10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2019

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 LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands	98-1304287
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

27 HOSPITAL ROAD

GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN

KY1-9008

Cayman Islands

(Address of principal executive office including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (345) 949-0100

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files.).  Yes ☒ No ☐

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

Large accelerated filer	☐;	Accelerated filer	☒;
Non-accelerated filer	☐;	Smaller reporting company	☐;
Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
A Ordinary Shares	GBLI	NASDAQ Global Select Market
7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045	GBLIZ	NASDAQ Global Select Market
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047	GBLIL	NASDAQ Global Select Market

As of November 1, 2019, the registrant had outstanding 10,148,346 A Ordinary Shares and 4,133,366 B Ordinary Shares.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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	PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.		Financial Statements:	4
		Consolidated Balance Sheets As of September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2018	4
		Consolidated Statements of Operations Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)	5
		Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)	6
		Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2018(Unaudited)	7
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2018 (Unaudited)	8
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	9
Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	51
Item 3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	71
Item 4.		Controls and Procedures	71
	PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.		Legal Proceedings	72
Item 1A.		Risk Factors	72
Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	72
Item 3.		Defaults Upon Senior Securities	72
Item 4.		Mine Safety Disclosures	72
Item 5.		Other Information	72
Item 6.		Exhibits	73
Signature			74

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

GLOBAL INDEMNITY LIMITED

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share amounts)

	(Unaudited) September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Fixed maturities:
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,203,984 and $1,257,830)	$	1,234,435		$	1,235,155
Equity securities, at fair value		262,367			124,747
Other invested assets		40,052			50,753
Total investments		1,536,854			1,410,655
Cash and cash equivalents		78,181			99,497
Premiums receivable, net		112,992			87,679
Reinsurance receivables, net		83,012			114,418
Funds held by ceding insurers		48,751			49,206
Federal income taxes receivable		11,136			10,866
Deferred federal income taxes		36,479			48,589
Deferred acquisition costs		70,861			61,676
Intangible assets		21,623			22,020
Goodwill		6,521			6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		17,763			20,594
Receivable for securities sold		—			15
Other assets		59,983			28,530
Total assets	$	2,084,156		$	1,960,266
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	633,287		$	680,031
Unearned premiums		316,797			281,912
Ceded balances payable		36,431			14,994
Payable for securities purchased		848			—
Contingent commissions		10,035			10,636
Debt		297,324			288,565
Other liabilities		82,050			55,069
Total liabilities	$	1,376,772		$	1,331,207
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)		—			—
Shareholders’ equity:
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000 ordinary shares authorized; A ordinary shares issued: 10,258,795  and 10,171,954 respectively; A ordinary shares outstanding: 10,148,346 and 10,095,312, respectively; B ordinary shares issued and outstanding: 4,133,366 and 4,133,366, respectively		2			2
Additional paid-in capital		440,695			438,182
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		25,314			(21,231	)
Retained earnings		245,346			215,132
A ordinary shares in treasury, at cost: 110,449 and 76,642 shares, respectively		(3,973	)		(3,026	)
Total shareholders’ equity		707,384			629,059
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,084,156		$	1,960,266

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

	(Unaudited) Quarters Ended September 30,						(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	157,177		$	135,606		$	478,699		$	418,670
Net premiums written	$	138,836		$	116,233		$	421,321		$	360,557
Net premiums earned	$	133,312		$	120,528		$	383,602		$	342,447
Net investment income		11,348			11,750			32,393			34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses):
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		—			(24	)		(1,897	)		(395	)
Other net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690	)		5,343			13,187			8,228
Total net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690	)		5,319			11,290			7,833
Other income		264			411			1,274			1,289
Total revenues		142,234			138,008			428,559			385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		73,583			80,493			201,979			195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		53,366			48,680			153,643			141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses		3,858			3,475			11,702			23,653
Interest expense		5,023			4,924			15,088			14,725
Income before income taxes		6,404			436			46,147			10,677
Income tax expense (benefit)		(317	)		(3,292	)		5,163			(5,944	)
Net income	$	6,721		$	3,728		$	40,984		$	16,621
Per share data:
Net income
Basic	$	0.47		$	0.26		$	2.89		$	1.18
Diluted	$	0.47		$	0.26		$	2.86		$	1.16
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
Basic		14,202,859			14,100,180			14,181,530			14,082,698
Diluted		14,327,757			14,346,585			14,328,861			14,321,113
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.25		$	0.25		$	0.75		$	0.75

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

	(Unaudited) Quarters Ended September 30,						(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income	$	6,721		$	3,728		$	40,984		$	16,621
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)		9,421			(1,624	)		48,883			(22,632	)
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (losses)		(2	)		7			(4	)		(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income		(847	)		717			(2,665	)		1,403
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)		200			(454	)		331			(1,554	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		8,772			(1,354	)		46,545			(22,784	)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	15,493		$	2,374		$	87,529		$	(6,163	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(In thousands, except share amounts)

	(Unaudited) Quarters Ended September 30,						(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Number of A ordinary shares issued:
Number at beginning of period		10,239,520			10,157,242			10,171,954			10,102,927
Ordinary shares issued under share incentive plans		—			-			36,180			37,381
Ordinary shares issued to directors		19,275			7,049			50,661			23,983
Number at end of period		10,258,795			10,164,291			10,258,795			10,164,291
Number of B ordinary shares issued:
Number at beginning and end of period		4,133,366			4,133,366			4,133,366			4,133,366
Par value of A ordinary shares:
Number at beginning and end of period	$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Par value of B ordinary shares:
Balance at beginning and end of period	$	1		$	1		$	1		$	1
Additional paid-in capital:
Balance at beginning of period	$	439,707		$	436,035		$	438,182		$	434,730
Share compensation plans		988			1,089			2,513			2,394
Balance at end of period	$	440,695		$	437,124		$	440,695		$	437,124
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income tax:
Balance at beginning of period	$	16,542		$	(22,475	)	$	(21,231	)	$	8,983
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses)		8,574			(907	)		46,218			(21,229	)
Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		(2	)		7			(4	)		(1	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains  (losses)		200			(454	)		331			(1,554	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		8,772			(1,354	)		46,545			(22,784	)
Cumulative effect adjustment resulting from adoption of new accounting guidance		—			—			—			(10,028	)
Balance at end of period	$	25,314		$	(23,829	)	$	25,314		$	(23,829	)
Retained earnings:
Balance at beginning of period	$	242,234		$	291,827		$	215,132		$	275,838
Cumulative effect adjustment resulting from adoption of new accounting guidance		—			—			(5	)		10,198
Net income		6,721			3,728			40,984			16,621
Dividends to shareholders ($0.25 per share per quarter in 2019 and 2018)		(3,609	)		(3,554	)		(10,765	)		(10,656	)
Balance at end of period	$	245,346		$	292,001		$	245,346		$	292,001
Number of treasury shares:
Number at beginning of period		110,449			74,784			76,642			29,551
A ordinary shares purchased		—			—			27,028			45,233
Retirement of shares		—			—			6,779			-
Number at end of period		110,449			74,784			110,449			74,784
Treasury shares, at cost:
Balance at beginning of period	$	(3,973	)	$	(2,972	)	$	(3,026	)	$	(1,159	)
A ordinary shares purchased, at cost		-			—			(947	)		(1,813	)
Balance at end of period	$	(3,973	)	$	(2,972	)	$	(3,973	)	$	(2,972	)
Total shareholders’ equity	$	707,384		$	702,326		$	707,384		$	702,326

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

	(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	40,984		$	16,621
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation		5,327			5,272
Amortization of debt issuance costs		198			198
Restricted stock and stock option expense		2,513			2,394
Deferred federal income taxes		5,198			(6,270	)
Amortization of bond premium and discount, net		3,697			4,650
Net realized investment gains		(11,290	)		(7,833	)
Changes in:
Premiums receivable, net		(25,313	)		(255	)
Reinsurance receivables, net		31,406			8,526
Funds held by ceding insurers		786			(7,059	)
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses		(46,744	)		(26,057	)
Unearned premiums		34,885			12,233
Ceded balances payable		21,437			5,761
Other assets and liabilities, net		(9,929	)		35,040
Contingent commissions		(601	)		92
Federal income tax receivable/payable		(270	)		(426	)
Deferred acquisition costs, net		(9,185	)		(2,891	)
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		2,831			5,875
Net cash provided by operating activities		45,930			45,871
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		642,049			229,362
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		206,212			28,141
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		113,480			43,303
Proceeds from other invested assets		14,201			8,352
Amounts received (paid) in connection with derivatives		(12,516	)		7,599
Purchases of fixed maturities		(701,684	)		(329,002	)
Purchases of equity securities		(325,972	)		(22,931	)
Purchases of other invested assets		(3,500	)		(15,800	)
Acquisition of business		—			(3,515	)
Net cash used for investing activities		(67,730	)		(54,491	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under margin borrowing facility		8,561			(12,825	)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(7,130	)		(10,510	)
Purchases of A ordinary shares		(947	)		(1,813	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		484			(25,148	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(21,316	)		(33,768	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		99,497			74,414
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	78,181		$	40,646

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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1. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Global Indemnity Limited (“Global Indemnity” or “the Company”) was incorporated on February 9, 2016 and is domiciled in the Cayman Islands.  On November 7, 2016, Global Indemnity replaced Global Indemnity plc as the ultimate parent company as a result of a redomestication transaction.  The Company’s A ordinary shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol GBLI.  Please see Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s redomestication.

The Company manages its business through four business segments:  Commercial Specialty, Specialty Property, Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and Reinsurance Operations.  The Company’s Commercial Specialty segment offers specialty property and casualty insurance products in the excess and surplus lines marketplace.  The Company manages Commercial Specialty by differentiating them into four product classifications: 1) Penn-America, which markets property and general liability products to small commercial businesses through a select network of wholesale general agents with specific binding authority; 2) United National, which markets insurance products for targeted insured segments, including specialty products, such as property, general liability, and professional lines through program administrators with specific binding authority; 3) Diamond State, which markets property, casualty, and professional lines products, which are developed by the Company’s underwriting department by individuals with expertise in those lines of business, through wholesale brokers and also markets through program administrators having specific binding authority; and 4) Vacant Express, which primarily insures dwellings which are currently vacant, undergoing renovation, or are under construction and is marketed through aggregators, brokers, and retail agents. These product classifications comprise the Company’s Commercial Specialty business segment and are not considered individual business segments because each product has similar economic characteristics, distribution, and coverage. The Company’s Specialty Property segment offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products through general and specialty agents with specific binding authority on an admitted basis.  The Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment provides specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and major medical industry on an admitted basis.  These insurance products are sold through wholesalers and retail agents, with a selected number having specific binding authority. Collectively, the Company’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries are licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Commercial Specialty, Specialty Property, and Farm, Ranch, & Stable segments comprise the Company’s U.S. Insurance Operations (“Insurance Operations”).   The Company’s Reinsurance Operations consist solely of the operations of its Bermuda-based wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Indemnity Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“Global Indemnity Reinsurance”).  Global Indemnity Reinsurance is a treaty reinsurer of specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies.  The Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies.

During the 1^st quarter of 2019, the Company re-evaluated its Personal Lines segment and determined that Personal Lines should be bifurcated into two reportable segments: Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable.  This is the result of changing how Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are managed and reported.  Specialty Property is managed out of the Company’s Scottsdale, Arizona office; whereas, Farm, Ranch, & Stable is managed out of the Company’s Omaha, Nebraska office.  In the past, Farm, Ranch, & Stable reported to the Scottsdale, Arizona office and now it reports directly to the Company’s main headquarters in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.  Results for Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are separately measured, resources are separately allocated to each of these lines, and employees in each line are now being rewarded based on each line’s separate results.  Accordingly, the Company now reports Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable as two separate reportable segments. In addition, the Company has changed the name of its Commercial Lines segment to Commercial Specialty to better align with its key product offerings. The segment results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 have been revised to reflect these changes. See Note 13 for additional information regarding segments.

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, 2019 and 2018 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 2018 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.

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2. Investments

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments were as follows as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

(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, 2019
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	158,914	$	6,624	$	(56	)	$	165,482	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		54,905		1,146		(19	)		56,032		—
Mortgage-backed securities		202,699		3,855		(167	)		206,387		—
Asset-backed securities		182,502		1,267		(407	)		183,362		—
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		238,637		6,529		(313	)		244,853		—
Corporate bonds		265,244		9,613		(119	)		274,738		—
Foreign corporate bonds		101,083		2,510		(12	)		103,581		—
Total fixed maturities		1,203,984		31,544		(1,093	)		1,234,435		—
Equity Securities		262,367		—		—			262,367		—
Other invested assets		40,052		—		—			40,052		—
Total	$	1,506,403	$	31,544	$	(1,093	)	$	1,536,854	$	-

(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 (1)
As of December 31, 2018
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	79,766	$	252	$	(1,163	)	$	78,855	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		95,629		322		(338	)		95,613		—
Mortgage-backed securities		119,327		313		(1,786	)		117,854		—
Asset-backed securities		185,430		336		(2,012	)		183,754		—
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		206,236		338		(3,852	)		202,722		—
Corporate bonds		452,692		243		(12,080	)		440,855		—
Foreign corporate bonds		118,750		44		(3,292	)		115,502		—
Total fixed maturities		1,257,830		1,848		(24,523	)		1,235,155		—
Common stock		124,747		—		—			124,747		—
Other invested assets		50,753		—		—			50,753		—
Total	$	1,433,330	$	1,848	$	(24,523	)	$	1,410,655	$	—

(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”).

As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s investments in equity securities consist of $129.4 million of common stock, mutual funds that invest in fixed maturities of $79.3 million, and mutual funds that invest in common stocks of $53.6 million.

The Company evaluates its investments in mutual funds and limited partnerships on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are appropriately diversified.  Excluding U.S. treasuries, agency bonds, mutual funds, and limited partnerships, the Company did

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not hold any debt or equity investments in a single issuer that was in excess of3% of shareholders' equity at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio classified as available for sale at September 30, 2019, 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		Estimated Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	48,565	$	48,619
Due in one year through five years		336,617		343,715
Due in five years through ten years		129,412		135,186
Due in ten years through fifteen years		15,162		16,254
Due after fifteen years		50,390		56,059
Mortgage-backed securities		202,699		206,387
Asset-backed securities		182,502		183,362
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		238,637		244,853
Total	$	1,203,984	$	1,234,435

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2019.    

	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	$	4,108	$	(23	)	$	13,006	$	(33	)	$	17,114	$	(56	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		8,947		(19	)		—		—			8,947		(19	)
Mortgage-backed securities		16,537		(141	)		3,331		(26	)		19,868		(167	)
Asset-backed securities		27,336		(110	)		34,135		(297	)		61,471		(407	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		23,225		(114	)		25,944		(199	)		49,169		(313	)
Corporate bonds		5,139		(50	)		8,616		(69	)		13,755		(119	)
Foreign corporate bonds		203		(1	)		7,750		(11	)		7,953		(12	)
Total fixed maturities	$	85,495	$	(458	)	$	92,782	$	(635	)	$	178,277	$	(1,093	)

(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 fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2018:  

	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	$	—	$	—		$	67,185	$	(1,163	)	$	67,185	$	(1,163	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		22,802		(57	)		28,179		(281	)		50,981		(338	)
Mortgage-backed securities		36,858		(408	)		60,838		(1,378	)		97,696		(1,786	)
Asset-backed securities		96,085		(1,342	)		50,506		(670	)		146,591		(2,012	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		44,596		(878	)		127,557		(2,974	)		172,153		(3,852	)
Corporate bonds		285,997		(8,791	)		115,052		(3,289	)		401,049		(12,080	)
Foreign corporate bonds		56,543		(1,795	)		47,494		(1,497	)		104,037		(3,292	)
Total fixed maturities	$	542,881	$	(13,271	)	$	496,811	$	(11,252	)	$	1,039,692	$	(24,523	)

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(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 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 has a 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 is recorded in other comprehensive income, net of taxes.  

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, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to U.S. treasury and agency obligations were $0.056 million. Of this amount, $0.033 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater and are rated AA+.  Macroeconomic and market analysis is conducted in evaluating these securities.  Consideration is given to the interest rate environment, duration and yield curve management of the portfolio, sector allocation and security selection.

Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) – As of September 30, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to mortgage-backed securities were $0.167 million. Of this amount, $0.026 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. All unrealized losses for twelve months or greater are related to securities rated AA+ or better. Mortgage-backed securities are modeled 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.  These forecasts incorporate not just national macro-economic trends, but also regional impacts to arrive at the most granular and accurate projections.  These assumptions are incorporated into the model as a basis to generate delinquency probabilities, default curves, loss severity curves, and voluntary prepayment curves at the loan level within each deal. The model utilizes

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HPI-adjusted current LTV, payment history, loan terms, loan modification history, and borrower characteristics as inputs to generate expected cash flows and principal loss for each bond under various scenarios.

Asset backed securities (“ABS”) - As of September 30, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to asset backed securities were $0.407 million. Of this amount, $0.297 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. 99.3% of the unrealized losses for twelve months or greater are related to securities rated A or better. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s asset backed portfolio is 26.5.  This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before an asset backed security will incur its first dollar of principal losses.  Every ABS transaction is analyzed on a stand-alone basis.  This analysis involves a thorough review of the collateral, prepayment, and structural risk in each transaction.  Additionally, the analysis includes an in-depth credit analysis of the originator and servicer of the collateral.  The analysis 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 the deal will incur its first dollar of principal 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, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to the CMBS portfolio were $0.313 million. Of this amount, $0.199 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater and are rated AA+ or better. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s CMBS portfolio is 39.1.  This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before a mortgage-backed security will incur its first dollar of principal loss.  For the Company’s CMBS portfolio, a loan level analysis is utilized where every underlying CMBS loan is re-underwritten based on a set of assumptions reflecting expectations for the future path of the economy.  Each loan is analyzed over time using a series of tests to determine if a credit event will occur during the life of the loan. Inherent in this process are several economic scenarios and their corresponding rent/vacancy and capital market states. The five primary credit events that frame the analysis include loan modifications, term default, balloon default, extension, and ability to pay off at balloon. The resulting output is the expected loss adjusted cash flows for each bond under the base case and distressed scenarios.

Corporate bonds - As of September 30, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to corporate bonds were $0.119 million. Of this amount, $0.069 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater and are rated investment grade or better. The analysis for this asset class 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, the issuer’s current competitive position, its vulnerability to changes in the competitive and 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.

Foreign bonds – As of September 30, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to foreign bonds were $0.012 million. Of this amount, $0.011 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater and rated A- or better. For this asset class, detailed financial models are maintained 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, the issuer’s current competitive position, its vulnerability to changes in the competitive and 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.

The Company recorded the following other than temporary impairments (“OTTI”) on its investment portfolio for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities:
OTTI losses, gross	$	—	$	(24	)	$	(1,897	)	$	(395	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)		—		—			—			—
Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings	$	—	$	(24	)	$	(1,897	)	$	(395	)

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The following table is an analysis of the credit losses recognized in earnings on fixed maturities held by the Company for the   quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in other comprehensive income.

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	13	$	13	$	13	$	13
Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded		—		—		—		—
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 cashflows to be collected		—		—		—		—
Reductions for securities sold during the period		—		—		—		—
Balance at end of period	$	13	$	13	$	13	$	13

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Net unrealized gains (losses) from:
Fixed maturities	$	30,451		$	(22,675	)
Foreign currency fluctuations		(1,003	)		(1,334	)
Deferred taxes		(4,134	)		2,778
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	$	25,314		$	(21,231	)

The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	17,745		$	(1,203	)	$	16,542
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax		10,767			200			10,967
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income), before tax		(946	)		—			(946	)
Other comprehensive income, before tax		9,821			200			10,021
Income tax (expense)		(1,249	)		—			(1,249	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	26,317		$	(1,003	)	$	25,314

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	(21,926	)	$	(549	)	$	(22,475	)
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification, before tax		(1,945	)		(454	)		(2,399	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax		835			—			835
Other comprehensive (loss), before tax		(1,110	)		(454	)		(1,564	)
Income tax benefit		210			—			210
Ending balance, net of tax	$	(22,826	)	$	(1,003	)	$	(23,829	)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	(19,897	)	$	(1,334	)	$	(21,231	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax		55,960			331			56,291
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income), before tax		(2,834	)		—			(2,834	)
Other comprehensive income, before tax		53,126			331			53,457
Income tax (expense)		(6,912	)		—			(6,912	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	26,317		$	(1,003	)	$	25,314

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	8,272		$	711		$	8,983
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification, before tax		(25,928	)		(1,554	)		(27,482	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax		1,660			—			1,660
Other comprehensive (loss), before tax		(24,268	)		(1,554	)		(25,822	)
Income tax benefit		3,038			—			3,038
Cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax		(9,868	)		(160	)		(10,028	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	(22,826	)	$	(1,003	)	$	(23,829	)

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The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)		Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
		Quarters Ended September 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	2019			2018
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment (gains) losses	$	(946	)	$	811
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		—			24
	Total before tax		(946	)		835
	Income tax expense (benefit)		99			(118	)
	Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of tax		(847	)		717
Foreign currency items	Other net realized investment (gains) losses		—			—
	Income tax expense		—			—
	Foreign currency items, net of tax		—			—
Total reclassifications	Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	(847	)	$	717

		Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(Dollars in thousands)		Nine Months Ended September 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	2019			2018
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment (gains) losses	$	(4,731	)	$	1,265
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		1,897			395
	Total before tax		(2,834	)		1,660
	Income tax expense (benefit)		169			(257	)
	Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of tax		(2,665	)		1,403
Foreign currency items	Other net realized investment (gains) losses		—			—
	Income tax expense		—			—
	Foreign currency items, net of tax		—			—
Total reclassifications	Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	(2,665	)	$	1,403

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Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)

The components of net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities:
Gross realized gains	$	1,054		$	329		$	5,765		$	373
Gross realized losses		(108	)		(1,164	)		(2,931	)		(2,033	)
Net realized gains (losses)		946			(835	)		2,834			(1,660	)
Equity Securities:
Gross realized gains		1,681			5,789			26,936			12,116
Gross realized losses		(3,146	)		(946	)		(9,076	)		(9,582	)
Net realized gains (losses)		(1,465	)		4,843			17,860			2,534
Derivatives:
Gross realized gains		341			1,690			341			8,457
Gross realized losses		(2,512	)		(379	)		(9,745	)		(1,498	)
Net realized gains (losses) (1)		(2,171	)		1,311			(9,404	)		6,959
Total net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(2,690	)	$	5,319		$	11,290		$	7,833

(1) Includes periodic net interest settlements related to the derivatives of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $0.7 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

New accounting guidance regarding equity securities was implemented on January 1, 2018 which requires companies to disclose realized gains and losses for equity securities still held at period end and gains and losses from securities sold during the period.  The following table shows the calculation of the portion of realized gains and losses related to equity securities held as of September 30, 2019 and 2018:

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018		2019		2018
Net gains and (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities	$	(1,465	)	$	4,843	$	17,860	$	2,534
Less: Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period		(614	)		2,096		9,836		3,958
Unrealized gains and (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	$	(851	)	$	2,747	$	8,024	$	(1,424	)

The proceeds from sales and redemptions of available for sale and equity securities resulting in net realized investment gains (losses) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018
Fixed maturities	$	642,049	$	229,362
Equity securities		206,212		28,141

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Net Investment Income

The sources of net investment income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities	$	8,806		$	9,520		$	27,692		$	27,236
Equity securities		1,704			1,006			4,384			3,010
Cash and cash equivalents		372			285			1,242			814
Other invested assets		1,280			1,631			1,394			5,194
Total investment income		12,162			12,442			34,712			36,254
Investment expense		(814	)		(692	)		(2,319	)		(2,146	)
Net investment income	$	11,348		$	11,750		$	32,393		$	34,108

The Company’s total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net investment income	$	11,348		$	11,750		$	32,393		$	34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690	)		5,319			11,290			7,833
Change in unrealized holding gains and losses		10,021			(1,564	)		53,457			(25,822	)
Net realized and unrealized investment returns		7,331			3,755			64,747			(17,989	)
Total investment return	$	18,679		$	15,505		$	97,140		$	16,119
Total investment return % (1)		1.2	%		1.0	%		6.2	%		1.1	%
Average investment portfolio (2)	$	1,585,165		$	1,541,975		$	1,562,177		$	1,533,825

(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 end of the period.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company did not own fixed maturity securities that were non-income producing for the preceding twelve months. As of December 31, 2018, the Company owned fixed maturity securities with a market value of $0.4 million that were non-income producing for the preceding twelve months.

Insurance Enhanced Asset-Backed and Credit Securities

As of September 30, 2019, the Company held insurance enhanced collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed and credit securities with a market value of approximately $49.1 million.  Approximately 0.5 million of these securities were tax-free municipal bonds, which represented less than 0.1% 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.” None of these bonds are pre-refunded with U.S. treasury securities, nor would they have carried a lower credit rating had they not been insured.  

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, 2019, is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) Financial Guarantor	Total		Pre-refunded Securities		Government Guaranteed Securities		Exposure Net of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities
Municipal Bond Insurance Association	$	479	$	—	$	—	$	479
Total backed by financial guarantors	$	479	$	—	$	—	$	479

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In addition to the tax-free municipal bonds, the Company held $48.6 million of insurance enhanced bonds, which represented approximately 3.0% of the Company’s total invested assets, net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold.  The insurance enhanced bonds are comprised of $19.4 million of taxable municipal bonds, $29.1 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities, and $0.1 million of collateralized mortgage obligations.  The financial guarantors of the Company’s $48.6 million of insurance enhanced commercial-mortgage-backed, taxable municipal securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations include Municipal Bond Insurance Association ($4.4 million), Assured Guaranty Corporation ($12.8 million), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ($29.1 million), Ambac Financial Group ($2.2 million) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ($0.1 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, 2019.

