The decrease is primarily due to runoff in 2012 of casualty treaties which were discontinued in 2011 partially offset by an increase in anticipated catastrophe losses in 2013. The loss ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is generally viewed in the insurance industry as an indicator of underwriting profitability and is calculated by dividing net losses and loss adjustment expenses by net premiums earned.

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The current accident year loss ratio increased 3.2% from 33.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to 36.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 primarily due to an increase in anticipated property catastrophe losses in 2013 partially offset by a reduction in the casualty loss ratio as a result of exiting unprofitable treaties in previous years. The property lines catastrophe loss ratio increased to 30.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 from 14.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

There was an increase in net losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years of $0.2 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2013 from a discontinued commercial automobile treaty which increased the loss ratio by 1.3%, compared to an increase in net losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years of $0.7 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2012 which increased the loss ratio by 6.8%.

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $5.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $4.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $0.8 million or 17.8%. Excluding the impact of prior year adjustments, the current accident year net losses and loss adjustment expenses increased from $3.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to $5.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase in anticipated property catastrophe losses in 2013 offset by the exit of unprofitable treaties in previous years.

Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were $4.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $3.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $1.2 million or 32.6%. The increase is primarily due to an increase in commission expense due to increased earned premium volume.

Expense and Combined Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations was 35.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with 33.4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The expense ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by dividing the sum of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses by net premiums earned.

The combined ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations was 73.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with 73.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The combined ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure and is the sum of the Company’s loss and expense ratios. Excluding the impact of prior accident year adjustments, the current accident year combined ratio increased from 66.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 to 72.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. See discussion of loss ratio included in “Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses” above and discussion of expense ratio in preceding paragraph for discussion of the increase.

Income from Segment

The factors described above resulted in income from the Company’s Reinsurance Operations of $3.7 and $2.9 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

Unallocated Corporate Items

The following items are not allocated to the Company’s Insurance Operations or Reinsurance Operations segments:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Increase / (Decrease)
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			$			%
Net investment income	$	8,486		$	14,777		$	(6,291	)		(42.6	%)
Net realized investment gains		1,641			3,211			(1,570	)		(48.9	%)
Corporate and other operating expenses		(2,627	)		(2,039	)		588			28.8	%
Interest expense		(3,585	)		(1,265	)		2,320			183.4	%
Income tax benefit (expense)		1,892			(1,571	)		3,463			220.4	%

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Net Investment Income

Net investment income, which is gross investment income less investment expenses, was $8.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $14.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $6.3 million or 42.6%.

• Gross investment income, which excludes realized gains and losses, was $9.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $15.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $6.3 million or 39.9%. The decrease was primarily due to gross investment income of $4.3 million generated from a distribution from a limited partnership investment during the quarter ended September 30, 2012. There was no investment income generated from limited partnership investments during the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Excluding distributions from limited partnership investments, gross investment income for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 decreased $2.0 million or 17.3% compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2012. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in the Company’s fixed income portfolio related to the repayment of debt as well as lower reinvestment yields.

• Investment expenses were $1.0 and $1.1 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

At September 30, 2013, the Company held agency mortgage-backed securities with a book value of $182.9 million. Excluding the agency mortgage-backed securities, the average duration of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio was 2.1 years and 2.2 years as of September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. Including cash and short-term investments, the average duration of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio, excluding agency mortgage-backed securities, was 1.9 years as of September 30, 2013, compared with 2.1 years as of September 30, 2012. Changes in interest rates can cause principal payments on certain investments to extend or shorten which can impact duration. At September 30, 2013, the Company’s embedded book yield on its fixed maturities, not including cash, was 2.7% compared with 3.3% at September 30, 2012. The embedded book yield on the $190.0 million of municipal bonds in the Company’s portfolio was 2.9% at September 30, 2013, compared to an embedded book yield of 3.2% on the Company’s municipal bond portfolio of $202.8 million at September 30, 2012.

Net Realized Investment Gains

Net realized investment gains were $1.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $3.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The net realized investment gains for 2013 consist primarily of net gains of $1.8 million relative to its equity securities offset by other than temporary impairment losses of $0.2 million. The net realized investment gains for 2012 consist primarily of net gains of $0.8 million relative to the Company’s fixed maturities and $2.6 million relative to its equity securities, offset by other than temporary impairment losses of $0.2 million.

See Note 4 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for an analysis of total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Corporate and Other Operating Expenses

Corporate and other operating expenses consist of outside legal fees, other professional fees, directors’ fees, management fees, salaries and benefits for holding company personnel, development costs for new products, and taxes incurred which are not directly related to operations. Corporate and other operating expenses were $2.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, compared with $2.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $0.6 million or 28.8%. The increase is mainly attributable to an increase in legal expenses. Legal expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were also lower than otherwise would have been due to the release of a prior period accrual.

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Interest Expense

Interest expense was $3.6 million and $1.3 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This increase was primarily due to a make-whole payment of $2.9 million due to the early prepayment of the guaranteed senior notes during the quarter. This increase was offset by lower interest expense on new margin borrowing facility. See Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for details on the Company’s debt.

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

The income tax benefit was $1.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared to an income tax expense of $1.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. See Note 6 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for a comparison of the income tax benefit/expense between periods.

Net Income

The factors described above resulted in net income of $6.9 million and $9.9 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, a decrease of $3.0 million or 29.9%.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 Compared with the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

Insurance Operations

The components of income from the Company’s Insurance Operations segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase / (Decrease)
	2013			2012			$			%
Gross premiums written	$	172,714		$	151,410		$	21,304			14.1	%
Net premiums written	$	159,010		$	132,490		$	26,520			20.0	%
Net premiums earned	$	142,812		$	135,256		$	7,556			5.6	%
Other income		494			435			59			13.6	%
Total revenues	$	143,306		$	135,691		$	7,615			5.6	%
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		89,580			93,971			(4,391	)		(4.7	%)
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses (1)		64,205			58,543			5,662			9.7	%
Loss from segment	$	(10,479	)	$	(16,823	)	$	6,344			37.7	%
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio:
Current accident year		66.3			72.1			(5.8	)
Prior accident year		(3.5	)		(2.6	)		(0.9	)
Calendar year loss ratio		62.8			69.5			(6.7	)
Expense ratio		45.0			43.3			1.7
Combined ratio		107.8			112.8			(5.0	)

(1) Includes excise tax of $746 and $706 related to cessions from the Company’s Insurance Operations to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Premiums

Gross premiums written, which represent the amount received or to be received for insurance policies written without reduction for reinsurance costs or other deductions, were $172.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $151.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $21.3 million or 14.1%. The increase was primarily driven by growth in the Company’s small business binding authority of $13.8 million, as well as growth in the property brokerage, programs and other lines. Growth was driven by both new business and pricing increases.

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Net premiums written, which equal gross premiums written less ceded premiums written, were $159.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $132.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $26.5 million or 20.0%. The increase was primarily due to the increase in gross premiums written and a reduction of ceded premiums written as a result of an increase in retention in property excess of loss and property catastrophe. The ratio of net premiums written to gross premiums written was 92.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 87.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Net premiums earned were $142.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $135.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $7.6 million or 5.6%. The increase was primarily due to increases in net premiums written within the previous year. Property net premiums earned for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $82.5 million and $70.2 million, respectively. Casualty net premiums earned for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $60.3 million and $65.0 million, respectively.

The Company’s Insurance Operations’ gross written, net written, and net earned premiums by product line are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Gross Written		Net Written		Net Earned		Gross Written		Net Written		Net Earned
Small Business Binding Authority	$	80,006	$	75,065	$	68,950	$	66,234	$	61,885	$	59,019
Property Brokerage		31,515		27,341		21,624		27,991		19,231		17,011
Programs		44,811		41,245		39,313		41,602		37,965		36,412
Other		16,382		15,359		12,925		15,583		13,409		22,814
Total	$	172,714	$	159,010	$	142,812	$	151,410	$	132,490	$	135,256

Other Income

Other income was $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Other income is primarily comprised of fee income.

Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

The loss ratio for the Company’s Insurance Operations was 62.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared with 69.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in the loss ratio is driven by better performance in the property lines by 12.6% for the current accident year offset by a higher current accident year loss ratio in casualty lines by 4.0% mainly due to commercial automobile line of business. The loss ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is generally viewed in the insurance industry as an indicator of underwriting profitability and is calculated by dividing net losses and loss adjustment expenses by net premiums earned.

The current accident year loss ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was 66.3%, a decrease of 5.8% from 72.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net losses were lower than they otherwise would have been as a result of premium deficiency charges recorded in 2011. Excluding the impact of the 2011 premium deficiency charges, the nine months ended September 30, 2012 current accident year loss ratio was 74.6%.

• The current accident year property loss ratio decreased 12.6% from 70.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to 57.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

• The non-catastrophe loss ratio decreased 9.3% from 55.9% in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to 46.6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Non-catastrophe losses were $38.5 million and $39.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

• The catastrophe loss ratio decreased 3.5% from 14.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to 10.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Catastrophe losses were $8.9 million and $10.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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• The current accident year casualty loss ratio increased 4.0% from 74.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to 78.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net losses were lower than they otherwise would have been as a result of premium deficiency charges recorded in 2011. Excluding the impact of 2011 premium deficiency charges, the nine months ended September 30, 2012 casualty loss ratio was 79.5%.

In the first nine months of 2013, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $5.0 million, which primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $7.4 million reduction primarily driven by better than expected development from accident year 2012 catastrophes as well as lower than expected non-catastrophe severity from accident years 2008 through 2012.

• General Liability: A $6.3 million reduction primarily due to better than expected emergence in nearly all accident years between 1995 through 2011 offset by an increase to accident year 2012 due to higher than anticipated loss emergence.

• Asbestos and Environmental: A $7.3 million increase primarily related to policies written prior to 1990.

• Umbrella: A $0.5 million increase primarily driven by loss emergence in accident years 2008 to 2012.

• Commercial Auto: A $0.5 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011.

• Marine: A $0.3 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on hull claims and protection and indemnity claims.

For the first nine months of 2012, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $3.6 million, which primarily consisted of the following:

• General liability: A $3.2 million reduction primarily due to favorable emergence in accident years 2008 and prior on small business binding and casualty brokerage exposures. Partially offsetting these reductions were increases to construction defect reserves. The Company also decreased its reinsurance allowance by $0.3 million in this line due to changes in its reinsurance exposure on specifically identified claims and general decreases in ceded reserves.

• Professional liability: A $2.2 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2004 through 2011 driven by continued favorable development on lawyer, real estate and allied health and social services exposures.

• Umbrella: A $0.4 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2008 and prior due to continued favorable emergence. Umbrella coverage typically attaches to other coverage lines, so these net decreases follow the decreases in general and professional liability above.

• Property: A $0.8 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on a large sinkhole claim.

• Marine: A $0.8 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on hull claims and protection and indemnity claims.

• Auto liability: A $0.5 million increase primarily driven by continued loss emergence in accident year 2011.

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $89.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $94.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $4.4 million or 4.7%. Excluding the impact of prior year adjustments, the current accident year net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $94.6 million and $97.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net losses were lower than they otherwise would have been as a result of premium deficiency charges recorded in 2011. Excluding the impact of the 2011 premium deficiency charges, the current accident year net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $94.6 million and $100.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. This decrease is primarily attributable to better performance in the property lines.

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Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were $64.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $58.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $5.7 million or 9.7%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were higher than they otherwise would have been as a result of the premium deficiency charges recorded in 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were lower than they otherwise would have been as a result of the premium deficiency charges recorded in 2011. Excluding the impact of the 2011 and 2013 premium deficiency charges, the acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses would have been $63.0 million and $59.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase is primarily due to the increase in earned premium volume.

Expense and Combined Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Insurance Operations was 45.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with 43.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The expense ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by dividing the sum of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses by net premiums earned. Excluding the impact of the 2011 and 2013 premium deficiency charges, the expense ratio would have been 44.1% and 44.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The combined ratio for the Company’s Insurance Operations was 107.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with 112.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The combined ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure and is the sum of the Company’s loss and expense ratios. Excluding the impact of prior year adjustments, the current accident year combined ratio decreased from 115.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to 111.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Excluding the impact of the 2011 and 2013 premium deficiency charges, the current accident year combined ratio would have been 106.8% and 116.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. See discussion of loss ratio included in “Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses” above and discussion of expense ratio in preceding paragraph for a explanation of the decrease.

Loss from Segment

The factors described above resulted in a loss from the Company’s Insurance Operations of $10.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to a loss of $16.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Reinsurance Operations

The components of income from the Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase / (Decrease)
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			$			%
Gross premiums written	$	55,255		$	30,929		$	24,326			78.7	%
Net premiums written	$	54,844		$	30,381		$	24,463			80.5	%
Net premiums earned	$	36,324		$	42,402		$	(6,078	)		(14.3	%)
Other loss		(10	)		(726	)		716			98.6	%
Total revenues	$	36,314		$	41,676		$	(5,362	)		(12.9	%)
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		12,615			19,603			(6,988	)		(35.6	%)
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		12,772			11,607			1,165			10.0	%
Income from segment	$	10,927		$	10,466		$	461			4.4	%
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio:
Current accident year		34.6			44.4			(9.8	)
Prior accident year		0.1			1.8			(1.7	)
Calendar year loss ratio		34.7			46.2			(11.5	)
Expense ratio		35.2			27.4			7.8
Combined ratio		69.9			73.6			(3.7	)

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Premiums

Gross premiums written, which represent the amount received or to be received for reinsurance agreements written without reduction for reinsurance costs or other deductions, were $55.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $30.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $24.3 million or 78.7%. The increase was primarily due to several new treaties written during 2013. Wind River treaties written during 2012 and 2013 are predominantly property exposure.

Net premiums written, which equal gross premiums written less ceded premiums written, were $54.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $30.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $24.5 million or 80.5%. The increase was primarily due to the increase in gross premiums written.

Net premiums earned were $36.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $42.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $6.1 million or 14.3%. The decrease was primarily due to several casualty treaties which were non-renewed in 2011 continued to earn through 2012. Property net premiums earned for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $34.1 million and $24.2 million, respectively. Casualty net premiums earned for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $2.2 million and $18.2 million, respectively.

Other Loss

The Company recognized losses of $0.01 million and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Other loss is comprised of foreign exchange gains and losses.

Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

The loss ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations was 34.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared with 46.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. As noted in premiums, 2012 had much more casualty business than 2013. The casualty business had a much higher loss ratio than property business. The loss ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is generally viewed in the insurance industry as an indicator of underwriting profitability and is calculated by dividing net losses and loss adjustment expenses by net premiums earned.

The current accident year loss ratio decreased 9.8% from 44.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to 34.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 primarily due to runoff in 2012 of casualty treaties which were discontinued in 2011 partially offset by an increase in anticipated property catastrophe losses in 2013. The property lines catastrophe loss ratio increased to 29.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from 14.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

There was an increase in net losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years of $0.04 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from discontinued commercial automobile treaty which increased the loss ratio by 0.1%, compared to an increase in net losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior accident years of $0.8 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2012 which increased the loss ratio by 1.8%.

Net losses and loss adjustment expenses were $12.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $19.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $7.0 million or 35.6%. Excluding the impact of prior year adjustments, the current accident year net losses and loss adjustment expenses decreased from $18.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to $12.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This decrease is primarily attributable to the exiting of unprofitable treaties in previous years offset by increased property writings in 2013.

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Acquisition Costs and Other Underwriting Expenses

Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were $12.8 million and $11.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were lower than they otherwise would have been as a result of premium deficiency charges recorded in 2011. Excluding the impact of the 2011 premium deficiency charges, acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses were $12.8 million and $14.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease is primarily due to the reductions in earned premium volume.

Expense and Combined Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations was 35.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with 27.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The expense ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by dividing the sum of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses by net premiums earned. Excluding the impact of 2011 premium deficiency charges, the expense ratio would have been 34.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

The combined ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations was 69.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with 73.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The combined ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure and is the sum of the Company’s loss and expense ratios. Excluding the impact of prior accident year adjustments, the current accident year combined ratio decreased from 71.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to 69.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net losses and acquisition costs were lower than they otherwise would have been as a result of premium deficiency charges recorded in 2011. Excluding the impact of 2011 premium deficiency charges, the nine months ended September 30, 2012 current accident year combined ratio was 82.1%. See discussion of loss ratio included in “Net Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses” above and discussion of expense ratio in preceding paragraph for discussion of the decrease.

Income from Segment

The factors described above resulted in income from the Company’s Reinsurance Operations of $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $10.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $0.5 million.

Unallocated Corporate Items

The following items are not allocated to the Company’s Insurance Operations or Reinsurance Operations segments:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Increase / (Decrease)
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			$			%
Net investment income	$	28,285		$	37,265		$	(8,980	)		(24.1	%)
Net realized investment gains		10,204			6,913			3,291			47.6	%
Corporate and other operating expenses		(7,444	)		(6,863	)		581			8.5	%
Interest expense		(5,939	)		(4,213	)		1,726			41.0	%
Income tax benefit		2,423			3,634			(1,211	)		(33.3	%)

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Net Investment Income

Net investment income, which is gross investment income less investment expenses, was $28.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $37.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $9.0 million or 24.1%.

• Gross investment income, which excludes realized gains and losses, was $31.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $40.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of $9.1 million or 22.3%. The decrease was primarily due to gross investment income of $4.5 million generated from distributions from limited partnership investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Gross investment income of $0.1 million was generated from distributions from limited partnership investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Excluding distributions from limited partnership investments, gross investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased $4.7 million or 13.0% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2012. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in the Company’s fixed income portfolio related to funding the share repurchase program in 2011 and 2012, repayment of debt, and lower reinvestment yields.

• Investment expenses were $3.3 and $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.

Please see the discussion of Net Investment Income in the quarter to quarter comparison above for a discussion of average duration and embedded book yield.

Net Realized Investment Gains

Net realized investment gains were $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The net realized investment gains for 2013 consist primarily of net gains of $0.4 million relative to the Company’s fixed maturities and $11.0 million relative to its equity securities, offset by other than temporary impairment losses of $1.2 million. The net realized investment gains for 2012 consist primarily of net gains of $2.5 million relative to the Company’s fixed maturities and $7.7 million relative to its equity securities, offset by other than temporary impairment losses of $3.3 million.

See Note 4 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for an analysis of total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Corporate and Other Operating Expenses

Corporate and other operating expenses consist of outside legal fees, other professional fees, directors’ fees, management fees, salaries and benefits for holding company personnel, development costs for new products, and taxes incurred which are not directly related to operations. Corporate and other operating expenses were $7.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $0.6 million or 8.5%. The increase is primarily due to an increase in compensation expense. Legal expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were also lower than otherwise would have been due to the release of a prior period accrual. Both of these items were offset by a reduction in professional fees.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $1.7 million or 41.0%. This increase was primarily due to a make-whole payment of $2.9 million related to the early prepayment of the guaranteed senior notes during the year. This increase was offset by lower interest expense on the new margin borrowing facility and repayment of debt in July 2012. See Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for details on the Company’s debt.

Income Tax Benefit

The income tax benefit was $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. See Note 6 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for a comparison of income tax expense between periods.

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Net Income

The factors described above resulted in net income of $28.0 million and $30.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, a decrease of $2.4 million or 7.9%.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Funds

Global Indemnity is a holding company. Its principal asset is its ownership of the shares of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including those of its U.S. insurance companies: United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, United National Specialty Insurance Company, United National Casualty Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, and Penn-Patriot Insurance Company; and its Reinsurance Operations: Wind River Reinsurance.

The principal source of cash that Global Indemnity requires to meet its short term and long term liquidity needs, including the payment of corporate expenses and share repurchases, includes dividends, other permitted disbursements from its direct and indirect subsidiaries, reimbursement for equity awards granted to employees and intercompany borrowings. The principal sources of funds at these direct and indirect subsidiaries include underwriting operations, investment income, and proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments. Funds are used principally by these operating subsidiaries to pay claims and operating expenses, to make debt payments, to purchase investments, and to make dividend payments. The future liquidity of Global Indemnity is dependent on the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends. Global Indemnity has no planned capital expenditures that could have a material impact on its short-term or long-term liquidity needs.

Global Indemnity’s U.S. insurance companies are restricted by statute as to the amount of dividends that they may pay without the prior approval of regulatory authorities. The dividend limitations imposed by state laws are based on the statutory financial results of each insurance company within the Insurance Operations that are determined by using statutory accounting practices that differ in various respects from accounting principles used in financial statements prepared in conformity with GAAP. See “Regulation—Statutory Accounting Principles” in Item 1 of Part I of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Key differences relate to, among other items, deferred acquisition costs, limitations on deferred income taxes, reserve calculation assumptions and surplus notes. The U.S. insurance companies did not declare or pay any dividends during the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2013.

For 2013, the Company believes that Wind River Reinsurance, including distributions it could receive from its subsidiaries, should have sufficient liquidity and solvency to pay dividends. Wind River Reinsurance is prohibited, without the approval of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”), from reducing by 15% or more its total statutory capital as set out in its previous year’s statutory financial statements, and any application for such approval must include such information as the BMA may require. See “Regulation—Bermuda Insurance Regulation” in Item 1 of Part I of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Wind River Reinsurance did not declare or pay any dividends during the quarter or nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Cash Flows

Sources of operating funds consist primarily of net premiums written and investment income. Funds are used primarily to pay claims and operating expenses and to purchase investments.

The Company’s reconciliation of net income to cash provided from operations is generally influenced by the following:

• the fact that the Company collects premiums, net of commissions, in advance of losses paid;

• the timing of the Company’s settlements with its reinsurers; and

• the timing of the Company’s loss payments.

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Net cash used for operating activities was $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared with net cash used for operating activities of $25.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in operating cash flows of approximately $25.0 million from the prior year was primarily a net result of the following items:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			Change
Net premiums collected	$	192,947		$	159,770		$	33,177
Net losses paid		(138,172	)		(147,178	)		9,006
Underwriting and corporate expenses		(85,710	)		(76,525	)		(9,185	)
Net investment income		33,571			43,266			(9,695	)
Net federal income taxes recovered (paid)		3,740			(220	)		3,960
Interest paid		(7,325	)		(5,566	)		(1,759	)
Other		—			550			(550	)
Net cash used for operating activities	$	(949	)	$	(25,903	)	$	24,954

See the consolidated statement of cash flows in the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for details concerning the Company’s investing and financing activities.

Liquidity

On July 19, 2013, the Company paid the entire outstanding principal amount on its guaranteed senior notes. The payment of $58.6 million consisted of principal of $54.0 million and interest of $4.6 million, which included a make-whole provision of $2.9 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $60.0 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility. Please see Note 13 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the guaranteed senior notes.

On September 30, 2013, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount on its UNG Trust I junior subordinated notes. The payment of $10.4 million consisted of principal of $10.3 million and interest of $0.1 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $10.0 million pursuant to a margin borrowing facility. The Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount on its UNG Trust II junior subordinated notes on October 29, 2013. The payment of $20.8 million consisted of principal of $20.6 million and interest of $0.2 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $20.2 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility.

See Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part 1 of this report for details on the terms of the margin borrowing facility.

Other than the items discussed in the paragraphs above, there have been no material changes to the Company’s liquidity during the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Please see Item 7 of Part II in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s liquidity.