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, or were held in trust pursuant to intercompany reinsurance agreements.  The fair values were as follows as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	Estimated Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
On deposit with governmental authorities	$	26,500	$	25,855
Intercompany trusts held for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		192,269		209,028
Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements		123,811		98,417
Letter of credit held for third party requirements		1,458		2,317
Securities held as collateral		90,004		83,214
Total	$	434,042	$	418,831

Variable Interest Entities

A Variable Interest Entity (VIE) refers to an investment in which an investor holds a controlling interest that is not based on the majority of voting rights.  Under the VIE model, the party that has the power to exercise significant management influence and maintain a controlling financial interest in the entity’s economics is said to be the primary beneficiary, and is required to consolidate the entity within their results. Other entities that participate in a VIE, for which their financial interests fluctuate with changes in the fair value of the investment entity’s net assets but do not have significant management influence and the ability to direct the VIE’s significant economic activities are said to have a variable interest in the VIE but do not consolidate the VIE in their financial results.

The Company has variable interests in two VIE’s for which it is not the primary beneficiary. These investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as their ownership interest exceeds 3% of their respective investments.   

The fair value of one of the Company’s VIE’s, which invests in distressed securities and assets, was $14.7 million and $17.9 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $28.9 million and $32.1 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.  The fair value of a second VIE that also invests in distressed securities and assets was $25.3 million and $32.9 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $54.3 million and $53.4 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

3. Derivative Instruments

Derivatives are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates and limit exposure to severe equity market changes.  The Company has interest rate swaps with terms to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed rate and floating rate interest amounts as calculated by reference to an agreed notional amount. Beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2019, the Company began to utilize exchange-traded futures contracts, which give the holder the right and obligation to participate in market movements at a future date, to allow the Company to react faster to market conditions.  The Company posts collateral and settles variation margin in cash on a daily basis equal to the amount of the futures contracts’ change in value scaled by a multiplier.

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The Company accounts for the interest rate swaps and futures as non-hedge instruments and recognizes the fair value of the interest rate swaps in other assets or other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets with the changes in fair value recognized as net realized investment gains or losses in the consolidated statements of operations.  The Company is ultimately responsible for the valuation of the interest rate swaps.  To aid in determining the estimated fair value of the interest rate swaps, the Company relies on the forward interest rate curve and information obtained from a third party financial institution.  The fair value of the exchange-traded futures contracts are based on quoted market prices.

The following table summarizes information on the location and the gross amount of the derivatives’ fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

(Dollars in thousands)		September 30, 2019					December 31, 2018
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Notional Amount		Fair Value
Interest rate swap agreements	Other assets/liabilities	$	200,000	$	(12,422	)	$	200,000	$	(4,062	)
Futures contracts on bonds (1)	Other assets/liabilities		20,726		—			—		—
Futures contracts on equities (1)	Other assets/liabilities		11,388		—			—		—
Total		$	232,114	$	(12,422	)	$	200,000	$	(4,062	)

(1) Futures are settled daily such that their fair value is not reflected in the consolidated statements of financial position

The following table summarizes the net gains (losses) included in the consolidated statements of operations for changes in the fair value of the derivatives and the periodic net interest settlements under the derivatives for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019  and 2018:

		Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	Consolidated Statements of Operations Line	2019			2018		2019			2018
Interest rate swap agreements	Net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(1,831	)	$	1,311	$	(9,064	)	$	6,959
Futures contracts on bonds	Net realized investment gains (losses)		15			—		15			—
Futures contracts on equities	Net realized investment gains (losses)		(355	)		—		(355	)		—
Total		$	(2,171	)	$	1,311	$	(9,404	)	$	6,959

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company is due $3.6 million and $2.6 million for funds it needed to post to execute the swap transaction and $14.3 million and $3.7 million, respectively, for margin calls made in connection with the interest rate swaps.  These amounts are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company posted initial margin of $1.1 million in securities for trading futures contracts and has a variation margin receivable of $0.1 million in connection with the futures contracts.  Variation margin is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

4. 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 and derivative instruments 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.  

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• 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.

The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets and derivative instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.

	Fair Value Measurements
As of September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	165,482	$	—	$	—	$	165,482
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		56,032		—		56,032
Mortgage-backed securities		—		206,387		—		206,387
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		244,853		—		244,853
Asset-backed securities		—		183,362		—		183,362
Corporate bonds		—		274,738		—		274,738
Foreign corporate bonds		—		103,581		—		103,581
Total fixed maturities		165,482		1,068,953		—		1,234,435
Equity securities		262,367		—		—		262,367
Total assets measured at fair value (1)	$	427,849	$	1,068,953	$	—	$	1,496,802
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	12,422	$	—	$	12,422
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	12,422	$	—	$	12,422

(1) Excluded from the table above are limited partnerships of $40.1 million at September 30, 2019 whose fair value is based on net asset value as a practical expedient.

	Fair Value Measurements
As of December 31, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	78,855	$	—	$	—	$	78,855
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		95,613		—		95,613
Mortgage-backed securities		—		117,854		—		117,854
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		202,722		—		202,722
Asset-backed securities		—		183,754		—		183,754
Corporate bonds		—		440,855		—		440,855
Foreign corporate bonds		—		115,502		—		115,502
Total fixed maturities		78,855		1,156,300		—		1,235,155
Common stock		124,747		—		—		124,747
Total assets measured at fair value (1)	$	203,602	$	1,156,300	$	—	$	1,359,902
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	4,062	$	—	$	4,062
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	4,062	$	—	$	4,062

(1) Excluded from the table above are limited partnerships of $50.8 million at December 31, 2018 whose fair value is based on net asset value as a practical expedient.

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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 and derivative instruments.  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.  The estimated fair value of the derivative instruments, consisting of interest rate swaps, is obtained from a third party financial institution that utilizes observable inputs such as the forward interest rate curve.

For the Company’s material debt arrangements, the current fair value of the Company’s debt at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

	September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Margin Borrowing Facility	$	74,379	$	74,379	$	65,818	$	65,818
7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045  (1)		96,833		99,913		96,742		92,261
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 (2)		126,112		137,967		126,005		120,597
Total	$	297,324	$	312,259	$	288,565	$	278,676

(1) As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

(2) As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

The fair value of the margin borrowing facility approximates its carrying value due to the facility being due on demand.  The subordinated notes due 2045 and 2047 are publicly traded instruments and are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Fair Value of Alternative Investments

Other invested assets consist of limited liability partnerships whose fair value is based on net asset value per share practical expedient.  The following table provides the fair value and future funding commitments related to these investments at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

	September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Future Funding Commitment		Fair Value		Future Funding Commitment
Real Estate Fund, LP  (1)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
European Non-Performing Loan Fund, LP  (2)		14,732		14,214		17,893		14,214
Distressed Debt Fund, LP  (3)		25,320		29,001		32,860		20,500
Total	$	40,052	$	43,215	$	50,753	$	34,714

(1) 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.

(2) This limited partnership invests in distressed securities and assets through senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured debt and equity, in both public and private large-cap and middle-market companies.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  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.  Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company anticipates its interest in this partnership to be redeemed by 2020.

(3) This limited partnership invests in stressed and distressed securities and structured products.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  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.  Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company anticipates its interest to be redeemed no later than 2027.

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Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships with ownership interest exceeding 3%

The Company uses the equity method to account for investments in limited liability companies and limited partnerships where its ownership interest exceeds 3%. The equity method of accounting for an investment in a limited liability company and limited partnership requires that its cost basis be updated to account for the income or loss earned on the investment. The investment income or loss associated with these limited liability companies or limited partnerships, which is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations, was $1.3 million and $1.6 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $1.4 million and $5.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.      

Pricing

The Company’s pricing vendors provide prices for all investment categories except for investments in limited partnerships whose fair value is based on net asset values as a practical expedient.  Two primary vendors are utilized to provide prices for equity and fixed maturity 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 security prices are received from all primary and secondary exchanges.

• Corporate and agency bonds are evaluated by utilizing a spread to a benchmark curve.  Bonds with similar characteristics are grouped into specific sectors.  Inputs for both asset classes consist of trade prices, broker quotes, the new issue market, and prices on comparable securities.

• Data from commercial vendors is aggregated with market information, then converted into an option adjusted spread “OAS” matrix and prepayment model used for commercial mortgage obligations (“CMO”). CMOs are categorized with mortgage-backed securities in the tables listed above.  For asset-backed securities, spread data is derived from trade prices, dealer quotations, and research reports.  For both asset classes, evaluations utilize standard inputs plus new issue data, and collateral performance.  The evaluated pricing models incorporate cash flows, broker quotes, market trades, historical prepayment speeds, and dealer projected speeds.

• For obligations of state and political subdivisions, an attribute-based modeling system is used.  The pricing model incorporates trades, market clearing yields, market color, and fundamental credit research.

• U.S. treasuries are evaluated by obtaining feeds from a number of live data sources including primary and secondary dealers as well as inter-dealer brokers.

• For mortgage-backed securities, various external analytical products are utilized and purchased from commercial vendors.

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 or may potentially change.

• 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 quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company has not adjusted quotes or prices obtained from the pricing vendors.

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5. Income Taxes

As of September 30, 2019, the statutory income tax rates of the countries where the Company conducts business are 21% in the United States, 0% in Bermuda, 0% in the Cayman Islands, 26.01% for companies with a registered office in Luxembourg City, 1.0% to 2.5% in Barbados, and 25% on non-trading income, 33% 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.

The Company’s income before income taxes from its non-U.S. subsidiaries and U.S. subsidiaries for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	19,980		$	137,197		$	—		$	157,177
Net premiums written	$	19,990		$	118,846		$	—		$	138,836
Net premiums earned	$	19,512		$	113,800		$	—		$	133,312
Net investment income		7,212			7,732			(3,596	)		11,348
Net realized investment gains (losses)		375			(3,065	)		—			(2,690	)
Other income (loss)		(234	)		498			—			264
Total revenues		26,865			118,965			(3,596	)		142,234
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		7,628			65,955			—			73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		6,201			47,165			—			53,366
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,514			2,344			—			3,858
Interest expense		351			8,268			(3,596	)		5,023
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	11,171		$	(4,767	)	$	—		$	6,404

Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	9,361		$	126,245		$	—		$	135,606
Net premiums written	$	9,356		$	106,877		$	—		$	116,233
Net premiums earned	$	30,220		$	90,308		$	—		$	120,528
Net investment income		12,013			7,204			(7,467	)		11,750
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(273	)		5,592			—			5,319
Other income (loss)		(82	)		493			—			411
Total revenues		41,878			103,597			(7,467	)		138,008
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		14,877			65,616			—			80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		13,188			35,492			—			48,680
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,237			2,238			—			3,475
Interest expense		356			12,035			(7,467	)		4,924
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	12,220		$	(11,784	)	$	—		$	436

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	69,588		$	409,111	$	—		$	478,699
Net premiums written	$	69,591		$	351,730	$	—		$	421,321
Net premiums earned	$	52,798		$	330,804	$	—		$	383,602
Net investment income		22,254			20,824		(10,685	)		32,393
Net realized investment gains		1,768			9,522		—			11,290
Other income (loss)		(256	)		1,530		—			1,274
Total revenues		76,564			362,680		(10,685	)		428,559
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		24,076			177,903		—			201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		16,556			137,087		—			153,643
Corporate and other operating expenses		4,822			6,880		—			11,702
Interest expense		1,059			24,714		(10,685	)		15,088
Income before income taxes	$	30,051		$	16,096	$	—		$	46,147

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	39,976		$	378,694		$	—		$	418,670
Net premiums written	$	39,970		$	320,587		$	—		$	360,557
Net premiums earned	$	115,353		$	227,094		$	—		$	342,447
Net investment income		39,527			21,428			(26,847	)		34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(437	)		8,270			—			7,833
Other income (loss)		(179	)		1,468			—			1,289
Total revenues		154,264			258,260			(26,847	)		385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		48,210			147,216			—			195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		50,475			90,721			—			141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses		10,550			13,103			—			23,653
Interest expense		6,749			34,823			(26,847	)		14,725
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	38,280		$	(27,603	)	$	—		$	10,677

The following table summarizes the components of income tax benefit:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Current income tax expense (benefit):
Foreign	$	(17	)	$	62		$	(35	)	$	326
U.S. Federal		—			(732	)		—			—
Total current income tax expense (benefit)		(17	)		(670	)		(35	)		326
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal		(300	)		(2,622	)		5,198			(6,270	)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)		(300	)		(2,622	)		5,198			(6,270	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(317	)	$	(3,292	)	$	5,163		$	(5,944	)

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.  

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The following table summarizes the differences between the tax provision for financial statement purposes and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:

	Quarters Ended September 30,
	2019						2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate	$	(1,001	)		(15.6	%)	$	(2,494	)		(571.9	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		—			—			—			—
Dividend exclusion		(33	)		(0.5	)		(68	)		(15.6	)
Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax		—			—			(731	)		(167.7	)
Non-deductible interest		695			10.8			—			—
Other		22			0.3			1			0.2
Effective income tax benefit	$	(317	)		(5.0	%)	$	(3,292	)		(755.0	%)

The effective income tax benefit rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 was 5.0%, compared with an effective income tax benefit rate of 755.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in the effective income tax benefit rate in the quarter ended September 30, 2019 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2018 is due to higher pretax income in the U.S. in 2019.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019						2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate	$	3,380			7.3	%	$	(5,527	)		(51.8	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(1	)		—			(5	)		—
Dividend exclusion		(256	)		(0.6	)		(203	)		(1.9	)
Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax		—			—			—			—
Non-deductible interest		2,063			4.5			—			—
Other		(23	)		—			(209	)		(2.0	)
Effective income tax expense (benefit)	$	5,163			11.2	%	$	(5,944	)		(55.7	%)

The effective income tax expense rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was 11.2%, compared with an effective income tax benefit rate of 55.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in the effective income tax expense rate in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is due to higher pretax income in the U.S. in 2019.  

The Company has a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward of $24.7 million as of September 30, 2019, which begins to expire in 2036 based on when the original NOL was generated.  The Company’s NOL carryforward as of December 31, 2018 was $29.5 million.

The Company has a Section 163(j) (“163(j)”) carryforward of $11.1 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, which can be carried forward indefinitely. The 163(j) carryforward relates to the limitation on the deduction for business interest expense paid or accrued.

The Company had an alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryforward of $11.0 million as of December 31, 2017.  The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act repealed the corporate AMT.  The AMT credit carryforward of $11.0 million was reclassed to federal income taxes receivable at December 31, 2017 and will be fully refunded by the end of 2021.  

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6. 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)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	608,773		$	613,670		$	680,031		$	634,664
Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables		59,834			91,397			109,342			97,243
Net balance at beginning of period		548,939			522,273			570,689			537,421
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		80,533			92,469			225,022			222,916
Prior years		(6,950	)		(11,976	)		(23,043	)		(27,490	)
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses		73,583			80,493			201,979			195,426
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		47,290			53,121			102,806			103,695
Prior years		20,789			27,312			115,419			106,819
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses		68,079			80,433			218,225			210,514
Net balance at end of period		554,443			522,333			554,443			522,333
Plus:  Ceded reinsurance receivables		78,844			86,274			78,844			86,274
Balance at end of period	$	633,287		$	608,607		$	633,287		$	608,607

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.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $7.0 million, which consisted of a $5.2 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, $1.3 million decrease related to Specialty Property, $1.2 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $0.7 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $5.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $4.4 million reduction in aggregate with $0.5 million of favorable development in the construction defect reserve category and $3.9 million of favorable development in the other general liability reserve categories.  The decreases in the construction defect reserve category recognize lower than expected claims severity primarily in the 2004 through 2009, 2011 and 2012 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2016 accident years.  For the other general liability reserve categories, lower than anticipated claims severity was the primary driver of the favorable development mainly in accident years 1999 through 2014 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2016 and 2017 accident years.

• Commercial Auto Liability:   A $0.6 million decrease in total, primarily in the 2012, 2013 and 2016 accident years.  The decreases recognize lower than anticipated claims severity.

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The $1.3 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $0.4 million decrease in aggregate primarily recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity mostly in the 2015, 2016 and 2018 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010, 2014 and 2017 accident years, recognizing higher than expected claims severity.

• Property: A $0.9 million reduction recognizes an additional $0.6 million decrease in the catastrophe reserve category for anticipated subrogation recoveries from the California Camp wildfire loss in the 2018 accident year and a $0.2 million decrease in the 2017 accident year, mainly recognizing lower than expected claims severity.

The $1.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

• Property:  A $1.1 million decrease primarily reflects ceded recoveries from a second accident quarter catastrophe in the 2018 accident year.

The $0.7 million increase in prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Property:  A $0.7 million increase primarily in the 2012 and 2015 through 2017 accident years, partially offset by decreases in the 2011, 2014 and 2018 accident years.  The accident year changes were based on a review of the experience reported from cedants. 

During the third quarter of 2018, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $12.0 million, which consisted of a $1.2 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, a $5.2 million decrease related to Specialty Property, a $2.3 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $3.3 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $1.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

• Commercial Auto Liability:   A $1.1 million decrease primarily due to a $1.5 million reduction in the 2013 accident year resulting from lower than anticipated claims severity, partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in the 2015 accident year reflecting higher than expected case incurred emergence.

The $5.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $1.5 million reduction primarily in accident years 2011 through 2014 and 2017, partially offset by an increase in the 2015 accident year.  The reductions mainly reflect lower than anticipated claims severity.

• Property: A $3.7 million reduction primarily recognizes lower than expected claims severity in the 2014 through 2017 accident years.

The $2.3 million decrease of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $0.4 million decrease primarily in the 2014, 2016 and 2017 accident years mainly from lower than expected claims severity.

• Liability:  A $1.8 million reduction primarily in the 2014 through 2017 accident years mainly recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity.

The $3.3 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations was from the property lines for accident years 2007, 2009 through 2012 and 2014 through 2016 partially offset by an increase in the 2017 accident year.  The accident year changes were based on a review of the experience reported from cedants.

During the first nine months of 2019, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $23.0 million, which consisted of a $12.1 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, $10.5 million decrease related to Specialty Property,

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$4.0 milliondecrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $3.5 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $12.1 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $9.6 million reduction in aggregate with $1.0 million of favorable development in the construction defect reserve category and $8.6 million of favorable development in the other general liability reserve categories.  The decreases in the construction defect reserve category recognize lower than expected claims frequency and severity in the 2004 through 2009, 2011 and 2012 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2016 accident years.  For the other general liability reserve categories, lower than anticipated claims severity was the primary driver of the favorable development mainly in accident years 1999 through 2014, 2016 and 2017, partially offset by increases in the 2015 and 2018 accident years which reflects higher than expected claims severity.

• Commercial Auto Liability:   A $1.4 million decrease in total, primarily in the 2000 through 2002, 2010, 2012 and 2013 accident years.  The decreases recognize lower than anticipated claims severity.

• Property:  A $0.9 million decrease in aggregate mainly recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity primarily in the 2012 through 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2018 accident years.

• Professional:  A $1.1 million decrease primarily in the 2009 and 2010 accident years reflects lower than expected claims severity.

• Reinsurance:  A $1.0 million increase was recognized based on a review of expected ceded recoverables by reinsurer.  The increase was primarily in the general liability reserve categories and older accident years.

The $10.5 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $10.1 million reduction recognizes an $8.9 million decrease in the catastrophe reserve category for subrogation recoveries from the California Camp wildfire loss in the 2018 accident year.  The remaining $1.2 million decrease was primarily in the 2016 and 2017 accident years, mainly recognizing lower than expected claims severity.

• General Liability:  A $0.4 million decrease in aggregate primarily recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity mostly in the 2015 and 2016 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2017 accident years, recognizing higher than expected claims severity.

The $4.0 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

• Liability:  A $1.7 million decrease in total, mainly recognizes lower than expected claims severity in the 2016 and 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2013 through 2015 accident years.

• Property:  A $2.2 million reduction in aggregate recognizes a $2.0 million decrease in the 2018 accident year which is comprised of a $1.1 million decrease reflecting ceded recoveries from a second accident quarter catastrophe and a $0.9 million decrease reflecting lower than expected claims frequency and severity.  Decreases in the 2015 through 2017 accident years primarily reflects lower than expected claims severity, partially offset by an increase in the 2013 accident year.

The $3.5 million increase in prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Property:  A $3.8 million increase in aggregate reflects an increase of $7.6 million in the 2018 accident year for Typhoon Jebi and decreases totaling $4.1 million in the 2010 through 2017 accident years.

• Professional:  A $0.3 million decrease primarily in the 2008 and 2010 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2007 accident year based on a review of the experience reported from the cedants.

During the first nine months of 2018, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $27.5 million, which consisted of a $9.1 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, $7.0 million decrease related to Specialty Property,

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$3.6 milliondecrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $7.8 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $9.1 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $3.1 million reduction in reserve categories excluding construction defect.  Lower than expected claims severity was the primary driver of the favorable development, mainly in the 2002 through 2004, 2006 through 2010, 2012 through 2014, and 2016 accident years which was partially offset by increases in the 2011, 2015 and 2017 accident years.

• Commercial Auto Liability: A $3.3 million decrease in the 2010, 2012 and 2013 accident years recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity, partially offset by an increase in the 2015 accident year.

• Professional Liability: A $0.8 million decrease reflects lower than expected claims severity mainly in the 2010 through 2011 and 2014 accident years.

• Property: A $1.9 million decrease in aggregate recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity primarily in the 2014 through 2015 and 2017 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2016 accident year.  

The $7.0 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Propertyprimarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $1.5 million reduction primarily in accident years 2011 through 2014, 2016 and 2017, partially offset by an increase in the 2015 accident year.  The reductions mainly reflect lower than anticipated claims severity.

• Property:   A $5.5 million reduction primarily in the 2014 through 2017 accident years mainly reflects lower than anticipated claims severity.

The $3.6 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $1.4 million reduction primarily in the 2015 through 2017 accident years mainly reflects lower than anticipated claims severity.

• Liability:  A $2.2 million decrease primarily in the 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2007 and 2013 accident years.  The decreases mainly recognize lower than expected claims severity.

The $7.8 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations was from the property lines for accident years 2007, 2009 through 2012 and 2015 through 2016, partially offset by an increases in the 2013 through 2014 and 2017 accident years.  The accident year changes were based on a review of the experience reported from cedants.

Loss indemnification related to Purchase of American Reliable

On March 8, 2018, the Company settled its final reserve calculation which resulted in $41.5 million being due to Global Indemnity Group, Inc. in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement between Global Indemnity Group, Inc. and American Bankers Insurance Group, Inc. for the purchase of American Reliable.  The settlement is comprised of (i) receipt of $38.8 million for loss and loss adjustment expenses paid on or after January 1, 2015 or payable as of December 31, 2017 with respect to losses incurred prior to January 1, 2015, (ii) receipt of $6.2 million for accrued interest and (iii) payment of $3.5 million for the difference between the agreed upon purchase price and actual settlement on January 1, 2015. These amounts, which were included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017, were received on March 9, 2018.

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7.  Leases

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted new accounting guidance which increased transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  The Company adopted this new accounting guidance using the optional transition method. Under this method, the Company applied the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognized a cumulative effect adjustment of less than $0.1 million to the opening balance sheet of retained earnings.  The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard.  In addition, the Company elected the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases. 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception.  Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. Lease right-of-use assets (“ROU”) are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and lease liabilities are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.   

Lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date.  The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate; therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.  The ROU assets are calculated using the initial lease liability amount, plus any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, minus any lease incentives received, plus any initial direct costs incurred.  

The Company’s lease agreements may contain both lease and non-lease components which are accounted separately.  The Company elected the practical expedient on not separating lease components from non-lease components for its equipment leases.

The Company leases office space and equipment under various operating lease arrangements.  The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms ranging from 2 months to 11 years.  Some building leases have options to extend, terminate, or retract the leased area.  The Company did not factor in term extension, terminations, or space retractions into the lease terms used to calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities since it was uncertain as to whether these options would be executed.

The Company is also party to certain service contracts.  These agreements will continue to be accounted for as service contracts and expensed in the period the services have been provided.  As contracts are signed, renewed, or renegotiated, they will be evaluated using the criteria set forth in the new lease guidance to determine if these contracts contain a lease and will be accounted for properly depending upon the terms and language in the contract.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarter Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease expense	$	819	$	2,460
Short-term lease expense		2		7
Total lease expense	$	821	$	2,467

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of liabilities:
Operating leases	$	1,804
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	14,163

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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.

(Dollars in thousands)	Classification on the consolidated balance sheets	September 30, 2019
Assets:
Operating lease assets	Other assets	$	23,360
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	24,121
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases		9.9 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases (1)			2.7	%

(1) Represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate

At September 30, 2019, future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
2019  (1)	$	731
2020		1,942
2021		2,779
2022		2,659
2023		2,702
Thereafter		16,888
Total future minimum lease payments	$	27,701
Less: amount representing interest		3,580
Present value of minimum lease payments	$	24,121

(1)Excludes the nine months ended September 30, 2019

8. Shareholders’ Equity

There were no A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

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 Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2019		7,945	(2)	$	36.23		—		—
February 1-28, 2019		19,083	(2)	$	34.59		—		—
Total		27,028		$	35.07		—

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

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The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2018:

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 Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2018		26,639	(2)	$	42.02	—	—
March 1-31, 2018		18,594	(2)	$	37.27	—	—
Total		45,233		$	40.07	—

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

There were no B ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 or 2018.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s A ordinary shares were held by approximately 225 shareholders of record.

Please see Note 12 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s repurchase program.

Dividends

Dividend payments of $0.25 per ordinary share per quarter were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as follows:

Approval Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividends Paid ($ in thousands)
February 10, 2019	March 22, 2019	March 29, 2019	$	3,521
June 2, 2019	June 21, 2019	June 28, 2019		3,525
September 15, 2019	September 26, 2019	October 2, 2019		3,528
Various  (1)	Various	Various		191
Total			$	10,765

(1) Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

Dividend payments of $0.25 per ordinary share per quarter were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as follows:

Approval Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividends Paid ($ in thousands)
March 4, 2018	March 21, 2018	March 29, 2018	$	3,499
June 3, 2018	June 22, 2018	June 29, 2018		3,502
September 16, 2018	September 27, 2018	October 1, 2018		3,504
Various  (1)	Various	Various		151
Total			$	10,656

(1) Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, accrued dividends on unvested shares, which were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, were $3.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively.  