Capital Resources

On July 19, 2013, the Company entered into a margin borrowing facility with a borrowing rate that is currently equal to the one week LIBOR rate plus 65 basis points, which combined is currently less than 1%. This facility is due on demand. The borrowing is subject to maintenance margin, which is a minimum account balance that must be maintained. A decline in market conditions could require an additional deposit of collateral. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $77.4 million in collateral was deposited to support the borrowing. The amount borrowed against the margin account may fluctuate as routine investment transactions, such as dividends received, investment income received, maturities and pay-downs, impact cash balances. The margin facility contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, insolvency, failure to make required payments, failure to comply with any representations or warranties, failure to adequately assure future performance, and failure of a guarantor to perform under its guarantee.

Other than the item discussed in the paragraph above, there have been no material changes to the Company’s capital resources during the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Please see Item 7 of Part II in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s capital resources.

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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off balance sheet arrangements other than the Trust Preferred Securities and floating rate common securities discussed in the “Capital Resources” section in Item 7 of Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this report may include forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “project,” “plan,” “seek,” “intend,” or “anticipate” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include discussions of strategy, financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations or consequences of identified transactions or natural disasters, and statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of the companies.

The Company’s business and operations are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results and experience may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the ineffectiveness of the Company’s business strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; (2) the effects of competitors’ pricing policies, and of changes in laws and regulations on competition, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products; (3) greater frequency or severity of claims and loss activity than the Company’s underwriting, reserving or investment practices have anticipated; (4) decreased level of demand for the Company’s insurance products or increased competition due to an increase in capacity of property and casualty insurers; (5) risks inherent in establishing loss and loss adjustment expense reserves; (6) uncertainties relating to the financial ratings of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries; (7) uncertainties arising from the cyclical nature of the Company’s business; (8) changes in the Company’s relationships with, and the capacity of, its general agents, brokers, insurance companies and reinsurance companies from which the Company derives its business; (9) the risk that the Company’s reinsurers may not be able to fulfill obligations; (10) investment performance and credit risk; (11) new tax legislation or interpretations that could lead to an increase in the Company’s tax burden; (12) uncertainties relating to governmental and regulatory policies, both domestically and internationally; (13) foreign currency fluctuations; (14) the impact of catastrophic events; (15) the Company’s subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends; (16) deterioration of debt and equity markets; (17) interest rate changes; and (17) uncertainties relating to ongoing or future litigation matters.

The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are set forth in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A and elsewhere in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest rates had been on the rise since Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bernanke hinted in May that the US central bank could begin reducing bond purchases as soon as September. However, the Federal Reserve decided to keep the level of asset purchases unchanged at its September meeting, catching most market participants off guard. Both safe haven and risk assets rallied in response. Over the quarter, the 10-year Treasury yield rose 12 basis points to end the quarter at 2.61%. Global investment-grade corporates gained 1.1% over the quarter, outperforming duration-equivalent government bonds by 1.0%. Most spread sectors, such as Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (+1.1%), Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (+1.0%), and Asset-Backed Securities (+0.2%), posted positive returns.

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The investment grade fixed income portfolio continues to maintain high quality with an AA- average rating and a low duration of 2.27 years. Portfolio purchases were focused on Corporates and Asset Backed Securities (ABS). These purchases were funded primarily through cash on hand, maturities, and pay-downs.

During the third quarter, the portfolio’s allocations to Investment Grade Credit and ABS increased. The Company continues to favor the credit sector as fundamentals remain positive.

There have been no other material changes to the Company’s market risk since December 31, 2012. Please see Item  7A of Part II in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s market risk.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2013. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2013, the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Controls

During the quarter ended September 30, 2013 there have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company maintains insurance and reinsurance coverage for risks in amounts that it considers adequate. However, there can be no assurance that the insurance and reinsurance coverage that the Company maintains is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.

There is a greater potential for disputes with reinsurers who are in runoff. Some of the Company’s reinsurers’ have operations that are in runoff, and therefore, the Company closely monitors those relationships. The Company anticipates that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, it will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The Company’s results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in Item 1A of Part I in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013. The risk factors identified therein have not materially changed except as follows:

Deterioration in the debt and equity markets could result in a margin call which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and/or results of operations.

The collateral backing the Company’s margin borrowing facility consist of fixed income and equity securities. Declines in financial markets could negatively impact the value of the Company’s collateral. Adverse changes in market value could result in a margin call which would require the posting of additional collateral thereby reducing liquidity. Additionally, if such a margin call is not met, the Company could be required to liquidate securities and incur realized losses.

Borrowings under the Company’s margin borrowing facility are based upon a variable rate of interest, which could result in higher expense in the event of increases in interest rates.

As of September 30, 2013, approximately $65 million of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness bore interest at a rate that varies depending upon LIBOR. If LIBOR rises, the interest rates on outstanding debt will increase resulting in increased interest payment obligations under the Company’s margin borrowing facility. This could have a negative effect on the Company’s cash flow and financial condition.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company’s Share Incentive Plan allows employees to surrender the Company’s A ordinary shares as payment for the tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted stock that was issued under the Plan. There were no shares purchased from the Company’s employees during the quarter ended September 30, 2013. All A ordinary shares purchased from employees by the Company are held as treasury stock and recorded at cost.

See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for tabular disclosure of the Company’s share repurchases by month.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

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Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

10.1+	Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, by and among Global Indemnity (Cayman) Ltd. and Fox Paine & Company, LLC.
10.2+	Reaffirmation Agreements, dated as of October 31, 2013, provided by each of United America Indemnity, Ltd., Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd., and Global Indemnity Group, Inc. reaffirming the March 15, 2011 Guaranty Agreements.
10.3+	Amendment to the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, by and among Global Indemnity plc and the signatories thereto.
31.1+	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) / 15d-14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2+	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 (a) / 15d-14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1+	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2+	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.1+	The following financial information from Global Indemnity plc’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

+ Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC
		Registrant
November 6, 2013			By:	/s/ Thomas M. McGeehan
Date:	November 6, 2013		Thomas M. McGeehan
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit 10.1

FOX PAINE & COMPANY, LLC

2105 Woodside Rd., Suite D

Woodside, California 94062

October 31, 2013

Global Indemnity (Cayman) Limited

c/o Global Indemnity Group, Inc.

Three Bala Plaza East

Suite 300

Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Re:         Amended and Restated Management Agreement

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

We refer to the Management Agreement, dated September 5, 2003, by and among United America Indemnity, Ltd., formerly Vigilant International, Ltd., an exempted company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Island (“UAIL”), Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Fox Paine”) and Wind River Holding, L.P., formerly The AMC Group, L.P. a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“Wind River”), whereby the UAIL contracted for certain services from each of Fox Paine and Wind River (the “Original Agreement”), (ii) Amendment No. 1 to the Management Agreement, dated May 25, 2006, whereby UAIL and Wind River terminated Wind River’s services as of May 25, 2006, WindRiver ceased being a party to the Management Agreement and UAIL and Fox Paine modified the terms of the Annual Service Fee payable to Fox Paine for certain services provided by Fox Paine to UAIL (the “First Amendment”), (iii) Assignment and Assumption and amendment of the Management Agreement, dated March 16, 2011, whereby UAIL transferred and assigned the Management Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Indemnification Letter and all of its rights and obligations thereunder to Global Indemnity (Cayman) Limited (the “Company”), and the Company accepted and consented to such assignment and agreed to perform the obligations of the Company under the Management Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Indemnification Letter, Fox Paine consented to such assignment and transfer and the Company and Fox Paine modified the terms of certain services provided by Fox Paine to the Company and its affiliates and the fees payable therefor and the basis upon which advisory services would be provided by Fox Paine in the event of a change of control of Global Indemnity plc (“Global Indemnity”) and the fees payable therefor (the “Second Amendment”), (iv) Amendment No. 3 to Management Agreement, dated April 10, 2011, whereby the Company and Fox Paine changed “the Company” to “Global Indemnity plc” in a specified sentence (the “Third Amendment,” and together with the Original Agreement, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the “Management Agreement”). For the avoidance of doubt, all references in this Amended and Restated Management Agreement to an entity include the successor(s) to such entity.

Global Indemnity (Cayman) Limited

October 31, 2013

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We refer to the Amended and Restated Investment Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2003 (the “Investment Agreement”), by and among U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd., an exempted company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, UAIL, U.N. Holdings II, Inc., a Delaware corporation, U.N. Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, U.N. Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, Wind River Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Wind River”), and those Trusts listed on Schedule A thereto. As a result of transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement, Fox Paine Capital Fund II International, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (collectively with its affiliates, the “Funds”), acquired an indirect beneficial ownership of a majority of Common Shares (as defined in the Investment Agreement) and Preferred Shares (as defined in the Investment Agreement) of Global Indemnity (collectively, the “Shares”).

The current parties to the Management Agreement, the Company and Fox Paine, hereby amend and restate in its entirety the Management Agreement to reflect the intents and purposes of the Original Agreement as amended by the First Amendment, as assigned, assumed and further amended by the Second Amendment and as further amended by the Third Amendment, together with certain additional modifications as of this date reflected herein (the “Amended and Restated Management Agreement”). This Amended and Restated Management Agreement reflects the entire agreement of the parties and replaces and supersedes the Original Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and the Third Amendment.

In connection with the ongoing operations of the Company and its affiliates, since the Original Agreement the Company has paid Fox Paine an annual fee equal to $1,500,000, as compensation for Fox Paine’s ongoing provision of certain financial and strategic consulting, advisory and other services to the Company and its affiliates (collectively, the “Services”). Beginning on September 5, 2013, the annual service fee increased to $1,900,409.00 to reflect the aggregate increase in the Consumer Price Index as published by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (the “CPI-U”) from August 31, 2003 to August 31, 2013, and will be further increased each year beginning September 5, 2014 by an amount to reflect the percentage change in the CPI-U from the beginning of the twelve month period to the end of the twelve month period ended August 31 (the annual service fee as so increased annually, the “Annual Service Fee”). In addition, beginning on September 5, 2014, the Annual Service Fee will be subject to an adjustment amount (the “Adjustment Amount”) equal to: (i) on each September 5 (the “Annual Accrual Date”), the percentage rate of return the Company earned on its investment

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portfolio over the same twelve month period multiplied by the aggregate Annual Service Fees and Adjustment Amounts accumulated and unpaid through such date and (ii) if a Triggering Event occurs on any date other than an Annual Accrual Date, the percentage rate of return the Company earned on its investment portfolio over the period since the last Annual Accrual Date to have occurred before the Triggering Event through the date of the Triggering Event multiplied by the aggregate Annual Service Fees and Adjustment Amounts accumulated and unpaid through such date. For the avoidance of doubt, an example of how the Annual Service Fee will be adjusted annually is as follows: if the CPI increases 2% from August 31, 2013 to August 31, 2014, then the Annual Service Fee for September 5, 2014 will be increased by 2% from $1,900,409.00 to $1,938,417.18. If the CPI again increases by 2% from September 1, 2014 to September 1, 2015 and the Company earns 3% on its investment portfolio over the same period, then the Annual Service Fee for September 5, 2015 will be increased from $1,938,417.18 to $1,977,185.52, and the Adjustment Amount for September 5, 2015 will be $58,152.52 which is 3% of the Annual Service Fee of $1,938,417 accrued on September 5, 2014.

Since the Original Agreement, the Annual Service Fee with respect to each twelve month period beginning on September 5 of each year has been billed to the Company by Fox Paine and paid on or before November 1 of such year (each, a “Payment Date”). Beginning September 5, 2014, the Annual Service Fee and Adjustment Amount will accrue annually on September 5 of each year and accumulate over time, but will not be billed and payable on or before November 1 of such year. Instead, the accumulated Annual Service Fees and Adjustment Amounts will be billed in one lump sum and payable in full upon the first to occur of: (I) the closing of a Change of Control and (II) September 5, 2018 (the earlier of such events to occur, the “Triggering Event”); provided that if the event described in clause II occurs first, then each Annual Service Fee payable following the occurrence of such event shall be billed to the Company by Fox Paine and paid on or before the Payment Date. The Company shall provide quarterly statements of account to Fox Paine indicating as of the last day of each such calendar quarter, the Aggregate Annual Service Fees and Adjustment Amounts accrued and unpaid as of such date as well as the amount of any outstanding unpaid expense reimbursements invoiced by Fox Paine as of such date.

The parties hereto acknowledge that the Services contemplated hereby, and the Annual Service Fee payable therefor, shall not include investment banking or other similar services that may be provided to the Company and its affiliates from time to time by Fox Paine and its affiliates, or any transaction fees that may be payable in connection with any such services. Subject to the following sentence, the Annual Service Fees and Adjustment Amounts shall continue as obligations of the Company and be payable in accordance with the terms hereof until the earlier of (1) such time as Fox Paine, its affiliates or the Funds (collectively, the “Fox Paine

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Entities”) no longer hold a direct or indirect equity investment in Global Indemnity or any successor thereto and (2) such time as Fox Paine and the Company agree in writing to modify or terminate the arrangements contemplated hereby. In addition, upon the consummation of a Change of Control (as defined herein), the Company will immediately pay Fox Paine a lump sum payment in an amount to be agreed between the Company and Fox Paine (the “Termination Fee”), and upon receipt of the Termination Fee, the Transaction Fee (as defined herein) and all other amounts payable or reimbursable pursuant to this Amended and Restated Management Agreement, the Company and Fox Paine agree that Fox Paine’s obligation to provide the Services and the Advisory Services and the Company’s obligation to pay the Annual Service Fee, Adjustment Amount and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Amended and Restated Management Agreement shall thereupon immediately terminate; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise, in the event that Fox Paine and the Company fail to agree on the amount of the Termination Fee and the Transaction Fee, the Company’s obligation to pay the Annual Service Fee and Adjustment Amount shall not terminate and Fox Paine’s right to perform all consulting, financing, investment banking and similar services for the Company and its affiliates shall continue regardless of whether any Fox Paine Entities continue to hold a direct or indirect equity investment in Global Indemnity or any successor thereto without prejudice to Fox Paine’s entitlement to the Termination Fee and the Transaction Fee.

As used herein, the term “Change of Control” shall mean, whether effected directly or indirectly or in one or a series of transactions: (i) the sale or exchange of all or substantially all the assets of Global Indemnity and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the sale or exchange of (A) at least the majority of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of Global Indemnity and representing at least a majority of the voting power of Global Indemnity or (B) all outstanding shares of capital stock of Global Indemnity that are not held directly or indirectly by a Fox Paine Entity, (exclusive, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), of any shares of capital stock of Global Indemnity owned by officers or employees of Global Indemnity or any of its Subsidiaries that a buyer requires be retained), including, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), without limitation, by means of a merger, amalgamation, scheme of arrangement, consolidation or other business combination, a tender or exchange offer, a leveraged buy-out, reinsurance transaction, lease or license, the formation of a partnership, joint or collaborative venture or similar arrangement; provided, however, that a sale or exchange of only capital stock owned directly or indirectly by Fox Paine Entities shall not constitute a Change of Control. For purposes of interpreting the definition of “Change of Control,” the phrase “series of transactions” shall mean and refer to a plan of disposition adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of Global Indemnity or the applicable company.

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For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein impairs (or is intended to impair) the obligation of the Company and Global Indemnity to engage Fox Paine to perform all consulting, financing, investment banking and similar services for the Company and its affiliates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Global Indemnity) in connection with any transaction that does not constitute a “Change of Control” and to pay to Fox Paine a mutually agreed advisory or arrangement/finders fee in connection with the provision of such services.

In addition, the Company also confirms the arrangements under which Fox Paine agrees to provide to the Company and its affiliates financial advice and assistance in the event of a possible Change of Control transaction, including, as appropriate, advice and assistance with respect to arranging the transaction or acting as a finder, defining objectives, performing valuation analyses and structuring, planning and negotiating any such transaction (the “Advisory Services”). The Company understands that Fox Paine would not be providing (nor would the Company and its affiliates be relying on it for) tax, regulatory, legal or accounting advice in connection with a Change of Control and that Fox Paine is not rendering any formal opinions to the Company with respect to the Advisory Services. If a Change of Control is consummated, the Company agrees to pay Fox Paine, upon the consummation of the Change of Control, an amount in cash to be agreed between the Company and Fox Paine (the “Transaction Fee”).

In addition, in connection with the ongoing operations of the Company and its affiliates, since the Original Agreement the Company has reimbursed Fox Paine for its expense related to the provision of Services and Advisory Services. Accordingly, the Company agrees, as and when such are invoiced to the Company by Fox Paine, to promptly reimburse the Fox Paine Entities for all direct and indirect expenses paid or incurred in connection with the Services and/or Advisory Services, including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with efforts to arrange or consummate a Change of Control as well as for reasonable, estimated foreseeable post-closing expenses, which shall be invoiced (including a description of the basis thereof) to the Company prior to the consummation of the Change of Control.

Fox Paine may assign its rights and delegate its obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to any of its present or future affiliates, and shall provide written notice to the Company of any such assignment.

Fox Paine and the Company continue to agree that the indemnification letter, dated as of September 5, 2003, (the “Indemnification Letter”) shall continue to survive this Amendment and Restatement of the Management Agreement and survive any termination, expiration or assignment of this Amended and Restated Management Agreement. The Indemnification Letter applies to Services and Advisory Services.

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Except as may be required by applicable law or regulation or in connection with any proceeding, inquiry or request by or before, or a filing with or submission to, a court, governmental or judicial authority, regulatory or administrative body or securities exchange, none of the Company, Global Indemnity or any of their respective subsidiaries will disclose to any third party, or publicly refer to, any written or oral advice provided by Fox Paine pursuant to this Amended and Restated Management Agreement, without the prior written consent of Fox Paine. The Advisory Services provided by Fox Paine hereunder are intended solely for the benefit and use of the senior management and the Board of Directors of each of the Company, Global Indemnity and their respective subsidiaries, are not on behalf of, and are not intended to confer rights or remedies upon, any shareholder of Global Indemnity, any employee or creditor of the Company, Global Indemnity or any of their respective subsidiaries or any other person, and may not be used or relied upon for any other purpose.

All amounts payable to Fox Paine hereunder shall be paid free and clear of all deductions or withholdings unless the deduction or withholding is required by applicable law, in which event the Company shall pay such additional amounts as shall be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by Fox Paine will equal the full amount that would otherwise have been received by Fox Paine had no such deduction or withholding been made. Payments made by the Company pursuant to this Amended and Restated Management Agreement shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as Fox Paine shall designate to Global Indemnity Cayman in writing from time to time.

Concurrently herewith, each of Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (“GIGI”), Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd., and UAIL is executing a separate reaffirmation agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A in respect of the Guaranty, dated March 15, 2011, from such entity in favor of Fox Paine with respect to the Amended and Restated Management Agreement and the Indemnification Letter.

This Amended and Restated Management Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to choice of law or conflicts of law principles. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Amended and Restated Management Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be brought in any federal court located in the State of New York or any New York state court, and each of the parties hereto hereby (1) consents and submits itself and its property to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding, (2) consents to and submits itself and its property to the personal jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding,

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and (3) irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. We and you (on your behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of your stockholders and creditors) waive all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) related to or arising out of or in connection with this letter agreement or our engagement.

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Please confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding and agreement with Fox Paine by signing a copy of this Amended and Restated Management Agreement in the space provided below.

Very truly yours,
FOX PAINE & COMPANY, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:

ACCEPTED AND AGREED AS OF THE DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:
GLOBAL INDEMNITY (CAYMAN) LIMITED
By:	/s/ Cynthia Y. Valko
	Name: Cynthia Y. Valko
	Title: Director

[Management Agreement]

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT

October 31, 2013

Reference is made to that certain Indemnification Letter (the “Indemnification Letter”), dated September 5, 2003, with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company”), United America Indemnity, Ltd., formerly Vigilant International, Ltd., an exempted company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Island (“UAIL”) and Wind River Holdings, L.P., formerly The AMC Group, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“Wind River”), that was assigned to Global Indemnity (Cayman) Limited, an exempted company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Obligor”).

Reference is made to that certain Management Agreement, dated September 5, 2003, by and among UAIL, the Company and Wind River, whereby the UAIL contracted for certain services from each of the Company and Wind River (the “Original Agreement”), (ii) Amendment No. 1 to the Management Agreement, dated May 25, 2006, whereby UAIL and Wind River terminated Wind River’s services as of May 25, 2006, WindRiver ceased being a party to the Management Agreement and UAIL and the Company modified the terms of the Annual Service Fee (as defineid therein) payable to the Company for certain services provided by the Company to UAIL (the “First Amendment”), (iii) Assignment and Assumption and amendment of the Management Agreement, dated March 16, 2011, whereby UAIL transferred and assigned the Management Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Indemnification Letter and all of its rights and obligations thereunder to Obligor, and Obligor accepted and consented to such assignment and agreed to perform the obligations of Obligor under the Management Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Indemnification Letter, the Company consented to such assignment and transfer and Obligor and the Company modified the terms of certain services provided by the Company to Obligor and its affiliates and the fees payable therefor and the basis upon which advisory services would provided be provided by the Company in the event of a change of control of Global Indemnity plc (“Global Indemnity”) and the fees payable therefor (the “Second Amendment”), (iv) Amendment No. 3 to Management Agreement, dated April 10, 2011, whereby Obligor and the Company changed “the Company” (as defined therein) to “Global Indemnity plc” in a specified sentence (the “Third Amendment”, and together with the Original Agreement, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the “Management Agreement”).

Reference is made to that certain Guaranty (the “Guaranty”), executed by the undersigned (“Guarantor”) in favor of the Company to guaranty Obligor’s obligations under the Indemnification Letter and the Management Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Guaranty.

Although not required by the Guaranty, this reaffirmation agreement (this “Agreement”) is delivered in connection with the amended and restatement of the Management Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Management Agreement”) attached hereto as Exhibit A.

The Amended and Restated Management Agreementfurther amends and restates the Management Agreement in its entirety. The undersigned Guarantor hereby consents to the terms of the Management Agreement as amended and restated by the First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment and the Amended and Restated Management Agreement and agrees that the terms of the Guaranty continue to apply to the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, all of which obligations and liabilities shall remain in full force and effect and each of which is hereby reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect.

The undersigned Guarantor hereby confirms that no amendments to the Guaranty are intended hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

UNITED AMERICA INDEMNITY, LTD., an exempt company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands
By:	/s/ Cynthia Y. Valko
	Name: Cynthia Y. Valko
	Title: Director

Signature Page to Reaffirmation Agreement

EXHIBIT A

Amended and Restated Management Agreement

REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT

October 31, 2013

Reference is made to that certain Indemnification Letter (the “Indemnification Letter”), dated September 5, 2003, with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company”), United America Indemnity, Ltd., formerly Vigilant International, Ltd., an exempted company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Island (“UAIL”) and Wind River Holdings, L.P., formerly The AMC Group, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“Wind River”), that was assigned to Global Indemnity (Cayman) Limited, an exempted company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Obligor”).

Reference is made to that certain Management Agreement, dated September 5, 2003, by and among UAIL, the Company and Wind River, whereby the UAIL contracted for certain services from each of the Company and Wind River (the “Original Agreement”), (ii) Amendment No. 1 to the Management Agreement, dated May 25, 2006, whereby UAIL and Wind River terminated Wind River’s services as of May 25, 2006, WindRiver ceased being a party to the Management Agreement and UAIL and the Company modified the terms of the Annual Service Fee (as defineid therein) payable to the Company for certain services provided by the Company to UAIL (the “First Amendment”), (iii) Assignment and Assumption and amendment of the Management Agreement, dated March 16, 2011, whereby UAIL transferred and assigned the Management Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Indemnification Letter and all of its rights and obligations thereunder to Obligor, and Obligor accepted and consented to such assignment and agreed to perform the obligations of Obligor under the Management Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Indemnification Letter, the Company consented to such assignment and transfer and Obligor and the Company modified the terms of certain services provided by the Company to Obligor and its affiliates and the fees payable therefor and the basis upon which advisory services would provided be provided by the Company in the event of a change of control of Global Indemnity plc (“Global Indemnity”) and the fees payable therefor (the “Second Amendment”), (iv) Amendment No. 3 to Management Agreement, dated April 10, 2011, whereby Obligor and the Company changed “the Company” (as defined therein) to “Global Indemnity plc” in a specified sentence (the “Third Amendment”, and together with the Original Agreement, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the “Management Agreement”).

Reference is made to that certain Guaranty (the “Guaranty”), executed by the undersigned (“Guarantor”) in favor of the Company to guaranty Obligor’s obligations under the Indemnification Letter and the Management Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Guaranty.

Although not required by the Guaranty, this reaffirmation agreement (this “Agreement”) is delivered in connection with the amended and restatement of the Management Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Management Agreement”) attached hereto as Exhibit A.

The Amended and Restated Management Agreementfurther amends and restates the Management Agreement in its entirety. The undersigned Guarantor hereby consents to the terms of the Management Agreement as amended and restated by the First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment and the Amended and Restated Management Agreement and agrees that the terms of the Guaranty continue to apply to the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, all of which obligations and liabilities shall remain in full force and effect and each of which is hereby reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect.

The undersigned Guarantor hereby confirms that no amendments to the Guaranty are intended hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

WIND RIVER REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
By:	/s/ Steve Green
	Name: Steve Green
	Title: President

Signature Page to Reaffimiation Agreement

EXHIBIT A

Amended and Restated Management Agreement

REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT

October 31, 2013

Reference is made to that certain Indemnification Letter (the “Indemnification Letter”), dated September 5, 2003, with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Company”), United America Indemnity, Ltd., formerly Vigilant International, Ltd., an exempted company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Island (“UAIL”) and Wind River Holdings, L.P., formerly The AMC Group, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“Wind River”), that was assigned to Global Indemnity (Cayman) Limited, an exempted company formed with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Obligor”).

Reference is made to that certain Management Agreement, dated September 5, 2003, by and among UAIL, the Company and Wind River, whereby the UAIL contracted for certain services from each of the Company and Wind River (the “Original Agreement”), (ii) Amendment No. 1 to the Management Agreement, dated May 25, 2006, whereby UAIL and Wind River terminated Wind River’s services as of May 25, 2006, WindRiver ceased being a party to the Management Agreement and UAIL and the Company modified the terms of the Annual Service Fee (as defmeid therein) payable to the Company for certain services provided by the Company to UAIL (the “First Amendment”), (iii) Assignment and Assumption and amendment of the Management Agreement, dated March 16, 2011, whereby UAIL transferred and assigned the Management Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Indemnification Letter and all of its rights and obligations thereunder to Obligor, and Obligor accepted and consented to such assignment and agreed to perform the obligations of Obligor under the Management Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, and the Indemnification Letter, the Company consented to such assignment and transfer and Obligor and the Company modified the terms of certain services provided by the Company to Obligor and its affiliates and the fees payable therefor and the basis upon which advisory services would provided be provided by the Company in the event of a change of control of Global Indemnity plc (“Global Indemnity”) and the fees payable therefor (the “Second Amendment”), (iv) Amendment No. 3 to Management Agreement, dated April 10, 2011, whereby Obligor and the Company changed “the Company” (as defined therein) to “Global Indemnity plc” in a specified sentence (the “Third Amendment”, and together with the Original Agreement, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the “Management Agreement”).

Reference is made to that certain Guaranty (the “Guaranty”), executed by the undersigned (“Guarantor”) in favor of the Company to guaranty Obligor’s obligations under the Indemnification Letter and the Management Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Guaranty.

Although not required by the Guaranty, this reaffirmation agreement (this “Agreement”) is delivered in connection with the amended and restatement of the Management Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Management Agreement”) attached hereto as Exhibit A.

The Amended and Restated Management Agreementfurther amends and restates the Management Agreement in its entirety. The undersigned Guarantor hereby consents to the terms of the Management Agreement as amended and restated by the First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment and the Amended and Restated Management Agreement and agrees that the terms of the Guaranty continue to apply to the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, all of which obligations and liabilities shall remain in full force and effect and each of which is hereby reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect.

The undersigned Guarantor hereby confirms that no amendments to the Guaranty are intended hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP, INC.
By:	/s/ Thomas M. McGeehan
	Name: Thomas M. McGeehan
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Reaffimiation Agreement

EXHIBIT A

Amended and Restated Management Agreement

EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

This Amendment (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 31, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement is entered into by and among GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC (as successor to United America Indemnity, Ltd.), a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland (the “Company”). U.N. HOLDINGS (CAYMAN), LTD., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Holdings”), U.N. HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) II, LTD., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Holdings II”) and those co-investment funds listed on the signature pages of this Agreement (the “Co-investment Funds,” and together with Holdings and Holdings II, the “Shareholders”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company and the Shareholders are the parties to an Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement dated as of July 2, 2010 (the “Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Shareholders desire to amend the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Company and the Shareholders hereby agree to amend the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement as follows:

Amendments.

(a) Section 1.1 of the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following definition after the definition of “Shares” and before the definition of “Transfer”:

““Shelf Registration Statement” means a registration statement of the Company filed with the SEC on Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC) covering the Registrable Securities, as applicable.”

(b) Section 3.1.3 of the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“3.1.3 Obligations of Transferees. No Transfer of Shares that would be otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective unless (a) the Transferee shall have executed an appropriate document (a “Joinder Agreement”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company confirming that (i) the Transferee takes such Shares subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as its Transferor was bound by and entitled to the benefits of such provisions and (ii) the certificates in respect of the Shares shall bear legends, substantially in the forms required by Section 3.4, and (b) such Joinder Agreement shall have been delivered to and approved by the Company prior to such Transferee’s acquisition of Shares, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or

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delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 3.1.3 shall not apply to (x) a Transfer of Shares validly made pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement or a Piggyback Registration, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (y) a Transfer of Shares permitted by Section 3.3.1(c).”

(c) Section 3.1.4(c) is hereby amended and restated as follows:

“(c) except in connection with a Piggyback Registration or a Shelf Registration, would require the Shares to be registered under the Exchange Act or”

(d) Section 3.3.1 (c) is hereby added as follows:

“(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Shareholders and any FPC Affiliate Transferee shall be free to Transfer without consideration (for example, by means of a distribution, dividend or otherwise) Shares to any or all of such Shareholders or FPC Affiliate Transferee’s respective limited partners or investors, and shall not be subject to Section 3.1.3 or 3.4; provided, however, that:

“(i) Any such limited partner or other investor who seeks to Transfer Shares (such limited partner or other investor, a “Prospective Extraordinary Transferor”) (other than in the case of a Transfer to a Shareholder or any FPC Affiliate Transferee) must first make a written offer to sell such Shares to the Company at a certain price (the “Minimum Price”), which offer must provide the Company with 10 business days after receipt of the offer to accept the offer and repurchase such Shares (a “Repurchase Offer”); and

“(ii) A Prospective Extraordinary Transferor may only Transfer Shares if the Company fails to accept a Repurchase Offer with respect to those Shares, and then only at a price at least as high as the Minimum Price with respect to those Shares.”

(e) Section 4.3(b) is hereby amended to insert the words “Shelf Registration Statement or” immediately before the first instance of the words “Piggyback Registration”.

(f) Section 4.5 is hereby amended to replace the words “Equity Security” with lowercase “equity security”.

(g) New Section 4.6 is hereby inserted immediately after Section 4.5 as follows:

“Section 4.6 Shelf Registrations.

“4.6.1 Resale Shelf. At any time and from time to time, the Shareholders and any FPC Affiliate Transferees may make a written request to the Company to register Registrable Securities that are subject to holding period or volume restrictions under Rule 144 held by such Shareholders and any FPC Affiliate Transferees of Registrable Securities with the SEC on a shelf registration statement. Each request shall specify the kind and aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered and the intended means of disposition thereof.

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“4.6.10 Shelf Registration Statement Filing and Maintenance. Upon request, so long as the Company is eligible to do so, the Company shall file and maintain with the SEC as set forth in this Section 4.6 a Shelf Registration Statement that covers resale of the Registrable Securities; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, the existence of a Shelf Registration Statement shall not have any effect on the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Agreement. This Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 (or any comparable or successor form or forms then in effect) under the Securities Act; provided, however, that if the Company is a WKSI at the time of filing of the Shelf Registration Statement with the SEC, the Shelf Registration Statement shall be designated by the Company as an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the time periods throughout the year when the Company’s insider trading window is open for trading by executives and directors until the Shareholders, FPC Affiliate Transferees and their respective limited partners and investors no longer hold any Registrable Securities that are subject to holding period or volume restrictions under Rule 144.

“4.6.11 Shelf Take-Down Notices. The Shareholders, FPC Affiliate Transferees and their respective limited partners and affiliates agree that if they wish to sell Registrable Securities that are subject to holding period or volume restrictions under Rule 144 pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and related prospectus, they will do so in accordance with this Section 4.6.11. In the event a Shareholder, an FPC Affiliate Transferee or a limited partner or investor thereof wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and related prospectus, whether in an underwritten offering or otherwise that would require action by the Company pursuant to 4.6.11 (a), such Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor agrees to notify the Company of such intent (a “Shelf Take-Down Notice”) and shall deliver a Shelf Take-Down Notice at least twenty (20) business days prior to any intended-distribution of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement, it being agreed that if such Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor intends to distribute any Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering it shall promptly so advise the Company and the Company shall reasonably cooperate with such Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor to facilitate such distribution. From and after the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared or deemed effective, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable after the date of the Shelf Take-Down Notice:

“(a) If required by applicable law, file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that such Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor is named as a selling security holder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor to deliver or be deemed to have delivered such prospectus to purchasers of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law and, if the Company shall file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared or deemed effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable;

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“(b) provide such Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 4.6.11 (a); and

“(c) notify such Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 4.6.11 (a); provided, however, that if such Shelf Take-Down Notice is delivered during a closed trading window, the Company shall so inform the Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor and shall take the actions set forth at Sections 4.6.11 (a) and (b) above promptly upon the expiration of the closed trading window.

“4.6.12 Abandonment or Withdrawal of Shelf Take-Down Notices. A Shareholder, FPC Affiliate Transferee, limited partner or investor shall have the right to notify the Company that it has determined that a Shelf Take-Down Notice it issued be abandoned or withdrawn, in which event the Company shall promptly abandon or withdraw all activities undertaken in connection with such offering with respect to Registrable Securities.

“4.6.13 Limitations on Registration under a Shelf Registration Statement. In the event that the SEC sets forth a limitation on the securities that may be registered on a particular Shelf Registration Statement, the Company may reduce the number of securities to be registered on such Shelf Registration Statement to the number of securities as allowed by the SEC.”

Effect. Except as specifically provided by this Amendment, the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

4

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

Given under the Common Seal of GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC
By:	/s/ Cynthia Y. Valko
	Director – Cynthia Y. Valko
By:	/s/ Linda C. Hohn
	Secretary – Linda C. Hohn
U.N. HOLDINGS (CAYMAN), LTD.
By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox
	Title:   Director
U.N. HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) II, LTD.
By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox
	Title:   Director
U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND I (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International GP, Ltd., its General Partner

By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox
	Title:   Director

U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND II (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International GP, Ltd., its General Partner

By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox
	Title:   Director

U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND III (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International GP, Ltd., its General Partner

By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox
	Title:   Director

U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND IV (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International GP, Ltd., its General Partner

By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox
	Title:   Director

U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND V (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International GP, Ltd., its General Partner

By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox Title:   Director

U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND VI (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International GP, Ltd., its General Partner

By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox Title:   Director

U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND VII (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International GP, Ltd., its General Partner

By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox Title:   Director

U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND VIII (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International
	GP, Ltd., its General Partner
By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Name: Saul A. Fox Title:   Director
U.N. CO-INVESTMENT FUND IX (CAYMAN), L.P.
By:	Fox Paine Capital Co-Investors International GP, Ltd., its General Partner
By:	/s/ Saul A. Fox
	Nerve: Saul A. Fox Title:   Director

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Cynthia Y. Valko, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Global Indemnity plc;

2. Based on my knowledge, this Quarterly Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Quarterly Report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Quarterly Report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this Quarterly Report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 6, 2013

/s/ Cynthia Y. Valko

Cynthia Y. Valko

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thomas M. McGeehan, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Global Indemnity plc;

2. Based on my knowledge, this Quarterly Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Quarterly Report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Quarterly Report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this Quarterly Report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 6, 2013

/s/ Thomas M. McGeehan

Thomas M. McGeehan

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Global Indemnity plc (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Cynthia Y. Valko, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 6, 2013

/s/ Cynthia Y. Valko

Cynthia Y. Valko

Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Global Indemnity plc (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Thomas M. McGeehan, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 6, 2013

/s/ Thomas M. McGeehan

Thomas M. McGeehan

Chief Financial Officer

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Summary of Business Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$ 68,785		$ 56,949		$ 227,969		$ 182,339
Net premiums written	64,030		51,455		213,854		162,871
Net premiums earned	64,469		55,329		179,136		177,658
Other income (loss)	183		101		484		(291)
Total revenues	64,652		55,430		179,620		177,367
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	35,483		35,407		102,195		113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	28,028		23,223		76,977		70,150
Income (loss) from segments	1,141		(3,200)		448		(6,357)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income	8,486		14,777		28,285		37,265
Net realized investment gains	1,641		3,211		10,204		6,913
Corporate and other operating expenses	(2,627)		(2,039)		(7,444)		(6,863)
Interest expense	(3,585)		(1,265)		(5,939)		(4,213)
Income before income taxes	5,056		11,484		25,554		26,745
Income tax (expense) benefit	1,892		(1,571)		2,423		3,634
Net income	6,948		9,913		27,977		30,379
Total assets	1,918,430		1,964,347		1,918,430		1,964,347		1,903,703
Insurance Operations
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	59,747	[1]	51,205	[1]	172,714	[1]	151,410	[1]
Net premiums written	54,995	[1]	45,710	[1]	159,010	[1]	132,490	[1]
Net premiums earned	50,655	[1]	44,252	[1]	142,812	[1]	135,256	[1]
Other income (loss)	165	[1]	122	[1]	494	[1]	435	[1]
Total revenues	50,820	[1]	44,374	[1]	143,306	[1]	135,691	[1]
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	30,230	[1]	30,949	[1]	89,580	[1]	93,971	[1]
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	23,124	[1],[2]	19,525	[1],[3]	64,205	[1],[4]	58,543	[1],[5]
Income (loss) from segments	(2,534)	[1]	(6,100)	[1]	(10,479)	[1]	(16,823)	[1]
Unallocated Items:
Total assets	1,262,325	[1]	1,336,680	[1]	1,262,325	[1]	1,336,680	[1]
Reinsurance Operations
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	9,038	[6]	5,744	[6]	55,255	[6]	30,929	[6]
Net premiums written	9,035	[6]	5,745	[6]	54,844	[6]	30,381	[6]
Net premiums earned	13,814	[6]	11,077	[6]	36,324	[6]	42,402	[6]
Other income (loss)	18	[6]	(21)	[6]	(10)	[6]	(726)	[6]
Total revenues	13,832	[6]	11,056	[6]	36,314	[6]	41,676	[6]
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	5,253	[6]	4,458	[6]	12,615	[6]	19,603	[6]
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	4,904	[6]	3,698	[6]	12,772	[6]	11,607	[6]
Income (loss) from segments	3,675	[6]	2,900	[6]	10,927	[6]	10,466	[6]
Unallocated Items:
Total assets	$ 656,105	[6],[7]	$ 627,667	[6],[7]	$ 656,105	[6],[7]	$ 627,667	[6],[7]

[1] Includes business ceded to the Company's Reinsurance Operations.

[2] Includes federal excise tax of $264 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

[3] Includes federal excise tax of $231 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

[4] Includes federal excise tax of $746 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

[5] Includes federal excise tax of $706 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

[6] External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

[7] Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance's total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013 Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Sep. 30, 2012 Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Sep. 30, 2013 Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Sep. 30, 2012 Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event Fox Paine & Company, LLC Minimum	Oct. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event Fox Paine & Company, LLC Maximum	Oct. 29, 2013 Subsequent Event UNG Trust II
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Early repayment on junior subordinated notes	$ 10,310,000								$ 20,800,000
Principal amount on junior subordinated notes									20,600,000
Interest on junior subordinated notes									200,000
Outstanding amount of margin borrowing facility	65,009,000								20,200,000
Prior termination fee payable						10,000,000
Prior percentage of termination fee						1.00%
Management fees		$ 300,000	$ 300,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,100,000		$ 1,500,000	$ 1,900,000

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Related Party Transactions

10. Related Party Transactions

Fox Paine & Company

As of September 30, 2013, Fox Paine & Company, LLC (“Fox Paine”) beneficially owned shares having approximately 93.0% of the Company’s total outstanding voting power. Fox Paine has the right to appoint a number of the Company’s Directors equal in aggregate to the pro rata percentage of the voting shares beneficially held by Fox Paine of the Company, for so long as Fox Paine holds an aggregate of 25% or more of the voting power in the Company. Fox Paine controls the election of all of the Company’s Directors due to its controlling share ownership. The Company’s Chairman is a member of Fox Paine. The Company relies on Fox Paine to provide management services and other services related to the operations of the Company.

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Wind River Reinsurance was a limited partner in Fox Paine Capital Fund, II, which is managed by Fox Paine. This investment was originally made by United National Insurance Company in June 2000 and pre-dates the September 5, 2003 acquisition by Fox Paine of Wind River Investment Corporation, which was the predecessor holding company for United National Insurance Company. The Company’s investment in this limited partnership was valued at $3.3 million and $3.1 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. At September 30, 2013, the Company had an unfunded capital commitment of $2.5 million to the partnership. There were no distributions received from the limited partnership during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013. A distribution of $5.4 million was received from the limited partnership during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

The Company incurred management fees of $0.3 million in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and $1.1 million in each of the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 as part of the annual management fee that is paid to Fox Paine.

Cozen O’Connor

The Company did not incur any fees for legal services rendered by Cozen O’Connor during the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company incurred $0.02 million and $0.2 million for legal services rendered by Cozen O’Connor during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Stephen A. Cozen, the chairman of Cozen O’Connor, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Crystal & Company

During each of the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred $0.1 million in brokerage fees to Crystal & Company, an insurance broker. During each of the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred $0.2 million in brokerage fees to Crystal & Company. Prior to October 15, 2012, Crystal & Company was known as Frank Crystal & Company. James W. Crystal, the chairman and chief executive officer of Crystal & Company, is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd.

Wind River Reinsurance is a participant in a reinsurance agreement with Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd. (“Hiscox Bermuda”) effective January 1, 2013. Steve Green, the President of Wind River Reinsurance, is a member of Hiscox Bermuda’s Board of Directors. The Company estimated that the following earned premium and incurred losses related to the agreement have been assumed by Wind River Reinsurance from Hiscox Bermuda:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarter Ended September 30, 2013		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Assumed earned premium	$	955	$	1,953
Assumed losses and loss adjustment expenses		287		665

Net balances due to Wind River Reinsurance under this agreement are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2013
Net balance receivable	$	3,077

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Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Bonds Held on Deposit (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 813,757		$ 735,437
On Deposit With Governmental Authorities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	41,825		42,492
Intercompany Trusts Held For Benefit Of U.S. Policyholders
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	572,644		553,893
Held In Trust Pursuant To Third Party Requirements
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	115,492		132,684
Held In Trust Pursuant To U.S. Regulatory Requirements For Benefit Of U.S. Policyholders
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	6,355		6,368
Securities held as collateral for borrowing arrangements
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 77,441	[1]

[1] Amount required to collateralize margin borrowing facility.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$ 68,785	$ 56,949	$ 227,969	$ 182,339
Net premiums written	64,030	51,455	213,854	162,871
Net premiums earned	64,469	55,329	179,136	177,658
Net investment income	8,486	14,777	28,285	37,265
Net realized investment gains:
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments	(177)	(189)	(1,230)	(3,808)
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments recognized in other comprehensive income				541
Other net realized investment gains	1,818	3,400	11,434	10,180
Total net realized investment gains	1,641	3,211	10,204	6,913
Other income (loss)	183	101	484	(291)
Total revenues	74,779	73,418	218,109	221,545
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	35,483	35,407	102,195	113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	28,028	23,223	76,977	70,150
Corporate and other operating expenses	2,627	2,039	7,444	6,863
Interest expense	3,585	1,265	5,939	4,213
Income before income taxes	5,056	11,484	25,554	26,745
Income tax expense (benefit)	(1,892)	1,571	(2,423)	(3,634)
Net income	$ 6,948	$ 9,913	$ 27,977	$ 30,379
Net income
Basic	$ 0.28	$ 0.39	$ 1.12	$ 1.11
Diluted	$ 0.28	$ 0.39	$ 1.11	$ 1.11
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
Basic	25,082,237	25,391,885	25,065,725	27,263,275
Diluted	25,189,072	25,412,586	25,150,920	27,280,612

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Profit Enhancement Initiative

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Profit Enhancement Initiative

3. Profit Enhancement Initiative

In 2010 and 2011, the Company committed to a Profit Enhancement Initiative in response to the continuing impact of the domestic recession and the competitive landscape within the excess and surplus lines market. The total cost of this initiative was recorded in the Company’s statements of operations during those years. All action items related to this initiative were completed by December 31, 2011.

For further disclosure regarding the Profit Enhancement Initiative, please see Note 5 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following table summarizes charges incurred by expense type and the remaining liability as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Employee Termination			Operating Leases			Total
Liability at January 1, 2012	$	785		$	1,828		$	2,613
Cash payments		(773	)		(690	)		(1,463	)
Non-cash adjustments		—			(267	)		(267	)
Liability at December 31, 2012	$	12		$	871		$	883
Cash payments		(12	)		(402	)		(414	)
Non-cash adjustments		—			(108	)		(108	)
Liability at September 30, 2013	$	—		$	361		$	361

There was a reduction in expense of $0.0 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to the Profit Enhancement Initiative resulting from a revision of expected sub-lease income included in the statement of operations within the “Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses” line item for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

There was a reduction in expense of $0.18 million related to the Profit Enhancement Initiative resulting from a revision of expected sub-lease income included in the statement of operations within the “Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses” line item for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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Profit Enhancement Initiative (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Summary of Charges Incurred by Expense Type and Remaining Liability

The following table summarizes charges incurred by expense type and the remaining liability as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Employee Termination			Operating Leases			Total
Liability at January 1, 2012	$	785		$	1,828		$	2,613
Cash payments		(773	)		(690	)		(1,463	)
Non-cash adjustments		—			(267	)		(267	)
Liability at December 31, 2012	$	12		$	871		$	883
Cash payments		(12	)		(402	)		(414	)
Non-cash adjustments		—			(108	)		(108	)
Liability at September 30, 2013	$	—		$	361		$	361

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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (Ordinary Shares A, USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Ordinary Shares A
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Approximate dollar value of shares , to be purchased under repurchase program	$ 16,857,963

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Fair Value and Future Funding Commitments Related to These Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 3,269		$ 3,132
Future Funding Commitments	2,490
Equity Fund, LP
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	3,269	[1]
Future Funding Commitments	$ 2,490	[1]

[1] This limited partnership invests in companies from various business sectors whereby the partnership has acquired control of the operating business as a lead or organizing investor. The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company maintains insurance and reinsurance coverage for such risks in amounts that it considers adequate. However, there can be no assurance that the insurance and reinsurance coverage that the Company maintains is sufficient or will be available in adequate amounts or at a reasonable cost. The Company does not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.