Please see Note 12 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s dividend program.

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9. Related Party Transactions

Fox Paine

Pursuant to the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, amended and restated as of November 4, 2016, the “Fox Paine Funds” (collectively, U.N. Co-Investment Fund III (Cayman), L.P. and Fox Paine Capital Fund II International, L.P.) have the right to appoint a number of directors equal in aggregate to the Fox Paine Entities’ percentage beneficial ownership of voting shares of Global Indemnity for so long as the Fox Paine Entities beneficially own shares representing an aggregate of 25% or more of the voting power in Global Indemnity. The Fox Paine Funds and “FM Entities” (Fox Mercury Investments, L.P. and certain of its affiliates) (the Fox Paine Funds, FM Entities and Fox Paine & Company, LLC, collectively referred to as the “Fox Paine Entities”) beneficially own shares representing approximately 80% and 2%, respectively, of the voting power of Global Indemnity as of September 30, 2019, and the Fox Paine Funds have the right to appoint seven of our eight current directors.

The Company relies on Fox Paine & Company, LLC to provide management services and other services related to the operations of the Company.  The Company incurred management fees of $0.5 million and $0.6 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, as part of the annual management fee paid to Fox Paine & Company, LLC. As of September 30, 2019, accrued management fees, which were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, were $0.2 million. As of December 31, 2018, prepaid management fees, which were included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, were $1.4 million.  

In addition, Fox Paine & Company, LLC may also propose and negotiate transaction fees with the Company subject to the provisions of the Company’s related party transaction policies, including approval of the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, for those services from time to time.  Each of the Company’s transactions with Fox Paine & Company, LLC described below was reviewed and approved by the Company’s Audit Committee, which is composed of independent directors, and the Board of Directors (other than Saul A. Fox, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and Chief Executive of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, who is not a member of the Audit Committee and recused himself from the Board of Directors’ deliberations).

Recapitalization and Reorganization Transactions Fee

On April 25, 2018, the Company and its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (including Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (“GIGI”) and Global Indemnity Reinsurance) entered into a series of recapitalization and reorganization transactions (collectively, the “Reorganization”) designed to improve the Company’s annual results and long-term financial performance. Pursuant to the Reorganization, the Company’s affiliated group implemented the following, among other things: (i) GIGI became a subordinated co-obligor with the Company under the Company’s 7.75% Subordinated Notes due in 2045 and its 7.875% Subordinated Notes due in 2047, (ii) GIGI agreed to provide capital to Global Indemnity Reinsurance from time to time to satisfy Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s obligations incurred in connection with its insurance and reinsurance business and (iii) GIGI received a promissory note from the Company, which was subsequently assigned within the Company’s affiliated group in connection with the settlement of certain intra-group indebtedness.

Fox Paine & Company, LLC acted as financial advisor to the Company's affiliated group in connection with the design, structuring and implementation of the Reorganization.  Fox Paine & Company, LLC’s services for the Company’s affiliated group in connection with the Reorganization were performed during the first and second quarter of 2018. The total fee for these services was $12.5 million, which was paid in June 2018.  No advisory fees in connection with the Reorganization were incurred during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.   As with each of the Company's transactions with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, this transaction was reviewed and approved by the Company's Audit Committee and the Board of Directors (other than Saul A. Fox, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and Chief Executive of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, who is not a member of the Audit Committee and recused himself from the Board of Directors’ deliberations), and, in connection with its review and approval of this transaction, the Audit Committee also engaged its own investment banking firm for advice.

Illiquid Investment Fund Divestiture Fee

On December 21, 2018, GIGI exited an investment in a private credit fund pursuant to a sale of GIGI’s investment to third parties at par plus accrued interest. Fox Paine & Company, LLC provided services to GIGI in connection with the sale, including conducting due diligence to evaluate the private fund, recommending that GIGI withdraw from the private fund, and conducting extended negotiations with the private fund to secure GIGI’s withdrawal from the private fund on favorable

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terms. Fox Paine & Company, LLC’s services for GIGI in connection with the sale were performed during the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2018. The total fee for these services was $2.0 million which was paid in May 2019.  

10. 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.

Commitments

In 2014, the Company entered into a $50 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle which is comprised of European non-performing loans.  As of September 30, 2019, the Company has funded $35.8 million of this commitment leaving $14.2 million as unfunded.

In 2017, the Company entered into a $50 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle comprised of stressed and distressed securities and structured products.  As of September 30, 2019, the Company has funded $21.0 million of this commitment leaving $29.0 million as unfunded.

11. Share-Based Compensation Plans

On June 13, 2018, the Company’s Shareholders approved the Global Indemnity Limited 2018 Share Incentive Plan (“the 2018 Plan”).  The purpose of the 2018 Plan is to provide the Company a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining, and motivating officers, employees, consultants and non-employee directors, and to provide the Company with a share plan providing incentives linked to the financial results of the Company’s business and increases in shareholder value.  Under the 2018 Plan, the Company may issue up to 2.5 million A ordinary shares pursuant to awards granted under the Plan.  The 2018 Plan replaced the Global Indemnity Limited Share Incentive Plan, effective since February 2014, which was set to expire pursuant to its terms on February 9, 2019.

Options

On March 6, 2018, the Company entered into a Chief Executive Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Cynthia Y. Valko, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.  In accordance with the Employment Agreement, the vesting schedule for the 300,000 stock options issued in 2014 (“Tranche 2 Options”) was modified.  100,000 of the Tranche 2 Options were related to the attainment of Return on Equity criteria for 2018 and were scheduled to vest on December 31, 2018.  These options were forfeited on December 31, 2018 because the Return on Equity criteria was not met.  Of the remaining 200,000 options, 100,000 are scheduled to vest on December 31, 2019 if the 2019 Return on Equity criteria is met and 100,000 are scheduled to vest on December 31, 2020 if the 2020 Return on Equity criteria is met.    

Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Ms. Valko was also granted an additional 300,000 Time-Based Options (“Tranche 3 Options”) with an exercise price of $50 per share.  100,000 of the Tranche 3 Options vested on December 31, 2018.  100,000 of the Tranche 3 Options will each vest on December 31 of 2019 and 2020, if Ms. Valko remains employed and in good standing as of such date.  Tranche 3 Options expire on the earlier of December 31, 2027 or 90 calendar days after Ms. Valko is neither employed by Global Indemnity nor a member of the Board of Directors.  

No stock options were awarded during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 or the nine months ended September 30, 2019.  Other than the Tranche 3 Options granted to Ms. Valko, no additional stock options were awarded during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. No unvested stock options were forfeited during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 or 2018.

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Restricted Shares / Restricted Stock Units

There were no restricted shares or restricted stock units that were granted during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 36,180 restricted A ordinary shares, with a weighted average grant date value of $35.82 per share, to key employees under the Plan.   9,063 of these shares vested immediately.  27,117 of these shares will vest as follows:

• 16.5%, 16.5%, and 17.0% of the restricted stock will vest on January 1, 2020, January 1, 2021, and January 1, 2022, respectively.

• Subject to Board approval, 50% of restricted stock will vest 100%, no later than March 15, 2022, following a re-measurement of 2018 results as of December 31, 2021.

In addition, the Company granted 175,498 restricted stock units with a weighted average grant date value of $30.18 per unit, to key employees under the Plan.  These restricted stock units will vest as follows:

• 10.0%, 20.0%, 30.0%, and 40.0% of the restricted stock units will vest on June 18, 2021, June 18, 2022, June 18, 2023 and June 18, 2024, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company granted 38,778 restricted A ordinary shares, with a weighted average grant date value of $40.57 per share, to key employees under the Plan.  11,843 of these shares vested immediately. The remainder will vest as follows:

• 16.5% vested on January 1, 2019.  16.5% and 17.0% of the restricted stock will vest on January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021, respectively.

• Subject to Board approval, 50% of restricted stock will vest 100%, no later than March 15, 2021, following a re-measurement of 2017 results as of December 31, 2020.

There were no restricted stock units that were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

During the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company granted 19,275 and 7,049 A ordinary shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $24.97 and $37.70 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company granted 50,661 and 23,983 A ordinary shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $28.50 and $36.90 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan.  All of the shares granted to non-employee directors of the Company in 2019 and 2018 were fully vested but are subject to certain restrictions.

12. 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:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net income	$	6,721	$	3,728	$	40,984	$	16,621
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		14,202,859		14,100,180		14,181,530		14,082,698
Net income per share	$	0.47	$	0.26	$	2.89	$	1.18
Diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		14,327,757		14,346,585		14,328,861		14,321,113
Net income per share	$	0.47	$	0.26	$	2.86	$	1.16

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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,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share		14,202,859		14,100,180		14,181,530		14,082,698
Non-vested restricted stock		23,059		83,882		19,201		74,768
Non-vested restricted stock units		-		-		2,954		-
Options		101,839		162,523		125,176		163,647
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share		14,327,757		14,346,585		14,328,861		14,321,113

The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share does not include 500,000 shares and 600,000 shares for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 500,000 shares and 600,000 shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive.  

The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share also does not include 175,498 restricted stock units for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive.  There were no restricted stock units which were deemed to be anti-dilutive for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

13. Segment Information

The Company manages its business through four business segments.  Commercial Specialty offers specialty property and casualty products designed for product lines such as Small Business Binding Authority, Property Brokerage, and Programs. Specialty Property offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products.  Farm, Ranch, & Stable offers specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and major medical industry.  Reinsurance Operations provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies.

During the 1st quarter of 2019, the Company re-evaluated its Personal Lines segment and determined that Personal Lines should be bifurcated into two reportable segments: Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable.  This is the result of changing how Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are managed and reported.  Specialty Property is managed out of the Company’s Scottsdale, Arizona office; whereas, Farm, Ranch, & Stable is managed out of the Company’s Omaha, Nebraska office.  In the past, Farm, Ranch, & Stable reported to the Scottsdale, Arizona office and now it reports directly to the Company’s main headquarters in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.  Results for Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are separately measured, resources are separately allocated to each of these lines, and employees in each line are now being rewarded based on each line’s separate results.  Accordingly, the Company now reports Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable as two separate reportable segments. In addition, the Company has changed the name of its Commercial Lines segment to Commercial Specialty to better align with its key product offerings. The segment results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 have been revised to reflect these changes.

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The following are tabulations of business segment information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	73,175		$	42,611		(4)	$	21,410			$	19,981			$	157,177
Net premiums written	$	62,925		$	37,628			$	18,294			$	19,989			$	138,836
Net premiums earned	$	60,869		$	34,554			$	18,377			$	19,512			$	133,312
Other income (loss)		—			465				34				(235	)			264
Total revenues		60,869			35,019				18,411				19,277				133,576
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		27,389			25,997				10,939				9,258				73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		24,820			14,571				7,776				6,199				53,366
Income (loss) from segments	$	8,660		$	(5,549	)		$	(304	)		$	3,820			$	6,627
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																	11,348
Net realized investment loss																	(2,690	)
Corporate and other operating expenses																	(3,858	)
Interest expense																	(5,023	)
Income before income taxes																	6,404
Income tax benefit																	317
Net income																	6,721
Total assets	$	864,154		$	366,162			$	197,164			$	656,676		(3)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(4) Includes ($23) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable		(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	63,177		$	43,912		(7)	$	19,160		$	9,357			$	135,606
Net premiums written	$	56,161		$	32,023			$	18,696		$	9,353			$	116,233
Net premiums earned	$	56,352		$	31,581			$	19,260		$	13,335			$	120,528
Other income (loss)		—			457				36			(82	)			411
Total revenues		56,352			32,038				19,296			13,253				120,939
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		31,899			30,474				10,842			7,278				80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		22,533	(3)		12,781		(4)		8,259	(5)		5,107				48,680
Income (loss) from segments	$	1,920		$	(11,217	)		$	195		$	868			$	(8,234	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																11,750
Net realized investment gain																5,319
Corporate and other operating expenses																(3,475	)
Interest expense																(4,924	)
Income before income taxes																436
Income tax benefit																3,292
Net income																3,728
Total assets	$	874,059		$	341,983			$	184,144		$	557,860		(6)	$	1,958,046

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $77 relating to cessions from Commercial Specialty to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Includes federal excise tax of $64 relating to cessions from Specialty Property to Reinsurance Operations.

(5) Includes federal excise tax of $28 relating to cessions from Farm, Ranch, & Stable to Reinsurance Operations.

(6) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(7) Includes ($3) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property		(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	214,467		$	128,771	(4)	$	65,872			$	69,589			$	478,699
Net premiums written	$	185,202		$	110,668		$	55,861			$	69,590			$	421,321
Net premiums earned	$	173,215		$	104,740		$	52,849			$	52,798			$	383,602
Other income (loss)		—			1,406			96				(228	)			1,274
Total revenues		173,215			106,146			52,945				52,570				384,876
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		81,731			57,611			32,203				30,434				201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		70,522			44,163			22,403				16,555				153,643
Income (loss) from segments	$	20,962		$	4,372		$	(1,661	)		$	5,581			$	29,254
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																32,393
Net realized investment gain																11,290
Corporate and other operating expenses																(11,702	)
Interest expense																(15,088	)
Income before income taxes																46,147
Income tax expense																(5,163	)
Net income																40,984
Total assets	$	864,154		$	366,162		$	197,164			$	656,676		(3)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(4) Includes ($200) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable		(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	186,923		$	132,286		(7)	$	59,496		$	39,965			$	418,670
Net premiums written	$	165,817		$	101,542			$	53,239		$	39,959			$	360,557
Net premiums earned	$	155,966		$	98,977			$	52,356		$	35,148			$	342,447
Other income (loss)		—			1,343				125			(179	)			1,289
Total revenues		155,966			100,320				52,481			34,969				343,736
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		82,023			69,563				29,383			14,457				195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		62,789	(3)		42,548		(4)		22,898	(5)		12,961				141,196
Income (loss) from segments	$	11,154		$	(11,791	)		$	200		$	7,551			$	7,114
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																34,108
Net realized investment gain																7,833
Corporate and other operating expenses																(23,653	)
Interest expense																(14,725	)
Income before income taxes																10,677
Income tax benefit																5,944
Net income																16,621
Total assets	$	874,059		$	341,983			$	184,144		$	557,860		(6)	$	1,958,046

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(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $367 relating to cessions from Commercial Specialty to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Includes federal excise tax of $298 relating to cessions from Specialty Property to Reinsurance Operations.

(5) Includes federal excise tax of $137 relating to cessions from Farm, Ranch, & Stable to Reinsurance Operations.

(6) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(7) Includes ($1,859) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

14. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt of Subsidiaries

The following tables present condensed consolidating balance sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, condensed consolidating statements of operations and condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (“GIGI”) is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company.  See Note 11 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information on the Company’s debt obligations.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co- obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
ASSETS
Total investments	$	47,732	$	255,817		$	1,233,305		$	—		$	1,536,854
Cash and cash equivalents		3,604		22,966			51,611			—			78,181
Investments in subsidiaries		1,195,308		335,425			15,264			(1,545,997	)		—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		314		(24,170	)		23,856			—			—
Notes receivable – affiliate		—		80,049			847,808			(927,857	)		—
Interest receivable – affiliate		—		4,731			17,258			(21,989	)		—
Premiums receivable, net		—		—			112,992			—			112,992
Reinsurance receivables, net		—		—			83,012			—			83,012
Funds held by ceding insurers		—		—			48,751			—			48,751
Federal income taxes receivable		—		12,461			(1,325	)		—			11,136
Deferred federal income taxes		—		38,847			(2,368	)		—			36,479
Deferred acquisition costs		—		—			70,861			—			70,861
Intangible assets		—		—			21,623			—			21,623
Goodwill		—		—			6,521			—			6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		—		—			17,763			—			17,763
Receivable for securities sold		—		59			(59	)		—			-
Other assets		7,013		14,770			45,255			(7,055	)		59,983
Total assets	$	1,253,971	$	740,955		$	2,592,128		$	(2,502,898	)	$	2,084,156
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	—	$	—		$	633,287		$	—		$	633,287
Unearned premiums		—		—			316,797			—			316,797
Ceded balances payable		—		—			36,431			—			36,431
Payable for securities purchased		—		—			848			—			848
Contingent commissions		—		—			10,035			—			10,035
Debt		—		304,379			—			(7,055	)		297,324
Notes payable – affiliates		520,498		402,310			5,049			(927,857	)		—
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		20,131		—			1,858			(21,989	)		—
Other liabilities		5,958		19,002			57,090			—			82,050
Total liabilities		546,587		725,691			1,061,395			(956,901	)		1,376,772
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		707,384		15,264			1,530,733			(1,545,997	)		707,384
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,253,971	$	740,955		$	2,592,128		$	(2,502,898	)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
ASSETS
Total investments	$	55,377	$	233,479		$	1,121,799		$	—		$	1,410,655
Cash and cash equivalents		2,221		26,039			71,237			—			99,497
Investments in subsidiaries		1,105,032		296,357			(19,922	)		(1,381,467	)		—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		584		(2,133	)		1,549			—			—
Notes receivable – affiliate		—		80,049			847,808			(927,857	)		—
Interest receivable – affiliate		—		3,869			17,425			(21,294	)		—
Premiums receivable, net		—		—			87,679			—			87,679
Reinsurance receivables, net		—		—			114,418			—			114,418
Funds held by ceding insurers		—		—			49,206			—			49,206
Federal income taxes receivable		—		4,631			6,235			—			10,866
Deferred federal income taxes		—		44,481			4,108			—			48,589
Deferred acquisition costs		—		—			61,676			—			61,676
Intangible assets		—		—			22,020			—			22,020
Goodwill		—		—			6,521			—			6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		—		—			20,594			—			20,594
Receivable for securities sold		—		—			15			—			15
Other assets		8,461		5,085			22,237			(7,253	)		28,530
Total assets	$	1,171,675	$	691,857		$	2,434,605		$	(2,337,871	)	$	1,960,266
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	—	$	—		$	680,031		$	—		$	680,031
Unearned premiums		—		—			281,912			—			281,912
Ceded balances payable		—		—			14,994			—			14,994
Contingent commissions		—		—			10,636			—			10,636
Debt		—		295,818			—			(7,253	)		288,565
Notes payable – affiliates		520,498		402,310			5,049			(927,857	)		—
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		19,499		—			1,795			(21,294	)		—
Other liabilities		2,619		13,651			38,799			—			55,069
Total liabilities		542,616		711,779			1,033,216			(956,404	)		1,331,207
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		629,059		(19,922	)		1,401,389			(1,381,467	)		629,059
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,171,675	$	691,857		$	2,434,605		$	(2,337,871	)	$	1,960,266

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	133,312		$	—		$	133,312
Net investment income		393			2,798			8,442			(285	)		11,348
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(101	)		(3,525	)		936			—			(2,690	)
Other income		—			—			264			—			264
Total revenues		292			(727	)		142,954			(285	)		142,234
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			73,583			—			73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			53,366			—			53,366
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,320			2,159			379			—			3,858
Interest expense		278			4,957			73			(285	)		5,023
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(1,306	)		(7,843	)		15,553			—			6,404
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		8,027			1,699			(4,462	)		(5,264	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes		6,721			(6,144	)		11,091			(5,264	)		6,404
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(1,682	)		1,365			—			(317	)
Net income (loss)	$	6,721		$	(4,462	)	$	9,726		$	(5,264	)	$	6,721

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	120,528		$	—		$	120,528
Net investment income		146			2,492			18,318			(9,206	)		11,750
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(101	)		5,321			99			—			5,319
Other income (loss)		—			(12	)		423			—			411
Total revenues		45			7,801			139,368			(9,206	)		138,008
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			80,493			—			80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			48,680			—			48,680
Corporate and other operating expenses		982			2,089			404			—			3,475
Interest expense		2,017			12,035			78			(9,206	)		4,924
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(2,954	)		(6,323	)		9,713			-			436
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		6,682			(3,995	)		(8,434	)		5,747			—
Income (loss) before income taxes		3,728			(10,318	)		1,279			5,747			436
Income tax benefit		—			(1,884	)		(1,408	)		—			(3,292	)
Net Income (loss)	$	3,728		$	(8,434	)	$	2,687		$	5,747		$	3,728

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)		Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	383,602	$	—		$	383,602
Net investment income		1,764			5,743			25,747		(861	)		32,393
Net realized investment gains		298			7,969			3,023		—			11,290
Other income		—			30			1,244		—			1,274
Total revenues		2,062			13,742			413,616		(861	)		428,559
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			201,979		—			201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			153,643		—			153,643
Corporate and other operating expenses		4,306			6,406			990		—			11,702
Interest expense		829			14,875			245		(861	)		15,088
Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries and income taxes		(3,073	)		(7,539	)		56,759		—			46,147
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		44,057			16,597			10,903		(71,557	)		—
Income before income taxes		40,984			9,058			67,662		(71,557	)		46,147
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(1,845	)		7,008		—			5,163
Net income	$	40,984		$	10,903		$	60,654	$	(71,557	)	$	40,984

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	342,447		$	—		$	342,447
Net investment income		483			8,404			58,258			(33,037	)		34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(121	)		8,167			(213	)		—			7,833
Other income		—			—			1,289			—			1,289
Total revenues		362			16,571			401,781			(33,037	)		385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			195,426			—			195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			141,196			—			141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses		9,959			12,734			960			—			23,653
Interest expense		12,715			34,773			274			(33,037	)		14,725
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(22,312	)		(30,936	)		63,925			—			10,677
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		38,933			6,770			(21,335	)		(24,368	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes		16,621			(24,166	)		42,590			(24,368	)		10,677
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(2,831	)		(3,226	)		113			(5,944	)
Net income (loss)	$	16,621		$	(21,335	)	$	45,816		$	(24,481	)	$	16,621

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income	$	6,721	$	(4,462	)	$	9,726		$	(5,264	)	$	6,721
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)		—		—			9,421			—			9,421
Equity in other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries		8,772		4,711			4,703			(18,186	)		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—		—			(2	)		—			(2	)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income		—		(8	)		(839	)		—			(847	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains		—		—			200			—			200
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		8,772		4,703			13,483			(18,186	)		8,772
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	15,493	$	241		$	23,209		$	(23,450	)	$	15,493

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)		Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income (loss)	$	3,728		$	(8,434	)	$	2,687		$	5,747	$	3,728
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding losses		(63	)		(845	)		(716	)		—		(1,624	)
Equity in other comprehensive loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries		(1,392	)		(603	)		(789	)		2,784		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive loss		—			—			7			—		7
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (loss)		101			659			(43	)		—		717
Unrealized foreign currency translation losses		—			—			(454	)		—		(454	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(1,354	)		(789	)		(1,995	)		2,784		(1,354	)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	2,374		$	(9,223	)	$	692		$	8,531	$	2,374

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)		Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income	$	40,984		$	10,903	$	60,654		$	(71,557	)	$	40,984
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:		—			—		—			—
Unrealized holding gains		880			1,567		46,436			—			48,883
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries		46,226			24,201		26,003			(96,430	)		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—			—		(4	)		—			(4	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(561	)		235		(2,339	)		—			(2,665	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains		—			—		331			—			331
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		46,545			26,003		70,427			(96,430	)		46,545
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	87,529		$	36,906	$	131,081		$	(167,987	)	$	87,529

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income (loss)	$	16,621		$	(21,335	)	$	45,816		$	(24,481	)	$	16,621
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Unrealized holding losses		(210	)		(2,930	)		(19,492	)		—			(22,632	)
Equity in other comprehensive loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries		(22,695	)		(9,633	)		(11,515	)		43,843			—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive losses		—			—			(1	)		—			(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (loss)		121			1,048			234			—			1,403
Unrealized foreign currency translation losses		—			—			(1,554	)		—			(1,554	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(22,784	)		(11,515	)		(32,328	)		43,843			(22,784	)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	(6,163	)	$	(32,850	)	$	13,488		$	19,362		$	(6,163	)

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Condensed Consolidating  Statements of Cash Flows at September 30, 2019  (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,718		$	2,593		$	41,619		$	45,930
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		48,393			101,525			492,131			642,049
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		7,300			198,912			—			206,212
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		—			—			113,480			113,480
Proceeds from other invested assets		3,161			11,040			—			14,201
Amounts paid in connection with derivatives		—			(12,516	)		—			(12,516	)
Purchases of fixed maturities		(10,548	)		(24,280	)		(666,856	)		(701,684	)
Purchases of equity securities		(40,564	)		(285,408	)		—			(325,972	)
Purchases of other invested assets		—			(3,500	)		—			(3,500	)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		7,742			(14,227	)		(61,245	)		(67,730	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under margin borrowing facility		—			8,561			—			8,561
Dividends paid to shareholders		(7,130	)		—			—			(7,130	)
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(947	)		—			—			(947	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(8,077	)		8,561			—			484
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		1,383			(3,073	)		(19,626	)		(21,316	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		2,221			26,039			71,237			99,497
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	3,604		$	22,966		$	51,611		$	78,181

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

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Condensed Consolidating  Statements of Cash Flows at September 30, 2018  (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	$	(19,280	)	$	(618	)	$	65,769		$	45,871
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		28,118			44,760			156,484			229,362
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		—			28,141			—			28,141
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		5,431			7,600			30,272			43,303
Proceeds from other invested assets		—			1,058			7,294			8,352
Amounts received in connection with derivatives		—			7,599			—			7,599
Purchases of fixed maturities		(32,933	)		(39,314	)		(256,755	)		(329,002	)
Purchases of equity securities		—			(22,931	)		—			(22,931	)
Purchases of other invested assets		—			(15,800	)		—			(15,800	)
Acquisition of business		—			(3,515	)		—			(3,515	)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		616			7,598			(62,705	)		(54,491	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments under margin borrowing facility		—			(12,825	)		—			(12,825	)
Proceeds / (issuance) of notes to affiliates		230,000			(230,000	)		—			—
Debt restructuring		(230,000	)		230,000			—			—
Dividends paid to shareholders		(10,510	)		—			—			(10,510	)
Dividends from subsidiaries		20,000			—			(20,000	)		—
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(1,813	)		—			—			(1,813	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		7,677			(12,825	)		(20,000	)		(25,148	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(10,987	)		(5,845	)		(16,936	)		(33,768	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		11,089			7,749			55,576			74,414
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	102		$	1,904		$	38,640		$	40,646

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

15. New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2019

In July, 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new accounting guidance which updated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) sections of the Codification.  This Update amends certain disclosure requirements which are redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded.  This guidance is effective immediately.  The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact to the Company’s financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows.