There is a greater potential for disputes with reinsurers who are in runoff. Some of the Company’s reinsurers’ have operations that are in runoff, and therefore, the Company closely monitors those relationships. The Company anticipates that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, it will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business.

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Schedule of Proceeds From Sales of Available for Sale Securities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fixed maturities	$ 240,658	$ 380,713
Equity securities	55,174	40,299
Other invested assets		$ 1,114

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value written down	$ 0

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Schedule of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 1,353,192		$ 1,357,322
Gross Unrealized Gains	86,169		75,930
Gross Unrealized Losses	(6,402)		(3,723)
Estimated Fair Value	1,432,959		1,429,529
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	(25)	[1]	(32)	[1]
Common Shares
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	175,125		167,179
Gross Unrealized Gains	58,824		32,847
Gross Unrealized Losses	(534)		(2,951)
Estimated Fair Value	233,415		197,075
Other Invested Assets
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	3,065		3,049
Gross Unrealized Gains	204		83
Estimated Fair Value	3,269		3,132
Fixed Maturities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,175,002		1,187,094
Gross Unrealized Gains	27,141		43,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	(5,868)		(772)
Estimated Fair Value	1,196,275		1,229,322
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	(25)	[1]	(32)	[1]
Fixed Maturities | U.S. Treasury And Agency Obligations
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	88,429		102,186
Gross Unrealized Gains	4,436		6,559
Gross Unrealized Losses	(120)		(1)
Estimated Fair Value	92,745		108,744
Fixed Maturities | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	186,952		194,326
Gross Unrealized Gains	4,820		6,883
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,746)		(132)
Estimated Fair Value	190,026		201,077
Fixed Maturities | Mortgage Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	242,874		247,639
Gross Unrealized Gains	4,879		8,492
Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,213)		(189)
Estimated Fair Value	245,540		255,942
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	(5)	[1]	(8)	[1]
Fixed Maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	133,137		111,289
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,290		2,071
Gross Unrealized Losses	(319)		(9)
Estimated Fair Value	134,108		113,351
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	(20)	[1]	(24)	[1]
Fixed Maturities | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	53,957		8,070
Gross Unrealized Gains	2		60
Gross Unrealized Losses	(795)		(13)
Estimated Fair Value	53,164		8,117
Fixed Maturities | Corporate bonds and loans
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	414,265		469,860
Gross Unrealized Gains	10,251		16,739
Gross Unrealized Losses	(675)		(428)
Estimated Fair Value	423,841		486,171
Fixed Maturities | Foreign Corporate Bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	55,388		53,724
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,463		2,196
Estimated Fair Value	$ 56,851		$ 55,920

[1] Represents the total amount of other than temporary impairment losses relating to factors other than credit losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI").

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Before Income Taxes From its Non-U.S. Subsidiaries and U.S. Subsidiaries

The Company’s income before income taxes from its non-U.S. subsidiaries and U.S. subsidiaries, including the results of the quota share and stop-loss agreements between Wind River Reinsurance and the Insurance Operations, for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	37,676		$	59,746		$	(28,637	)	$	68,785
Net premiums written	$	37,673		$	26,357		$	—		$	64,030
Net premiums earned	$	40,282		$	24,187		$	—		$	64,469
Net investment income		8,443			4,983			(4,940	)		8,486
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(180	)		1,821			—			1,641
Other income		21			162			—			183
Total revenues		48,566			31,153			(4,940	)		74,779
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		18,300			17,183			—			35,483
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		17,009			11,019			—			28,028
Corporate and other operating expenses		663			1,964			—			2,627
Interest expense		292			8,233			(4,940	)		3,585
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	12,302		$	(7,246	)	$	—		$	5,056

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	29,595		$	51,205		$	(23,851	)	$	56,949
Net premiums written	$	29,595		$	21,860		$	—		$	51,455
Net premiums earned	$	34,198		$	21,131		$	—		$	55,329
Net investment income		13,687			5,726			(4,636	)		14,777
Net realized investment gains		584			2,627			—			3,211
Other income (loss)		(21	)		122			—			101
Total revenues		48,448			29,606			(4,636	)		73,418
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		20,672			14,735			—			35,407
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		13,927			9,296			—			23,223
Corporate and other operating expenses		216			1,823			—			2,039
Interest expense		—			5,901			(4,636	)		1,265
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	13,633		$	(2,149	)	$	—		$	11,484
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	137,974		$	172,713		$	(82,718	)	$	227,969
Net premiums written	$	137,563		$	76,291		$	—		$	213,854
Net premiums earned	$	110,944		$	68,192		$	—		$	179,136
Net investment income		27,217			15,778			(14,710	)		28,285
Net realized investment gains		66			10,138			—			10,204
Other income (loss)		(7	)		491			—			484
Total revenues		138,220			94,599			(14,710	)		218,109
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		51,709			50,486			—			102,195
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		46,600			30,377			—			76,977
Corporate and other operating expenses		3,268			4,176			—			7,444
Interest expense		918			19,731			(14,710	)		5,939
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	35,725		$	(10,171	)	$	—		$	25,554
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	100,183		$	151,411		$	(69,255	)	$	182,339
Net premiums written	$	99,635		$	63,236		$	—		$	162,871
Net premiums earned	$	113,039		$	64,619		$	—		$	177,658
Net investment income		32,745			18,326			(13,806	)		37,265
Net realized investment gains		915			5,998			—			6,913
Other income (loss)		(726	)		435			—			(291	)
Total revenues		145,973			89,378			(13,806	)		221,545
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		70,955			42,619			—			113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		43,502			26,648			—			70,150
Corporate and other operating expenses		3,190			3,673			—			6,863
Interest expense		—			18,019			(13,806	)		4,213
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	28,326		$	(1,581	)	$	—		$	26,745

Components of Income Tax Expense

The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense (benefit):

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012		2013			2012
Current income tax expense (benefit):
Foreign	$	51		$	34	$	125		$	(594	)
U.S. Federal		(2,461	)		1,131		(851	)		(5,560	)
Total current income tax expense (benefit)		(2,410	)		1,165		(726	)		(6,154	)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal		518			406		(1,697	)		2,520
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)		518			406		(1,697	)		2,520
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,892	)	$	1,571	$	(2,423	)	$	(3,634	)

Differences in Tax and Estimated Tax Provisions at Weighted Average Tax Rate

The following tables summarize the differences between the tax provisions under accounting guidance applicable to interim financial statement periods and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:

	Quarters Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013						2012
	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate	$	(2,500	)		(49.5	%)	$	(719	)		(6.3	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(248	)		(4.9	)		(359	)		(3.1	%)
Dividend exclusion		(292	)		(5.8	)		(275	)		(2.4	%)
Effective tax rate adjustment		1,033			20.4			3,287			28.6	%
Other		115			2.4			(363	)		(3.1	%)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,892	)		(37.4	%)	$	1,571			13.7	%

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013						2012
	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate	$	(3,450	)		(13.5	%)	$	(440	)		(1.6	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(804	)		(3.1	)		(1,138	)		(4.3	%)
Dividend exclusion		(880	)		(3.4	)		(807	)		(3.0	%)
Effective tax rate adjustment		2,565			10.0			(888	)		(3.3	%)
Other		146			0.5			(361	)		(1.4	%)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(2,423	)		(9.5	%)	$	(3,634	)		(13.6	%)

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Company's Invested Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.

As of September 30, 2013	Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	81,810	$	10,935	$	—	$	92,745
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		190,026		—		190,026
Mortgage-backed securities		—		245,540		—		245,540
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		53,164		—		53,164
Asset-backed securities		—		134,108		—		134,108
Corporate bonds and loans		—		423,841		—		423,841
Foreign corporate bonds		—		56,851		—		56,851
Total fixed maturities		81,810		1,114,465		—		1,196,275
Common stock		233,415		—		—		233,415
Other invested assets		—		—		3,269		3,269
Total invested assets	$	315,225	$	1,114,465	$	3,269	$	1,432,959

As of December 31, 2012	Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	89,981	$	18,763	$	—	$	108,744
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		201,077		—		201,077
Mortgage-backed securities		—		255,942		—		255,942
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		8,117		—		8,117
Asset-backed securities		—		113,351		—		113,351
Corporate bonds and loans		—		486,171		—		486,171
Foreign corporate bonds		—		55,920		—		55,920
Total fixed maturities		89,981		1,139,341		—		1,229,322
Common stock		197,075		—		—		197,075
Other invested assets		—		—		3,132		3,132
Total invested assets	$	287,056	$	1,139,341	$	3,132	$	1,429,529

Changes in Level 3 Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents changes in Level 3 investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

	Other Invested Assets
(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Beginning balance	$	3,226	$	8,590		$	3,132	$	6,617
Total gains (losses) (realized / unrealized):
Included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		37		(4,546	)		121		(2,579	)
Purchases		6		7			16		13
Sales				(1,114	)				(1,114	)
Ending balance	$	3,269	$	2,937		$	3,269	$	2,937
Losses included in earnings of the period attributable to the change in unrealized losses related to assets still held at the end of the period	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—

Fair Value and Future Funding Commitments Related to These Investments

The following table provides the fair value and future funding commitments related to these investments at September 30, 2013.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Future Funding Commitments
Equity Fund, LP (1)	$	3,269	$	2,490
Real Estate Fund, LP (2)		—		—
Total	$	3,269	$	2,490

(1) This limited partnership invests in companies from various business sectors whereby the partnership has acquired control of the operating business as a lead or organizing investor. The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.

(2) This limited partnership invests in real estate assets through a combination of direct or indirect investments in partnerships, limited liability companies, mortgage loans, and lines of credit. The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner. The Company continues to hold an investment in this limited partnership and has written the fair value down to zero.

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Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other net realized investment gains	$ 1,818	$ 3,400	$ 11,434	$ 10,180
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments	(177)	(189)	(1,230)	(3,808)
Income before income taxes	5,056	11,484	25,554	26,745
Income tax (expense) benefit	1,892	(1,571)	2,423	3,634
Net income	6,948	9,913	27,977	30,379
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Net income	(1,004)		(6,656)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other net realized investment gains	(1,818)		(11,724)
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments	177		1,230
Income before income taxes	(1,641)		(10,494)
Income tax (expense) benefit	637		3,650
Net income	(1,004)		(6,844)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Foreign Currency Items
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other net realized investment gains			290
Income tax (expense) benefit			(102)
Net income			$ 188

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 Segment
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Date of incorporation	Mar. 09, 2010
State of incorporation	Ireland
Kind of listing	A ordinary shares
Number of business segments	2
UNG Trust I
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Floating rate capital securities	$ 10.0
Floating rate common securities	0.3
Junior subordinated notes, repayment date	Sep. 30, 2013
Junior subordinated notes, cancellation date	Oct. 04, 2013
UNG Trust II
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Floating rate capital securities	20.0
Floating rate common securities	0.6
Junior subordinated debentures	$ 20.6

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Summary of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value Through Fixed Maturities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Due in one year or less, Estimated Fair value	$ 149,886
Due after one year through five years, Estimated Fair value	497,325
Due after five years through ten years, Estimated Fair value	92,001
Due after ten years through fifteen years, Estimated Fair value	8,808
Due after fifteen years, Estimated Fair value	15,443
Fixed Maturities, estimated fair value	1,196,275	1,229,322
Due in one year or less, Amortized Cost	145,935
Due after one year through five years, Amortized Cost	486,326
Due after five years through ten years, Amortized Cost	88,913
Due after ten years through fifteen years, Amortized Cost	8,654
Due after fifteen years, Amortized Cost	15,206
Fixed maturities, Amortized cost	1,175,002	1,187,094
Mortgage Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair value	245,540
Amortized Cost	242,874
Asset-backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair value	134,108
Amortized Cost	133,137
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Estimated Fair value	53,164
Amortized Cost	$ 53,957

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Schedule of Investment Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investment income	$ 9,518	$ 15,837	$ 31,558	$ 40,616
Investment expense	(1,032)	(1,060)	(3,273)	(3,351)
Net investment income	8,486	14,777	28,285	37,265
Fixed Maturities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investment income	8,319	10,320	27,185	32,146
Equity Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investment income	1,184	1,174	4,136	3,885
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investment income	15	13	96	99
Other Invested Assets
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investment income		$ 4,330	$ 141	$ 4,486

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Related Party Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Estimated Earned Premium and Incurred Losses

The Company estimated that the following earned premium and incurred losses related to the agreement have been assumed by Wind River Reinsurance from Hiscox Bermuda:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarter Ended September 30, 2013		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Assumed earned premium	$	955	$	1,953
Assumed losses and loss adjustment expenses		287		665

Net Balances due to Wind River Reinsurance

Net balances due to Wind River Reinsurance under this agreement are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2013
Net balance receivable	$	3,077

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Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Margin borrowing facility	Jul. 19, 2013 6.22% interest rate, guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2013 to 2015	Dec. 31, 2012 6.22% interest rate, guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2013 to 2015	Sep. 30, 2013 Three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% junior subordinated debentures due September 2033	Dec. 31, 2012 Three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% junior subordinated debentures due September 2033	Sep. 30, 2013 Three-month LIBOR plus 3.85% junior subordinated debentures due October 2033	Dec. 31, 2012 Three-month LIBOR plus 3.85% junior subordinated debentures due October 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 65,009		$ 65,009	$ 60,000		$ 10,000
Debt	20,619	84,929			54,000		10,310	20,619	20,619
Total debt	$ 85,628	$ 84,929

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Share-Based Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Ordinary Shares A | A Former Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Strike price of options exercised	$ 20.00		$ 20.00
Non Employee Director | Ordinary Shares A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fully vested shares granted with restrictions	9,718	11,487	31,583	39,622
Weighted average grant date value of fully vested shares granted with restrictions	$ 23.55	$ 20.25	$ 22.90	$ 19.83
Number of shares issued	9,326
Weighted average grant date value of shares earned not granted	$ 25.46
Key Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued			81,587
Key Employees | Ordinary Shares A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued				29,675
Weighted average grant date value of shares granted				$ 18.60
Key Employees | Ordinary Shares A | A Former Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	7,717		95,879
Weighted average grant date value of shares granted			$ 21.81
Number of shares issued due to exercising of granted options			14,292

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Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Increase (reduction) in prior year accident loss reserves	$ (1,632,000)	$ (689,000)	$ (5,007,000)	$ (2,807,000)
Insurance Operations
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	(1,800,000)	(1,400,000)	(5,000,000)	(3,600,000)
Insurance Operations | Auto Liability | Accident Year 2011
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		500,000		500,000
Insurance Operations | General Liability
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	(2,400,000)	(100,000)
Insurance Operations | General Liability | Allowance for Reinsurance Recoverable
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(300,000)
Insurance Operations | General Liability | Accident Years 2008 and Prior
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(3,200,000)
Insurance Operations | General Liability | Accident Years 1996 to 2007
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	(4,800,000)
Insurance Operations | General Liability | Accident Years 2008 and 2012
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	2,400,000
Insurance Operations | General Liability | Accident Years Nineteen Ninety Five through Two Thousand Eleven
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			(6,300,000)
Insurance Operations | Umbrella Lines | Accident Years 2008 and Prior
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(400,000)
Insurance Operations | Umbrella Lines | Accident Years 2008 Through 2012
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	300,000		500,000
Insurance Operations | Property Lines
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	2,400,000
Insurance Operations | Property Lines | Accident Year 2011
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				800,000
Insurance Operations | Property Lines | Accident Years 2011 and 2012
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	2,500,000
Insurance Operations | Property Lines | Accident Year 2012
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			(7,400,000)
Insurance Operations | Professional Liability | Accident Years 2004Through 2011
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(1,900,000)		(2,200,000)
Insurance Operations | Marine Lines | Accident Year 2011
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				800,000
Insurance Operations | Asbestos and Environmental | Prior to 1990
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	1,800,000		7,300,000
Insurance Operations | Commercial Auto Segment | Accident Year 2011
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			500,000
Insurance Operations | Commercial Auto Segment | Accident Years 2011 and 2012
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	400,000
Insurance Operations | Marine | Accident Year 2011
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			300,000
Insurance Operations | Professional | Accident Years 2008, 2010 and 2011
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	600,000
Reinsurance Operations
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	200,000	700,000		800,000
Reinsurance Operations | Maximum
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			100,000
Reinsurance Operations | Accident Years Two Thousand Nine
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				800,000
Reinsurance Operations | Auto Liability | Accident Years 2009 and 2010
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		700,000
Reinsurance Operations | Auto Liability | Accident Years Two Thousand Nine
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				700,000
Reinsurance Operations | Auto Liability | Accident Years 2009 Through 2012
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve	$ 200,000

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Schedule of Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 86	$ 86	$ 86	$ 86
Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded				55
Additions where an OTTI was previously recorded
Reductions for securities for which the company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell before recovery
Reductions reflecting increases in expected cash flows to be collected
Reductions for securities sold during the period	(32)		(32)	(55)
Balance at end of period	$ 54	$ 86	$ 54	$ 86

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Sep. 30, 2012 Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Sep. 30, 2013 Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Sep. 30, 2012 Fox Paine & Company, LLC	Sep. 30, 2013 Crystal & Company	Sep. 30, 2012 Crystal & Company	Sep. 30, 2013 Crystal & Company	Sep. 30, 2012 Crystal & Company	Sep. 30, 2012 Fox Paine Capital Fund II Limited Partner Wind River Reinsurance	Sep. 30, 2012 Fox Paine Capital Fund II Limited Partner Wind River Reinsurance	Sep. 30, 2013 Fox Paine Capital Fund II Limited Partner Wind River Reinsurance	Dec. 31, 2012 Fox Paine Capital Fund II Limited Partner Wind River Reinsurance	Sep. 30, 2013 Cozen O'Connor	Sep. 30, 2012 Cozen O'Connor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Company's total outstanding voting power	93.00%		93.00%
Minimum voting power required to nominate Directors	25.00%		25.00%
Company's investment in limited partnership											$ 3,300,000	$ 3,100,000
Unfunded capital commitment											2,500,000
Distribution received from the limited partnership									5,400,000	5,400,000
Management fees	300,000	300,000	1,100,000	1,100,000
Cost incurred for legal services rendered													20,000	200,000
Brokerage fee incurred					$ 100,000	$ 100,000	$ 200,000	$ 200,000

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Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Schedule of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Investments

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments were as follows as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI (1)
As of September 30, 2013
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	88,429	$	4,436	$	(120	)	$	92,745	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		186,952		4,820		(1,746	)		190,026		—
Mortgage-backed securities		242,874		4,879		(2,213	)		245,540		(5	)
Asset-backed securities		133,137		1,290		(319	)		134,108		(20	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		53,957		2		(795	)		53,164		—
Corporate bonds and loans		414,265		10,251		(675	)		423,841		—
Foreign corporate bonds		55,388		1,463		—			56,851		—
Total fixed maturities		1,175,002		27,141		(5,868	)		1,196,275		(25	)
Common stock		175,125		58,824		(534	)		233,415		—
Other invested assets		3,065		204		—			3,269		—
Total	$	1,353,192	$	86,169	$	(6,402	)	$	1,432,959	$	(25	)

(1) Represents the total amount of other than temporary impairment losses relating to factors other than credit losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI (2)
As of December 31, 2012
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	102,186	$	6,559	$	(1	)	$	108,744	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		194,326		6,883		(132	)		201,077		—
Mortgage-backed securities		247,639		8,492		(189	)		255,942		(8	)
Asset-backed securities		111,289		2,071		(9	)		113,351		(24	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		8,070		60		(13	)		8,117		—
Corporate bonds and loans		469,860		16,739		(428	)		486,171		—
Foreign corporate bonds		53,724		2,196		—			55,920		—
Total fixed maturities		1,187,094		43,000		(772	)		1,229,322		(32	)
Common stock		167,179		32,847		(2,951	)		197,075		—
Other invested assets		3,049		83		—			3,132		—
Total	$	1,357,322	$	75,930	$	(3,723	)	$	1,429,529	$	(32	)

(2) Represents the total amount of other than temporary impairment losses relating to factors other than credit losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

Summary of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value Through Fixed Maturities

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	145,935	$	149,886
Due after one year through five years		486,326		497,325
Due after five years through ten years		88,913		92,001
Due after ten years through fifteen years		8,654		8,808
Due after fifteen years		15,206		15,443
Mortgage-backed securities		242,874		245,540
Asset-backed securities		133,137		134,108
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		53,957		53,164
Total	$	1,175,002	$	1,196,275

Summary of Securities With Gross Unrealized Losses

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2013:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer (1)					Total
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	6,288	$	(120	)	$	—	$	—		$	6,288	$	(120	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		60,779		(1,684	)		6,034		(62	)		66,813		(1,746	)
Mortgage-backed securities		112,117		(2,212	)		3		(1	)		112,120		(2,213	)
Asset-backed securities		47,439		(318	)		3		(1	)		47,442		(319	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		52,587		(795	)		—		—			52,587		(795	)
Corporate bonds and loans		55,317		(615	)		1,362		(60	)		56,679		(675	)
Total fixed maturities		334,527		(5,744	)		7,402		(124	)		341,929		(5,868	)
Common stock		7,517		(331	)		1,520		(203	)		9,037		(534	)
Total	$	342,044	$	(6,075	)	$	8,922	$	(327	)	$	350,966	$	(6,402	)

(1) Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer are primarily comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not other than temporarily impaired.

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2012:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer (2)					Total
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	2,002	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	2,002	$	(1	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		33,204		(132	)		—		—			33,204		(132	)
Mortgage-backed securities		33,635		(172	)		640		(17	)		34,275		(189	)
Asset-backed securities		5,722		(3	)		4,763		(6	)		10,485		(9	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		2,839		(13	)		—		—			2,839		(13	)
Corporate bonds and loans		8,202		(274	)		3,308		(154	)		11,510		(428	)
Total fixed maturities		85,604		(595	)		8,711		(177	)		94,315		(772	)
Common stock		30,153		(2,284	)		3,950		(667	)		34,103		(2,951	)
Total	$	115,757	$	(2,879	)	$	12,661	$	(844	)	$	128,418	$	(3,723	)

(2) Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer are primarily comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not other than temporarily impaired.

Schedule of Other Than Temporary Impairments on Investments

The Company recorded the following other than temporary impairments (“OTTI”) on its investment portfolio for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities:
OTTI losses, gross	$	(160	)	$	(14	)	$	(271	)	$	(1,073	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)		—			—			—			541
Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings		(160	)		(14	)		(271	)		(532	)
Equity securities		(17	)		(175	)		(959	)		(2,735	)
Total	$	(177	)	$	(189	)	$	(1,230	)	$	(3,267	)

Schedule of Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings

The following table is an analysis of the credit losses recognized in earnings on debt securities held by the Company for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in other comprehensive income.