In February, 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance regarding leases.  The new guidance increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  In July, 2018, additional accounting guidance was issued which provided entities with an additional and optional transition method when adopting this new standard.  Under this new transition

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method, an entity initially applies the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance sheet of retained earnings. The lease guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company adopted this new accounting guidance on January 1, 2019 using the optional transition method. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard.  In addition, the Company elected the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases.  Upon adoption, theCompany recognized right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities of $25.3 million and $25.4 million, respectively, and recorded a cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax, of less than $0.1 million to retained earnings.

In March, 2017, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which amended the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium.  Prior to adoption, entities generally amortized the premium as an adjustment of yield over the contractual life of the instruments.  Under the new guidance, the amortization period was shortened to the earliest call date.  This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018.  The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2019.  The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

In April, 2019, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that affected a wide variety of topics in the Codification. The amendments in this update represent changes to clarify certain aspects in the Codification as it relates to Topic 326, Financial Instruments, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments. The amendments in this update are

meant to make the Codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarification.  Some of the amendments in this guidance are effective immediately with the remainder effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact to the Company’s financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows.

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted

In May, 2019, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which provides optional targeted transition relief related to the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments.  Under the new guidance, companies will have the option to irrevocably elect the fair value option for certain financial assets previously measured at amortized cost basis.  Election of the fair value option would be applied on an instrument by instrument basis for eligible instruments.  This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company does not expect the new guidance to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows.

Please see Note 22 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted.

16.Subsequent Events

In October, 2019, the Company entered into a $10 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle which is comprised of mortgage loans and other real-estate related investments.

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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, 2018.

Recent Developments

During the first nine months of 2019, the Board of Directors approved a dividend payment of $0.25 per ordinary share to all shareholders of record on the close of business on March 22, 2019, June 21, 2019, and September 26, 2019.  Dividends paid were $7.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.   In addition, dividends of $3.5 million were declared in September, 2019 but not paid until October 2, 2019.

During the 1st quarter of 2019, the Company re-evaluated its Personal Lines segment and determined that Personal Lines should be bifurcated into two reportable segments: Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable.  In addition, the Company has changed the name of its Commercial Lines segment to Commercial Specialty to better align with its key product offerings.  Please see Note 13 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for additional information regarding these segment changes.

Global Indemnity Reinsurance signed a new casualty treaty which contributed $8.3 million and $20.1 million of gross premiums written during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

Overview

The Company’s Commercial Specialty segment sells its property and casualty insurance products through a group of approximately 125 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.  Commercial Specialty operates predominantly in the excess and surplus lines marketplace.  The Company manages its Commercial Specialty segment via product classifications.  These product classifications are: 1) Penn-America, which includes property and general liability products for small commercial businesses sold through a select network of wholesale general agents with specific binding authority; 2) United National, which includes property, general liability, and professional lines products sold through program administrators with specific binding authority; 3) Diamond State, which includes property, casualty, and professional lines products sold through wholesale brokers and program administrators with specific binding authority; and 4) Vacant Express, which primarily insures dwellings which are currently vacant, undergoing renovation, or are under construction and is sold through aggregators, brokers, and retail agents.  

The Company’s Specialty Property segment, via American Reliable, offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products through a group of approximately 95 agents, primarily comprised of wholesale general agents, with specific binding authority in the admitted marketplace.

The Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment, via American Reliable, provides specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and major medical industry on an admitted basis.  These insurance products are sold through a group of approximately 205 agents, primarily comprised of wholesalers and retail agents, with a selected number having specific binding authority. 

The Company’s Reinsurance Operations, consisting solely of the operations of Global Indemnity Reinsurance, currently provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and on a direct basis.  Global Indemnity Reinsurance is a Bermuda based treaty reinsurer for specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies. Global Indemnity 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.  

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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 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 costs arising during the reporting period and revisions of prior period estimates.  The Company records its best estimate of losses and loss adjustment expenses considering both internal and external actuarial analyses 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 related to underwriting activities.  Corporate and other operating expenses are comprised primarily of outside legal fees, other professional and accounting fees, directors’ fees, management fees & advisory fees, and salaries and benefits for company personnel whose services relate to the support of corporate activities. Interest expense is primarily comprised of amounts due on outstanding debt.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which require 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 most critical accounting policies involve significant estimates and include those used in determining the liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, recoverability of reinsurance receivables, investments, fair value measurements, goodwill and intangible assets, deferred acquisition costs, and taxation.  For a detailed discussion on each of these policies, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.  There have been no significant changes to any of these policies or underlying methodologies during the current year except for the following:

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted new accounting guidance related to leases.  In conjunction with implementing this new guidance, the following accounting policy related to leases was established.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception.  Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. Lease right-of-use assets (“ROU”) are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and lease liabilities are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.   

Lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date.  The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate; therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.  The ROU asset is calculated using the initial lease liability amount, plus any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, minus any lease incentives received, plus any initial direct costs incurred.  Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company’s lease agreements may contain both lease and non-lease components which are accounted separately.  The Company elected the practical expedient on not separating lease components from non-lease components for its equipment leases.  

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Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the Company’s results for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						%			Nine Months Ended September 30,						%
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Gross premiums written	$	157,177		$	135,606			15.9	%	$	478,699		$	418,670			14.3	%
Net premiums written	$	138,836		$	116,233			19.4	%	$	421,321		$	360,557			16.9	%
Net premiums earned	$	133,312		$	120,528			10.6	%	$	383,602		$	342,447			12.0	%
Other income		264			411			(35.8	%)		1,274			1,289			(1.2	%)
Total revenues		133,576			120,939			10.4	%		384,876			343,736			12.0	%
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		73,583			80,493			(8.6	%)		201,979			195,426			3.4	%
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		53,366			48,680			9.6	%		153,643			141,196			8.8	%
Underwriting income (loss)		6,627			(8,234	)		(180.5	%)		29,254			7,114			311.2	%
Net investment income		11,348			11,750			(3.4	%)		32,393			34,108			(5.0	%)
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690	)		5,319			(150.6	%)		11,290			7,833			44.1	%
Corporate and other operating expenses		(3,858	)		(3,475	)		11.0	%		(11,702	)		(23,653	)		(50.5	%)
Interest expense		(5,023	)		(4,924	)		2.0	%		(15,088	)		(14,725	)		2.5	%
Income before income taxes		6,404			436		NM				46,147			10,677			332.2	%
Income tax expense (benefit)		(317	)		(3,292	)		90.4	%		5,163			(5,944	)		186.9	%
Net income	$	6,721		$	3,728			80.3	%	$	40,984		$	16,621			146.6	%
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio (1):		55.2	%		66.8	%					52.7	%		57.1	%
Expense ratio (2)		40.0	%		40.4	%					40.1	%		41.2	%
Combined ratio (3)		95.2	%		107.2	%					92.8	%		98.3	%

NM – not meaningful

(1) The loss ratio is a 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.

(2) The expense ratio is a GAAP financial measure that is calculated by dividing the sum of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses by net premiums earned.  

(3) The combined ratio is a GAAP financial measure and is the sum of the Company’s loss and expense ratios.

During the 1^st quarter of 2019, the Company re-evaluated its Personal Lines segment and determined that Personal Lines should be bifurcated into two reportable segments: Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable.  This is the result of changing how Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are managed and reported.  Specialty Property is managed out of the Company’s Scottsdale, Arizona office; whereas, Farm, Ranch, & Stable is managed out of the Company’s Omaha, Nebraska office.  In the past, Farm, Ranch, & Stable reported to the Scottsdale, Arizona office and now it reports directly to the Company’s main headquarters in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.  Results for Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are separately measured, resources are separately allocated to each of these lines, and employees in each line are now being rewarded based on each line’s separate results.  Accordingly, the Company now reports Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable as two separate reportable segments. In addition, the Company has changed the name of its Commercial Lines segment to Commercial Specialty to better align with its key product offerings. The segment results for the quarter and nine

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months ended September 30, 2018have been revised to reflect these changes.  Please see Note 13 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for additional information regarding segments.

Premiums

The following table summarizes the change in premium volume by business segment:

	Quarters Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018		% Change			2019			2018		% Change
Gross premiums written (1)
Commercial Specialty (4)	$	73,175		$	63,177		15.8	%	$	214,467		$	186,923		14.7	%
Specialty Property (3) (4)		42,611			43,912		(3.0	%)		128,771			132,286		(2.7	%)
Farm, Ranch, & Stable (4)		21,410			19,160		11.7	%		65,872			59,496		10.7	%
Reinsurance (5)		19,981			9,357		113.5	%		69,589			39,965		74.1	%
Total gross premiums written	$	157,177		$	135,606		15.9	%	$	478,699		$	418,670		14.3	%
Ceded premiums written
Commercial Specialty (4)	$	10,250		$	7,016		46.1	%	$	29,265		$	21,106		38.7	%
Specialty Property (4)		4,983			11,889		(58.1	%)		18,103			30,744		(41.1	%)
Farm, Ranch, & Stable (4)		3,116			464		571.6	%		10,011			6,257		60.0	%
Reinsurance (5)		(8	)		4		(300.0	%)		(1	)		6		(116.7	%)
Total ceded premiums written	$	18,341		$	19,373		(5.3	%)	$	57,378		$	58,113		(1.3	%)
Net premiums written (2)
Commercial Specialty (4)	$	62,925		$	56,161		12.0	%	$	185,202		$	165,817		11.7	%
Specialty Property (4)		37,628			32,023		17.5	%		110,668			101,542		9.0	%
Farm, Ranch, & Stable (4)		18,294			18,696		(2.2	%)		55,861			53,239		4.9	%
Reinsurance (5)		19,989			9,353		113.7	%		69,590			39,959		74.2	%
Total net premiums written	$	138,836		$	116,233		19.4	%	$	421,321		$	360,557		16.9	%
Net premiums earned
Commercial Specialty (4)	$	60,869		$	56,352		8.0	%	$	173,215		$	155,966		11.1	%
Specialty Property (4)		34,554			31,581		9.4	%		104,740			98,977		5.8	%
Farm, Ranch, & Stable (4)		18,377			19,260		(4.6	%)		52,849			52,356		0.9	%
Reinsurance (5)		19,512			13,335		46.3	%		52,798			35,148		50.2	%
Total net premiums earned	$	133,312		$	120,528		10.6	%	$	383,602		$	342,447		12.0	%

(1) Gross premiums written represent the amount received or to be received for insurance policies written without reduction for reinsurance costs, ceded premiums, or other deductions.

(2) Net premiums written equal gross premiums written less ceded premiums written.

(3) Includes business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement of ($23) and ($3) during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and ($200) and ($1,859) during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

(4) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations under a quota share agreement.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

Gross premiums written increased by 15.9% and 14.3% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to same period in 2018.  Gross premiums written include business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance entities owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement in the amount of less than $0.1 million for both the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $0.2 million and $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. Excluding the business that is ceded 100% to insurance entities owned by Assurant, gross premiums written increased by 15.9% and 13.9% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to same period in 2018.  The increase is mainly due to several new programs within Commercial Specialty, rate increases within Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable, new agents appointments within Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and growth in the Reinsurance Operation’s property catastrophe book primarily driven by rate increases as well as a new casualty

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treaty.  This new casualty treaty contributed $8.3 million and $20.1 million in gross premiums written during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.  This growth in premiums was partially offset by a continued reduction of catastrophe exposed business within both Commercial Specialty and Specialty Property.

Net Retention

The ratio of net premiums written to gross premiums written is referred to as the Company’s net premium retention.  The Company’s net premium retention is summarized by segments as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Point			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Point
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Commercial Specialty		86.0	%		88.9	%		(2.9	)		86.4	%		88.7	%		(2.3	)
Specialty Property (1)		88.3	%		72.9	%	15.4				85.8	%		75.7	%	10.1
Farm, Ranch, & Stable		85.4	%		97.6	%		(12.2	)		84.8	%		89.5	%		(4.7	)
Reinsurance		100.0	%		100.0	%		—			100.0	%		100.0	%		—
Total (1)		88.3	%		85.7	%		2.6			88.0	%		85.7	%		2.3

(1) Excludes business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement of ($23) and ($3) during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and ($200) and ($1,859) during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The net premium retention for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased by 2.6 points and 2.3 points, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2018.  This increase in retention is primarily driven by growth of casualty premiums and reinsurance premiums.  It is also being driven by the downsizing of catastrophe exposed business with Specialty Property.

Net Premiums Earned

Net premiums earned within the Commercial Specialty segment increased by 8.0% and 11.1% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2018.  The increase in net premiums earned was primarily due to a growth in premiums written as a result of several new programs.  Property net premiums earned were $28.1 million and $31.0 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $82.1 million and $81.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Casualty net premiums earned were $32.8 million and $25.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $91.1 million and $74.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  

Net premiums earned within the Specialty Property segment increased by 9.4% and 5.8% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to an increase in net premiums written. Property net premiums earned were $31.9 million and $28.9 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $96.7 million and $90.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Casualty net premiums earned were $2.6 million and $2.7 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8.1 million and $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  

Net premiums earned within the Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment increased by 0.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to a growth of the business as a result of adding new agents. Net premiums earned within the Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment decreased by 4.6% as compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to purchasing more reinsurance to lower loss volatility.  Property net premiums earned were $13.1 million and $14.6 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $37.7 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. Casualty net premiums earned were $5.3 million and $4.7 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $15.2 million and $14.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  

Net premiums earned within the Reinsurance Operations segment increased by 46.3% and 50.2% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to growth in gross premiums written within the property catastrophe line of business as well as the new casualty treaty entered into during 2019.  Property net premiums earned were $13.8 million and $11.7 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively,

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and $40.6 million and $30.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  Casualty net premiums earned were $5.7 million and $1.7 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $12.2 million and $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  

Reserves

Management’s best estimate at September 30, 2019 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 $633.3 million and $554.4 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2019.  A breakout of the Company’s gross and net reserves, as of September 30, 2019, is as follows:

	Gross Reserves
(Dollars in thousands)	Case		IBNR (1)		Total
Commercial Specialty	$	106,910	$	285,938	$	392,848
Specialty Property		20,773		33,921		54,694
Farm, Ranch, & Stable		16,944		33,835		50,779
Reinsurance Operations		51,368		83,598		134,966
Total	$	195,995	$	437,292	$	633,287

	Net Reserves (2)
(Dollars in thousands)	Case		IBNR (1)		Total
Commercial Specialty	$	85,930	$	248,059	$	333,989
Specialty Property		14,331		29,269		43,600
Farm, Ranch, & Stable		13,847		28,275		42,122
Reinsurance Operations		51,368		83,364		134,732
Total	$	165,476	$	388,967	$	554,443

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

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

Each reserve category has an implicit frequency and severity for each accident year as a result of the various assumptions made.  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 reserve categories, the Company believes that frequency can be predicted with greater accuracy than severity.  Therefore, the Company believes management’s best estimate is more likely influenced by changes in severity than frequency.  The following table, which the Company believes reflects a reasonable range of variability around its best estimate based on 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 $225.0 million for claims occurring during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

		Severity Change
(Dollars in thousands)		-10%			-5%			0%			5%			10%
Frequency Change	-5%	$	(32,625	)	$	(21,938	)	$	(11,250	)	$	(563	)	$	10,125
	-3%		(28,575	)		(17,663	)		(6,750	)		4,162			15,075
	-2%		(26,550	)		(15,525	)		(4,500	)		6,525			17,550
	-1%		(24,525	)		(13,388	)		(2,250	)		8,888			20,025
	0%		(22,500	)		(11,250	)		-			11,250			22,500
	1%		(20,475	)		(9,113	)		2,250			13,613			24,975
	2%		(18,450	)		(6,975	)		4,500			15,975			27,450
	3%		(16,425	)		(4,838	)		6,750			18,338			29,925
	5%		(12,375	)		(563	)		11,250			23,063			34,875

The Company’s net reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses of $554.4 million as of September 30, 2019 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.

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Underwriting Results

Commercial Specialty

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

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,				%			Nine Months Ended September 30,				%
	2019 (2)		2018 (2)		Change			2019 (2)		2018 (2)		Change
Gross premiums written	$	73,175	$	63,177		15.8	%	$	214,467	$	186,923		14.7	%
Net premiums written	$	62,925	$	56,161		12.0	%	$	185,202	$	165,817		11.7	%
Net premiums earned	$	60,869	$	56,352		8.0	%	$	173,215	$	155,966		11.1	%
Total revenues		60,869		56,352		8.0	%		173,215		155,966		11.1	%
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		27,389		31,899		(14.1	%)		81,731		82,023		(0.4	%)
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses (1)		24,820		22,533		10.1	%		70,522		62,789		12.3	%
Underwriting income	$	8,660	$	1,920		351.0	%	$	20,962	$	11,154		87.9	%

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Point			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Point
	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio:
Current accident year		53.5	%		58.7	%		(5.2	)		54.2	%		58.4	%		(4.2	)
Prior accident year		(8.5	%)		(2.1	%)		(6.4	)		(7.0	%)		(5.8	%)		(1.2	)
Calendar year loss ratio		45.0	%		56.6	%		(11.6	)		47.2	%		52.6	%		(5.4	)
Expense ratio		40.8	%		40.0	%		0.8			40.7	%		40.3	%		0.4
Combined ratio		85.8	%		96.6	%		(10.8	)		87.9	%		92.9	%		(5.0	)

(1) Includes excise tax related to cessions from the Company’s Commercial Specialty segment to its Reinsurance Operations of $77 and $367 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.  Due to the termination of the quota share agreement in 2018, there was no excise tax related to cessions from the Company’s Commercial Specialty segment to its Reinsurance Operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

(2) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations under a quota share agreement.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios

The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measures or ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures or ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Commercial Specialty may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP measures or ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.

	Quarters Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019						2018						2019						2018
	Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses $			Loss Ratio
Property
Non catastrophe property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	13,641			48.5	%	$	14,003			45.2	%	$	35,694			43.5	%	$	38,534			47.4	%
Effect of prior accident year		16			0.1	%		(70	)		(0.2	%)		(959	)		(1.2	%)		(1,189	)		(1.5	%)
Non catastrophe property losses and ratio (2)	$	13,657			48.6	%	$	13,933			45.0	%	$	34,735			42.3	%	$	37,345			45.9	%
Catastrophe losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	1,731			6.2	%	$	2,928			9.5	%	$	7,088			8.6	%	$	7,651			9.4	%
Effect of prior accident year		(14	)		(0.1	%)		(60	)		(0.2	%)		34			0.1	%		(662	)		-0.8	%
Catastrophe losses and ratio (2)	$	1,717			6.1	%	$	2,868			9.3	%	$	7,122			8.7	%	$	6,989			8.6	%
Total property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	15,372			54.7	%	$	16,931			54.7	%	$	42,782			52.1	%	$	46,185			56.8	%
Effect of prior accident year		2			0.0	%		(130	)		(0.4	%)		(925	)		(1.1	%)		(1,851	)		(2.3	%)
Total property losses and ratio (2)	$	15,374			54.7	%	$	16,801			54.3	%	$	41,857			51.0	%	$	44,334			54.5	%
Casualty
Total Casualty losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	17,205			52.5	%	$	16,152			63.6	%	$	51,023			56.0	%	$	44,902			60.1	%
Effect of prior accident year		(5,190	)		(15.8	%)		(1,054	)		(4.2	%)		(11,149	)		(12.2	%)		(7,213	)		(9.7	%)
Total Casualty losses and ratio (2)	$	12,015			36.7	%	$	15,098			59.4	%	$	39,874			43.8	%	$	37,689			50.4	%
Total
Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	32,577			53.5	%	$	33,083			58.7	%	$	93,805			54.2	%	$	91,087			58.4	%
Effect of prior accident year		(5,188	)		(8.5	%)		(1,184	)		(2.1	%)		(12,074	)		(7.0	%)		(9,064	)		(5.8	%)
Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio (2)	$	27,389			45.0	%	$	31,899			56.6	%	$	81,731			47.2	%	$	82,023			52.6	%

(1) Non-GAAP measure / ratio

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Premiums

See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on premiums.

Loss Ratio

The current accident year losses and loss ratio is summarized as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				%			Nine Months Ended September 30,				%
	2019		2018		Change			2019		2018		Change
Property losses
Non-catastrophe	$	13,641	$	14,003		(2.6	%)	$	35,694	$	38,534		(7.4	%)
Catastrophe		1,731		2,928		(40.9	%)		7,088		7,651		(7.4	%)
Property losses		15,372		16,931		(9.2	%)		42,782		46,185		(7.4	%)
Casualty losses		17,205		16,152		6.5	%		51,023		44,902		13.6	%
Total accident year losses	$	32,577	$	33,083		(1.5	%)	$	93,805	$	91,087		3.0	%

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Point			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Point
	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Current accident year loss ratio:
Property
Non-catastrophe		48.5	%		45.2	%		3.3			43.5	%		47.4	%		(3.9	)
Catastrophe		6.2	%		9.5	%		(3.3	)		8.6	%		9.4	%		(0.8	)
Property loss ratio		54.7	%		54.7	%		(0.0	)		52.1	%		56.8	%		(4.7	)
Casualty loss ratio		52.5	%		63.6	%		(11.1	)		56.0	%		60.1	%		(4.1	)
Total accident year loss ratio		53.5	%		58.7	%		(5.2	)		54.2	%		58.4	%		(4.2	)

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio increased by 3.3 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a higher claims frequency and severity for the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio improved by 3.9 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018.  The loss ratio improvement reflects a lower claims severity for the first and second accident quarters compared to last year.

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 3.3 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 due to a slightly lower claims frequency and much lower claims severity for the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 0.8 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a lower claims severity for the first three accident quarters compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 11.1 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to a lower claims frequency for the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 4.1 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a lower claims frequency for the first three accident quarters compared to last year.

The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes a decrease of $5.2 million, or 8.5 percentage points, and a decrease of $12.1 million , or 7.0 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes a

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decrease of$1.2 million, or 2.1 percentage points, and a decrease of $9.1 million, or 5.8  percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  Please see Note 6 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.

Expense Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Commercial Specialty segment increased by 0.8 points from 40.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 to 40.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and increased by 0.4 points from 40.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to 40.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to an increase in commission expense.  This increase was partially offset by improvements in the expense ratio due to an increase in net earned premiums as discussed above.

Specialty Property

The components of income and loss from the Company’s Specialty Property segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,						%			Nine Months Ended September 30,					%
	2019 (3)			2018 (3)			Change			2019 (3)		2018 (3)			Change
Gross premiums written (1)	$	42,611		$	43,912			(3.0	%)	$	128,771	$	132,286			(2.7	%)
Net premiums written	$	37,628		$	32,023			17.5	%	$	110,668	$	101,542			9.0	%
Net premiums earned	$	34,554		$	31,581			9.4	%	$	104,740	$	98,977			5.8	%
Other income		465			457			1.8	%		1,406		1,343			4.7	%
Total revenues		35,019			32,038			9.3	%		106,146		100,320			5.8	%
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		25,997			30,474			(14.7	%)		57,611		69,563			(17.2	%)
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses (2)		14,571			12,781			14.0	%		44,163		42,548			3.8	%
Underwriting income (loss)	$	(5,549	)	$	(11,217	)		50.5	%	$	4,372	$	(11,791	)		(137.1	%)

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Point			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Point
	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio:
Current accident year		78.9	%		113.0	%		(34.1	)		65.1	%		77.3	%		(12.2	)
Prior accident year		(3.7	%)		(16.5	%)		12.8			(10.0	%)		(7.1	%)		(2.9	)
Calendar year loss ratio		75.2	%		96.5	%		(21.3	)		55.1	%		70.2	%		(15.1	)
Expense ratio		42.2	%		40.5	%		1.7			42.2	%		43.0	%		(0.8	)
Combined ratio		117.4	%		137.0	%		(19.6	)		97.3	%		113.2	%		(15.9	)

(1) Includes business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement of ($23) and ($3) during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and ($200) and ($1,859) during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

(2) Includes excise tax related to cessions from the Company’s Specialty Property segment to its Reinsurance Operations of $64 and $298 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.  Due to the termination of the quota share agreement in 2018, there was no excise tax related to cessions from the Company’s Specialty Property segment to its Reinsurance Operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

(3) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations under a quota share agreement.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios

The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measures or ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures or ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Specialty Property may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP measures or ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.

	Quarters Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019						2018						2019						2018
	Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses			Loss Ratio
Property
Non catastrophe property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	19,388			60.7	%	$	21,678			74.9	%	$	53,401			55.2	%	$	51,926			57.3	%
Effect of prior accident year		368			1.2	%		(3,349	)		(11.6	%)		188			0.2	%		(3,987	)		(4.4	%)
Non catastrophe property losses and ratio (2)	$	19,756			61.9	%	$	18,329			63.3	%	$	53,589			55.4	%	$	47,939			52.9	%
Catastrophe losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	5,996			18.8	%	$	11,548			39.9	%	$	10,080			10.4	%	$	19,265			21.2	%
Effect of prior accident year		(1,297	)		(4.1	%)		(381	)		(1.3	%)		(10,286	)		(10.6	%)		(1,537	)		(1.7	%)
Catastrophe losses and ratio (2)	$	4,699			14.7	%	$	11,167			38.6	%	$	(206	)		(0.2	)%	$	17,728			19.5	%
Total property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	25,384			79.5	%	$	33,226			114.8	%	$	63,481			65.6	%	$	71,191			78.5	%
Effect of prior accident year		(929	)		(2.9	%)		(3,730	)		(12.9	%)		(10,098	)		(10.4	%)		(5,524	)		(6.1	%)
Total property losses and ratio (2)	$	24,455			76.6	%	$	29,496			101.9	%	$	53,383			55.2	%	$	65,667			72.4	%
Casualty
Total Casualty losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	1,895			72.4	%	$	2,449			92.1	%	$	4,656			57.6	%	$	5,353			64.5	%
Effect of prior accident year		(353	)		(13.5	%)		(1,471	)		(55.3	%)		(428	)		(5.3	%)		(1,457	)		(17.6	%)
Total Casualty losses and ratio (2)	$	1,542			58.9	%	$	978			36.8	%	$	4,228			52.3	%	$	3,896			46.9	%
Total
Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	27,279			78.9	%	$	35,675			113.0	%	$	68,137			65.1	%	$	76,544			77.3	%
Effect of prior accident year		(1,282	)		(3.7	%)		(5,201	)		(16.5	%)		(10,526	)		(10.0	%)		(6,981	)		(7.1	%)
Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio (2)	$	25,997			75.2	%	$	30,474			96.5	%	$	57,611			55.1	%	$	69,563			70.2	%

(1) Non-GAAP measure / ratio

(2) Most directly comparable GAAP measure / ratio

Premiums

See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on consolidated premiums.

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Other Income

Other income was $0.5 million for each of the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $1.4 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  Other income is primarily comprised of fee income.  

Loss Ratio

The current accident year losses and loss ratio is summarized as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				%			Nine Months Ended September 30,				%
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		Change			2019		2018		Change
Property losses
Non-catastrophe	$	19,388	$	21,678		(10.6	%)	$	53,401	$	51,926		2.8	%
Catastrophe		5,996		11,548		(48.1	%)		10,080		19,265		(47.7	%)
Property losses		25,384		33,226		(23.6	%)		63,481		71,191		(10.8	%)
Casualty losses		1,895		2,449		(22.6	%)		4,656		5,353		(13.0	%)
Total accident year losses	$	27,279	$	35,675		(23.5	%)	$	68,137	$	76,544		(11.0	%)

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Point			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Point
	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Current accident year loss ratio:
Property
Non-catastrophe		60.7	%		74.9	%		(14.2	)		55.2	%		57.3	%		(2.1	)
Catastrophe		18.8	%		39.9	%		(21.1	)		10.4	%		21.2	%		(10.8	)
Property loss ratio		79.5	%		114.8	%		(35.3	)		65.6	%		78.5	%		(12.9	)
Casualty loss ratio		72.4	%		92.1	%		(19.7	)		57.6	%		64.5	%		(6.9	)
Total accident year loss ratio		78.9	%		113.0	%		(34.1	)		65.1	%		77.3	%		(12.2	)

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio improved by 14.2 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a lower claims frequency in the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio improved by 2.1 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in the loss ratio reflects a lower claims frequency through nine months compared to the first nine months of last year.

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 21.1 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 due to a much lower claims frequency and lower claims severity for the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 10.8 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a lower claims frequency and severity for each accident quarter through nine months compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 19.7 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a lower claims frequency in the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 6.9 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018.  The improvement reflects a lower claims frequency through nine months compared to last year.

The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes a decrease of $1.3 million, or 3.7 percentage points, and a decrease of $10.5 million, or 10.0 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development

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on prior accident years.  The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes a decrease of $5.2 million, or 16.5 percentage points, and a decrease of $7.0 million, or 7.1percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  Please see Note 6 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.

Expense Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Specialty Property segment increased 1.7 points from 40.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 to 42.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to an increase in commission expense.

The expense ratio for the Company’s Specialty Property segment improved by 0.8 points from 43.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to 42.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to an increase in net earned premiums as discussed above.

Farm, Ranch, & Stable

The components of income and loss from the Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment and corresponding underwriting ratios are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarters Ended September 30,					%			Nine Months Ended September 30,					%
	2019 (2)			2018 (2)		Change			2019 (2)			2018 (2)		Change
Gross premiums written	$	21,410		$	19,160		11.7	%	$	65,872		$	59,496		10.7	%
Net premiums written	$	18,294		$	18,696		(2.2	%)	$	55,861		$	53,239		4.9	%
Net premiums earned	$	18,377		$	19,260		(4.6	%)	$	52,849		$	52,356		0.9	%
Other income		34			36		(5.6	%)		96			125		(23.2	%)
Total revenues		18,411			19,296		(4.6	%)		52,945			52,481		0.9	%
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		10,939			10,842		0.9	%		32,203			29,383		9.6	%
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses (1)		7,776			8,259		(5.8	%)		22,403			22,898		(2.2	%)
Underwriting income (loss)	$	(304	)	$	195		(255.9	%)	$	(1,661	)	$	200	NM

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Point			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Point
	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio:
Current accident year		65.8	%		68.0	%		(2.2	)		68.4	%		63.0	%		5.4
Prior accident year		(6.3	%)		(11.7	%)		5.4			(7.5	%)		(6.9	%)		(0.6	)
Calendar year loss ratio		59.5	%		56.3	%		3.2			60.9	%		56.1	%		4.8
Expense ratio		42.3	%		42.9	%		(0.6	)		42.4	%		43.7	%		(1.3	)
Combined ratio		101.8	%		99.2	%		2.6			103.3	%		99.8	%		3.5

NM – not meaningful

(1) Includes excise tax related to cessions from the Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment to its Reinsurance Operations of $28 and $137 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.  Due to the termination of the quota share agreement in 2018, there was no excise tax related to cessions from the Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment to its Reinsurance Operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

(2) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations under a quote share agreement.  The quota share agreement was terminated effective January 1, 2018.

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Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios

The table below reconciles the non-GAAP measures or ratios, which excludes the impact of prior accident year adjustments, to its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures or ratios are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends within Farm, Ranch, & Stable may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. These non-GAAP measures or ratios should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP measure or ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.

	Quarters Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019						2018						2019						2018
	Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses $			Loss Ratio			Losses			Loss Ratio
Property
Non catastrophe property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	7,542			57.6	%	$	6,152			42.2	%	$	21,943			58.2	%	$	16,870			44.8	%
Effect of prior accident year		(17	)		(0.1	%)		(417	)		(2.9	%)		(448	)		(1.2	%)		(1,363	)		(3.6	%)
Non catastrophe property losses and ratio (2)	$	7,525			57.5	%	$	5,735			39.3	%	$	21,495			57.0	%	$	15,507			41.2	%
Catastrophe losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	2,044			15.6	%	$	4,046			27.8	%	$	6,769			18.0	%	$	8,436			22.4	%
Effect of prior accident year		(1,089	)		(8.3	%)		9			0.1	%		(1,784	)		(4.7	%)		(3	)		(—	%)
Catastrophe losses and ratio (2)	$	955			7.3	%	$	4,055			27.9	%	$	4,985			13.3	%	$	8,433			22.4	%
Total property losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	9,586			73.2	%	$	10,198			70.0	%	$	28,712			76.2	%	$	25,306			67.2	%
Effect of prior accident year		(1,106	)		(8.4	%)		(408	)		(2.8	%)		(2,232	)		(5.9	%)		(1,366	)		(3.6	%)
Total property losses and ratio (2)	$	8,480			64.8	%	$	9,790			67.2	%	$	26,480			70.3	%	$	23,940			63.6	%
Casualty
Total Casualty losses and ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	2,503			47.4	%	$	2,895			61.6	%	$	7,462			49.2	%	$	7,698			52.4	%
Effect of prior accident year		(44	)		(0.8	%)		(1,843	)		(39.2	%)		(1,739	)		(11.5	%)		(2,255	)		(15.4	%)
Total Casualty losses and ratio (2)	$	2,459			46.6	%	$	1,052			22.4	%	$	5,723			37.7	%	$	5,443			37.0	%
Total
Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio excluding the effect of prior accident year (1)	$	12,089			65.8	%	$	13,093			68.0	%	$	36,174			68.4	%	$	33,004			63.0	%
Effect of prior accident year		(1,150	)		(6.3	%)		(2,251	)		(11.7	%)		(3,971	)		(7.5	%)		(3,621	)		(6.9	%)
Total net losses and loss adjustment expense and total loss ratio (2)	$	10,939			59.5	%	$	10,842			56.3	%	$	32,203			60.9	%	$	29,383			56.1	%

(1) Non-GAAP measure / ratio

(2) Most directly comparable GAAP measure / ratio

Premiums

See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on consolidated premiums.

Other Income

Other income was less than $0.1 million for each of the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and $0.1 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  Other income is primarily comprised of fee income.  

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Loss Ratio

The current accident year losses and loss ratio is summarized as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				%			Nine Months Ended September 30,				%
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		Change			2019		2018		Change
Property losses
Non-catastrophe	$	7,542	$	6,152		22.6	%	$	21,943	$	16,870		30.1	%
Catastrophe		2,044		4,046		(49.5	%)		6,769		8,436		(19.8	%)
Property losses		9,586		10,198		(6.0	%)		28,712		25,306		13.5	%
Casualty losses		2,503		2,895		(13.5	%)		7,462		7,698		(3.1	%)
Total accident year losses	$	12,089	$	13,093		(7.7	)%	$	36,174	$	33,004		9.6	%

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Point			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Point
	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Current accident year loss ratio:
Property
Non-catastrophe		57.6	%		42.2	%		15.4			58.2	%		44.8	%		13.4
Catastrophe		15.6	%		27.8	%		(12.2	)		18.0	%		22.4	%		(4.4	)
Property loss ratio		73.2	%		70.0	%		3.2			76.2	%		67.2	%		9.0
Casualty loss ratio		47.4	%		61.6	%		(14.2	)		49.2	%		52.4	%		(3.2	)
Total accident year loss ratio		65.8	%		68.0	%		(2.2	)		68.4	%		63.0	%		5.4

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio increased by 15.4 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to a higher claims severity for the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year non-catastrophe property loss ratio increased by 13.4 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a higher claims frequency and severity for the first nine months compared to last year.

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 12.2 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a lower claims severity for the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year catastrophe loss ratio improved by 4.4 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting a lower claims severity through nine months compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 14.2 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to a lower claims severity for the third accident quarter compared to last year.

The current accident year casualty loss ratio improved by 3.2 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018.   The decrease in the loss ratio reflects a lower claims severity through nine months compared to the first nine months of last year.

The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes a decrease of $1.2 million, or 6.3 percentage points, and a decrease of $4.0 million, or 7.5 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes an decrease of $2.3 million, or 11.7 percentage points, and a decrease of $3.6 million, or 6.9 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  Please see Note 6 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.

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Expense Ratios

The expense ratio for the Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable Segment improved 0.6 points from 42.9% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 to 42.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and improved 1.3 points from 43.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to 42.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to a decrease in commission expense and a reduction in excise tax as a result of terminating the quota share arrangement.

Reinsurance Operations

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

	Quarters Ended September 30,						%			Nine Months Ended September 30,						%
	2019 (1)			2018 (1)			Change			2019 (1)			2018 (1)			Change
Gross premiums written	$	19,981		$	9,357			113.5	%	$	69,589		$	39,965			74.1	%
Net premiums written	$	19,989		$	9,353			113.7	%	$	69,590		$	39,959			74.2	%
Net premiums earned	$	19,512		$	13,335			46.3	%	$	52,798		$	35,148			50.2	%
Other income		(235	)		(82	)		(186.6	%)		(228	)		(179	)		27.4	%
Total revenues		19,277			13,253			45.5	%		52,570			34,969			50.3	%
Losses and expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		9,258			7,278			27.2	%		30,434			14,457			110.5	%
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		6,199			5,107			21.4	%		16,555			12,961			27.7	%
Underwriting income (loss)	$	3,820		$	868			340.1	%	$	5,581		$	7,551			(26.1	%)

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Point			Nine Months Ended September 30,						Point
	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Underwriting Ratios:
Loss ratio:
Current accident year (2)		44.0	%		79.6	%		(35.6	)		51.0	%		63.4	%		(12.4	)
Prior accident year		3.4	%		(25.0	%)		28.4			6.7	%		(22.3	%)		29.0
Calendar year loss ratio (3)		47.4	%		54.6	%		(7.2	)		57.7	%		41.1	%		16.6
Expense ratio		31.8	%		38.3	%		(6.5	)		31.4	%		36.9	%		(5.5	)
Combined ratio		79.2	%		92.9	%		(13.7	)		89.1	%		78.0	%		11.1

(1) External business only, excluding business assumed from affiliates

(2) Non-GAAP ratio

(3) Most directly comparable GAAP ratio

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios

The table above includes a reconciliation of the current accident year loss ratio, which is a non-GAAP ratio, to its calendar year loss ratio, which is its most directly comparable GAAP ratio.  The Company believes the non-GAAP ratio is useful to investors when evaluating the Company's underwriting performance as trends in the Company's Reinsurance Operations may be obscured by prior accident year adjustments. This non-GAAP ratio should not be considered as a substitute for its most directly comparable GAAP ratio and does not reflect the overall underwriting profitability of the Company.

Premiums

See “Result of Operations” above for a discussion on premiums.

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Other Income

The Company recognized a loss of $0.2 million and a loss of $0.1 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and recognized a loss of $0.2 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. Other income is comprised of foreign exchange gains and losses.

Loss Ratio

The current accident year loss ratio improved by 35.6 points during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018.  The decrease in the loss ratio was primarily due to lower severity from catastrophes and new casualty treaty.

The current accident year loss ratio improved by 12.4 points during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 reflecting an improvement in the loss ratios for both the property and casualty treaties through nine months compared to the first nine months of last year.

The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes an increase of $0.7 million, or 3.4 percentage points, and an increase of $3.5 million, or 6.7 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  The calendar year loss ratio for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes a decrease of $3.3 million, or 25.0 percentage points, and a decrease of $7.8 million, or 22.3 percentage points, respectively, related to reserve development on prior accident years.  Please see Note 6 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for further discussion on prior accident year development.

Expense Ratio

The expense ratio for the Company’s Reinsurance Operations improved by 6.5 points from 38.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 to 31.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and improved by 5.5 points from 36.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to 31.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The improvement in the expense ratio is primarily due to an increase in the net earned premiums as discussed above as well as a reduction in contingent commissions due to prior accident year development.

Unallocated Corporate Items

Net Investment Income

	Quarters Ended September 30,						%			Nine Months Ended September 30,						%
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
Gross investment income (1)	$	12,162		$	12,442			(2.3	%)	$	34,712		$	36,254			(4.3	%)
Investment expenses		(814	)		(692	)		17.6	%		(2,319	)		(2,146	)		8.1	%
Net investment income	$	11,348		$	11,750			(3.4	%)	$	32,393		$	34,108			(5.0	%)

(1) Excludes realized gains and losses

Gross investment income decreased by 2.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and decreased 4.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2018.  The decrease for the quarter ended was due to reduced income related to the fixed maturities portfolio and alternative investments offset by an increase in dividend income related to equity securities.  The decrease for the nine months ended was primarily due to decreased returns from alternative investments.  

Investment expenses increased by 17.6% and 8.1% for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2018. The increase was primarily due to increased investment management expenses resulting from hiring a new investment manager in the second quarter of 2019.

At September 30, 2019, the Company held agency mortgage-backed securities with a market value of $62.9 million. Excluding the agency mortgage-backed securities, the average duration of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio was 3.8 years as of September 30, 2019, compared with 3.2 years as of September 30, 2018.  Including cash and short-term investments, the average duration of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio, excluding agency mortgage-backed securities, was 3.5 years as of September 30, 2019, compared with 3.1 years as of September 30, 2018. Changes in interest rates can

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cause principal payments on certain investments to extend or shorten which can impact duration. The Company’s embedded book yield on its fixed maturities, not including cash, was 3.0% as ofSeptember 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. The embedded book yield on the $56.0 million of municipal bonds in the Company’s portfolio, which includes $55.6 million of taxable municipal bonds, was 3.3% at September 30, 2019, compared to an embedded book yield of 3.2% on the Company’s municipal bond portfolio of $98.9 million at September 30, 2018.

Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)

The components of net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Equity Securities	$	(1,465	)	$	4,843		$	17,860		$	2,534
Fixed maturities		946			(811	)		4,731			(1,265	)
Derivatives		(2,171	)		1,311			(9,404	)		6,959
Other than temporary impairment losses		—			(24	)		(1,897	)		(395	)
Net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(2,690	)	$	5,319		$	11,290		$	7,833

See Note 2 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Corporate and Other Operating Expenses

Corporate and other operating expenses consist of outside legal fees, other professional fees, directors’ fees, management fees & advisory 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 $3.9 million and $3.5 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $11.7 million and $23.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  The reduction in corporate expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily due to incurring an advisory fee related to the co-obligor transaction of $12.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.  

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased 2.0% and 2.5% during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2018.  This increase is primarily due to increased borrowings on the Margin Borrowing Facility.  

Income Tax Expense / Benefit

Income tax benefit was $0.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 compared with an income tax benefit of $3.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.  Income tax expense was $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with an income tax benefit of $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.  The increase in the income tax expense is primarily due to an increase in pretax income in the U.S.

See Note 5 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for a comparison of income tax between periods.  

Net Income

The factors described above resulted in a net income of $6.7 million and $3.7 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and net income of $41.0 million and $16.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  

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

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Company, Penn-America Insurance Company, Penn-Star Insurance Company, Penn-Patriot Insurance Company, and American Reliable Insurance Company; and its Reinsurance Operations: Global Indemnity Reinsurance.

Global Indemnity’s short term and long term liquidity needs include the payment of corporate expenses, debt service payments, dividend payments to shareholders, and share repurchases.  In order to meet their short term and long term needs, the Company’s principal sources of cash includes dividends from subsidiaries, 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, fund margin requirements on interest rate swap agreements, to purchase investments, and to make dividend payments.  In addition, the Company periodically reviews opportunities related to business acquisitions and as a result, liquidity may be needed in the future.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company also had future funding commitments of $43.2 million related to investments.  The timing of commitments related to investments is uncertain.  

The future liquidity of Global Indemnity is dependent on the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends.  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 2018 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.  See Note 19 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on dividend limitations related to the U.S. Insurance Companies.  The U.S. Insurance Companies did not declare or pay any dividends during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.  

For 2019, the Company believes that Global Indemnity Reinsurance, including distributions it could receive from its subsidiaries, should have sufficient liquidity and solvency to pay dividends.  Global Indemnity 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 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Global Indemnity Reinsurance did not declare or pay any dividends during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

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 by 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 provided by operating activities was $45.9 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  The increase in operating cash flows of approximately $0.1 million from the prior year was primarily a net result of the following items:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			Change
Net premiums collected	$	417,803		$	361,383		$	56,420
Net losses paid		(220,924	)		(212,957	)		(7,967	)
Underwriting and corporate expenses		(174,526	)		(176,259	)		1,733
Recovery on loss indemnification (1)		—			45,045			(45,045	)
Net investment income		38,700			43,922			(5,222	)
Net federal income taxes paid		(235	)		(752	)		517
Interest paid		(14,888	)		(14,511	)		(377	)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities (1)	$	45,930		$	45,871		$	59

(1) Excludes a $3.5 million payment related to a purchase price adjustment for American Reliable for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.  This payment is included in the net cash used in investing activities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.  The recovery on loss indemnification, net of the purchase price adjustment, is $41.5 million.  For additional information on the loss indemnification, please see Note 6 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report.

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

During the first nine months of 2019, the Board of Directors approved a dividend payment of $0.25 per ordinary share to all shareholders of record on the close of business on March 22, 2019, June 21, 2019, and September 26, 2019. Dividends paid were $7.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.   In addition, dividends of $3.5 million were declared in September, 2019 but not paid until October 2, 2019.

Other than the item discussed in the preceding paragraph, there have been no material changes to the Company’s liquidity during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.  Please see Item 7 of Part II in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s liquidity.

Capital Resources

There have been no material changes to the Company’s capital resources during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.  Please see Item 7 of Part II in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the Company’s capital resources.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off balance sheet arrangements.

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 within the meaning of Section 21E of the Security Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance.  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.

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See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected.  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

For the quarter ending September 30, 2019, Global equities (+1.2%) rose for the third straight quarter, extending their year-to-date gain to 17.7%. Sluggish global growth, geopolitical tensions, and monetary easing by most central banks were key developments. Antigovernment protests in Hong Kong took a significant toll on the country’s economy as the private sector was mired in its worst downturn since the global financial crisis. On the monetary front, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) cut interest rates in July and September in an effort to extend the US economic expansion amid a slowdown in growth and trade uncertainty. The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled a sweeping, long-term economic stimulus package to bolster the eurozone economy against slowing growth and trade frictions, including an open-ended asset purchase program and more favorable bank lending conditions.

Global fixed income sectors generated positive absolute returns over the third quarter of 2019. Sovereign yields declined further across most markets following the injection of monetary stimulus by the Fed and ECB. Political uncertainty remained heightened, although the markets appeared to shrug off political turmoil in the UK and a formal impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump. The US dollar strengthened versus most currencies amid concerns about trade frictions and slowing global growth.

The Company’s investment grade fixed income portfolio continues to maintain high quality with an A+ average rating and a duration of 3.7 years. Portfolio purchases continues to be focused within investment grade credit, specifically financials and taxable municipals, and MBS, specifically CMOs. These purchases were funded primarily through cash inflows, sales of governments and investment grade credit, as well as maturities and paydowns. During the third quarter, the portfolio’s allocation to MBS and investment grade credit increased, while our exposure to governments decreased.  There have been no other material changes to the Company’s market risk since December 31, 2018.  Please see Item 7A of Part II in the Company’s 2018 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, 2019.  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, 2019, 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 Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 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 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2019.  The risk factors identified therein have not materially changed.

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.  There were no shares surrendered by the Company’s employees

during the quarter ended September 30, 2019.  All A ordinary shares surrendered by the employees by the Company are held as treasury stock and recorded at cost until formally retired.  

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None

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Item 6. Exhibits

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 Limited’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018;  (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019  and 2018; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

+ Filed or furnished herewith, as applicable.

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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 LIMITED
	Registrant
November 8, 2019	By:	/s/ Thomas M. McGeehan
Date: November 8, 2019		Thomas M. McGeehan
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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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 Limited;

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 8, 2019

/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 Limited;

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 8, 2019

/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 Limited (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019, 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 8, 2019

/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 Limited (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019, 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 8, 2019

/s/  Thomas M. McGeehan

Thomas M. McGeehan

Chief Financial Officer

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Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Insurance [Abstract]

Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

6. 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)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	608,773		$	613,670		$	680,031		$	634,664
Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables		59,834			91,397			109,342			97,243
Net balance at beginning of period		548,939			522,273			570,689			537,421
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		80,533			92,469			225,022			222,916
Prior years		(6,950	)		(11,976	)		(23,043	)		(27,490	)
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses		73,583			80,493			201,979			195,426
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		47,290			53,121			102,806			103,695
Prior years		20,789			27,312			115,419			106,819
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses		68,079			80,433			218,225			210,514
Net balance at end of period		554,443			522,333			554,443			522,333
Plus:  Ceded reinsurance receivables		78,844			86,274			78,844			86,274
Balance at end of period	$	633,287		$	608,607		$	633,287		$	608,607

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.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $7.0 million, which consisted of a $5.2 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, $1.3 million decrease related to Specialty Property, $1.2 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $0.7 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $5.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $4.4 million reduction in aggregate with $0.5 million of favorable development in the construction defect reserve category and $3.9 million of favorable development in the other general liability reserve categories.  The decreases in the construction defect reserve category recognize lower than expected claims severity primarily in the 2004 through 2009, 2011 and 2012 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2016 accident years.  For the other general liability reserve categories, lower than anticipated claims severity was the primary driver of the favorable development mainly in accident years 1999 through 2014 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2016 and 2017 accident years.

• Commercial Auto Liability:   A $0.6 million decrease in total, primarily in the 2012, 2013 and 2016 accident years.  The decreases recognize lower than anticipated claims severity.

The $1.3 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $0.4 million decrease in aggregate primarily recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity mostly in the 2015, 2016 and 2018 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010, 2014 and 2017 accident years, recognizing higher than expected claims severity.

• Property: A $0.9 million reduction recognizes an additional $0.6 million decrease in the catastrophe reserve category for anticipated subrogation recoveries from the California Camp wildfire loss in the 2018 accident year and a $0.2 million decrease in the 2017 accident year, mainly recognizing lower than expected claims severity.

The $1.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

• Property:  A $1.1 million decrease primarily reflects ceded recoveries from a second accident quarter catastrophe in the 2018 accident year.

The $0.7 million increase in prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Property:  A $0.7 million increase primarily in the 2012 and 2015 through 2017 accident years, partially offset by decreases in the 2011, 2014 and 2018 accident years.  The accident year changes were based on a review of the experience reported from cedants. 

During the third quarter of 2018, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $12.0 million, which consisted of a $1.2 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, a $5.2 million decrease related to Specialty Property, a $2.3 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $3.3 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $1.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

• Commercial Auto Liability:   A $1.1 million decrease primarily due to a $1.5 million reduction in the 2013 accident year resulting from lower than anticipated claims severity, partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in the 2015 accident year reflecting higher than expected case incurred emergence.

The $5.2 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $1.5 million reduction primarily in accident years 2011 through 2014 and 2017, partially offset by an increase in the 2015 accident year.  The reductions mainly reflect lower than anticipated claims severity.

• Property: A $3.7 million reduction primarily recognizes lower than expected claims severity in the 2014 through 2017 accident years.

The $2.3 million decrease of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $0.4 million decrease primarily in the 2014, 2016 and 2017 accident years mainly from lower than expected claims severity.

• Liability:  A $1.8 million reduction primarily in the 2014 through 2017 accident years mainly recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity.

The $3.3 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations was from the property lines for accident years 2007, 2009 through 2012 and 2014 through 2016 partially offset by an increase in the 2017 accident year.  The accident year changes were based on a review of the experience reported from cedants.