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012		2013			2012
Balance at beginning of period	$	86		$	86	$	86		$	86
Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded		—			—		—			55
Additions where an OTTI was previously recorded		—			—		—			—
Reductions for securities for which the company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell before recovery		—			—		—			—
Reductions reflecting increases in expected cash flows to be collected		—			—		—			—
Reductions for securities sold during the period		(32	)		—		(32	)		(55	)
Balance at end of period	$	54		$	86	$	54		$	86

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Net unrealized gains (losses) from:
Fixed maturities	$	21,273		$	42,228
Common stock		58,290			29,896
Other		(65	)		83
Deferred taxes		(25,042	)		(18,857	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	$	54,456		$	53,350

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Dollars in thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities, Net of Tax			Foreign Currency Items, Net of Tax			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
Beginning balance	$	53,435		$	(85	)	$	53,350
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification		7,774			(12	)		7,762
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(6,844	)		188			(6,656	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		930			176			1,106
Ending balance	$	54,365		$	91		$	54,456

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)		Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented	Quarter Ended September 30, 2013			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment gains	$	(1,818	)	$	(11,724	)
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		177			1,230
	Total before tax		(1,641	)		(10,494	)
	Income tax (expense) benefit		637			3,650
	Net of tax	$	(1,004	)	$	(6,844	)
Foreign Currency Items	Other net realized investment gains		—			290
	Income tax (expense) benefit		—			(102	)
	Net of tax	$	—		$	188
Total reclassifications	Net of tax	$	(1,004	)	$	(6,656	)

Components of Net Realized Investment Gains

Net Realized Investment Gains

The components of net realized investment gains for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities:
Gross realized gains	$	105		$	827		$	779		$	3,523
Gross realized losses		(195	)		(31	)		(591	)		(1,573	)
Net realized gains (losses)		(90	)		796			188			1,950
Common stock:
Gross realized gains		2,383			3,333			12,396			8,724
Gross realized losses		(652	)		(918	)		(2,380	)		(3,761	)
Net realized gains		1,731			2,415			10,016			4,963
Total net realized investment gains	$	1,641		$	3,211		$	10,204		$	6,913

Proceeds from Sales of Available-for-Sale Securities

The proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities resulting in net realized investment gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013		2012
Fixed maturities	$	240,658	$	380,713
Equity securities		55,174		40,299
Other invested assets		—		1,114

Schedule of Investment Income

The sources of net investment income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities	$	8,319		$	10,320		$	27,185		$	32,146
Equity securities		1,184			1,174			4,136			3,885
Cash and cash equivalents		15			13			96			99
Other invested assets		—			4,330			141			4,486
Total investment income		9,518			15,837			31,558			40,616
Investment expense		(1,032	)		(1,060	)		(3,273	)		(3,351	)
Net investment income	$	8,486		$	14,777		$	28,285		$	37,265

Schedule of Total Investment Return

The Company’s total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net investment income	$	8,486		$	14,777		$	28,285		$	37,265
Net realized investment gains		1,641			3,211			10,204			6,913
Net unrealized investment gains		10,471			11,388			7,291			23,222
Net investment return		12,112			14,599			17,495			30,135
Total investment return	$	20,598		$	29,376		$	45,780		$	67,400
Total investment return % (1)		1.3	%		1.9	%		3.0	%		4.2	%
Average investment portfolio (2)	$	1,535,589		$	1,556,450		$	1,537,693		$	1,599,472

(1) Not annualized.

(2) Average of total cash and invested assets, net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold, as of the beginning and ending of the period.

Municipal Bonds with and without Insurance

The following table provides a breakdown of the ratings for these municipal bonds with and without insurance.

(Dollars in thousands)	Ratings with		Ratings without
Rating	Insurance		Insurance
AAA	$	8,840	$	—
AA		—		8,840
A		6,250		6,250
Total	$	15,090	$	15,090

Summary of Insurance Enhanced Municipal Bonds Backed by Financial Guarantors

A summary of the Company’s insurance enhanced municipal bonds that are backed by financial guarantors, including the pre-refunded bonds that are escrowed in U.S. government obligations, as of September 30, 2013, is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) Financial Guarantor	Total		Pre-refunded Securities		Government Guaranteed Securities		Exposure Net of Pre-refunded &  Government Guaranteed Securities
Ambac Financial Group	$	2,315	$	1,256	$	—	$	1,059
Assured Guaranty Corporation		11,176		—		—		11,176
Municipal Bond Insurance Association		7,123		—		—		7,123
Gov’t National Housing Association		1,404		137		1,267		—
Permanent School Fund Guaranty		8,840		—		8,840		—
Total backed by financial guarantors		30,858		1,393		10,107		19,358
Other credit enhanced municipal bonds		1,630		1,630		—		—
Total	$	32,488	$	3,023	$	10,107	$	19,358

Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Bonds Held on Deposit

The fair values were as follows as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Estimated Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
On deposit with governmental authorities	$	41,825		$	42,492
Intercompany trusts held for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		572,644			553,893
Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements		115,492			132,684
Held in trust pursuant to U.S. regulatory requirements for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		6,355			6,368
Securities held as collateral for borrowing arrangements		77,441	(a)		—
Total	$	813,757		$	735,437

(a) Amount required to collateralize margin borrowing facility.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of deferred income tax	Retained Earnings	Treasury Shares	Ordinary Shares A	Ordinary Shares B
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		$ 621,917	$ 40,174	$ 307,414	$ (130,444)	$ 2	$ 1
Number at Dec. 31, 2011					4,619,005	21,429,683	12,061,370
A ordinary shares purchased					3,809,415
Ordinary shares issued under share incentive plans						29,675
A ordinary shares retired					(5,371,419)	(5,371,419)
A ordinary shares purchased, at cost					(82,961)
Other comprehensive income
Change in unrealized holding gains			13,218
Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income			(14)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)			(28)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes			13,176
Share compensation plans		2,582
Net income				34,757
A ordinary shares retired		(112,195)			112,195
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	806,618	512,304	53,350	342,171	(101,210)	2	1
Number at Dec. 31, 2012					3,057,001	16,087,939	12,061,370
A ordinary shares purchased					1,760
Ordinary shares issued under share incentive plans						74,400
Ordinary shares issued to directors						28,555
A ordinary shares purchased, at cost					(39)
Other comprehensive income
Change in unrealized holding gains			922
Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income			8
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)	176		176
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	1,106		1,106
Share compensation plans		3,241
Net income	27,977			27,977
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013	$ 838,903	$ 515,545	$ 54,456	$ 370,148	$ (101,249)	$ 2	$ 1
Number at Sep. 30, 2013					3,058,761	16,190,894	12,061,370

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

1. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Global Indemnity plc (“Global Indemnity” or “the Company”) was incorporated on March 9, 2010 and is domiciled in Ireland. Global Indemnity replaced the Company’s predecessor, United America Indemnity, Ltd., as the ultimate parent company as a result of a re-domestication transaction. United America Indemnity, Ltd. was incorporated on August 26, 2003, and is domiciled in the Cayman Islands. United America Indemnity, Ltd. is now a subsidiary of the Company. The Company’s A ordinary shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol “GBLI.”

The Company manages its business through two business segments: Insurance Operations, which includes the operations of United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, United National Casualty Insurance Company, United National Specialty Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, American Insurance Adjustment Agency, Inc., Collectibles Insurance Services, LLC, Global Indemnity Insurance Agency, LLC, and J.H. Ferguson & Associates, LLC, and Reinsurance Operations, which includes the operations of Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“Wind River Reinsurance”)

The interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in conformity with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which differs in certain respects from those principles followed in reports to insurance regulatory authorities. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. Results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results of a full year. The accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Global Indemnity and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company’s wholly owned business trust subsidiaries, United National Group Capital Trust I (“UNG Trust I”) and United National Group Capital Statutory Trust II (“UNG Trust II”), are not consolidated pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification. The Company’s business trust subsidiary, UNG Trust I, issued $10.0 million in floating rate capital securities (“Trust Preferred Securities”) and $0.3 million of floating rate common securities. On September 30, 2013, The Company repaid the entire outstanding principal due on its UNG Trust I junior subordinated notes. UNG Trust I was cancelled on October 4, 2013. The Company’s business trust subsidiary, UNG Trust II, issued $20.0 million in Trust Preferred Securities and $0.6 million of floating rate common securities. The sole assets of UNG Trust II are $20.6 million of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company, which have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities and the floating rate common securities.

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Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Investments

4. Investments

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments were as follows as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI (1)
As of September 30, 2013
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	88,429	$	4,436	$	(120	)	$	92,745	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		186,952		4,820		(1,746	)		190,026		—
Mortgage-backed securities		242,874		4,879		(2,213	)		245,540		(5	)
Asset-backed securities		133,137		1,290		(319	)		134,108		(20	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		53,957		2		(795	)		53,164		—
Corporate bonds and loans		414,265		10,251		(675	)		423,841		—
Foreign corporate bonds		55,388		1,463		—			56,851		—
Total fixed maturities		1,175,002		27,141		(5,868	)		1,196,275		(25	)
Common stock		175,125		58,824		(534	)		233,415		—
Other invested assets		3,065		204		—			3,269		—
Total	$	1,353,192	$	86,169	$	(6,402	)	$	1,432,959	$	(25	)

(1) Represents the total amount of other than temporary impairment losses relating to factors other than credit losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value		Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI (2)
As of December 31, 2012
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	102,186	$	6,559	$	(1	)	$	108,744	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		194,326		6,883		(132	)		201,077		—
Mortgage-backed securities		247,639		8,492		(189	)		255,942		(8	)
Asset-backed securities		111,289		2,071		(9	)		113,351		(24	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		8,070		60		(13	)		8,117		—
Corporate bonds and loans		469,860		16,739		(428	)		486,171		—
Foreign corporate bonds		53,724		2,196		—			55,920		—
Total fixed maturities		1,187,094		43,000		(772	)		1,229,322		(32	)
Common stock		167,179		32,847		(2,951	)		197,075		—
Other invested assets		3,049		83		—			3,132		—
Total	$	1,357,322	$	75,930	$	(3,723	)	$	1,429,529	$	(32	)

(2) Represents the total amount of other than temporary impairment losses relating to factors other than credit losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

Excluding U.S. treasuries and agency bonds, the Company did not hold any debt or equity investments in a single issuer that was in excess of 4% and 3% of shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio classified as available for sale at September 30, 2013, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	145,935	$	149,886
Due after one year through five years		486,326		497,325
Due after five years through ten years		88,913		92,001
Due after ten years through fifteen years		8,654		8,808
Due after fifteen years		15,206		15,443
Mortgage-backed securities		242,874		245,540
Asset-backed securities		133,137		134,108
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		53,957		53,164
Total	$	1,175,002	$	1,196,275

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2013:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer (1)					Total
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	6,288	$	(120	)	$	—	$	—		$	6,288	$	(120	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		60,779		(1,684	)		6,034		(62	)		66,813		(1,746	)
Mortgage-backed securities		112,117		(2,212	)		3		(1	)		112,120		(2,213	)
Asset-backed securities		47,439		(318	)		3		(1	)		47,442		(319	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		52,587		(795	)		—		—			52,587		(795	)
Corporate bonds and loans		55,317		(615	)		1,362		(60	)		56,679		(675	)
Total fixed maturities		334,527		(5,744	)		7,402		(124	)		341,929		(5,868	)
Common stock		7,517		(331	)		1,520		(203	)		9,037		(534	)
Total	$	342,044	$	(6,075	)	$	8,922	$	(327	)	$	350,966	$	(6,402	)

(1) Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer are primarily comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not other than temporarily impaired.

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2012:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or longer (2)					Total
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	2,002	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—		$	2,002	$	(1	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		33,204		(132	)		—		—			33,204		(132	)
Mortgage-backed securities		33,635		(172	)		640		(17	)		34,275		(189	)
Asset-backed securities		5,722		(3	)		4,763		(6	)		10,485		(9	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		2,839		(13	)		—		—			2,839		(13	)
Corporate bonds and loans		8,202		(274	)		3,308		(154	)		11,510		(428	)
Total fixed maturities		85,604		(595	)		8,711		(177	)		94,315		(772	)
Common stock		30,153		(2,284	)		3,950		(667	)		34,103		(2,951	)
Total	$	115,757	$	(2,879	)	$	12,661	$	(844	)	$	128,418	$	(3,723	)

(2) Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer are primarily comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not other than temporarily impaired.

The Company regularly performs various analytical valuation procedures with respect to its investments, including reviewing each fixed maturity security in an unrealized loss position to assess whether the security is a candidate for credit loss. Specifically, the Company considers credit rating, market price, and issuer specific financial information, among other factors, to assess the likelihood of collection of all principal and interest as contractually due. Securities for which the Company determines that a credit loss is likely are subjected to further analysis through discounted cash flow testing to estimate the credit loss to be recognized in earnings, if any. The specific methodologies and significant assumptions used by asset class are discussed below. Upon identification of such securities and periodically thereafter, a detailed review is performed to determine whether the decline is considered other than temporary. This review includes an analysis of several factors, including but not limited to, the credit ratings and cash flows of the securities and the magnitude and length of time that the fair value of such securities is below cost.

For fixed maturities, the factors considered in reaching the conclusion that a decline below cost is other than temporary include, among others, whether:

(1) the issuer is in financial distress;

(2) the investment is secured;

(3) a significant credit rating action occurred;

(4) scheduled interest payments were delayed or missed;

(5) changes in laws or regulations have affected an issuer or industry;

(6) the investment has an unrealized loss and was identified by the Company’s investment manager as an investment to be sold before recovery or maturity; and

(7) the investment failed cash flow projection testing to determine if anticipated principal and interest payments will be realized.

According to accounting guidance, for debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company is required to assess whether it has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before the anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions is met the Company must recognize an other than temporary impairment with the entire unrealized loss being recorded through earnings. For debt securities in an unrealized loss position not meeting these conditions, the Company assesses whether the impairment of a security is other than temporary. If the impairment is deemed to be other than temporary, the Company must separate the other than temporary impairment into two components: the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors, such as changes in interest rates. The credit loss represents the portion of the amortized book value in excess of the net present value of the projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The credit loss component of the other than temporary impairment is recorded through earnings, whereas the amount relating to factors other than credit losses are recorded in other comprehensive income, net of taxes.

For equity securities, management carefully reviews all securities with unrealized losses to determine if a security should be impaired with a focus on securities that have either:

(1) persisted with unrealized losses for more than twelve consecutive months or

(2) the value of the investment has been 20% or more below cost for six continuous months or more.

The amount of any write-down, including those that are deemed to be other than temporary, is included in earnings as a realized loss in the period in which the impairment arose.

The following is a description, by asset type, of the methodology and significant inputs that the Company used to measure the amount of credit loss recognized in earnings, if any:

U.S. treasury and agency obligations – As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to U.S. treasury and agency obligations were $0.120 million. All unrealized losses have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months. All of these securities are rated AA+. The Company’s investment manager conducts extensive macroeconomic and market analysis which are driven by moderate interest rate anticipation, yield curve management, and security selection.

Obligations of states and political subdivisions – As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to obligations of states and political subdivisions were $1.746 million. Of this amount, $0.062 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. All of these securities are rated A or higher. The Company’s investment manager considers all factors that influence performance of the municipal bond market, including investor expectations, supply and demand patterns, and current versus historical yield and spread relationships. The manager relies on the output of its fixed income credit analysts, including dedicated municipal bond analysts. The dedicated municipal analysts perform extensive in-house fundamental analysis on each issuer, regardless of their rating by the major agencies.

Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) – As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to mortgage-backed securities were $2.213 million. Of this amount, $0.001 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. All of these securities are rated AA+. The Company’s investment manager models each mortgage-backed security to project principal losses under downside, base, and upside scenarios for the economy and home prices. The primary assumption that drives the security and loan level modeling is the Home Price Index (“HPI”) projection. The Company’s investment manager first projects HPI at the national level, then at the zip code level based on the historical relationship between the individual zip code HPI and the national HPI, using inputs from its macroeconomic team, mortgage portfolio management team, and structured analyst team. The model utilizes loan level data and borrower characteristics including FICO score, geographic location, original and current loan size, loan age, mortgage rate and type (fixed rate / interest-only / adjustable rate mortgage), issuer / originator, residential type (owner occupied / investor property), dwelling type (single family / multi-family), loan purpose, level of documentation, and delinquency status as inputs. The model also includes the explicit treatment of silent second liens, utilization of loan modification history, and the application of roll rate adjustments.

Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) - As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to asset-backed securities were $0.319 million. Of this amount, $0.001 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. All of these securities are rated A. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s asset-backed portfolio is 26.0. This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before an asset-backed security will incur its first dollar of principle losses. The Company’s investment manager analyzes every ABS transaction on a stand-alone basis. This analysis involves a thorough review of the collateral, prepayment, and structural risk in each transaction. Additionally, their analysis includes an in-depth credit analysis of the originator and servicer of the collateral. The Company’s investment manager projects an expected loss for a deal given a set of assumptions specific to the asset type. These assumptions are used to calculate at what level of losses that the deal will incur a dollar of loss. The major assumptions used to calculate this ratio are loss severities, recovery lags, and no advances on principal and interest.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) - As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to CMBS were $0.795 million. All unrealized losses have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s CMBS portfolio is 32.2. This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before a mortgage-backed security will incur its first dollar of principle losses. For the Company’s CMBS portfolio, a loan level analysis is utilized where every underlying CMBS loan is re-underwritten based on the Company’s investment manager’s internally generated set of assumptions that reflect their expectation for the future path of the economy. In the analysis, the focus is centered on stressing the significant variables that influence commercial loan defaults and collateral losses in CMBS deals. These variables include: (1) occupancies are projected to drop; (2) capitalization rates vary by property type and are forecasted to return to more normalized levels as the capital markets repair and capital begins to flow again; and (3) property value was stressed by using projected property performance and projected capitalization rates. Term risk is triggered if projected debt service coverage rate falls below 1x. Balloon risk is triggered if a property’s projected performance does not satisfy new, tighter mortgage standards.

Corporate bonds and loans - As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to corporate bonds and loans were $0.675 million. Of this amount, $0.060 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. The Company’s investment manager’s analysis for this sector includes maintaining detailed financial models that include a projection of each issuer’s future financial performance, including prospective debt servicing capabilities, capital structure composition, and the value of the collateral. The analysis incorporates the macroeconomic environment, industry conditions in which the issuer operates, issuer’s current competitive position, vulnerability to changes in the competitive environment, regulatory environment, issuer liquidity, issuer commitment to bondholders, issuer creditworthiness, and asset protection. Part of the process also includes running downside scenarios to evaluate the expected likelihood of default as well as potential losses in the event of default.

Common stocks – As of September 30, 2013, gross unrealized losses related to common stock were $0.534 million. Of this amount, $0.203 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. To determine if an other than temporary impairment of an equity security has occurred, the Company considers, among other things, the severity and duration of the decline in fair value of the equity security. The Company also examines other factors to determine if the equity security could recover its value in a reasonable period of time.

The Company recorded the following other than temporary impairments (“OTTI”) on its investment portfolio for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities:
OTTI losses, gross	$	(160	)	$	(14	)	$	(271	)	$	(1,073	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)		—			—			—			541
Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings		(160	)		(14	)		(271	)		(532	)
Equity securities		(17	)		(175	)		(959	)		(2,735	)
Total	$	(177	)	$	(189	)	$	(1,230	)	$	(3,267	)

The following table is an analysis of the credit losses recognized in earnings on debt securities held by the Company for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in other comprehensive income.

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012		2013			2012
Balance at beginning of period	$	86		$	86	$	86		$	86
Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded		—			—		—			55
Additions where an OTTI was previously recorded		—			—		—			—
Reductions for securities for which the company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell before recovery		—			—		—			—
Reductions reflecting increases in expected cash flows to be collected		—			—		—			—
Reductions for securities sold during the period		(32	)		—		(32	)		(55	)
Balance at end of period	$	54		$	86	$	54		$	86

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Net unrealized gains (losses) from:
Fixed maturities	$	21,273		$	42,228
Common stock		58,290			29,896
Other		(65	)		83
Deferred taxes		(25,042	)		(18,857	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	$	54,456		$	53,350

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Dollars in thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities, Net of Tax			Foreign Currency Items, Net of Tax			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
Beginning balance	$	53,435		$	(85	)	$	53,350
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification		7,774			(12	)		7,762
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(6,844	)		188			(6,656	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		930			176			1,106
Ending balance	$	54,365		$	91		$	54,456

The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)		Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented	Quarter Ended September 30, 2013			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment gains	$	(1,818	)	$	(11,724	)
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		177			1,230
	Total before tax		(1,641	)		(10,494	)
	Income tax (expense) benefit		637			3,650
	Net of tax	$	(1,004	)	$	(6,844	)
Foreign Currency Items	Other net realized investment gains		—			290
	Income tax (expense) benefit		—			(102	)
	Net of tax	$	—		$	188
Total reclassifications	Net of tax	$	(1,004	)	$	(6,656	)

Net Realized Investment Gains

The components of net realized investment gains for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities:
Gross realized gains	$	105		$	827		$	779		$	3,523
Gross realized losses		(195	)		(31	)		(591	)		(1,573	)
Net realized gains (losses)		(90	)		796			188			1,950
Common stock:
Gross realized gains		2,383			3,333			12,396			8,724
Gross realized losses		(652	)		(918	)		(2,380	)		(3,761	)
Net realized gains		1,731			2,415			10,016			4,963
Total net realized investment gains	$	1,641		$	3,211		$	10,204		$	6,913

The proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities resulting in net realized investment gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013		2012
Fixed maturities	$	240,658	$	380,713
Equity securities		55,174		40,299
Other invested assets		—		1,114

Net Investment Income

The sources of net investment income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Fixed maturities	$	8,319		$	10,320		$	27,185		$	32,146
Equity securities		1,184			1,174			4,136			3,885
Cash and cash equivalents		15			13			96			99
Other invested assets		—			4,330			141			4,486
Total investment income		9,518			15,837			31,558			40,616
Investment expense		(1,032	)		(1,060	)		(3,273	)		(3,351	)
Net investment income	$	8,486		$	14,777		$	28,285		$	37,265

The Company’s total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net investment income	$	8,486		$	14,777		$	28,285		$	37,265
Net realized investment gains		1,641			3,211			10,204			6,913
Net unrealized investment gains		10,471			11,388			7,291			23,222
Net investment return		12,112			14,599			17,495			30,135
Total investment return	$	20,598		$	29,376		$	45,780		$	67,400
Total investment return % (1)		1.3	%		1.9	%		3.0	%		4.2	%
Average investment portfolio (2)	$	1,535,589		$	1,556,450		$	1,537,693		$	1,599,472

(1) Not annualized.

(2) Average of total cash and invested assets, net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold, as of the beginning and ending of the period.

Insurance Enhanced Municipal Bonds

As of September 30, 2013, the Company held insurance enhanced municipal bonds of approximately $32.5 million, which represented approximately 2.1% of the Company’s total cash and invested assets, net of payable/receivable for securities purchased and sold. These securities had an average rating of “AA-.” Approximately $3.0 million of these bonds are pre-refunded with U.S. treasury securities, of which $1.4 million are backed by financial guarantors, meaning that funds have been set aside in escrow to satisfy the future interest and principal obligations of the bond. Of the remaining $29.5 million of insurance enhanced municipal bonds, $15.1 million would have carried a lower credit rating had they not been insured. The following table provides a breakdown of the ratings for these municipal bonds with and without insurance.