During the first nine months of 2019, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $23.0 million, which consisted of a $12.1 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, $10.5 million decrease related to Specialty Property, $4.0 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $3.5 million increase related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $12.1 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $9.6 million reduction in aggregate with $1.0 million of favorable development in the construction defect reserve category and $8.6 million of favorable development in the other general liability reserve categories.  The decreases in the construction defect reserve category recognize lower than expected claims frequency and severity in the 2004 through 2009, 2011 and 2012 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2016 accident years.  For the other general liability reserve categories, lower than anticipated claims severity was the primary driver of the favorable development mainly in accident years 1999 through 2014, 2016 and 2017, partially offset by increases in the 2015 and 2018 accident years which reflects higher than expected claims severity.

• Commercial Auto Liability:   A $1.4 million decrease in total, primarily in the 2000 through 2002, 2010, 2012 and 2013 accident years.  The decreases recognize lower than anticipated claims severity.

• Property:  A $0.9 million decrease in aggregate mainly recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity primarily in the 2012 through 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2018 accident years.

• Professional:  A $1.1 million decrease primarily in the 2009 and 2010 accident years reflects lower than expected claims severity.

• Reinsurance:  A $1.0 million increase was recognized based on a review of expected ceded recoverables by reinsurer.  The increase was primarily in the general liability reserve categories and older accident years.

The $10.5 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Property primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $10.1 million reduction recognizes an $8.9 million decrease in the catastrophe reserve category for subrogation recoveries from the California Camp wildfire loss in the 2018 accident year.  The remaining $1.2 million decrease was primarily in the 2016 and 2017 accident years, mainly recognizing lower than expected claims severity.

• General Liability:  A $0.4 million decrease in aggregate primarily recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity mostly in the 2015 and 2016 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2010 and 2017 accident years, recognizing higher than expected claims severity.

The $4.0 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

• Liability:  A $1.7 million decrease in total, mainly recognizes lower than expected claims severity in the 2016 and 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2013 through 2015 accident years.

• Property:  A $2.2 million reduction in aggregate recognizes a $2.0 million decrease in the 2018 accident year which is comprised of a $1.1 million decrease reflecting ceded recoveries from a second accident quarter catastrophe and a $0.9 million decrease reflecting lower than expected claims frequency and severity.  Decreases in the 2015 through 2017 accident years primarily reflects lower than expected claims severity, partially offset by an increase in the 2013 accident year.

The $3.5 million increase in prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations primarily consisted of the following:

• Property:  A $3.8 million increase in aggregate reflects an increase of $7.6 million in the 2018 accident year for Typhoon Jebi and decreases totaling $4.1 million in the 2010 through 2017 accident years.

• Professional:  A $0.3 million decrease primarily in the 2008 and 2010 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2007 accident year based on a review of the experience reported from the cedants.

During the first nine months of 2018, the Company reduced its prior accident year loss reserves by $27.5 million, which consisted of a $9.1 million decrease related to Commercial Specialty, $7.0 million decrease related to Specialty Property, $3.6 million decrease related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and a $7.8 million decrease related to Reinsurance Operations.

The $9.1 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Commercial Specialty primarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $3.1 million reduction in reserve categories excluding construction defect.  Lower than expected claims severity was the primary driver of the favorable development, mainly in the 2002 through 2004, 2006 through 2010, 2012 through 2014, and 2016 accident years which was partially offset by increases in the 2011, 2015 and 2017 accident years.

• Commercial Auto Liability: A $3.3 million decrease in the 2010, 2012 and 2013 accident years recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity, partially offset by an increase in the 2015 accident year.

• Professional Liability: A $0.8 million decrease reflects lower than expected claims severity mainly in the 2010 through 2011 and 2014 accident years.

• Property: A $1.9 million decrease in aggregate recognizes lower than anticipated claims severity primarily in the 2014 through 2015 and 2017 accident years, partially offset by an increase in the 2016 accident year.  

The $7.0 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Specialty Propertyprimarily consisted of the following:

• General Liability:  A $1.5 million reduction primarily in accident years 2011 through 2014, 2016 and 2017, partially offset by an increase in the 2015 accident year.  The reductions mainly reflect lower than anticipated claims severity.

• Property:   A $5.5 million reduction primarily in the 2014 through 2017 accident years mainly reflects lower than anticipated claims severity.

The $3.6 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Farm, Ranch, & Stable primarily consisted of the following:

• Property: A $1.4 million reduction primarily in the 2015 through 2017 accident years mainly reflects lower than anticipated claims severity.

• Liability:  A $2.2 million decrease primarily in the 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017 accident years, partially offset by increases in the 2007 and 2013 accident years.  The decreases mainly recognize lower than expected claims severity.

The $7.8 million reduction of prior accident year loss reserves related to Reinsurance Operations was from the property lines for accident years 2007, 2009 through 2012 and 2015 through 2016, partially offset by an increases in the 2013 through 2014 and 2017 accident years.  The accident year changes were based on a review of the experience reported from cedants.

Loss indemnification related to Purchase of American Reliable

On March 8, 2018, the Company settled its final reserve calculation which resulted in $41.5 million being due to Global Indemnity Group, Inc. in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement between Global Indemnity Group, Inc. and American Bankers Insurance Group, Inc. for the purchase of American Reliable.  The settlement is comprised of (i) receipt of $38.8 million for loss and loss adjustment expenses paid on or after January 1, 2015 or payable as of December 31, 2017 with respect to losses incurred prior to January 1, 2015, (ii) receipt of $6.2 million for accrued interest and (iii) payment of $3.5 million for the difference between the agreed upon purchase price and actual settlement on January 1, 2015. These amounts, which were included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017, were received on March 9, 2018.

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Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments

2. Investments

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments were as follows as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

(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, 2019
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	158,914	$	6,624	$	(56	)	$	165,482	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		54,905		1,146		(19	)		56,032		—
Mortgage-backed securities		202,699		3,855		(167	)		206,387		—
Asset-backed securities		182,502		1,267		(407	)		183,362		—
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		238,637		6,529		(313	)		244,853		—
Corporate bonds		265,244		9,613		(119	)		274,738		—
Foreign corporate bonds		101,083		2,510		(12	)		103,581		—
Total fixed maturities		1,203,984		31,544		(1,093	)		1,234,435		—
Equity Securities		262,367		—		—			262,367		—
Other invested assets		40,052		—		—			40,052		—
Total	$	1,506,403	$	31,544	$	(1,093	)	$	1,536,854	$	-

(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 (1)
As of December 31, 2018
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	79,766	$	252	$	(1,163	)	$	78,855	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		95,629		322		(338	)		95,613		—
Mortgage-backed securities		119,327		313		(1,786	)		117,854		—
Asset-backed securities		185,430		336		(2,012	)		183,754		—
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		206,236		338		(3,852	)		202,722		—
Corporate bonds		452,692		243		(12,080	)		440,855		—
Foreign corporate bonds		118,750		44		(3,292	)		115,502		—
Total fixed maturities		1,257,830		1,848		(24,523	)		1,235,155		—
Common stock		124,747		—		—			124,747		—
Other invested assets		50,753		—		—			50,753		—
Total	$	1,433,330	$	1,848	$	(24,523	)	$	1,410,655	$	—

(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”).

As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s investments in equity securities consist of $129.4 million of common stock, mutual funds that invest in fixed maturities of $79.3 million, and mutual funds that invest in common stocks of $53.6 million.

The Company evaluates its investments in mutual funds and limited partnerships on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are appropriately diversified.  Excluding U.S. treasuries, agency bonds, mutual funds, and limited partnerships, the Company did not hold any debt or equity investments in a single issuer that was in excess of 3% of shareholders' equity at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio classified as available for sale at September 30, 2019, 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		Estimated Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	48,565	$	48,619
Due in one year through five years		336,617		343,715
Due in five years through ten years		129,412		135,186
Due in ten years through fifteen years		15,162		16,254
Due after fifteen years		50,390		56,059
Mortgage-backed securities		202,699		206,387
Asset-backed securities		182,502		183,362
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		238,637		244,853
Total	$	1,203,984	$	1,234,435

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2019.    

	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	$	4,108	$	(23	)	$	13,006	$	(33	)	$	17,114	$	(56	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		8,947		(19	)		—		—			8,947		(19	)
Mortgage-backed securities		16,537		(141	)		3,331		(26	)		19,868		(167	)
Asset-backed securities		27,336		(110	)		34,135		(297	)		61,471		(407	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		23,225		(114	)		25,944		(199	)		49,169		(313	)
Corporate bonds		5,139		(50	)		8,616		(69	)		13,755		(119	)
Foreign corporate bonds		203		(1	)		7,750		(11	)		7,953		(12	)
Total fixed maturities	$	85,495	$	(458	)	$	92,782	$	(635	)	$	178,277	$	(1,093	)

(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 fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2018:  

	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	$	—	$	—		$	67,185	$	(1,163	)	$	67,185	$	(1,163	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		22,802		(57	)		28,179		(281	)		50,981		(338	)
Mortgage-backed securities		36,858		(408	)		60,838		(1,378	)		97,696		(1,786	)
Asset-backed securities		96,085		(1,342	)		50,506		(670	)		146,591		(2,012	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		44,596		(878	)		127,557		(2,974	)		172,153		(3,852	)
Corporate bonds		285,997		(8,791	)		115,052		(3,289	)		401,049		(12,080	)
Foreign corporate bonds		56,543		(1,795	)		47,494		(1,497	)		104,037		(3,292	)
Total fixed maturities	$	542,881	$	(13,271	)	$	496,811	$	(11,252	)	$	1,039,692	$	(24,523	)

(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 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 has a 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 is recorded in other comprehensive income, net of taxes.  

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, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to U.S. treasury and agency obligations were $0.056 million. Of this amount, $0.033 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater and are rated AA+.  Macroeconomic and market analysis is conducted in evaluating these securities.  Consideration is given to the interest rate environment, duration and yield curve management of the portfolio, sector allocation and security selection.

Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) – As of September 30, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to mortgage-backed securities were $0.167 million. Of this amount, $0.026 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. All unrealized losses for twelve months or greater are related to securities rated AA+ or better. Mortgage-backed securities are modeled 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.  These forecasts incorporate not just national macro-economic trends, but also regional impacts to arrive at the most granular and accurate projections.  These assumptions are incorporated into the model as a basis to generate delinquency probabilities, default curves, loss severity curves, and voluntary prepayment curves at the loan level within each deal. The model utilizes HPI-adjusted current LTV, payment history, loan terms, loan modification history, and borrower characteristics as inputs to generate expected cash flows and principal loss for each bond under various scenarios.

Asset backed securities (“ABS”) - As of September 30, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to asset backed securities were $0.407 million. Of this amount, $0.297 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater. 99.3% of the unrealized losses for twelve months or greater are related to securities rated A or better. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s asset backed portfolio is 26.5.  This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before an asset backed security will incur its first dollar of principal losses.  Every ABS transaction is analyzed on a stand-alone basis.  This analysis involves a thorough review of the collateral, prepayment, and structural risk in each transaction.  Additionally, the analysis includes an in-depth credit analysis of the originator and servicer of the collateral.  The analysis 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 the deal will incur its first dollar of principal 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, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to the CMBS portfolio were $0.313 million. Of this amount, $0.199 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater and are rated AA+ or better. The weighted average credit enhancement for the Company’s CMBS portfolio is 39.1.  This represents the percentage of pool losses that can occur before a mortgage-backed security will incur its first dollar of principal loss.  For the Company’s CMBS portfolio, a loan level analysis is utilized where every underlying CMBS loan is re-underwritten based on a set of assumptions reflecting expectations for the future path of the economy.  Each loan is analyzed over time using a series of tests to determine if a credit event will occur during the life of the loan. Inherent in this process are several economic scenarios and their corresponding rent/vacancy and capital market states. The five primary credit events that frame the analysis include loan modifications, term default, balloon default, extension, and ability to pay off at balloon. The resulting output is the expected loss adjusted cash flows for each bond under the base case and distressed scenarios.

Corporate bonds - As of September 30, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to corporate bonds were $0.119 million. Of this amount, $0.069 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater and are rated investment grade or better. The analysis for this asset class 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, the issuer’s current competitive position, its vulnerability to changes in the competitive and 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.

Foreign bonds – As of September 30, 2019, gross unrealized losses related to foreign bonds were $0.012 million. Of this amount, $0.011 million have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater and rated A- or better. For this asset class, detailed financial models are maintained 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, the issuer’s current competitive position, its vulnerability to changes in the competitive and 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.

The Company recorded the following other than temporary impairments (“OTTI”) on its investment portfolio for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities:
OTTI losses, gross	$	—	$	(24	)	$	(1,897	)	$	(395	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)		—		—			—			—
Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings	$	—	$	(24	)	$	(1,897	)	$	(395	)

The following table is an analysis of the credit losses recognized in earnings on fixed maturities held by the Company for the   quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in other comprehensive income.

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	13	$	13	$	13	$	13
Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded		—		—		—		—
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 cashflows to be collected		—		—		—		—
Reductions for securities sold during the period		—		—		—		—
Balance at end of period	$	13	$	13	$	13	$	13

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Net unrealized gains (losses) from:
Fixed maturities	$	30,451		$	(22,675	)
Foreign currency fluctuations		(1,003	)		(1,334	)
Deferred taxes		(4,134	)		2,778
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	$	25,314		$	(21,231	)

The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	17,745		$	(1,203	)	$	16,542
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax		10,767			200			10,967
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income), before tax		(946	)		—			(946	)
Other comprehensive income, before tax		9,821			200			10,021
Income tax (expense)		(1,249	)		—			(1,249	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	26,317		$	(1,003	)	$	25,314

Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	(21,926	)	$	(549	)	$	(22,475	)
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification, before tax		(1,945	)		(454	)		(2,399	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax		835			—			835
Other comprehensive (loss), before tax		(1,110	)		(454	)		(1,564	)
Income tax benefit		210			—			210
Ending balance, net of tax	$	(22,826	)	$	(1,003	)	$	(23,829	)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	(19,897	)	$	(1,334	)	$	(21,231	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax		55,960			331			56,291
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income), before tax		(2,834	)		—			(2,834	)
Other comprehensive income, before tax		53,126			331			53,457
Income tax (expense)		(6,912	)		—			(6,912	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	26,317		$	(1,003	)	$	25,314

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	8,272		$	711		$	8,983
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification, before tax		(25,928	)		(1,554	)		(27,482	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax		1,660			—			1,660
Other comprehensive (loss), before tax		(24,268	)		(1,554	)		(25,822	)
Income tax benefit		3,038			—			3,038
Cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax		(9,868	)		(160	)		(10,028	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	(22,826	)	$	(1,003	)	$	(23,829	)

The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)		Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
		Quarters Ended September 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	2019			2018
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment (gains) losses	$	(946	)	$	811
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		—			24
	Total before tax		(946	)		835
	Income tax expense (benefit)		99			(118	)
	Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of tax		(847	)		717
Foreign currency items	Other net realized investment (gains) losses		—			—
	Income tax expense		—			—
	Foreign currency items, net of tax		—			—
Total reclassifications	Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	(847	)	$	717

		Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(Dollars in thousands)		Nine Months Ended September 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	2019			2018
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment (gains) losses	$	(4,731	)	$	1,265
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		1,897			395
	Total before tax		(2,834	)		1,660
	Income tax expense (benefit)		169			(257	)
	Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of tax		(2,665	)		1,403
Foreign currency items	Other net realized investment (gains) losses		—			—
	Income tax expense		—			—
	Foreign currency items, net of tax		—			—
Total reclassifications	Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	(2,665	)	$	1,403

Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)

The components of net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities:
Gross realized gains	$	1,054		$	329		$	5,765		$	373
Gross realized losses		(108	)		(1,164	)		(2,931	)		(2,033	)
Net realized gains (losses)		946			(835	)		2,834			(1,660	)
Equity Securities:
Gross realized gains		1,681			5,789			26,936			12,116
Gross realized losses		(3,146	)		(946	)		(9,076	)		(9,582	)
Net realized gains (losses)		(1,465	)		4,843			17,860			2,534
Derivatives:
Gross realized gains		341			1,690			341			8,457
Gross realized losses		(2,512	)		(379	)		(9,745	)		(1,498	)
Net realized gains (losses) (1)		(2,171	)		1,311			(9,404	)		6,959
Total net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(2,690	)	$	5,319		$	11,290		$	7,833

(1) Includes periodic net interest settlements related to the derivatives of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $0.7 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

New accounting guidance regarding equity securities was implemented on January 1, 2018 which requires companies to disclose realized gains and losses for equity securities still held at period end and gains and losses from securities sold during the period.  The following table shows the calculation of the portion of realized gains and losses related to equity securities held as of September 30, 2019 and 2018:

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018		2019		2018
Net gains and (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities	$	(1,465	)	$	4,843	$	17,860	$	2,534
Less: Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period		(614	)		2,096		9,836		3,958
Unrealized gains and (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	$	(851	)	$	2,747	$	8,024	$	(1,424	)

The proceeds from sales and redemptions of available for sale and equity securities resulting in net realized investment gains (losses) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018
Fixed maturities	$	642,049	$	229,362
Equity securities		206,212		28,141

Net Investment Income

The sources of net investment income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities	$	8,806		$	9,520		$	27,692		$	27,236
Equity securities		1,704			1,006			4,384			3,010
Cash and cash equivalents		372			285			1,242			814
Other invested assets		1,280			1,631			1,394			5,194
Total investment income		12,162			12,442			34,712			36,254
Investment expense		(814	)		(692	)		(2,319	)		(2,146	)
Net investment income	$	11,348		$	11,750		$	32,393		$	34,108

The Company’s total investment return on a pre-tax basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net investment income	$	11,348		$	11,750		$	32,393		$	34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690	)		5,319			11,290			7,833
Change in unrealized holding gains and losses		10,021			(1,564	)		53,457			(25,822	)
Net realized and unrealized investment returns		7,331			3,755			64,747			(17,989	)
Total investment return	$	18,679		$	15,505		$	97,140		$	16,119
Total investment return % (1)		1.2	%		1.0	%		6.2	%		1.1	%
Average investment portfolio (2)	$	1,585,165		$	1,541,975		$	1,562,177		$	1,533,825

(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 end of the period.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company did not own fixed maturity securities that were non-income producing for the preceding twelve months. As of December 31, 2018, the Company owned fixed maturity securities with a market value of $0.4 million that were non-income producing for the preceding twelve months.

Insurance Enhanced Asset-Backed and Credit Securities

As of September 30, 2019, the Company held insurance enhanced collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed and credit securities with a market value of approximately $49.1 million.  Approximately 0.5 million of these securities were tax-free municipal bonds, which represented less than 0.1% 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.” None of these bonds are pre-refunded with U.S. treasury securities, nor would they have carried a lower credit rating had they not been insured.  

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, 2019, is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) Financial Guarantor	Total		Pre-refunded Securities		Government Guaranteed Securities		Exposure Net of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities
Municipal Bond Insurance Association	$	479	$	—	$	—	$	479
Total backed by financial guarantors	$	479	$	—	$	—	$	479

In addition to the tax-free municipal bonds, the Company held $48.6 million of insurance enhanced bonds, which represented approximately 3.0% of the Company’s total invested assets, net of receivable/payable for securities purchased and sold.  The insurance enhanced bonds are comprised of $19.4 million of taxable municipal bonds, $29.1 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities, and $0.1 million of collateralized mortgage obligations.  The financial guarantors of the Company’s $48.6 million of insurance enhanced commercial-mortgage-backed, taxable municipal securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations include Municipal Bond Insurance Association ($4.4 million), Assured Guaranty Corporation ($12.8 million), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ($29.1 million), Ambac Financial Group ($2.2 million) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ($0.1 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, 2019.

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, or were held in trust pursuant to intercompany reinsurance agreements.  The fair values were as follows as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	Estimated Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
On deposit with governmental authorities	$	26,500	$	25,855
Intercompany trusts held for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		192,269		209,028
Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements		123,811		98,417
Letter of credit held for third party requirements		1,458		2,317
Securities held as collateral		90,004		83,214
Total	$	434,042	$	418,831

Variable Interest Entities

A Variable Interest Entity (VIE) refers to an investment in which an investor holds a controlling interest that is not based on the majority of voting rights.  Under the VIE model, the party that has the power to exercise significant management influence and maintain a controlling financial interest in the entity’s economics is said to be the primary beneficiary, and is required to consolidate the entity within their results. Other entities that participate in a VIE, for which their financial interests fluctuate with changes in the fair value of the investment entity’s net assets but do not have significant management influence and the ability to direct the VIE’s significant economic activities are said to have a variable interest in the VIE but do not consolidate the VIE in their financial results.

The Company has variable interests in two VIE’s for which it is not the primary beneficiary. These investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting as their ownership interest exceeds 3% of their respective investments.   

The fair value of one of the Company’s VIE’s, which invests in distressed securities and assets, was $14.7 million and $17.9 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $28.9 million and $32.1 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.  The fair value of a second VIE that also invests in distressed securities and assets was $25.3 million and $32.9 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from this VIE, which factors in future funding commitments, was $54.3 million and $53.4 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

10. 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.

Commitments

In 2014, the Company entered into a $50 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle which is comprised of European non-performing loans.  As of September 30, 2019, the Company has funded $35.8 million of this commitment leaving $14.2 million as unfunded.

In 2017, the Company entered into a $50 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle comprised of stressed and distressed securities and structured products.  As of September 30, 2019, the Company has funded $21.0 million of this commitment leaving $29.0 million as unfunded.

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

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

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net income	$	6,721	$	3,728	$	40,984	$	16,621
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		14,202,859		14,100,180		14,181,530		14,082,698
Net income per share	$	0.47	$	0.26	$	2.89	$	1.18
Diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		14,327,757		14,346,585		14,328,861		14,321,113
Net income per share	$	0.47	$	0.26	$	2.86	$	1.16

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,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share		14,202,859		14,100,180		14,181,530		14,082,698
Non-vested restricted stock		23,059		83,882		19,201		74,768
Non-vested restricted stock units		-		-		2,954		-
Options		101,839		162,523		125,176		163,647
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share		14,327,757		14,346,585		14,328,861		14,321,113

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Schedule of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost		$ 1,203,984	$ 1,257,830
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized Gains		31,544	1,848
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized losses		(1,093)	(24,523)
Fixed maturities, Estimated Fair Value		1,234,435	1,235,155
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	[1]	0	0
Equity Securities, Amortized Cost		262,367	124,747
Equity Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains		0	0
Equity Securities, Gross Unrealized losses		0	0
Equity Securities, Estimated Fair Value		262,367	124,747
Other invested assets, Amortized Cost		40,052	50,753
Other invested assets, Gross Unrealized Gains		0	0
Other invested assets, Gross Unrealized losses		0	0
Other invested assets, Estimated Fair Value		40,052	50,753
Total, Amortized Cost		1,506,403	1,433,330
Total, Gross Unrealized Gains		31,544	1,848
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(1,093)	(24,523)
Total, Estimated Fair Value		1,536,854	1,410,655
U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost		158,914	79,766
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized Gains		6,624	252
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized losses		(56)	(1,163)
Fixed maturities, Estimated Fair Value		165,482	78,855
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	[1]	0	0
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost		54,905	95,629
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized Gains		1,146	322
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized losses		(19)	(338)
Fixed maturities, Estimated Fair Value		56,032	95,613
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	[1]	0	0
Mortgage Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost		202,699	119,327
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized Gains		3,855	313
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized losses		(167)	(1,786)
Fixed maturities, Estimated Fair Value		206,387	117,854
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	[1]	0	0
Asset-backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost		182,502	185,430
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized Gains		1,267	336
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized losses		(407)	(2,012)
Fixed maturities, Estimated Fair Value		183,362	183,754
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	[1]	0	0
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost		238,637	206,236
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized Gains		6,529	338
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized losses		(313)	(3,852)
Fixed maturities, Estimated Fair Value		244,853	202,722
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	[1]	0	0
Corporate Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost		265,244	452,692
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized Gains		9,613	243
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized losses		(119)	(12,080)
Fixed maturities, Estimated Fair Value		274,738	440,855
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	[1]	0	0
Foreign Corporate Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost		101,083	118,750
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized Gains		2,510	44
Fixed maturities, Gross Unrealized losses		(12)	(3,292)
Fixed maturities, Estimated Fair Value		103,581	115,502
Other than temporary impairments recognized in AOCI	[1]	0	$ 0
Common Stock
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity Securities, Estimated Fair Value		$ 129,400

[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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Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Trading Futures Contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Initial margin in securities	$ 1.1
Other Assets
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Funds needed to post execute swap transaction	3.6	$ 2.6
Other Assets | Interest Rate Swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Margin calls made in connection with interest rate swaps	14.3	$ 3.7
Other Assets | Trading Futures Contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Variation margin receivable	$ 0.1

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Summary of Insurance Enhanced Municipal Bonds Backed by Financial Guarantors (Detail) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Pre-Refunded Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	$ 0
Municipal Bond Insurance Association
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	479
Municipal Bond Insurance Association | Pre-Refunded Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	0
Municipal Bond Insurance Association | Government Guaranteed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	0
Municipal Bond Insurance Association | Exposure Net Of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	479
Financial Guarantors
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	479
Financial Guarantors | Pre-Refunded Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	0
Financial Guarantors | Government Guaranteed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	0
Financial Guarantors | Exposure Net Of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	$ 479