(Dollars in thousands)	Ratings with		Ratings without
Rating	Insurance		Insurance
AAA	$	8,840	$	—
AA		—		8,840
A		6,250		6,250
Total	$	15,090	$	15,090

A summary of the Company’s insurance enhanced municipal bonds that are backed by financial guarantors, including the pre-refunded bonds that are escrowed in U.S. government obligations, as of September 30, 2013, is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) Financial Guarantor	Total		Pre-refunded Securities		Government Guaranteed Securities		Exposure Net of Pre-refunded &  Government Guaranteed Securities
Ambac Financial Group	$	2,315	$	1,256	$	—	$	1,059
Assured Guaranty Corporation		11,176		—		—		11,176
Municipal Bond Insurance Association		7,123		—		—		7,123
Gov’t National Housing Association		1,404		137		1,267		—
Permanent School Fund Guaranty		8,840		—		8,840		—
Total backed by financial guarantors		30,858		1,393		10,107		19,358
Other credit enhanced municipal bonds		1,630		1,630		—		—
Total	$	32,488	$	3,023	$	10,107	$	19,358

In addition to the $32.5 million of insurance enhanced municipal bonds, the Company also held insurance enhanced asset-backed and credit securities with a market value of approximately $18.4 million, which represented approximately 1.2% of the Company’s total invested assets net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold. The financial guarantors of the Company’s $18.4 million of insurance enhanced asset-backed and credit securities include Municipal Bond Insurance Association ($4.4 million), Ambac ($1.6 million), Assured Guaranty Corporation ($7.2 million), and Other ($5.2 million).

The Company had no direct investments in the entities that have provided financial guarantees or other credit support to any security held by the Company at September 30, 2013.

Bonds Held on Deposit

Certain cash balances, cash equivalents, equity securities and bonds available for sale were deposited with various governmental authorities in accordance with statutory requirements, were held as collateral pursuant to borrowing arrangements, or were held in trust pursuant to intercompany reinsurance agreements. The fair values were as follows as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Estimated Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
On deposit with governmental authorities	$	41,825		$	42,492
Intercompany trusts held for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		572,644			553,893
Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements		115,492			132,684
Held in trust pursuant to U.S. regulatory requirements for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		6,355			6,368
Securities held as collateral for borrowing arrangements		77,441	(a)		—
Total	$	813,757		$	735,437

(a) Amount required to collateralize margin borrowing facility.

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Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule Of Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Net income	$ 6,948	$ 9,913	$ 27,977	$ 30,379
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	25,082,237	25,391,885	25,065,725	27,263,275
Net income per share	$ 0.28	$ 0.39	$ 1.12	$ 1.11
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	25,189,072	25,412,586	25,150,920	27,280,612
Net income per share	$ 0.28	$ 0.39	$ 1.11	$ 1.11

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Premium Deficiency

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Premium Deficiency

2. Premium Deficiency

The Company recognizes a premium deficiency if the sum of expected loss and loss adjustment expenses and unamortized acquisition costs exceeds related unearned premium after consideration of investment income. This evaluation is done at a product line level in Insurance Operations and at a treaty level in Reinsurance Operations. Any future expected loss on the related unearned premium is recorded first by impairing the unamortized acquisition costs on the related unearned premium followed by an increase to loss and loss adjustment expense reserves on additional expected loss in excess of unamortized acquisition costs.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred a pre-tax premium deficiency charge of $1.7 million related to its commercial automobile lines. As a result of these charges, the Company reduced deferred acquisition costs during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013 by $1.7 million. The Company did not incur a premium deficiency charge during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

This charge of $1.7 million was recorded to acquisition cost and other underwriting expenses within the Company’s U.S. Insurance Operations during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Company’s Reinsurance Operations did not incur a premium deficiency charge during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

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Summary of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 342,044		$ 115,757
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(6,075)		(2,879)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	8,922	[1]	12,661	[1]
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	(327)	[1]	(844)	[1]
Total, Fair Value	350,966		128,418
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(6,402)		(3,723)
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,746)
Mortgage Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,213)
Asset-backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(319)
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(795)
Corporate bonds and loans
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	(60)
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(675)
Common Shares
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	7,517		30,153
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(331)		(2,284)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	1,520	[1]	3,950	[1]
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	(203)	[1]	(667)	[1]
Total, Fair Value	9,037		34,103
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(534)		(2,951)
Fixed Maturities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	334,527		85,604
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(5,744)		(595)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	7,402	[1]	8,711	[1]
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	(124)	[1]	(177)	[1]
Total, Fair Value	341,929		94,315
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(5,868)		(772)
Fixed Maturities | U.S. Treasury And Agency Obligations
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	6,288		2,002
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(120)		(1)
Total, Fair Value	6,288		2,002
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(120)		(1)
Fixed Maturities | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	60,779		33,204
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,684)		(132)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	6,034	[1]
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	(62)	[1]
Total, Fair Value	66,813		33,204
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1,746)		(132)
Fixed Maturities | Mortgage Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	112,117		33,635
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,212)		(172)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	3	[1]	640	[1]
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	[1]	(17)	[1]
Total, Fair Value	112,120		34,275
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,213)		(189)
Fixed Maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	47,439		5,722
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(318)		(3)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	3	[1]	4,763	[1]
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	[1]	(6)	[1]
Total, Fair Value	47,442		10,485
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(319)		(9)
Fixed Maturities | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	52,587		2,839
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(795)		(13)
Total, Fair Value	52,587		2,839
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	(795)		(13)
Fixed Maturities | Corporate bonds and loans
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value	55,317		8,202
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses	(615)		(274)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	1,362	[1]	3,308	[1]
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	(60)	[1]	(154)	[1]
Total, Fair Value	56,679		11,510
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	$ (675)		$ (428)

[1] Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer are primarily comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not other than temporarily impaired.

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Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Summarized Activity in Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Activity in the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Balance at beginning of period	$	844,918		$	941,283		$	879,114		$	971,377
Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables		229,815			274,178			240,546			283,652
Net balance at beginning of period		615,103			667,105			638,568			687,725
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		37,115			36,096			107,202			116,381
Prior years		(1,632	)		(689	)		(5,007	)		(2,807	)
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses		35,483			35,407			102,195			113,574
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		15,090			15,488			34,354			34,740
Prior years		32,088			32,389			103,001			111,923
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses		47,178			47,877			137,355			146,663
Net balance at end of period		603,408			654,637			603,408			654,637
Plus: Ceded reinsurance receivables		219,655			269,141			219,655			269,141
Balance at end of period	$	823,063		$	923,778		$	823,063		$	923,778

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

(Dollars in thousands,	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
except share and per share data)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net income	$	6,948	$	9,913	$	27,977	$	30,379
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		25,082,237		25,391,885		25,065,725		27,263,275
Net income per share	$	0.28	$	0.39	$	1.12	$	1.11
Diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		25,189,072		25,412,586		25,150,920		27,280,612
Net income per share	$	0.28	$	0.39	$	1.11	$	1.11

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

A reconciliation of weighted average shares for basic earnings per share to weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share is as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share		25,082,237		25,391,885		25,065,725		27,263,275
Non-vested restricted stock		42,526		12,092		48,540		17,318
Options		64,309		8,609		36,655		19
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share		25,189,072		25,412,586		25,150,920		27,280,612

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Net Balances due to Wind River Reinsurance (Detail) (Hiscox Bermuda, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Hiscox Bermuda
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net balance receivable	$ 3,077

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Profit Enhancement Initiative - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Profit Enhancement Initiative [Line Items]
Profit enhancement initiative charges			$ (108)		$ (267)
Operating Leases
Profit Enhancement Initiative [Line Items]
Profit enhancement initiative charges	$ 0	$ (180)	$ (108)	$ (180)	$ (267)

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Estimated Earned Premium and Incurred Losses (Detail) (Hiscox Bermuda, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Hiscox Bermuda
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Assumed earned premium	$ 955	$ 1,953
Assumed losses and loss adjustment expenses	$ 287	$ 665

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Changes in Level 3 Investments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (Other Invested Assets, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Other Invested Assets
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 3,226	$ 8,590	$ 3,132	$ 6,617
Included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	37	(4,546)	121	(2,579)
Purchases	6	7	16	13
Sales		(1,114)		(1,114)
Ending balance	3,269	2,937	3,269	2,937
Losses included in earnings of the period attributable to the change in unrealized losses related to assets still held at the end of the period

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Schedule of Total Investment Return (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Net investment income	$ 8,486		$ 14,777		$ 28,285		$ 37,265
Net realized investment gains	1,641		3,211		10,204		6,913
Net unrealized investment gains	10,471		11,388		7,291		23,222
Net investment return	12,112		14,599		17,495		30,135
Total investment return	20,598		29,376		45,780		67,400
Total investment return %	1.30%	[1]	1.90%	[1]	3.00%	[1]	4.20%	[1]
Average investment portfolio	$ 1,535,589	[2]	$ 1,556,450	[2]	$ 1,537,693	[2]	$ 1,599,472	[2]

[1] Not annualized.

[2] Average of total cash and invested assets, net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold, as of the beginning and ending of the period.

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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance			$ 53,350
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification			7,762
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(6,656)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	6,882	7,226	1,106	16,493
Ending balance	54,456		54,456
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance			53,435
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification			7,774
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(6,844)
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes			930
Ending balance	54,365		54,365
Foreign Currency Items
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance			(85)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification			(12)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			188
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes			176
Ending balance	$ 91		$ 91

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Available for sale, amortized cost	$ 1,175,002	$ 1,187,094
Available for sale, at cost	175,125	167,179
Available for sale, at cost	$ 3,065	$ 3,049
Ordinary shares, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Ordinary shares, shares authorized	900,000,000	900,000,000
Ordinary Shares A
Ordinary shares, shares issued	16,190,894	16,087,939
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding	13,132,133	13,030,938
Treasury shares, cost	3,058,761	3,057,001
Ordinary Shares B
Ordinary shares, shares issued	12,061,370	12,061,370
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding	12,061,370	12,061,370

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Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

7. Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Activity in the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses is summarized as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Balance at beginning of period	$	844,918		$	941,283		$	879,114		$	971,377
Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables		229,815			274,178			240,546			283,652
Net balance at beginning of period		615,103			667,105			638,568			687,725
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		37,115			36,096			107,202			116,381
Prior years		(1,632	)		(689	)		(5,007	)		(2,807	)
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses		35,483			35,407			102,195			113,574
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		15,090			15,488			34,354			34,740
Prior years		32,088			32,389			103,001			111,923
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses		47,178			47,877			137,355			146,663
Net balance at end of period		603,408			654,637			603,408			654,637
Plus: Ceded reinsurance receivables		219,655			269,141			219,655			269,141
Balance at end of period	$	823,063		$	923,778		$	823,063		$	923,778

When analyzing loss reserves and prior year development, the Company considers many factors, including the frequency and severity of claims, loss trends, case reserve settlements that may have resulted in significant development, and any other additional or pertinent factors that may impact reserve estimates.

In the third quarter of 2013, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $1.6 million, which consisted of a $1.8 million decrease related to Insurance Operations and a $0.2 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $1.8 million decrease related to Insurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $2.4 million reduction primarily driven by $2.5 million of better than expected development from accident years 2011 and 2012 related primarily to lower than expected non-catastrophe severity.

• General Liability: A $2.4 million reduction is primarily due to better than expected emergence from accident years 1996 to 2007 of $4.8 million offset by a $2.4 million increase which is primarily due to accident year 2008 and 2012 due to higher than anticipated loss emergence.

• Asbestos and Environmental: A $1.8 million increase primarily related to policies written prior to 1990.

• Professional: A $0.6 million increase primarily driven by unexpected loss emergence in accident years 2008, 2010, and 2011.

• Umbrella: A $0.3 million increase primarily driven by loss emergence in accident years 2008 to 2012.

• Commercial Auto: A $0.4 million increase in aggregate related to accident years 2011 and 2012.

The $0.2 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of an increase in auto liability lines primarily related to accident years 2009 to 2012.

In the third quarter of 2012, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $0.7 million, which consisted of a $1.4 million decrease related to Insurance Operations and a $0.7 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $1.4 million decrease related to Insurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Professional liability: A $1.9 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2004 through 2011 driven by continued favorable development on lawyer, real estate and allied health and social services exposures.

• Auto liability: A $0.5 million increase mainly driven by continued loss emergence in accident year 2011.

• General liability: A $0.1 million decrease primarily consisting of favorable emergence on small business binding and casualty brokerage exposures, offset by increases to construction defect reserves.

The $0.7 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of an increase in auto liability lines primarily related to accident years 2009 and 2010 and was driven by increased frequency and severity.

In the first nine months of 2013, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $5.0 million, which consisted of a $5.0 million decrease related to Insurance Operations and a less than $0.1 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $5.0 million decrease related to Insurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $7.4 million reduction primarily driven by better than expected development from accident year 2012 catastrophes as well as lower than expected non-catastrophe severity from accident years 2008 through 2012.

• General Liability: A $6.3 million reduction primarily due to better than expected emergence in nearly all accident years between 1995 through 2011 offset by an increase to accident year 2012 due to higher than anticipated loss emergence.

• Asbestos and Environmental: A $7.3 million increase primarily related to policies written prior to 1990.

• Umbrella: A $0.5 million increase primarily driven by loss emergence in accident years 2008 to 2012.

• Commercial Auto: A $0.5 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011.

• Marine: A $0.3 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on hull claims and protection and indemnity claims.

In the first nine months of 2012, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $2.8 million, which consisted of a $3.6 million decrease related to Insurance Operations and a $0.8 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $3.6 million decrease related to Insurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• General liability: A $3.2 million reduction primarily due to favorable emergence in accident years 2008 and prior on small business binding and casualty brokerage exposures. Partially offsetting these reductions were increases to construction defect reserves. The Company also decreased its reinsurance allowance by $0.3 million in this line due to changes in its reinsurance exposure on specifically identified claims and general decreases in ceded reserves.

• Professional liability: A $2.2 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2004 through 2011 driven by continued favorable development on lawyer, real estate and allied health and social services exposures.

• Umbrella: A $0.4 million reduction primarily related to accident years 2008 and prior due to continued favorable emergence. Umbrella coverage typically attaches to other coverage lines, so these net decreases follow the decreases in general and professional liability above.

• Property: A $0.8 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on a large sinkhole claim.

• Marine: A $0.8 million increase primarily related to accident year 2011 due to greater than expected loss emergence on hull claims and protection and indemnity claims.

• Auto liability: A $0.5 million increase primarily driven by continued loss emergence in accident year 2011.

The $0.8 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of a $0.7 million increase in auto liability lines primarily related to accident year 2009 and was driven by increased frequency and severity.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Net income	$ 6,948	$ 9,913	$ 27,977	$ 30,379
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
Unrealized holding gains	7,732	9,419	7,578	22,494
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income	12	1	8	(538)
Recognition of previously unrealized holding gains	(1,004)	(2,292)	(6,656)	(5,523)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains	142	98	176	60
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	6,882	7,226	1,106	16,493
Comprehensive income, net of taxes	$ 13,830	$ 17,139	$ 29,083	$ 46,872

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	(37.40%)	13.70%	(9.50%)	(13.60%)
Weighted average expected income tax expense rate	(49.50%)	(6.30%)	(13.50%)	(1.60%)
Alternative minimum tax credit carry forward	$ 8.2	$ 6.3	$ 8.2	$ 6.3	$ 9.2
UNITED STATES
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			35.00%
BERMUDA
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			0.00%
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			0.00%
GIBRALTAR
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			0.00%
LUXEMBOURG
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			28.80%
IRELAND | Non Trading Income
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			25.00%
IRELAND | Capital Gain
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			30.00%
IRELAND | Trading Income
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			12.50%

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fixed maturities:
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,175,002 and $1,187,094)	$ 1,196,275	$ 1,229,322
Equity securities:
Available for sale, at fair value (cost: $175,125 and $167,179)	233,415	197,075
Other invested assets:
Available for sale, at fair value (cost: $3,065 and $3,049)	3,269	3,132
Total investments	1,432,959	1,429,529
Cash and cash equivalents	115,953	104,460
Premiums receivable, net	40,132	37,752
Reinsurance receivables, net	221,751	241,827
Funds held by ceding insurers	30,825	7,410
Federal income taxes receivable	3,830	6,844
Deferred federal income taxes	6,338	10,824
Deferred acquisition costs	24,178	18,265
Intangible assets	18,078	18,343
Goodwill	4,820	4,820
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	5,227	5,945
Other assets	14,339	17,684
Total assets	1,918,430	1,903,703
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	823,063	879,114
Unearned premiums	128,113	94,114
Ceded balances payable	5,093	4,201
Contingent commissions	9,652	9,911
Payable for securities purchased	4,882	2,634
Margin borrowing facility	65,009
Notes and debentures payable	20,619	84,929
Other liabilities	23,096	22,182
Total liabilities	1,079,527	1,097,085
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders' equity:
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000 ordinary shares authorized; A ordinary shares issued: 16,190,894 and 16,087,939, respectively; A ordinary shares outstanding: 13,132,133 and 13,030,938, respectively; B ordinary shares issued and outstanding: 12,061,370 and 12,061,370, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	515,545	512,304
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	54,456	53,350
Retained earnings	370,148	342,171
A ordinary shares in treasury, at cost: 3,058,761 and 3,057,001 shares, respectively	(101,249)	(101,210)
Total shareholders' equity	838,903	806,618
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,918,430	$ 1,903,703

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Municipal Bonds with and without Insurance (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Financial Statement Details [Line Items]
Ratings with insurance	$ 15,090
Ratings without Insurance	15,090
AAA Rating
Financial Statement Details [Line Items]
Ratings with insurance	8,840
AA Rating
Financial Statement Details [Line Items]
Ratings without Insurance	8,840
A Rating
Financial Statement Details [Line Items]
Ratings with insurance	6,250
Ratings without Insurance	$ 6,250

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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share	45,450	546,482	45,450	565,775

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt

Debt consisted of the following as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Margin borrowing facility	$	65,009	$	—
6.22% guaranteed senior notes due July 2013 to July 2015		—		54,000
Three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% junior subordinated debentures due September 2033		—		10,310
Three-month LIBOR plus 3.85% junior subordinated debentures due October 2033		20,619		20,619
Total debt	$	85,628	$	84,929

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting Policy

The Company manages its business through two business segments: Insurance Operations, which includes the operations of United National Insurance Company, Diamond State Insurance Company, United National Casualty Insurance Company, United National Specialty Insurance Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, American Insurance Adjustment Agency, Inc., Collectibles Insurance Services, LLC, Global Indemnity Insurance Agency, LLC, and J.H. Ferguson & Associates, LLC, and Reinsurance Operations, which includes the operations of Wind River Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“Wind River Reinsurance”)

Interim Consolidated Financial statements

The interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but have been prepared in conformity with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which differs in certain respects from those principles followed in reports to insurance regulatory authorities. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. Results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results of a full year. The accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Intercompany Balances and Transactions

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Global Indemnity and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company’s wholly owned business trust subsidiaries, United National Group Capital Trust I (“UNG Trust I”) and United National Group Capital Statutory Trust II (“UNG Trust II”), are not consolidated pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification. The Company’s business trust subsidiary, UNG Trust I, issued $10.0 million in floating rate capital securities (“Trust Preferred Securities”) and $0.3 million of floating rate common securities. On September 30, 2013, The Company repaid the entire outstanding principal due on its UNG Trust I junior subordinated notes. UNG Trust I was cancelled on October 4, 2013. The Company’s business trust subsidiary, UNG Trust II, issued $20.0 million in Trust Preferred Securities and $0.6 million of floating rate common securities. The sole assets of UNG Trust II are $20.6 million of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company, which have the same terms with respect to maturity, payments, and distributions as the Trust Preferred Securities and the floating rate common securities.

Premium Deficiency

The Company recognizes a premium deficiency if the sum of expected loss and loss adjustment expenses and unamortized acquisition costs exceeds related unearned premium after consideration of investment income. This evaluation is done at a product line level in Insurance Operations and at a treaty level in Reinsurance Operations. Any future expected loss on the related unearned premium is recorded first by impairing the unamortized acquisition costs on the related unearned premium followed by an increase to loss and loss adjustment expense reserves on additional expected loss in excess of unamortized acquisition costs.

Profit Enhancement Initiative

In 2010 and 2011, the Company committed to a Profit Enhancement Initiative in response to the continuing impact of the domestic recession and the competitive landscape within the excess and surplus lines market. The total cost of this initiative was recorded in the Company’s statements of operations during those years. All action items related to this initiative were completed by December 31, 2011.

Investments

The Company regularly performs various analytical valuation procedures with respect to its investments, including reviewing each fixed maturity security in an unrealized loss position to assess whether the security is a candidate for credit loss. Specifically, the Company considers credit rating, market price, and issuer specific financial information, among other factors, to assess the likelihood of collection of all principal and interest as contractually due. Securities for which the Company determines that a credit loss is likely are subjected to further analysis through discounted cash flow testing to estimate the credit loss to be recognized in earnings, if any. The specific methodologies and significant assumptions used by asset class are discussed below. Upon identification of such securities and periodically thereafter, a detailed review is performed to determine whether the decline is considered other than temporary. This review includes an analysis of several factors, including but not limited to, the credit ratings and cash flows of the securities and the magnitude and length of time that the fair value of such securities is below cost.

For fixed maturities, the factors considered in reaching the conclusion that a decline below cost is other than temporary include, among others, whether:

(1) the issuer is in financial distress;

(2) the investment is secured;

(3) a significant credit rating action occurred;

(4) scheduled interest payments were delayed or missed;

(5) changes in laws or regulations have affected an issuer or industry;

(6) the investment has an unrealized loss and was identified by the Company’s investment manager as an investment to be sold before recovery or maturity; and

(7) the investment failed cash flow projection testing to determine if anticipated principal and interest payments will be realized.

According to accounting guidance, for debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company is required to assess whether it has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before the anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions is met the Company must recognize an other than temporary impairment with the entire unrealized loss being recorded through earnings. For debt securities in an unrealized loss position not meeting these conditions, the Company assesses whether the impairment of a security is other than temporary. If the impairment is deemed to be other than temporary, the Company must separate the other than temporary impairment into two components: the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors, such as changes in interest rates. The credit loss represents the portion of the amortized book value in excess of the net present value of the projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The credit loss component of the other than temporary impairment is recorded through earnings, whereas the amount relating to factors other than credit losses are recorded in other comprehensive income, net of taxes.

For equity securities, management carefully reviews all securities with unrealized losses to determine if a security should be impaired with a focus on securities that have either:

(1) persisted with unrealized losses for more than twelve consecutive months or

(2) the value of the investment has been 20% or more below cost for six continuous months or more.

Fair Value Measurement Policy

The accounting standards related to fair value measurements define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value, outline a fair value hierarchy based on inputs used to measure fair value, and enhance disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. These standards do not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. The Company has determined that its fair value measurements are in accordance with the requirements of these accounting standards.

The Company’s invested assets are carried at their fair value and are categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy:

• Level 1—inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

• Level 2—inputs utilize other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for similar assets, either directly or indirectly.

• Level 3—inputs are unobservable for the asset, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.

Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair value of positions that the Company has classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the unrealized gains and losses for invested assets within the Level 3 category presented in the tables below may include changes in fair value that are attributed to both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

Based on the typical trading volumes and the lack of quoted market prices for fixed maturities, security prices are derived through recent reported trades for identical or similar securities making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable information. If there are no recent reported trades, matrix or model processes are used to develop a security price where future cash flow expectations are developed based upon collateral performance and discounted at an estimated market rate. Included in the pricing of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and mortgage-backed securities are estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal over the remaining life of the securities. Such estimates are derived based on the characteristics of the underlying structure and prepayment speeds previously experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the underlying collateral. For corporate loans, price quotes from multiple dealers along with recent reported trades for identical or similar securities are used to develop prices.

The Company’s pricing vendors provide prices for all investment categories except for investments in limited partnerships.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used by the Company’s pricing vendors for investment securities carried at fair value:

• Equity prices are received from all primary and secondary exchanges.

• Corporate and agency bonds are evaluated by utilizing a multi-dimensional relational model. For bonds with early redemption options, an option adjusted spread model is utilized. Both asset classes use standard inputs and incorporate security set up, defined sector breakdown, benchmark yields, apply base spreads, yield to maturity, and adjust for corporate actions.

• A volatility-driven multi-dimensional spread table or an option-adjusted spread model and prepayment model is used for agency commercial mortgage obligations (“CMO”). For non-agency CMOs, a prepayment/spread/yield/price adjustment model is utilized. CMOs are categorized with mortgage-backed securities in the tables listed above. For ABSs, a multi-dimensional, collateral specific spread / prepayment speed tables is utilized. For both asset classes, evaluations utilize standard inputs plus new issue data, monthly payment information, and collateral performance. The evaluated pricing models incorporate security set-up, prepayment speeds, cash flows, and treasury swap curves and spread adjustments.

• For municipals, a multi-dimensional relational model is used to evaluate securities within this asset class. The evaluated pricing models for this asset class incorporate security set-up, benchmark yields, apply base spreads, yield to worst or market convention, ratings updates, prepayment schedules and adjustments for material events notices.

• U.S. treasuries are evaluated by obtaining feeds from a number of live data sources including active market makers and inter-dealer brokers.

• For MBSs, a matrix model correlation to TBA (a forward MBS trade) or benchmarking is utilized to value a security.

• Corporate loans are priced using averages of bids and offers obtained from the broker/dealer community involved in trading such loans.

Statutory income tax rates

The statutory income tax rate of each country is applied against the expected annual taxable income of the Company in each country to estimate the annual income tax expense.

Loss Reserves And Prior Year Development

When analyzing loss reserves and prior year development, the Company considers many factors, including the frequency and severity of claims, loss trends, case reserve settlements that may have resulted in significant development, and any other additional or pertinent factors that may impact reserve estimates.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share have been computed using the weighted average number of ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding during the period.

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Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Deferred taxes	$ (25,042)	$ (18,857)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	54,456	53,350
Fixed Maturities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Net unrealized gains	21,273	42,228
Common Shares
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Net unrealized gains	58,290	29,896
Other
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Net unrealized gains	$ (65)	$ 83

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Summary of Business Segment Information (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Insurance Operations, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Insurance Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Federal excise tax relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations	$ 264	$ 231	$ 746	$ 706

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Information About Company's Invested Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	$ 1,432,959	$ 1,429,529
Common Shares
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	233,415	197,075
Other Invested Assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	3,269	3,132
Fixed Maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	1,196,275	1,229,322
Fixed Maturities | U.S. Treasury And Agency Obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	92,745	108,744
Fixed Maturities | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	190,026	201,077
Fixed Maturities | Mortgage Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	245,540	255,942
Fixed Maturities | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	53,164	8,117
Fixed Maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	134,108	113,351
Fixed Maturities | Corporate bonds and loans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	423,841	486,171
Fixed Maturities | Foreign Corporate Bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	56,851	55,920
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	315,225	287,056
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Common Shares
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	233,415	197,075
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed Maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	81,810	89,981
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fixed Maturities | U.S. Treasury And Agency Obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	81,810	89,981
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	1,114,465	1,139,341
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed Maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	1,114,465	1,139,341
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed Maturities | U.S. Treasury And Agency Obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	10,935	18,763
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed Maturities | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	190,026	201,077
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed Maturities | Mortgage Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	245,540	255,942
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed Maturities | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	53,164	8,117
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed Maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	134,108	113,351
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed Maturities | Corporate bonds and loans
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	423,841	486,171
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fixed Maturities | Foreign Corporate Bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	56,851	55,920
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	3,269	3,132
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Other Invested Assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets	$ 3,269	$ 3,132

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Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
6.22% interest rate, guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2013 to 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	6.22%	6.22%
6.22% interest rate, guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2013 to 2015 | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	2013-07	2013-07
6.22% interest rate, guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2013 to 2015 | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	2015-07	2015-07
Three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% junior subordinated debentures due September 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	4.05%	4.05%
Maturity date	2033-09	2033-09
Three month Libor	Libor	Libor
Three-month LIBOR plus 3.85% junior subordinated debentures due October 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	3.85%	3.85%
Maturity date	2033-10	2033-10
Three month Libor	Libor	Libor

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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses less than 12 months	$ 6,075,000		$ 2,879,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	6,402,000		3,723,000
Gross unrealized losses 12 months or greater.	327,000	[1]	844,000	[1]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	32,488,000
Ratings without Insurance	15,090,000
Investments in insurance enhanced asset backed and credit securities	18,400,000
Insurance enhanced asset-backed and credit securities as a percentage of total cash and invested assets	1.20%
Municipal Bond Insurance Association
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced asset backed and credit securities	4,400,000
Ambac Financial Group
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced asset backed and credit securities	1,600,000
Assured Guaranty Corporation
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced asset backed and credit securities	7,200,000
Other Credit Enhanced
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced asset backed and credit securities	5,200,000
Financial Guarantors
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	30,858,000
Pre-Refunded Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	3,023,000
Pre-Refunded Securities | Financial Guarantors
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,393,000
Maximum
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Debt or equity investments in a single issuer as a percentage of shareholders' equity	4.00%		3.00%
A Rating
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Ratings without Insurance	6,250,000
AA- Rating
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	32,500,000
Insurance enhanced municipal bonds as a percentage of total cash and invested assets	2.10%
Insurance enhanced municipal bonds	29,500,000
Ratings without Insurance	15,100,000
AA- Rating | Pre-Refunded Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	3,000,000
AA- Rating | Pre-Refunded Securities | Financial Guarantors
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,400,000
U.S. Treasury And Agency Obligations | AA+ Rating
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses less than 12 months	120,000
Corporate bonds and loans
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Losses	675,000
Gross unrealized losses 12 months or greater.	60,000
Common Shares
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses less than 12 months	331,000		2,284,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	534,000		2,951,000
Gross unrealized losses 12 months or greater.	203,000	[1]	667,000	[1]
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Losses	1,746,000
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions | A Rating
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses 12 months or greater.	62,000
Mortgage Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Losses	2,213,000
Mortgage Backed Securities | AA+ Rating
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses 12 months or greater.	1,000
Asset-backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Losses	319,000
Weighted average credit enhancement	26.0
Asset-backed Securities | A Rating
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses 12 months or greater.	1,000
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses less than 12 months	$ 795,000
Weighted average credit enhancement	32.2

[1] Fixed maturities in a gross unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer are primarily comprised of non-credit losses on investment grade securities where management does not intend to sell, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be forced to sell the security before recovery. The Company has analyzed these securities and has determined that they are not other than temporarily impaired.

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Premium Deficiency - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Premium Deficiency [Line Items]
Reduction to deferred acquisition costs	$ 1.7	$ 1.7
Auto Liability
Premium Deficiency [Line Items]
Premium deficiency charges	$ 1.7	$ 1.7

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Summary of Charges Incurred by Expense Type and Remaining Liability (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Profit Enhancement Initiative [Line Items]
Liability, beginning balance			$ 883	$ 2,613	$ 2,613
Cash payments			(414)		(1,463)
Non-cash adjustments			(108)		(267)
Liability, ending balance	361		361		883
Employee Termination
Profit Enhancement Initiative [Line Items]
Liability, beginning balance			12	785	785
Cash payments			(12)		(773)
Liability, ending balance					12
Operating Leases
Profit Enhancement Initiative [Line Items]
Liability, beginning balance			871	1,828	1,828
Cash payments			(402)		(690)
Non-cash adjustments	0	(180)	(108)	(180)	(267)
Liability, ending balance	$ 361		$ 361		$ 871

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Taxes

6. Income Taxes

The statutory income tax rates of the countries where the Company does business are 35.0% in the United States, 0.0% in Bermuda, 0.0% in the Cayman Islands, 0.0% in Gibraltar, 28.8% in the Duchy of Luxembourg, and 25.0% on non-trading income, 30.0% on capital gains and 12.5% on trading income in the Republic of Ireland. The statutory income tax rate of each country is applied against the expected annual taxable income of the Company in each country to estimate the annual income tax expense. Total estimated annual income tax expense is divided by total estimated annual pre-tax income to determine the expected annual income tax rate used to compute the income tax provision. On an interim basis, the expected annual income tax rate is applied against interim pre-tax income, excluding net realized gains and losses and discrete items such as limited partnership distributions and make whole provisions (see Note 8), and then that amount is added to income taxes on net realized gains and losses, discrete items and limited partnership distributions. The Company’s income before income taxes from its non-U.S. subsidiaries and U.S. subsidiaries, including the results of the quota share and stop-loss agreements between Wind River Reinsurance and the Insurance Operations, for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	37,676		$	59,746		$	(28,637	)	$	68,785
Net premiums written	$	37,673		$	26,357		$	—		$	64,030
Net premiums earned	$	40,282		$	24,187		$	—		$	64,469
Net investment income		8,443			4,983			(4,940	)		8,486
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(180	)		1,821			—			1,641
Other income		21			162			—			183
Total revenues		48,566			31,153			(4,940	)		74,779
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		18,300			17,183			—			35,483
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		17,009			11,019			—			28,028
Corporate and other operating expenses		663			1,964			—			2,627
Interest expense		292			8,233			(4,940	)		3,585
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	12,302		$	(7,246	)	$	—		$	5,056

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	29,595		$	51,205		$	(23,851	)	$	56,949
Net premiums written	$	29,595		$	21,860		$	—		$	51,455
Net premiums earned	$	34,198		$	21,131		$	—		$	55,329
Net investment income		13,687			5,726			(4,636	)		14,777
Net realized investment gains		584			2,627			—			3,211
Other income (loss)		(21	)		122			—			101
Total revenues		48,448			29,606			(4,636	)		73,418
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		20,672			14,735			—			35,407
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		13,927			9,296			—			23,223
Corporate and other operating expenses		216			1,823			—			2,039
Interest expense		—			5,901			(4,636	)		1,265
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	13,633		$	(2,149	)	$	—		$	11,484
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	137,974		$	172,713		$	(82,718	)	$	227,969
Net premiums written	$	137,563		$	76,291		$	—		$	213,854
Net premiums earned	$	110,944		$	68,192		$	—		$	179,136
Net investment income		27,217			15,778			(14,710	)		28,285
Net realized investment gains		66			10,138			—			10,204
Other income (loss)		(7	)		491			—			484
Total revenues		138,220			94,599			(14,710	)		218,109
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		51,709			50,486			—			102,195
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		46,600			30,377			—			76,977
Corporate and other operating expenses		3,268			4,176			—			7,444
Interest expense		918			19,731			(14,710	)		5,939
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	35,725		$	(10,171	)	$	—		$	25,554
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	100,183		$	151,411		$	(69,255	)	$	182,339
Net premiums written	$	99,635		$	63,236		$	—		$	162,871
Net premiums earned	$	113,039		$	64,619		$	—		$	177,658
Net investment income		32,745			18,326			(13,806	)		37,265
Net realized investment gains		915			5,998			—			6,913
Other income (loss)		(726	)		435			—			(291	)
Total revenues		145,973			89,378			(13,806	)		221,545
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		70,955			42,619			—			113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		43,502			26,648			—			70,150
Corporate and other operating expenses		3,190			3,673			—			6,863
Interest expense		—			18,019			(13,806	)		4,213
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	28,326		$	(1,581	)	$	—		$	26,745

The following table summarizes the components of income tax expense (benefit):

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013			2012		2013			2012
Current income tax expense (benefit):
Foreign	$	51		$	34	$	125		$	(594	)
U.S. Federal		(2,461	)		1,131		(851	)		(5,560	)
Total current income tax expense (benefit)		(2,410	)		1,165		(726	)		(6,154	)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal		518			406		(1,697	)		2,520
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)		518			406		(1,697	)		2,520
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,892	)	$	1,571	$	(2,423	)	$	(3,634	)

The weighted average expected tax provision has been calculated using income before income taxes in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate.

The following tables summarize the differences between the tax provisions under accounting guidance applicable to interim financial statement periods and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:

	Quarters Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013						2012
	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate	$	(2,500	)		(49.5	%)	$	(719	)		(6.3	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(248	)		(4.9	)		(359	)		(3.1	%)
Dividend exclusion		(292	)		(5.8	)		(275	)		(2.4	%)
Effective tax rate adjustment		1,033			20.4			3,287			28.6	%
Other		115			2.4			(363	)		(3.1	%)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(1,892	)		(37.4	%)	$	1,571			13.7	%

The effective income tax expense (benefit) rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 was (37.4%), compared to an effective income tax rate of 13.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The increase in the effective tax benefit rate is primarily due to a decrease in domestic operating income in 2013 compared to 2012. Any difference between the actual tax rate on an interim basis compared to the expected annual tax rate is reflected in the effective tax rate adjustment. The effective income tax expense (benefit) rate of (37.4%) and 13.7% for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, differed from the weighted average expected income tax expense (benefit) rate of (49.5%) and (6.3%) for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, due to the fact that the Company records income tax expense on an interim basis using the projected annual effective tax rate, net of tax-exempt interest and dividends.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2013						2012
	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate	$	(3,450	)		(13.5	%)	$	(440	)		(1.6	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(804	)		(3.1	)		(1,138	)		(4.3	%)
Dividend exclusion		(880	)		(3.4	)		(807	)		(3.0	%)
Effective tax rate adjustment		2,565			10.0			(888	)		(3.3	%)
Other		146			0.5			(361	)		(1.4	%)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(2,423	)		(9.5	%)	$	(3,634	)		(13.6	%)

The effective income tax benefit rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was (9.5%), compared to an effective income tax benefit rate of (13.6%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in the effective tax benefit rate is primarily due to an increase in domestic capital gains in 2013 compared to 2012. Any difference between the actual tax rate on an interim basis compared to the expected annual tax rate is reflected in the effective tax rate adjustment. The effective income tax expense (benefit) rate of (9.5%) and (13.6%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, differed from the weighted average expected income tax expense (benefit) rate of (13.5%) and (1.6%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, due to the fact that the Company records income tax expense on an interim basis using the projected annual effective tax rate, net of tax-exempt interest and dividends.

The Company had an alternative minimum tax credit carry forward of $8.2 million as of September 30, 2013, $9.2 million as of December 31, 2012, and $6.3 million as of September 30, 2012, which can be carried forward indefinitely.

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Summarized Activity in Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Adjustment of Opening Balance [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 844,918	$ 941,283	$ 879,114	$ 971,377
Ceded reinsurance receivables	229,815	274,178	240,546	283,652
Net balance	615,103	667,105	638,568	687,725
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year	37,115	36,096	107,202	116,381
Prior years	(1,632)	(689)	(5,007)	(2,807)
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses	35,483	35,407	102,195	113,574
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year	15,090	15,488	34,354	34,740
Prior years	32,088	32,389	103,001	111,923
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses	47,178	47,877	137,355	146,663
Net balance at end of period	603,408	654,637	603,408	654,637
Ceded reinsurance receivables	219,655	269,141	219,655	269,141
Balance at end of period	$ 823,063	$ 923,778	$ 823,063	$ 923,778

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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Information with Respect to A Ordinary Shares that were Surrendered or Repurchased

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2012:

Period (1)	Total Number of Shares Purchased			Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program (2)
July 1 – 31, 2012		—		$	—		—	$	—
August 1 – 31, 2012		—		$	—		—	$	25,000,000
September 1 – 30, 2012		265,789	(3)	$	20.70		265,789	$	19,503,588
Total		265,789		$	20.70		265,789

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased is as of the last date of the applicable month.

(3) Purchased as part of the repurchase authorization announced in August 2012.

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Schedule of Other Than Temporary Impairments on Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
OTTI losses, gross	$ (160)	$ (14)	$ (271)	$ (1,073)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)				541
Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings	(160)	(14)	(271)	(532)
Equity securities	(17)	(175)	(959)	(2,735)
Total	$ (177)	$ (189)	$ (1,230)	$ (3,267)

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Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Shareholders' Equity

9. Shareholders’ Equity

Repurchases of the Company’s A ordinary shares

There were no A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the Company’s repurchase program is $16,857,963 as of September 30, 2013.

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2012:

Period (1)	Total Number of Shares Purchased			Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program (2)
July 1 – 31, 2012		—		$	—		—	$	—
August 1 – 31, 2012		—		$	—		—	$	25,000,000
September 1 – 30, 2012		265,789	(3)	$	20.70		265,789	$	19,503,588
Total		265,789		$	20.70		265,789

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased is as of the last date of the applicable month.

(3) Purchased as part of the repurchase authorization announced in August 2012.

Please see Note 14 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s repurchase program.

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Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Reconciliation Of Basic Weighted Average Shares To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Line Items]
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share	25,082,237	25,391,885	25,065,725	27,263,275
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share	25,189,072	25,412,586	25,150,920	27,280,612
Restricted Stock
Reconciliation Of Basic Weighted Average Shares To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Line Items]
Non-vested restricted stock and options	42,526	12,092	48,540	17,318
Stock Options
Reconciliation Of Basic Weighted Average Shares To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Line Items]
Non-vested restricted stock and options	64,309	8,609	36,655	19

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value Measurements

5. Fair Value Measurements

The accounting standards related to fair value measurements define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value, outline a fair value hierarchy based on inputs used to measure fair value, and enhance disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. These standards do not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. The Company has determined that its fair value measurements are in accordance with the requirements of these accounting standards.

The Company’s invested assets are carried at their fair value and are categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy:

• Level 1—inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

• Level 2—inputs utilize other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for similar assets, either directly or indirectly.

• Level 3—inputs are unobservable for the asset, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset.

Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair value of positions that the Company has classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the unrealized gains and losses for invested assets within the Level 3 category presented in the tables below may include changes in fair value that are attributed to both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.

As of September 30, 2013	Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	81,810	$	10,935	$	—	$	92,745
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		190,026		—		190,026
Mortgage-backed securities		—		245,540		—		245,540
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		53,164		—		53,164
Asset-backed securities		—		134,108		—		134,108
Corporate bonds and loans		—		423,841		—		423,841
Foreign corporate bonds		—		56,851		—		56,851
Total fixed maturities		81,810		1,114,465		—		1,196,275
Common stock		233,415		—		—		233,415
Other invested assets		—		—		3,269		3,269
Total invested assets	$	315,225	$	1,114,465	$	3,269	$	1,432,959

As of December 31, 2012	Fair Value Measurements
(Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	89,981	$	18,763	$	—	$	108,744
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		201,077		—		201,077
Mortgage-backed securities		—		255,942		—		255,942
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		8,117		—		8,117
Asset-backed securities		—		113,351		—		113,351
Corporate bonds and loans		—		486,171		—		486,171
Foreign corporate bonds		—		55,920		—		55,920
Total fixed maturities		89,981		1,139,341		—		1,229,322
Common stock		197,075		—		—		197,075
Other invested assets		—		—		3,132		3,132
Total invested assets	$	287,056	$	1,139,341	$	3,132	$	1,429,529

The securities classified as Level 1 in the above table consist of U.S. Treasuries and equity securities actively traded on an exchange.

The securities classified as Level 2 in the above table consist primarily of fixed maturity securities. Based on the typical trading volumes and the lack of quoted market prices for fixed maturities, security prices are derived through recent reported trades for identical or similar securities making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable information. If there are no recent reported trades, matrix or model processes are used to develop a security price where future cash flow expectations are developed based upon collateral performance and discounted at an estimated market rate. Included in the pricing of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and mortgage-backed securities are estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal over the remaining life of the securities. Such estimates are derived based on the characteristics of the underlying structure and prepayment speeds previously experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the underlying collateral. For corporate loans, price quotes from multiple dealers along with recent reported trades for identical or similar securities are used to develop prices.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 or 2012.

The following table presents changes in Level 3 investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

	Other Invested Assets
(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
Beginning balance	$	3,226	$	8,590		$	3,132	$	6,617
Total gains (losses) (realized / unrealized):
Included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		37		(4,546	)		121		(2,579	)
Purchases		6		7			16		13
Sales				(1,114	)				(1,114	)
Ending balance	$	3,269	$	2,937		$	3,269	$	2,937
Losses included in earnings of the period attributable to the change in unrealized losses related to assets still held at the end of the period	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—

The investments classified as Level 3 in the above table relate to investments in limited partnerships that have invested primarily in publicly traded companies. However, not all of the partnerships’ investments are publicly traded, nor does the Company have access to daily valuations, therefore the estimated fair values of these limited partnerships are measured utilizing net asset value as a practical expedient for the limited partnerships. Material assumptions and factors utilized in pricing these investments include future cash flows, constant default rates, recovery rates, and any market clearing activity that may have occurred since the previous pricing period.

Fair Value of Alternative Investments

Included in “Other invested assets” in the fair value hierarchy at September 30, 2013 are limited liability partnerships measured at fair value. The following table provides the fair value and future funding commitments related to these investments at September 30, 2013.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Future Funding Commitments
Equity Fund, LP (1)	$	3,269	$	2,490
Real Estate Fund, LP (2)		—		—
Total	$	3,269	$	2,490

(1) This limited partnership invests in companies from various business sectors whereby the partnership has acquired control of the operating business as a lead or organizing investor. The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.

(2) This limited partnership invests in real estate assets through a combination of direct or indirect investments in partnerships, limited liability companies, mortgage loans, and lines of credit. The Company does not have the contractual option to redeem its limited partnership interest but receives distributions based on the liquidation of the underlying assets. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner. The Company continues to hold an investment in this limited partnership and has written the fair value down to zero.

Pricing

The Company’s pricing vendors provide prices for all investment categories except for investments in limited partnerships. One vendor provides prices for equity securities and all fixed maturity categories except for corporate loans. A second vendor provides prices for the corporate loan securities.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used by the Company’s pricing vendors for investment securities carried at fair value:

• Equity prices are received from all primary and secondary exchanges.

• Corporate and agency bonds are evaluated by utilizing a multi-dimensional relational model. For bonds with early redemption options, an option adjusted spread model is utilized. Both asset classes use standard inputs and incorporate security set up, defined sector breakdown, benchmark yields, apply base spreads, yield to maturity, and adjust for corporate actions.

• A volatility-driven multi-dimensional spread table or an option-adjusted spread model and prepayment model is used for agency commercial mortgage obligations (“CMO”). For non-agency CMOs, a prepayment/spread/yield/price adjustment model is utilized. CMOs are categorized with mortgage-backed securities in the tables listed above. For ABSs, a multi-dimensional, collateral specific spread / prepayment speed tables is utilized. For both asset classes, evaluations utilize standard inputs plus new issue data, monthly payment information, and collateral performance. The evaluated pricing models incorporate security set-up, prepayment speeds, cash flows, and treasury swap curves and spread adjustments.