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Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Net premiums earned		$ 133,312	$ 120,528	$ 383,602	$ 342,447
Net investment income		11,348	11,750	32,393	34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690)	5,319	11,290	7,833
Other income (loss)		264	411	1,274	1,289
Total revenues		142,234	138,008	428,559	385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		73,583	80,493	201,979	195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		53,366	48,680	153,643	141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses		3,858	3,475	11,702	23,653
Interest expense		5,023	4,924	15,088	14,725
Income before income taxes		6,404	436	46,147	10,677
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes		6,404	436	46,147	10,677
Income tax expense (benefit)		(317)	(3,292)	5,163	(5,944)
Net income		6,721	3,728	40,984	16,621
Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor) | Reportable Legal Entities
Revenues:
Net premiums earned		0	0	0	0
Net investment income		393	146	1,764	483
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(101)	(101)	298	(121)
Other income (loss)		0	0	0	0
Total revenues		292	45	2,062	362
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		0	0	0	0
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		0	0	0	0
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,320	982	4,306	9,959
Interest expense		278	2,017	829	12,715
Income before income taxes		(1,306)	(2,954)	(3,073)	(22,312)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		8,027	6,682	44,057	38,933
Income (loss) before income taxes		6,721	3,728	40,984	16,621
Income tax expense (benefit)		0	0	0	0
Net income		6,721	3,728	40,984	16,621
Global Indemnity Group, Inc.(Subsidiary co-obligor) | Reportable Legal Entities
Revenues:
Net premiums earned		0	0	0	0
Net investment income		2,798	2,492	5,743	8,404
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(3,525)	5,321	7,969	8,167
Other income (loss)		0	(12)	30	0
Total revenues		(727)	7,801	13,742	16,571
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		0	0	0	0
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		0	0	0	0
Corporate and other operating expenses		2,159	2,089	6,406	12,734
Interest expense		4,957	12,035	14,875	34,773
Income before income taxes		(7,843)	(6,323)	(7,539)	(30,936)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		1,699	(3,995)	16,597	6,770
Income (loss) before income taxes		(6,144)	(10,318)	9,058	(24,166)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(1,682)	(1,884)	(1,845)	(2,831)
Net income		(4,462)	(8,434)	10,903	(21,335)
Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries)
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	[1]	133,312	120,528	383,602	342,447
Net investment income	[1]	8,442	18,318	25,747	58,258
Net realized investment gains (losses)	[1]	936	99	3,023	(213)
Other income (loss)	[1]	264	423	1,244	1,289
Total revenues	[1]	142,954	139,368	413,616	401,781
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	[1]	73,583	80,493	201,979	195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	[1]	53,366	48,680	153,643	141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses	[1]	379	404	990	960
Interest expense	[1]	73	78	245	274
Income before income taxes	[1]	15,553	9,713	56,759	63,925
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries	[1]	(4,462)	(8,434)	10,903	(21,335)
Income (loss) before income taxes	[1]	11,091	1,279	67,662	42,590
Income tax expense (benefit)	[1]	1,365	(1,408)	7,008	(3,226)
Net income	[1]	9,726	2,687	60,654	45,816
Consolidation Adjustments
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	[2]	0	0	0	0
Net investment income	[2]	(285)	(9,206)	(861)	(33,037)
Net realized investment gains (losses)	[2]	0	0	0	0
Other income (loss)	[2]	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	[2]	(285)	(9,206)	(861)	(33,037)
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	[2]	0	0	0	0
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	[2]	0	0	0	0
Corporate and other operating expenses	[2]	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	[2]	(285)	(9,206)	(861)	(33,037)
Income before income taxes	[2]	0	0	0	0
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries	[2]	(5,264)	5,747	(71,557)	(24,368)
Income (loss) before income taxes	[2]	(5,264)	5,747	(71,557)	(24,368)
Income tax expense (benefit)	[2]	0	0	0	113
Net income	[2]	$ (5,264)	$ 5,747	$ (71,557)	$ (24,481)

[1] Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

[2] Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitment to purchase alternative investment			$ 50,000	$ 50,000
Future Funding Commitments	$ 43,215	$ 34,714
European Non-Performing Loan Fund, LP
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Funded commitment amount	35,800
Distressed Debt Fund, LP
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Funded commitment amount	21,000
Unfunded Commitments | European Non-Performing Loan Fund, LP
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Future Funding Commitments	14,200
Unfunded Commitments | Distressed Debt Fund, LP
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Future Funding Commitments	$ 29,000

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Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 6,721	$ 3,728	$ 40,984	$ 16,621
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic	14,202,859	14,100,180	14,181,530	14,082,698
Net income per share	$ 0.47	$ 0.26	$ 2.89	$ 1.18
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	14,327,757	14,346,585	14,328,861	14,321,113
Net income per share	$ 0.47	$ 0.26	$ 2.86	$ 1.16

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Components of Lease Expense (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease expense	$ 819	$ 2,460
Short-term lease expense	2	7
Total lease expense	$ 821	$ 2,467

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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Stockholder $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2018 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Stockholder $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2018 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Equity [Line Items]
Dividend payable, per share | $ / shares	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Accrued dividends | $	$ 3.8		$ 3.8		$ 0.2
Ordinary Shares A
Equity [Line Items]
Shares repurchased	0	0	27,028	45,233
Number of shareholders | Stockholder	225		225
Ordinary Shares B
Equity [Line Items]
Shares repurchased	0	0	0	0

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Summary of Business Segment Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019		Sep. 30, 2018		Sep. 30, 2019		Sep. 30, 2018		Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Gross premiums written		$ 157,177		$ 135,606		$ 478,699		$ 418,670
Net premiums written		138,836		116,233		421,321		360,557
Net premiums earned		133,312		120,528		383,602		342,447
Other income (loss)		264		411		1,274		1,289
Total revenues		133,576		120,939		384,876		343,736
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		73,583		80,493		201,979		195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		53,366		48,680		153,643		141,196
Income (loss) from segments		6,627		(8,234)		29,254		7,114
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income		11,348		11,750		32,393		34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690)		5,319		11,290		7,833
Corporate and other operating expenses		(3,858)		(3,475)		(11,702)		(23,653)
Interest expense		(5,023)		(4,924)		(15,088)		(14,725)
Income before income taxes		6,404		436		46,147		10,677
Income tax (expense) benefit		317		3,292		(5,163)		5,944
Net income		6,721		3,728		40,984		16,621
Total assets		2,084,156		1,958,046		2,084,156		1,958,046		$ 1,960,266
Commercial Specialty
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	[1]	73,175		63,177		214,467		186,923
Net premiums written	[1]	62,925		56,161		185,202		165,817
Net premiums earned	[1]	60,869		56,352		173,215		155,966
Other income (loss)	[1]			0		0		0
Total revenues	[1]	60,869		56,352		173,215		155,966
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	[1]	27,389		31,899		81,731		82,023
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	[1]	24,820		22,533	[2]	70,522		62,789	[3]
Income (loss) from segments	[1]	8,660		1,920		20,962		11,154
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income	[1]	0		0		0		0
Net realized investment gains (losses)	[1]			0		0		0
Corporate and other operating expenses	[1]	0		0		0		0
Interest expense	[1]	0		0		0		0
Income before income taxes	[1]	0		0		0		0
Income tax (expense) benefit	[1]			0				0
Net income	[1]	0		0		0		0
Total assets	[1]	864,154		874,059		864,154		874,059
Specialty Property
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	[1]	42,611	[4]	43,912	[5]	128,771	[6]	132,286	[7]
Net premiums written	[1]	37,628		32,023		110,668		101,542
Net premiums earned	[1]	34,554		31,581		104,740		98,977
Other income (loss)	[1]	465		457		1,406		1,343
Total revenues	[1]	35,019		32,038		106,146		100,320
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	[1]	25,997		30,474		57,611		69,563
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	[1]	14,571		12,781	[8]	44,163		42,548	[9]
Income (loss) from segments	[1]	(5,549)		(11,217)		4,372		(11,791)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income	[1]	0		0		0		0
Net realized investment gains (losses)	[1]			0		0		0
Corporate and other operating expenses	[1]	0		0		0		0
Interest expense	[1]	0		0		0		0
Income before income taxes	[1]	0		0		0		0
Income tax (expense) benefit	[1]			0				0
Net income	[1]	0		0		0		0
Total assets	[1]	366,162		341,983		366,162		341,983
Farm, Ranch & Stable
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	[1]	21,410		19,160		65,872		59,496
Net premiums written	[1]	18,294		18,696		55,861		53,239
Net premiums earned	[1]	18,377		19,260		52,849		52,356
Other income (loss)	[1]	34		36		96		125
Total revenues	[1]	18,411		19,296		52,945		52,481
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	[1]	10,939		10,842		32,203		29,383
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	[1]	7,776		8,259	[10]	22,403		22,898	[11]
Income (loss) from segments	[1]	(304)		195		(1,661)		200
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income	[1]	0		0		0		0
Net realized investment gains (losses)	[1]			0		0		0
Corporate and other operating expenses	[1]	0		0		0		0
Interest expense	[1]	0		0		0		0
Income before income taxes	[1]	0		0		0		0
Income tax (expense) benefit	[1]			0				0
Net income	[1]	0		0		0		0
Total assets	[1]	197,164		184,144		197,164		184,144
Reinsurance Operations
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	[6]	19,981		9,357		69,589		39,965
Net premiums written	[6]	19,989		9,353		69,590		39,959
Net premiums earned	[6]	19,512		13,335		52,798		35,148
Other income (loss)	[6]	(235)		(82)		(228)		(179)
Total revenues	[6]	19,277		13,253		52,570		34,969
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	[6]	9,258		7,278		30,434		14,457
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	[6]	6,199		5,107		16,555		12,961
Income (loss) from segments	[6]	3,820		868		5,581		7,551
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income	[6]	0		0		0		0
Net realized investment gains (losses)	[6]			0		0		0
Corporate and other operating expenses	[6]	0		0		0		0
Interest expense	[6]	0		0		0		0
Income before income taxes	[6]	0		0		0		0
Income tax (expense) benefit	[6]			0				0
Net income	[6]	0		0		0		0
Total assets	[6],[7]	$ 656,676		$ 557,860		$ 656,676		$ 557,860

[1] Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations. This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

[2] Includes federal excise tax of $77 relating to cessions from Commercial Specialty to Reinsurance Operations.

[3] Includes federal excise tax of $367 relating to cessions from Commercial Specialty to Reinsurance Operations.

[4] Includes ($23) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

[5] Includes ($3) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

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

[7] Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

[8] Includes federal excise tax of $64 relating to cessions from Specialty Property to Reinsurance Operations.

[9] Includes federal excise tax of $298 relating to cessions from Specialty Property to Reinsurance Operations.

[10] Includes federal excise tax of $28 relating to cessions from Farm, Ranch, & Stable to Reinsurance Operations.

[11] Includes federal excise tax of $137 relating to cessions from Farm, Ranch, & Stable to Reinsurance Operations.

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Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Fixed maturities	$ 30,451		$ (22,675)
Foreign currency fluctuations	(1,003)		(1,334)
Deferred taxes	(4,134)		2,778
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	$ 25,314	$ 16,542	$ (21,231)	$ (23,829)	$ (22,475)	$ 8,983

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Components of Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Net interest settlements	$ (2,171)	$ 1,311	$ (9,404)	$ 6,959
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Net interest settlements	$ 300	$ 400	$ 700	$ 1,500

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax [Line Items]
Effective income tax expense (benefit) rate	(5.00%)	(755.00%)	11.20%	(55.70%)
Alternative minimum tax credit carry forward						$ 11,000
AMT credit carryforward reclassed to federal income tax receivable	$ 11,136		$ 11,136		$ 10,866
Net operating loss carryforwards	24,700		24,700		29,500
Section 163(j) carryforward	$ 11,100		$ 11,100		$ 11,100
Alternative Minimum Tax Credits
Income Tax [Line Items]
AMT credit carryforward reclassed to federal income tax receivable						$ 11,000
UNITED STATES
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			21.00%
BERMUDA
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			0.00%
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			0.00%
LUXEMBOURG
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			26.01%
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			33.00%
IRELAND | Trading Income
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			12.50%
BARBADOS | Minimum [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			1.00%
BARBADOS | Maximum
Income Tax [Line Items]
Statutory income tax rates			2.50%

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Current Fair Value of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Subordinated Notes percentage	7.75%	7.75%
Subordinated Notes due date	2045	2045
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	$ 3.2	$ 3.3
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Subordinated Notes percentage	7.875%	7.875%
Subordinated Notes due date	2047	2047
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	$ 3.9	$ 4.0

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Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)		$ 6,721	$ 3,728	$ 40,984	$ 16,621
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)		9,421	(1,624)	48,883	(22,632)
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries		0	0	0	0
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		(2)	7	(4)	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income		(847)	717	(2,665)	1,403
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)		200	(454)	331	(1,554)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		8,772	(1,354)	46,545	(22,784)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		15,493	2,374	87,529	(6,163)
Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor) | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)		6,721	3,728	40,984	16,621
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)		0	(63)	880	(210)
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries		8,772	(1,392)	46,226	(22,695)
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		0	0	0	0
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income		0	101	(561)	121
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)		0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		8,772	(1,354)	46,545	(22,784)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		15,493	2,374	87,529	(6,163)
Global Indemnity Group, Inc.(Subsidiary co-obligor) | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)		(4,462)	(8,434)	10,903	(21,335)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)		0	(845)	1,567	(2,930)
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries		4,711	(603)	24,201	(9,633)
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		0	0	0	0
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income		(8)	659	235	1,048
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)		0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		4,703	(789)	26,003	(11,515)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		241	(9,223)	36,906	(32,850)
Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries)
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	[1]	9,726	2,687	60,654	45,816
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)	[1]	9,421	(716)	46,436	(19,492)
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries	[1]	4,703	(789)	26,003	(11,515)
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]	(2)	7	(4)	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income	[1]	(839)	(43)	(2,339)	234
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)	[1]	200	(454)	331	(1,554)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	[1]	13,483	(1,995)	70,427	(32,328)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	[1]	23,209	692	131,081	13,488
Consolidation Adjustments
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	[2]	(5,264)	5,747	(71,557)	(24,481)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)	[2]	0	0	0	0
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries	[2]	(18,186)	2,784	(96,430)	43,843
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	[2]	0	0	0	0
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income	[2]	0	0	0	0
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)	[2]	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	[2]	(18,186)	2,784	(96,430)	43,843
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	[2]	$ (23,450)	$ 8,531	$ (167,987)	$ 19,362

[1] Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

[2] Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Summarized Activity in Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Insurance [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 608,773	$ 613,670	$ 680,031	$ 634,664
Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables	59,834	91,397	109,342	97,243
Net balance at beginning of period	548,939	522,273	570,689	537,421
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year	80,533	92,469	225,022	222,916
Prior years	(6,950)	(11,976)	(23,043)	(27,490)
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses	73,583	80,493	201,979	195,426
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year	47,290	53,121	102,806	103,695
Prior years	20,789	27,312	115,419	106,819
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses	68,079	80,433	218,225	210,514
Net balance at end of period	554,443	522,333	554,443	522,333
Plus: Ceded reinsurance receivables	78,844	86,274	78,844	86,274
Balance at end of period	$ 633,287	$ 608,607	$ 633,287	$ 608,607

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Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]

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, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

(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, 2019
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	158,914	$	6,624	$	(56	)	$	165,482	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		54,905		1,146		(19	)		56,032		—
Mortgage-backed securities		202,699		3,855		(167	)		206,387		—
Asset-backed securities		182,502		1,267		(407	)		183,362		—
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		238,637		6,529		(313	)		244,853		—
Corporate bonds		265,244		9,613		(119	)		274,738		—
Foreign corporate bonds		101,083		2,510		(12	)		103,581		—
Total fixed maturities		1,203,984		31,544		(1,093	)		1,234,435		—
Equity Securities		262,367		—		—			262,367		—
Other invested assets		40,052		—		—			40,052		—
Total	$	1,506,403	$	31,544	$	(1,093	)	$	1,536,854	$	-

(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 (1)
As of December 31, 2018
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	79,766	$	252	$	(1,163	)	$	78,855	$	—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		95,629		322		(338	)		95,613		—
Mortgage-backed securities		119,327		313		(1,786	)		117,854		—
Asset-backed securities		185,430		336		(2,012	)		183,754		—
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		206,236		338		(3,852	)		202,722		—
Corporate bonds		452,692		243		(12,080	)		440,855		—
Foreign corporate bonds		118,750		44		(3,292	)		115,502		—
Total fixed maturities		1,257,830		1,848		(24,523	)		1,235,155		—
Common stock		124,747		—		—			124,747		—
Other invested assets		50,753		—		—			50,753		—
Total	$	1,433,330	$	1,848	$	(24,523	)	$	1,410,655	$	—

(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”).

Summary of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value Through Fixed Maturities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturities portfolio classified as available for sale at September 30, 2019, 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		Estimated Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	48,565	$	48,619
Due in one year through five years		336,617		343,715
Due in five years through ten years		129,412		135,186
Due in ten years through fifteen years		15,162		16,254
Due after fifteen years		50,390		56,059
Mortgage-backed securities		202,699		206,387
Asset-backed securities		182,502		183,362
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		238,637		244,853
Total	$	1,203,984	$	1,234,435

Summary of Securities With Gross Unrealized Losses

The following table contains an analysis of the Company’s fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of September 30, 2019.    

	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	$	4,108	$	(23	)	$	13,006	$	(33	)	$	17,114	$	(56	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		8,947		(19	)		—		—			8,947		(19	)
Mortgage-backed securities		16,537		(141	)		3,331		(26	)		19,868		(167	)
Asset-backed securities		27,336		(110	)		34,135		(297	)		61,471		(407	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		23,225		(114	)		25,944		(199	)		49,169		(313	)
Corporate bonds		5,139		(50	)		8,616		(69	)		13,755		(119	)
Foreign corporate bonds		203		(1	)		7,750		(11	)		7,953		(12	)
Total fixed maturities	$	85,495	$	(458	)	$	92,782	$	(635	)	$	178,277	$	(1,093	)

(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 fixed income securities with gross unrealized losses, categorized by the period that the securities were in a continuous loss position as of December 31, 2018:  

	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	$	—	$	—		$	67,185	$	(1,163	)	$	67,185	$	(1,163	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		22,802		(57	)		28,179		(281	)		50,981		(338	)
Mortgage-backed securities		36,858		(408	)		60,838		(1,378	)		97,696		(1,786	)
Asset-backed securities		96,085		(1,342	)		50,506		(670	)		146,591		(2,012	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		44,596		(878	)		127,557		(2,974	)		172,153		(3,852	)
Corporate bonds		285,997		(8,791	)		115,052		(3,289	)		401,049		(12,080	)
Foreign corporate bonds		56,543		(1,795	)		47,494		(1,497	)		104,037		(3,292	)
Total fixed maturities	$	542,881	$	(13,271	)	$	496,811	$	(11,252	)	$	1,039,692	$	(24,523	)

(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.

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, 2019 and 2018:

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities:
OTTI losses, gross	$	—	$	(24	)	$	(1,897	)	$	(395	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)		—		—			—			—
Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings	$	—	$	(24	)	$	(1,897	)	$	(395	)

Schedule of Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings

The following table is an analysis of the credit losses recognized in earnings on fixed maturities held by the Company for the   quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in other comprehensive income.

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	13	$	13	$	13	$	13
Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded		—		—		—		—
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 cashflows to be collected		—		—		—		—
Reductions for securities sold during the period		—		—		—		—
Balance at end of period	$	13	$	13	$	13	$	13

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Net unrealized gains (losses) from:
Fixed maturities	$	30,451		$	(22,675	)
Foreign currency fluctuations		(1,003	)		(1,334	)
Deferred taxes		(4,134	)		2,778
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	$	25,314		$	(21,231	)

Changes In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	17,745		$	(1,203	)	$	16,542
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax		10,767			200			10,967
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income), before tax		(946	)		—			(946	)
Other comprehensive income, before tax		9,821			200			10,021
Income tax (expense)		(1,249	)		—			(1,249	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	26,317		$	(1,003	)	$	25,314

Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	(21,926	)	$	(549	)	$	(22,475	)
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification, before tax		(1,945	)		(454	)		(2,399	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax		835			—			835
Other comprehensive (loss), before tax		(1,110	)		(454	)		(1,564	)
Income tax benefit		210			—			210
Ending balance, net of tax	$	(22,826	)	$	(1,003	)	$	(23,829	)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	(19,897	)	$	(1,334	)	$	(21,231	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification, before tax		55,960			331			56,291
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income), before tax		(2,834	)		—			(2,834	)
Other comprehensive income, before tax		53,126			331			53,457
Income tax (expense)		(6,912	)		—			(6,912	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	26,317		$	(1,003	)	$	25,314

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars In Thousands)	Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities			Foreign Currency Items			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning balance, net of tax	$	8,272		$	711		$	8,983
Other comprehensive (loss) before reclassification, before tax		(25,928	)		(1,554	)		(27,482	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax		1,660			—			1,660
Other comprehensive (loss), before tax		(24,268	)		(1,554	)		(25,822	)
Income tax benefit		3,038			—			3,038
Cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax		(9,868	)		(160	)		(10,028	)
Ending balance, net of tax	$	(22,826	)	$	(1,003	)	$	(23,829	)

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)		Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
		Quarters Ended September 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	2019			2018
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment (gains) losses	$	(946	)	$	811
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		—			24
	Total before tax		(946	)		835
	Income tax expense (benefit)		99			(118	)
	Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of tax		(847	)		717
Foreign currency items	Other net realized investment (gains) losses		—			—
	Income tax expense		—			—
	Foreign currency items, net of tax		—			—
Total reclassifications	Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	(847	)	$	717

		Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(Dollars in thousands)		Nine Months Ended September 30,
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	2019			2018
Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities	Other net realized investment (gains) losses	$	(4,731	)	$	1,265
	Other than temporary impairment losses on investments		1,897			395
	Total before tax		(2,834	)		1,660
	Income tax expense (benefit)		169			(257	)
	Unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, net of tax		(2,665	)		1,403
Foreign currency items	Other net realized investment (gains) losses		—			—
	Income tax expense		—			—
	Foreign currency items, net of tax		—			—
Total reclassifications	Total reclassifications, net of tax	$	(2,665	)	$	1,403

Components of Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)

The components of net realized investment gains (losses) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities:
Gross realized gains	$	1,054		$	329		$	5,765		$	373
Gross realized losses		(108	)		(1,164	)		(2,931	)		(2,033	)
Net realized gains (losses)		946			(835	)		2,834			(1,660	)
Equity Securities:
Gross realized gains		1,681			5,789			26,936			12,116
Gross realized losses		(3,146	)		(946	)		(9,076	)		(9,582	)
Net realized gains (losses)		(1,465	)		4,843			17,860			2,534
Derivatives:
Gross realized gains		341			1,690			341			8,457
Gross realized losses		(2,512	)		(379	)		(9,745	)		(1,498	)
Net realized gains (losses) (1)		(2,171	)		1,311			(9,404	)		6,959
Total net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(2,690	)	$	5,319		$	11,290		$	7,833

(1) Includes periodic net interest settlements related to the derivatives of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $0.7 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Summary of Calculation of Realized Gains and Losses

The following table shows the calculation of the portion of realized gains and losses related to equity securities held as of September 30, 2019 and 2018:

	Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018		2019		2018
Net gains and (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities	$	(1,465	)	$	4,843	$	17,860	$	2,534
Less: Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period		(614	)		2,096		9,836		3,958
Unrealized gains and (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	$	(851	)	$	2,747	$	8,024	$	(1,424	)

Proceeds from Sales and Redemptions of Available-for-Sale Securities

The proceeds from sales and redemptions of available for sale and equity securities resulting in net realized investment gains (losses) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019		2018
Fixed maturities	$	642,049	$	229,362
Equity securities		206,212		28,141

Schedule of Investment Income

The sources of net investment income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Fixed maturities	$	8,806		$	9,520		$	27,692		$	27,236
Equity securities		1,704			1,006			4,384			3,010
Cash and cash equivalents		372			285			1,242			814
Other invested assets		1,280			1,631			1,394			5,194
Total investment income		12,162			12,442			34,712			36,254
Investment expense		(814	)		(692	)		(2,319	)		(2,146	)
Net investment income	$	11,348		$	11,750		$	32,393		$	34,108

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, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net investment income	$	11,348		$	11,750		$	32,393		$	34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690	)		5,319			11,290			7,833
Change in unrealized holding gains and losses		10,021			(1,564	)		53,457			(25,822	)
Net realized and unrealized investment returns		7,331			3,755			64,747			(17,989	)
Total investment return	$	18,679		$	15,505		$	97,140		$	16,119
Total investment return % (1)		1.2	%		1.0	%		6.2	%		1.1	%
Average investment portfolio (2)	$	1,585,165		$	1,541,975		$	1,562,177		$	1,533,825

(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 end of the period.