• For municipals, a multi-dimensional relational model is used to evaluate securities within this asset class. The evaluated pricing models for this asset class incorporate security set-up, benchmark yields, apply base spreads, yield to worst or market convention, ratings updates, prepayment schedules and adjustments for material events notices.

• U.S. treasuries are evaluated by obtaining feeds from a number of live data sources including active market makers and inter-dealer brokers.

• For MBSs, a matrix model correlation to TBA (a forward MBS trade) or benchmarking is utilized to value a security.

• Corporate loans are priced using averages of bids and offers obtained from the broker/dealer community involved in trading such loans.

The Company performs certain procedures to validate whether the pricing information received from the pricing vendors is reasonable, to ensure that the fair value determination is consistent with accounting guidance, and to ensure that its assets are properly classified in the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s procedures include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing periodic reports provided by the Investment Manager that provides information regarding rating changes and securities placed on watch. This procedure allows the Company to understand why a particular security’s market value may have changed.

• Understanding and periodically evaluating the various pricing methods and procedures used by the Company’s pricing vendors to ensure that investments are properly classified within the fair value hierarchy.

• On a quarterly basis, the Company corroborates investment security prices received from its pricing vendors by obtaining pricing from a second pricing vendor for a sample of securities.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company has not adjusted quotes or prices obtained from the pricing vendors.

The reported value of financial instruments not carried at fair value, principally cash and cash equivalents, margin borrowing facility, and notes payable, approximate fair value.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 27,977	$ 30,379
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:
Amortization of trust preferred securities issuance costs	77	47
Amortization and depreciation	578	1,341
Restricted stock and stock option expense	3,241	1,878
Deferred federal income taxes	(1,697)	2,520
Amortization of bond premium and discount, net	4,800	5,250
Net realized investment gains	(10,204)	(6,913)
Changes in:
Premiums receivable, net	(2,380)	5,364
Reinsurance receivables, net	20,076	13,993
Funds held by ceding insurers	(23,415)	41
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	(56,051)	(47,599)
Unearned premiums	33,999	(14,954)
Ceded balances payable	892	(5,837)
Other assets and liabilities, net	3,598	(7,697)
Contingent commissions	(259)	370
Federal income tax receivable/payable	3,014	(6,377)
Deferred acquisition costs, net	(5,913)	2,126
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	718	165
Net cash used for operating activities	(949)	(25,903)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities	240,658	380,713
Proceeds from sale of equity securities	55,174	40,299
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities	126,564	46,620
Proceeds from sale of other invested assets		1,114
Purchases of fixed maturities	(357,494)	(366,706)
Purchases of equity securities	(53,104)	(45,041)
Purchases of other invested assets	(16)	(13)
Net cash provided by investing activities	11,782	56,986
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under margin borrowing facility	65,009
Purchase of A ordinary shares	(39)	(80,382)
Retirement of junior subordinated debentures	(10,310)
Principal payments of term debt	(54,000)	(18,071)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	660	(98,453)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	11,493	(67,370)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	104,460	175,860
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 115,953	$ 108,490

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Summary of Insurance Enhanced Municipal Bonds Backed by Financial Guarantors (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	$ 32,488
Ambac Financial Group
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	2,315
Assured Guaranty Corporation
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	11,176
Municipal Bond Insurance Association
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	7,123
Gov't National Housing Association
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,404
Permanent School Fund Guaranty
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	8,840
Financial Guarantors
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	30,858
Other Credit Enhanced Municipal Bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,630
Pre-Refunded Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	3,023
Pre-Refunded Securities | Ambac Financial Group
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,256
Pre-Refunded Securities | Gov't National Housing Association
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	137
Pre-Refunded Securities | Financial Guarantors
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,393
Pre-Refunded Securities | Other Credit Enhanced Municipal Bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,630
Government Guaranteed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	10,107
Government Guaranteed Securities | Gov't National Housing Association
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,267
Government Guaranteed Securities | Permanent School Fund Guaranty
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	8,840
Government Guaranteed Securities | Financial Guarantors
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	10,107
Exposure Net Of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	19,358
Exposure Net Of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities | Ambac Financial Group
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	1,059
Exposure Net Of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities | Assured Guaranty Corporation
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	11,176
Exposure Net Of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities | Municipal Bond Insurance Association
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	7,123
Exposure Net Of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities | Financial Guarantors
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	$ 19,358

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Components of Net Realized Investment Gains (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Total net realized investment gains	$ 1,641	$ 3,211	$ 10,204	$ 6,913
Fixed Maturities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross realized gains	105	827	779	3,523
Gross realized losses	(195)	(31)	(591)	(1,573)
Total net realized investment gains	(90)	796	188	1,950
Common Shares
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gross realized gains	2,383	3,333	12,396	8,724
Gross realized losses	(652)	(918)	(2,380)	(3,761)
Total net realized investment gains	$ 1,731	$ 2,415	$ 10,016	$ 4,963

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Summary of Business Segment Information

The following are tabulations of business segment information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations		(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	59,747			$	9,038			68,785
Net premiums written	$	54,995			$	9,035		$	64,030
Net premiums earned	$	50,655			$	13,814		$	64,469
Other income		165				18			183
Total revenues		50,820				13,832			64,652
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		30,230				5,253			35,483
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		23,124		(3)		4,904			28,028
Income (loss) from segments	$	(2,534	)		$	3,675			1,141
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income									8,486
Net realized investment gains									1,641
Corporate and other operating expenses									(2,627	)
Interest expense									(3,585	)
Income before income taxes									5,056
Income tax benefit									1,892
Net income								$	6,948
Total assets	$	1,262,325			$	656,105	(4)	$	1,918,430

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $264 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	51,205			$	5,744			$	56,949
Net premiums written	$	45,710			$	5,745			$	51,455
Net premiums earned	$	44,252			$	11,077			$	55,329
Other income (loss)		122				(21	)			101
Total revenues		44,374				11,056				55,430
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		30,949				4,458				35,407
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		19,525		(3)		3,698				23,223
Income (loss) from segments	$	(6,100	)		$	2,900				(3,200	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										14,777
Net realized investment gains										3,211
Corporate and other operating expenses										(2,039	)
Interest expense										(1,265	)
Income before income taxes										11,484
Income tax expense										(1,571	)
Net income									$	9,913
Total assets	$	1,336,680			$	627,667		(4)	$	1,964,347

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $231 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	172,714			$	55,255				227,969
Net premiums written	$	159,010			$	54,844			$	213,854
Net premiums earned	$	142,812			$	36,324			$	179,136
Other income (loss)		494				(10	)			484
Total revenues		143,306				36,314				179,620
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		89,580				12,615				102,195
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		64,205		(3)		12,772				76,977
Income (loss) from segments	$	(10,479	)		$	10,927				448
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										28,285
Net realized investment gains										10,204
Corporate and other operating expenses										(7,444	)
Interest expense										(5,939	)
Income before income taxes										25,554
Income tax benefit										2,423
Net income									$	27,977
Total assets	$	1,262,325			$	656,105		(4)	$	1,918,430

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $746 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	151,410			$	30,929			$	182,339
Net premiums written	$	132,490			$	30,381			$	162,871
Net premiums earned	$	135,256			$	42,402			$	177,658
Other income (loss)		435				(726	)			(291	)
Total revenues		135,691				41,676				177,367
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		93,971				19,603				113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		58,543		(3)		11,607				70,150
Income (loss) from segments	$	(16,823	)		$	10,466				(6,357	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										37,265
Net realized investment gains										6,913
Corporate and other operating expenses										(6,863	)
Interest expense										(4,213	)
Income before income taxes										26,745
Income tax benefit										3,634
Net income									$	30,379
Total assets	$	1,336,680			$	627,667		(4)	$	1,964,347

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $706 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Jul. 19, 2013 Margin borrowing facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Margin borrowing facility	Jul. 19, 2013 Margin borrowing facility Maximum	Jul. 19, 2013 6.22% interest rate, guaranteed senior notes, due July 20, 2013 to 2015	Sep. 30, 2013 Three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% junior subordinated debentures due September 2033	Dec. 31, 2012 Three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% junior subordinated debentures due September 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Addition to LIBOR rate		0.65%				4.05%	4.05%
Borrowing rate				1.00%
Collateral deposited to support borrowing			$ 77,400,000
Early repayment on guaranteed senior notes					58,600,000
Principal amount on guaranteed senior notes					54,000,000	10,300,000
Interest on guaranteed senior notes					4,600,000	100,000
Make-whole provision on guaranteed senior notes					2,900,000
Outstanding amount of margin borrowing facility	65,009,000		65,009,000		60,000,000	10,000,000
Early repayment on junior subordinated notes	$ 10,310,000					$ 10,400,000

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Income Before Income Taxes from its Non-U.S. Subsidiaries and U.S. Subsidiaries (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$ 68,785	$ 56,949	$ 227,969	$ 182,339
Net premiums written	64,030	51,455	213,854	162,871
Net premiums earned	64,469	55,329	179,136	177,658
Net investment income	8,486	14,777	28,285	37,265
Net realized investment gains (losses)	1,641	3,211	10,204	6,913
Other income (loss)	183	101	484	(291)
Total revenues	74,779	73,418	218,109	221,545
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	35,483	35,407	102,195	113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	28,028	23,223	76,977	70,150
Corporate and other operating expenses	2,627	2,039	7,444	6,863
Interest expense	3,585	1,265	5,939	4,213
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,056	11,484	25,554	26,745
Non-U.S. Subsidiaries
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	37,676	29,595	137,974	100,183
Net premiums written	37,673	29,595	137,563	99,635
Net premiums earned	40,282	34,198	110,944	113,039
Net investment income	8,443	13,687	27,217	32,745
Net realized investment gains (losses)	(180)	584	66	915
Other income (loss)	21	(21)	(7)	(726)
Total revenues	48,566	48,448	138,220	145,973
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	18,300	20,672	51,709	70,955
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	17,009	13,927	46,600	43,502
Corporate and other operating expenses	663	216	3,268	3,190
Interest expense	292		918
Income (loss) before income taxes	12,302	13,633	35,725	28,326
U.S. Subsidiaries
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	59,746	51,205	172,713	151,411
Net premiums written	26,357	21,860	76,291	63,236
Net premiums earned	24,187	21,131	68,192	64,619
Net investment income	4,983	5,726	15,778	18,326
Net realized investment gains (losses)	1,821	2,627	10,138	5,998
Other income (loss)	162	122	491	435
Total revenues	31,153	29,606	94,599	89,378
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	17,183	14,735	50,486	42,619
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	11,019	9,296	30,377	26,648
Corporate and other operating expenses	1,964	1,823	4,176	3,673
Interest expense	8,233	5,901	19,731	18,019
Income (loss) before income taxes	(7,246)	(2,149)	(10,171)	(1,581)
Intersegment Elimination
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	(28,637)	(23,851)	(82,718)	(69,255)
Net investment income	(4,940)	(4,636)	(14,710)	(13,806)
Total revenues	(4,940)	(4,636)	(14,710)	(13,806)
Losses and Expenses:
Interest expense	$ (4,940)	$ (4,636)	$ (14,710)	$ (13,806)

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Share-Based Compensation Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Share-Based Compensation Plans

12. Share-Based Compensation Plans

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 95,879 A ordinary shares at a weighted average grant date value of $21.81 per share to key employees and a former employee of the Company under the Global Indemnity plc Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Of the shares issued in 2013, 81,587 are unvested and subject to certain restrictions and 14,292 were issued as a result of a former employee exercising previously granted options with an exercise price of $20.00 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued 29,675 A ordinary shares at a weighted average grant date value of $18.60 per share to key employees under the Plan. All of the shares issued in 2012 were subject to certain restrictions.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 7,717 A ordinary shares as a result of a former employee exercising previously granted options with an exercise price of $20.00 per share. The Company did not issue any shares to key employees during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company issued an aggregate of 31,583 and 39,622 A ordinary shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $22.90 and $19.83 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. The 2012 shares are vested but subject to certain restriction, the 2013 shares are unvested.

During the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company issued an aggregate of 9,718 and 11,487 A ordinary shares, respectively, subject to certain restrictions, at a weighted average grant date value of $23.55 and $20.25 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. The 2012 shares are vested but subject to certain restriction, the 2013 shares are unvested.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, the non-employee directors of the Company earned 9,326 A ordinary shares, with a weighted average grant date value of $25.46 per share. These shares have not yet been granted but are considered issued and outstanding for purposes of this financial statement and are subject to shareholder approval of the Company’s revised share incentive plan at the Company’s 2014 annual shareholder meeting.

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt

8. Debt

Debt consisted of the following as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Margin borrowing facility	$	65,009	$	—
6.22% guaranteed senior notes due July 2013 to July 2015		—		54,000
Three-month LIBOR plus 4.05% junior subordinated debentures due September 2033		—		10,310
Three-month LIBOR plus 3.85% junior subordinated debentures due October 2033		20,619		20,619
Total debt	$	85,628	$	84,929

Margin Borrowing Facility

On July 19, 2013, the Company entered into a margin borrowing facility with a borrowing rate that is currently equal to the one week LIBOR rate plus 65 basis points, which combined is currently less than 1%. This facility is due on demand. The borrowing is subject to maintenance margin, which is a minimum account balance that must be maintained. A decline in market conditions could require an additional deposit of collateral. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $77.4 million in collateral was deposited to support the borrowing. The amount borrowed against the margin account may fluctuate as routine investment transactions, such as dividends received, investment income received, maturities and pay-downs, impact cash balances. The margin facility contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, insolvency, failure to make required payments, failure to comply with any representations or warranties, failure to adequately assure future performance, and failure of a guarantor to perform under its guarantee.

Guaranteed Senior Notes

On July 19, 2013, the Company paid the entire outstanding principal amount on its guaranteed senior notes. The payment of $58.6 million consisted of principal of $54.0 million and interest of $4.6 million, which included a make-whole provision of $2.9 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $60.0 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility. Please see Note 13 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the guaranteed senior notes.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

On September 30, 2013, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount on its UNG Trust I junior subordinated notes. The payment of $10.4 million consisted of principal of $10.3 million and interest of $0.1 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $10.0 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility. Please see Note 13 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the UNG Trust I junior subordinated notes.

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Information with Respect to Ordinary Shares that were Surrendered or Repurchased (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total Number of Shares Purchased	265,789	[1]
Average Price Paid Per Share	$ 20.70	[1]
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program	265,789	[1]
August 1 - 31, 2012
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program	$ 25,000,000	[1],[2]
September 1 - 30, 2012
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total Number of Shares Purchased	265,789	[1],[3]
Average Price Paid Per Share	$ 20.70	[1]
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program	265,789	[1]
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program	$ 19,503,588	[1],[2]

[1] Based on settlement date.

[2] Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased is as of the last date of the applicable month.

[3] Purchased as part of the repurchase authorization announced in August 2012.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Subsequent Events

15. Subsequent Events

On October 29, 2013, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount on its UNG Trust II junior subordinated notes. The payment of $20.8 million consisted of principal of $20.6 million and interest of $0.2 million. This payment was funded by borrowing $20.2 million pursuant to the Company’s margin borrowing facility. See Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part 1 of this report for details on the terms of the margin borrowing facility.

On October 31, 2013, the Company entered into an Amendment and Restatement of the Management Agreement with Fox Paine & Company, LLC (the “Amended and Restated Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Agreement reflects the 4th amendment to the original Management Agreement, which was entered into on September 5, 2003 when Fox Paine made its initial investment in the Company, and restates the agreement in its entirety for clarity sake. The material modifications to the Amended and Restated Agreement are as follows:

1. Consequences of a Change of Control

a. Replaces the fixed $10 million termination fee payable to Fox Paine at the closing of a change of control in connection with a termination of the management services, which was put in place in March 2011, with a cash fee in an amount to be agreed upon, plus reimbursement of expenses.

b. Replaces the fixed 1% transaction fee payable on to Fox Paine at the closing of a change of control, which was put in place in March 2011, with a cash fee in an amount to be agreed upon, plus reimbursement of expenses.

2. Definition of Change of Control

a. Simplifies the definition of a “change of control” to only extraordinary transactions in which (A) all or substantially all of the assets of Global Indemnity PLC are sold or exchanged, or (B) the majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Global Indemnity PLC representing the majority of the voting power or all outstanding shares of capital stock of Global Indemnity PLC that are not held directly or indirectly by a Fox Paine Entity are sold or exchanged

b. Deletes the exception precluding a change of control with or involving Fox Paine, which was put in place in March 2011.

3. Beginning on September 5, 2014, defers payment of the Annual Service Fee until a change of control or September, 2018, whichever occurs first, in exchange for an annual adjustment (the “Adjustment Amount”) equal to the percentage rate of return the Company earns on its investment portfolio multiplied by the aggregate Annual Services Fees and Adjustment Amounts accumulated and unpaid through such date

4. Adjusts the $1.5 million Annual Service Fee to reflect the aggregate increase in the CPI-U from August 31, 2003 to August 31, 2013 to $1.9 million.

a. Additionally provides that the Annual Service Fee will be adjusted on an ongoing basis annually to reflect the year over year change in the CPI-U

Additionally, on October 31, 2013 the Company entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement by and among the Company, U.N. Holdings (Cayman), Ltd., U.N. Holding (Cayman) II, LTD. and other co-investment funds. The material modifications to the Amendment and Restated Shareholders Agreement by virtue of the Amendment are as follows:

1. Permits Fox Paine to distribute shares on a non pro rata basis to its limited partners.

2. Provides the Company with a Right of First Refusal on shares distributed by Fox Paine to its limited partners in connection with proposed sales by limited partners.

3. Upon request, requires the Company to file a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to permit Fox Paine and Fox Paine limited partners to sell shares that are subject to volume or holding restrictions under Rule 144 during regular trading windows of the Company, only after offering the shares first to the Company.

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share

13. Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share have been computed using the weighted average number of ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding during the period.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

(Dollars in thousands,	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
except share and per share data)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Net income	$	6,948	$	9,913	$	27,977	$	30,379
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		25,082,237		25,391,885		25,065,725		27,263,275
Net income per share	$	0.28	$	0.39	$	1.12	$	1.11
Diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		25,189,072		25,412,586		25,150,920		27,280,612
Net income per share	$	0.28	$	0.39	$	1.11	$	1.11

A reconciliation of weighted average shares for basic earnings per share to weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share is as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share		25,082,237		25,391,885		25,065,725		27,263,275
Non-vested restricted stock		42,526		12,092		48,540		17,318
Options		64,309		8,609		36,655		19
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share		25,189,072		25,412,586		25,150,920		27,280,612

The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 do not include 45,450 and 546,482 shares, respectively, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive. The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 do not include 45,450 and 565,775 shares, respectively, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013 Ordinary Shares A	Oct. 31, 2013 Ordinary Shares B
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	GBLI
Entity Registrant Name	GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001494904
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Ordinary Shares, Shares Outstanding		13,132,133	12,061,370

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Information

14. Segment Information

The following are tabulations of business segment information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations		(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	59,747			$	9,038			68,785
Net premiums written	$	54,995			$	9,035		$	64,030
Net premiums earned	$	50,655			$	13,814		$	64,469
Other income		165				18			183
Total revenues		50,820				13,832			64,652
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		30,230				5,253			35,483
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		23,124		(3)		4,904			28,028
Income (loss) from segments	$	(2,534	)		$	3,675			1,141
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income									8,486
Net realized investment gains									1,641
Corporate and other operating expenses									(2,627	)
Interest expense									(3,585	)
Income before income taxes									5,056
Income tax benefit									1,892
Net income								$	6,948
Total assets	$	1,262,325			$	656,105	(4)	$	1,918,430

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $264 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	51,205			$	5,744			$	56,949
Net premiums written	$	45,710			$	5,745			$	51,455
Net premiums earned	$	44,252			$	11,077			$	55,329
Other income (loss)		122				(21	)			101
Total revenues		44,374				11,056				55,430
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		30,949				4,458				35,407
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		19,525		(3)		3,698				23,223
Income (loss) from segments	$	(6,100	)		$	2,900				(3,200	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										14,777
Net realized investment gains										3,211
Corporate and other operating expenses										(2,039	)
Interest expense										(1,265	)
Income before income taxes										11,484
Income tax expense										(1,571	)
Net income									$	9,913
Total assets	$	1,336,680			$	627,667		(4)	$	1,964,347

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $231 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	172,714			$	55,255				227,969
Net premiums written	$	159,010			$	54,844			$	213,854
Net premiums earned	$	142,812			$	36,324			$	179,136
Other income (loss)		494				(10	)			484
Total revenues		143,306				36,314				179,620
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		89,580				12,615				102,195
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		64,205		(3)		12,772				76,977
Income (loss) from segments	$	(10,479	)		$	10,927				448
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										28,285
Net realized investment gains										10,204
Corporate and other operating expenses										(7,444	)
Interest expense										(5,939	)
Income before income taxes										25,554
Income tax benefit										2,423
Net income									$	27,977
Total assets	$	1,262,325			$	656,105		(4)	$	1,918,430

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $746 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012: (Dollars in thousands)	Insurance Operations			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	151,410			$	30,929			$	182,339
Net premiums written	$	132,490			$	30,381			$	162,871
Net premiums earned	$	135,256			$	42,402			$	177,658
Other income (loss)		435				(726	)			(291	)
Total revenues		135,691				41,676				177,367
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		93,971				19,603				113,574
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		58,543		(3)		11,607				70,150
Income (loss) from segments	$	(16,823	)		$	10,466				(6,357	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income										37,265
Net realized investment gains										6,913
Corporate and other operating expenses										(6,863	)
Interest expense										(4,213	)
Income before income taxes										26,745
Income tax benefit										3,634
Net income									$	30,379
Total assets	$	1,336,680			$	627,667		(4)	$	1,964,347

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.

(2) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates.

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $706 relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Comprised of Wind River Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

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Differences in Tax and Estimated Tax Provisions at Weighted Average Tax Rate (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax [Line Items]
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate, Amount	$ (2,500)	$ (719)	$ (3,450)	$ (440)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest, Amount	(248)	(359)	(804)	(1,138)
Dividend exclusion, Amount	(292)	(275)	(880)	(807)
Effective tax rate adjustment, Amount	1,033	3,287	2,565	(888)
Other, Amount	115	(363)	146	(361)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$ (1,892)	$ 1,571	$ (2,423)	$ (3,634)
Expected tax provision at weighted average rate, % of Pre-Tax Income	(49.50%)	(6.30%)	(13.50%)	(1.60%)
Tax exempt interest, % of Pre-Tax Income	(4.90%)	(3.10%)	(3.10%)	(4.30%)
Dividend exclusion, % of Pre-Tax Income	(5.80%)	(2.40%)	(3.40%)	(3.00%)
Effective tax rate adjustment, % of Pre-Tax Income	20.40%	28.60%	10.00%	(3.30%)
Other, % of Pre-Tax Income	2.40%	(3.10%)	0.50%	(1.40%)
Income tax expense (benefit), % of Pre-Tax Income	(37.40%)	13.70%	(9.50%)	(13.60%)

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Components of Income Tax Expense (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Current income tax expense (benefit):
Foreign	$ 51	$ 34	$ 125	$ (594)
U.S. Federal	(2,461)	1,131	(851)	(5,560)
Total current income tax expense (benefit)	(2,410)	1,165	(726)	(6,154)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal	518	406	(1,697)	2,520
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)	518	406	(1,697)	2,520
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$ (1,892)	$ 1,571	$ (2,423)	$ (3,634)