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, 2019, is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) Financial Guarantor	Total		Pre-refunded Securities		Government Guaranteed Securities		Exposure Net of Pre-refunded & Government Guaranteed Securities
Municipal Bond Insurance Association	$	479	$	—	$	—	$	479
Total backed by financial guarantors	$	479	$	—	$	—	$	479

Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Bonds Held on Deposit

The fair values were as follows as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

	Estimated Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
On deposit with governmental authorities	$	26,500	$	25,855
Intercompany trusts held for the benefit of U.S. policyholders		192,269		209,028
Held in trust pursuant to third party requirements		123,811		98,417
Letter of credit held for third party requirements		1,458		2,317
Securities held as collateral		90,004		83,214
Total	$	434,042	$	418,831

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fixed maturities:
Available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: $1,203,984 and $1,257,830)	$ 1,234,435	$ 1,235,155
Equity securities, at fair value	262,367	124,747
Other invested assets	40,052	50,753
Total investments	1,536,854	1,410,655
Cash and cash equivalents	78,181	99,497
Premiums receivable, net	112,992	87,679
Reinsurance receivables, net	83,012	114,418
Funds held by ceding insurers	48,751	49,206
Federal income taxes receivable	11,136	10,866
Deferred federal income taxes	36,479	48,589
Deferred acquisition costs	70,861	61,676
Intangible assets	21,623	22,020
Goodwill	6,521	6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	17,763	20,594
Receivable for securities sold	0	15
Other assets	59,983	28,530
Total assets	2,084,156	1,960,266
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	633,287	680,031
Unearned premiums	316,797	281,912
Ceded balances payable	36,431	14,994
Payable for securities purchased	848	0
Contingent commissions	10,035	10,636
Debt	297,324	288,565
Other liabilities	82,050	55,069
Total liabilities	1,376,772	1,331,207
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Shareholders’ equity:
Ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 900,000,000 ordinary shares authorized; A ordinary shares issued: 10,258,795 and 10,171,954 respectively; A ordinary shares outstanding: 10,148,346 and 10,095,312, respectively; B ordinary shares issued and outstanding: 4,133,366 and 4,133,366, respectively	2	2
Additional paid-in capital	440,695	438,182
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	25,314	(21,231)
Retained earnings	245,346	215,132
Total shareholders’ equity	707,384	629,059
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	2,084,156	1,960,266
Ordinary Shares A
Shareholders’ equity:
A ordinary shares in treasury, at cost: 110,449 and 76,642 shares, respectively	(3,973)	(3,026)
Total shareholders’ equity	$ 1	$ 1

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income tax	Retained Earnings	Treasury Shares	Ordinary Shares A	Ordinary Shares A Treasury Shares	Ordinary Shares B
Number at Dec. 31, 2017					29,551	10,102,927		4,133,366
A ordinary shares purchased							45,233
Retirement of shares					0
Ordinary shares issued under share incentive plans						37,381
Ordinary shares issued to directors						23,983
Number at Sep. 30, 2018					74,784	10,164,291		4,133,366
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 434,730	$ 8,983	$ 275,838	$ (1,159)	$ 1		$ 1
A ordinary shares purchased, at cost							$ (1,813)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses)			(21,229)
Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)			(1)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)	$ (1,554)		(1,554)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(22,784)		(22,784)
Cumulative effect adjustment resulting from adoption of new accounting guidance			(10,028)	10,198
Net income	16,621			16,621
Dividends to shareholders	(10,656)			(10,656)
Share compensation plans		2,394
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	702,326	437,124	(23,829)	292,001	$ (2,972)	$ 1		$ 1
Number at Jun. 30, 2018					74,784	10,157,242		4,133,366
A ordinary shares purchased							0
Retirement of shares					0
Ordinary shares issued under share incentive plans						0
Ordinary shares issued to directors						7,049
Number at Sep. 30, 2018					74,784	10,164,291		4,133,366
Balance at Jun. 30, 2018		436,035	(22,475)	291,827	$ (2,972)	$ 1		$ 1
A ordinary shares purchased, at cost							$ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses)			(907)
Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)			7
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)	(454)		(454)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(1,354)		(1,354)
Cumulative effect adjustment resulting from adoption of new accounting guidance			0	0
Net income	3,728			3,728
Dividends to shareholders				(3,554)
Share compensation plans		1,089
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	702,326	437,124	(23,829)	292,001	$ (2,972)	$ 1		$ 1
Number at Dec. 31, 2018					76,642	10,171,954		4,133,366
A ordinary shares purchased							27,028
Retirement of shares					6,779
Ordinary shares issued under share incentive plans						36,180
Ordinary shares issued to directors						50,661
Number at Sep. 30, 2019					110,449	10,258,795		4,133,366
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	629,059	438,182	(21,231)	215,132	$ (3,026)	$ 1		$ 1
A ordinary shares purchased, at cost							$ (947)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses)			46,218
Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)			(4)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)	331		331
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	46,545		46,545
Cumulative effect adjustment resulting from adoption of new accounting guidance			0	(5)
Net income	40,984			40,984
Dividends to shareholders	(10,765)			(10,765)
Share compensation plans		2,513
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	707,384	440,695	25,314	245,346	$ (3,973)	$ 1		$ 1
Number at Jun. 30, 2019					110,449	10,239,520		4,133,366
A ordinary shares purchased							0
Retirement of shares					0
Ordinary shares issued under share incentive plans						0
Ordinary shares issued to directors						19,275
Number at Sep. 30, 2019					110,449	10,258,795		4,133,366
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019		439,707	16,542	242,234	$ (3,973)	$ 1		$ 1
A ordinary shares purchased, at cost							$ 0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses)			8,574
Change in other than temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)			(2)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)	200		200
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	8,772		8,772
Cumulative effect adjustment resulting from adoption of new accounting guidance			0	0
Net income	6,721			6,721
Dividends to shareholders				(3,609)
Share compensation plans		988
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 707,384	$ 440,695	$ 25,314	$ 245,346	$ (3,973)	$ 1		$ 1

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt of Subsidiaries

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt of Subsidiaries

14. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt of Subsidiaries

The following tables present condensed consolidating balance sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, condensed consolidating statements of operations and condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive income for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (“GIGI”) is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company.  See Note 11 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information on the Company’s debt obligations.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co- obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
ASSETS
Total investments	$	47,732	$	255,817		$	1,233,305		$	—		$	1,536,854
Cash and cash equivalents		3,604		22,966			51,611			—			78,181
Investments in subsidiaries		1,195,308		335,425			15,264			(1,545,997	)		—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		314		(24,170	)		23,856			—			—
Notes receivable – affiliate		—		80,049			847,808			(927,857	)		—
Interest receivable – affiliate		—		4,731			17,258			(21,989	)		—
Premiums receivable, net		—		—			112,992			—			112,992
Reinsurance receivables, net		—		—			83,012			—			83,012
Funds held by ceding insurers		—		—			48,751			—			48,751
Federal income taxes receivable		—		12,461			(1,325	)		—			11,136
Deferred federal income taxes		—		38,847			(2,368	)		—			36,479
Deferred acquisition costs		—		—			70,861			—			70,861
Intangible assets		—		—			21,623			—			21,623
Goodwill		—		—			6,521			—			6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		—		—			17,763			—			17,763
Receivable for securities sold		—		59			(59	)		—			-
Other assets		7,013		14,770			45,255			(7,055	)		59,983
Total assets	$	1,253,971	$	740,955		$	2,592,128		$	(2,502,898	)	$	2,084,156
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	—	$	—		$	633,287		$	—		$	633,287
Unearned premiums		—		—			316,797			—			316,797
Ceded balances payable		—		—			36,431			—			36,431
Payable for securities purchased		—		—			848			—			848
Contingent commissions		—		—			10,035			—			10,035
Debt		—		304,379			—			(7,055	)		297,324
Notes payable – affiliates		520,498		402,310			5,049			(927,857	)		—
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		20,131		—			1,858			(21,989	)		—
Other liabilities		5,958		19,002			57,090			—			82,050
Total liabilities		546,587		725,691			1,061,395			(956,901	)		1,376,772
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		707,384		15,264			1,530,733			(1,545,997	)		707,384
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,253,971	$	740,955		$	2,592,128		$	(2,502,898	)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
ASSETS
Total investments	$	55,377	$	233,479		$	1,121,799		$	—		$	1,410,655
Cash and cash equivalents		2,221		26,039			71,237			—			99,497
Investments in subsidiaries		1,105,032		296,357			(19,922	)		(1,381,467	)		—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		584		(2,133	)		1,549			—			—
Notes receivable – affiliate		—		80,049			847,808			(927,857	)		—
Interest receivable – affiliate		—		3,869			17,425			(21,294	)		—
Premiums receivable, net		—		—			87,679			—			87,679
Reinsurance receivables, net		—		—			114,418			—			114,418
Funds held by ceding insurers		—		—			49,206			—			49,206
Federal income taxes receivable		—		4,631			6,235			—			10,866
Deferred federal income taxes		—		44,481			4,108			—			48,589
Deferred acquisition costs		—		—			61,676			—			61,676
Intangible assets		—		—			22,020			—			22,020
Goodwill		—		—			6,521			—			6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		—		—			20,594			—			20,594
Receivable for securities sold		—		—			15			—			15
Other assets		8,461		5,085			22,237			(7,253	)		28,530
Total assets	$	1,171,675	$	691,857		$	2,434,605		$	(2,337,871	)	$	1,960,266
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	—	$	—		$	680,031		$	—		$	680,031
Unearned premiums		—		—			281,912			—			281,912
Ceded balances payable		—		—			14,994			—			14,994
Contingent commissions		—		—			10,636			—			10,636
Debt		—		295,818			—			(7,253	)		288,565
Notes payable – affiliates		520,498		402,310			5,049			(927,857	)		—
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		19,499		—			1,795			(21,294	)		—
Other liabilities		2,619		13,651			38,799			—			55,069
Total liabilities		542,616		711,779			1,033,216			(956,404	)		1,331,207
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		629,059		(19,922	)		1,401,389			(1,381,467	)		629,059
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,171,675	$	691,857		$	2,434,605		$	(2,337,871	)	$	1,960,266

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	133,312		$	—		$	133,312
Net investment income		393			2,798			8,442			(285	)		11,348
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(101	)		(3,525	)		936			—			(2,690	)
Other income		—			—			264			—			264
Total revenues		292			(727	)		142,954			(285	)		142,234
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			73,583			—			73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			53,366			—			53,366
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,320			2,159			379			—			3,858
Interest expense		278			4,957			73			(285	)		5,023
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(1,306	)		(7,843	)		15,553			—			6,404
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		8,027			1,699			(4,462	)		(5,264	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes		6,721			(6,144	)		11,091			(5,264	)		6,404
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(1,682	)		1,365			—			(317	)
Net income (loss)	$	6,721		$	(4,462	)	$	9,726		$	(5,264	)	$	6,721

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	120,528		$	—		$	120,528
Net investment income		146			2,492			18,318			(9,206	)		11,750
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(101	)		5,321			99			—			5,319
Other income (loss)		—			(12	)		423			—			411
Total revenues		45			7,801			139,368			(9,206	)		138,008
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			80,493			—			80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			48,680			—			48,680
Corporate and other operating expenses		982			2,089			404			—			3,475
Interest expense		2,017			12,035			78			(9,206	)		4,924
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(2,954	)		(6,323	)		9,713			-			436
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		6,682			(3,995	)		(8,434	)		5,747			—
Income (loss) before income taxes		3,728			(10,318	)		1,279			5,747			436
Income tax benefit		—			(1,884	)		(1,408	)		—			(3,292	)
Net Income (loss)	$	3,728		$	(8,434	)	$	2,687		$	5,747		$	3,728

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)		Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	383,602	$	—		$	383,602
Net investment income		1,764			5,743			25,747		(861	)		32,393
Net realized investment gains		298			7,969			3,023		—			11,290
Other income		—			30			1,244		—			1,274
Total revenues		2,062			13,742			413,616		(861	)		428,559
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			201,979		—			201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			153,643		—			153,643
Corporate and other operating expenses		4,306			6,406			990		—			11,702
Interest expense		829			14,875			245		(861	)		15,088
Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries and income taxes		(3,073	)		(7,539	)		56,759		—			46,147
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		44,057			16,597			10,903		(71,557	)		—
Income before income taxes		40,984			9,058			67,662		(71,557	)		46,147
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(1,845	)		7,008		—			5,163
Net income	$	40,984		$	10,903		$	60,654	$	(71,557	)	$	40,984

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	342,447		$	—		$	342,447
Net investment income		483			8,404			58,258			(33,037	)		34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(121	)		8,167			(213	)		—			7,833
Other income		—			—			1,289			—			1,289
Total revenues		362			16,571			401,781			(33,037	)		385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			195,426			—			195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			141,196			—			141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses		9,959			12,734			960			—			23,653
Interest expense		12,715			34,773			274			(33,037	)		14,725
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(22,312	)		(30,936	)		63,925			—			10,677
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		38,933			6,770			(21,335	)		(24,368	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes		16,621			(24,166	)		42,590			(24,368	)		10,677
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(2,831	)		(3,226	)		113			(5,944	)
Net income (loss)	$	16,621		$	(21,335	)	$	45,816		$	(24,481	)	$	16,621

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income	$	6,721	$	(4,462	)	$	9,726		$	(5,264	)	$	6,721
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)		—		—			9,421			—			9,421
Equity in other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries		8,772		4,711			4,703			(18,186	)		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—		—			(2	)		—			(2	)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income		—		(8	)		(839	)		—			(847	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains		—		—			200			—			200
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		8,772		4,703			13,483			(18,186	)		8,772
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	15,493	$	241		$	23,209		$	(23,450	)	$	15,493

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)		Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income (loss)	$	3,728		$	(8,434	)	$	2,687		$	5,747	$	3,728
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding losses		(63	)		(845	)		(716	)		—		(1,624	)
Equity in other comprehensive loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries		(1,392	)		(603	)		(789	)		2,784		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive loss		—			—			7			—		7
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (loss)		101			659			(43	)		—		717
Unrealized foreign currency translation losses		—			—			(454	)		—		(454	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(1,354	)		(789	)		(1,995	)		2,784		(1,354	)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	2,374		$	(9,223	)	$	692		$	8,531	$	2,374

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)		Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income	$	40,984		$	10,903	$	60,654		$	(71,557	)	$	40,984
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:		—			—		—			—
Unrealized holding gains		880			1,567		46,436			—			48,883
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries		46,226			24,201		26,003			(96,430	)		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—			—		(4	)		—			(4	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(561	)		235		(2,339	)		—			(2,665	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains		—			—		331			—			331
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		46,545			26,003		70,427			(96,430	)		46,545
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	87,529		$	36,906	$	131,081		$	(167,987	)	$	87,529

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income (loss)	$	16,621		$	(21,335	)	$	45,816		$	(24,481	)	$	16,621
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Unrealized holding losses		(210	)		(2,930	)		(19,492	)		—			(22,632	)
Equity in other comprehensive loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries		(22,695	)		(9,633	)		(11,515	)		43,843			—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive losses		—			—			(1	)		—			(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (loss)		121			1,048			234			—			1,403
Unrealized foreign currency translation losses		—			—			(1,554	)		—			(1,554	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(22,784	)		(11,515	)		(32,328	)		43,843			(22,784	)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	(6,163	)	$	(32,850	)	$	13,488		$	19,362		$	(6,163	)

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating  Statements of Cash Flows at September 30, 2019  (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,718		$	2,593		$	41,619		$	45,930
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		48,393			101,525			492,131			642,049
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		7,300			198,912			—			206,212
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		—			—			113,480			113,480
Proceeds from other invested assets		3,161			11,040			—			14,201
Amounts paid in connection with derivatives		—			(12,516	)		—			(12,516	)
Purchases of fixed maturities		(10,548	)		(24,280	)		(666,856	)		(701,684	)
Purchases of equity securities		(40,564	)		(285,408	)		—			(325,972	)
Purchases of other invested assets		—			(3,500	)		—			(3,500	)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		7,742			(14,227	)		(61,245	)		(67,730	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under margin borrowing facility		—			8,561			—			8,561
Dividends paid to shareholders		(7,130	)		—			—			(7,130	)
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(947	)		—			—			(947	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(8,077	)		8,561			—			484
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		1,383			(3,073	)		(19,626	)		(21,316	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		2,221			26,039			71,237			99,497
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	3,604		$	22,966		$	51,611		$	78,181

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

Condensed Consolidating  Statements of Cash Flows at September 30, 2018  (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	$	(19,280	)	$	(618	)	$	65,769		$	45,871
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		28,118			44,760			156,484			229,362
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		—			28,141			—			28,141
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		5,431			7,600			30,272			43,303
Proceeds from other invested assets		—			1,058			7,294			8,352
Amounts received in connection with derivatives		—			7,599			—			7,599
Purchases of fixed maturities		(32,933	)		(39,314	)		(256,755	)		(329,002	)
Purchases of equity securities		—			(22,931	)		—			(22,931	)
Purchases of other invested assets		—			(15,800	)		—			(15,800	)
Acquisition of business		—			(3,515	)		—			(3,515	)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		616			7,598			(62,705	)		(54,491	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments under margin borrowing facility		—			(12,825	)		—			(12,825	)
Proceeds / (issuance) of notes to affiliates		230,000			(230,000	)		—			—
Debt restructuring		(230,000	)		230,000			—			—
Dividends paid to shareholders		(10,510	)		—			—			(10,510	)
Dividends from subsidiaries		20,000			—			(20,000	)		—
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(1,813	)		—			—			(1,813	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		7,677			(12,825	)		(20,000	)		(25,148	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(10,987	)		(5,845	)		(16,936	)		(33,768	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		11,089			7,749			55,576			74,414
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	102		$	1,904		$	38,640		$	40,646

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

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Schedule of Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 13	$ 13	$ 13	$ 13
Additions where no OTTI was previously recorded	0	0	0	0
Additions where an OTTI was previously recorded	0	0	0	0
Reductions for securities for which the company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell before recovery	0	0	0	0
Reductions reflecting increases in expected cashflows to be collected	0	0	0	0
Reductions for securities sold during the period	0	0	0	0
Balance at end of period	$ 13	$ 13	$ 13	$ 13

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Components of Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total net realized investment gains (losses)		$ (2,690)	$ 5,319	$ 11,290	$ 7,833
Equity securities, Gross realized gains		1,681	5,789	26,936	12,116
Equity securities, Gross realized losses		(3,146)	(946)	(9,076)	(9,582)
Equity securities, Total net realized investment gains (losses)		(1,465)	4,843	17,860	2,534
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest Rate Swap
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross realized gains		341	1,690	341	8,457
Gross realized losses		(2,512)	(379)	(9,745)	(1,498)
Total net realized investment gains (losses)	[1]	(2,171)	1,311	(9,404)	6,959
Fixed Maturities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross realized gains		1,054	329	5,765	373
Gross realized losses		(108)	(1,164)	(2,931)	(2,033)
Total net realized investment gains (losses)		$ 946	$ (835)	$ 2,834	$ (1,660)

[1] Includes periodic net interest settlements related to the derivatives of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $0.7 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 08, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		$ (6,950)	$ (11,976)	$ (23,043)	$ (27,490)
Global Indemnity Group Inc | American Reliable Insurance Company
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Reserve Settlement	$ 41,500
Proceeds for loss and loss adjustment expenses paid	38,800
Proceeds for accrued interest	6,200
Payment for the difference between the agreed upon purchase price and actual settlement	$ 3,500
Commercial Specialty
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(5,200)	(1,200)	(12,100)	(9,100)
Commercial Specialty | General Liability
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(4,400)		(9,600)
Commercial Specialty | General Liability | Accident Years 2002 through 2004, 2006 through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve					(3,100)
Commercial Specialty | General Liability | Construction Defect | Accident Years 2004 through 2012 and 2016
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(500)		(1,000)
Commercial Specialty | General Liability | Other General Liability | Accident Years 1999 through 2014, 2016 and 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(3,900)
Commercial Specialty | General Liability | Other General Liability | Accident Years 1999 through 2018
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(8,600)
Commercial Specialty | Commercial Auto Liability
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			(1,100)
Commercial Specialty | Commercial Auto Liability | Accident Years 2012, 2013 and 2016
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(600)
Commercial Specialty | Commercial Auto Liability | Accident Year 2013
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			(1,500)
Commercial Specialty | Commercial Auto Liability | Accident Year 2015
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			400
Commercial Specialty | Commercial Auto Liability | Accident Years 2000 through 2002, 2010, 2012 and 2013
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(1,400)
Commercial Specialty | Commercial Auto Liability | Accident Years 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve					(3,300)
Commercial Specialty | Property Lines | Accident Years 2014 through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve					(1,900)
Commercial Specialty | Property Lines | Accident Years 2010 and 2012 through 2018
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(900)
Commercial Specialty | Professional 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				(1,100)
Commercial Specialty | Professional Liability | Accident Years 2010 through 2011 and 2014
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve					(800)
Commercial Specialty | Reinsurance
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				1,000
Specialty Property
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(1,300)	(5,200)	(10,500)	(7,000)
Specialty Property | General Liability | Accident Years 2010 and 2014 through 2018
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(400)
Specialty Property | General Liability | Accident Years 2011 through 2015 and 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			(1,500)
Specialty Property | General Liability | Accident Years 2010, 2015, 2016, and 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(400)
Specialty Property | General Liability | Accident Years 2011 through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve					(1,500)
Specialty Property | Property Lines
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(900)		(10,100)
Specialty Property | Property Lines | Accident Years 2018 | Catastrophe
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(600)		(8,900)
Specialty Property | Property Lines | Accident Year 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(200)
Specialty Property | Property Lines | Accident Years 2014 through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			(3,700)		(5,500)
Specialty Property | Property Lines | Accident Years 2016 and 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(1,200)
Reinsurance Operations
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		700	(3,300)	3,500	(7,800)
Reinsurance Operations | Property Lines
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				3,800
Reinsurance Operations | Property Lines | Accident Years 2011, 2012, 2014 through 2018
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		700
Reinsurance Operations | Property Lines | Accident Years 2007, 2009 through 2012 and 2014 through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			(3,300)
Reinsurance Operations | Property Lines | Accident Years 2010 Through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(4,100)
Reinsurance Operations | Property Lines | Accident Years 2007 and 2009 through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve					(7,800)
Reinsurance Operations | Property Lines | Typhoon Jebi | Accident Years 2018
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				7,600
Reinsurance Operations | Professional Liability | Accident Years 2007, 2008 and 2010
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(300)
Farm, Ranch & Stable
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		(1,200)	(2,300)	(4,000)	(3,600)
Farm, Ranch & Stable | Property Lines
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(2,200)
Farm, Ranch & Stable | Property Lines | Catastrophe
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(1,100)
Farm, Ranch & Stable | Property Lines | Accident Years 2018 | Catastrophe
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve		$ (1,100)		(2,000)
Farm, Ranch & Stable | Property Lines | Accident Years 2014, 2016 and 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			(400)
Farm, Ranch & Stable | Property Lines | Accident Years 2013 and 2015 Through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				(900)	(1,400)
Farm, Ranch & Stable | Liability | Accident Years 2014 through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve			$ (1,800)
Farm, Ranch & Stable | Liability | Accident Years 2013 Through 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve				$ (1,700)
Farm, Ranch & Stable | Liability | Accident Years 2007, 2012 Thought 2014, 2016, and 2017
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Changes in prior year reserve					$ (2,200)

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Income Before Income Taxes from its Non-U.S. Subsidiaries and U.S. Subsidiaries (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$ 157,177	$ 135,606	$ 478,699	$ 418,670
Net premiums written	138,836	116,233	421,321	360,557
Net premiums earned	133,312	120,528	383,602	342,447
Net investment income	11,348	11,750	32,393	34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)	(2,690)	5,319	11,290	7,833
Other income (loss)	264	411	1,274	1,289
Total revenues	142,234	138,008	428,559	385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	73,583	80,493	201,979	195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	53,366	48,680	153,643	141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses	3,858	3,475	11,702	23,653
Interest expense	5,023	4,924	15,088	14,725
Income (loss) before income taxes	6,404	436	46,147	10,677
Non-U.S. Subsidiaries
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	19,980	9,361	69,588	39,976
Net premiums written	19,990	9,356	69,591	39,970
Net premiums earned	19,512	30,220	52,798	115,353
Net investment income	7,212	12,013	22,254	39,527
Net realized investment gains (losses)	375	(273)	1,768	(437)
Other income (loss)	(234)	(82)	(256)	(179)
Total revenues	26,865	41,878	76,564	154,264
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	7,628	14,877	24,076	48,210
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	6,201	13,188	16,556	50,475
Corporate and other operating expenses	1,514	1,237	4,822	10,550
Interest expense	351	356	1,059	6,749
Income (loss) before income taxes	11,171	12,220	30,051	38,280
U.S. Subsidiaries
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	137,197	126,245	409,111	378,694
Net premiums written	118,846	106,877	351,730	320,587
Net premiums earned	113,800	90,308	330,804	227,094
Net investment income	7,732	7,204	20,824	21,428
Net realized investment gains (losses)	(3,065)	5,592	9,522	8,270
Other income (loss)	498	493	1,530	1,468
Total revenues	118,965	103,597	362,680	258,260
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	65,955	65,616	177,903	147,216
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	47,165	35,492	137,087	90,721
Corporate and other operating expenses	2,344	2,238	6,880	13,103
Interest expense	8,268	12,035	24,714	34,823
Income (loss) before income taxes	(4,767)	(11,784)	16,096	(27,603)
Eliminations
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	0	0	0	0
Net premiums written	0	0	0	0
Net premiums earned	0	0	0	0
Net investment income	(3,596)	(7,467)	(10,685)	(26,847)
Net realized investment gains (losses)	0	0	0	0
Other income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Total revenues	(3,596)	(7,467)	(10,685)	(26,847)
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	0	0	0	0
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	0	0	0	0
Corporate and other operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	(3,596)	(7,467)	(10,685)	(26,847)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value assets, Transfers between level 1 and level 2	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Fair value liability, Transfers between level 1 and level 2	0	0	0	0
Equity in the earnings of liability companies or partnerships	0	0	0	0
Equity Method Investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity in the earnings of liability companies or partnerships	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 1,400,000	$ 5,200,000
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Ownership interest exceeds respective investments	3.00%		3.00%
7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Subordinated Notes due date			2045		2045
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Subordinated Notes due date			2047		2047
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Subordinated Notes due date			2045
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | 7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Subordinated Notes due date			2047

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Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities		$ 45,930	$ 45,871
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		642,049	229,362
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		206,212	28,141
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		113,480	43,303
Proceeds from other invested assets		14,201	8,352
Amount received (paid) in connection with derivatives		(12,516)	7,599
Purchases of fixed maturities		(701,684)	(329,002)
Purchases of equity securities		(325,972)	(22,931)
Purchases of other invested assets		(3,500)	(15,800)
Acquisition of business		0	(3,515)
Net cash used for investing activities		(67,730)	(54,491)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under margin borrowing facility		8,561	(12,825)
Proceeds / (issuance) of notes to affiliates			0
Debt restructuring			0
Dividends paid to shareholders		(7,130)	(10,510)
Dividends from subsidiaries			0
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(947)	(1,813)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		484	(25,148)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(21,316)	(33,768)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		99,497	74,414
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		78,181	40,646
Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor) | Reportable Legal Entities
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,718	(19,280)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		48,393	28,118
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		7,300	0
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		0	5,431
Proceeds from other invested assets		3,161	0
Amount received (paid) in connection with derivatives		0	0
Purchases of fixed maturities		(10,548)	(32,933)
Purchases of equity securities		(40,564)	0
Purchases of other invested assets		0	0
Acquisition of business			0
Net cash used for investing activities		7,742	616
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under margin borrowing facility		0	0
Proceeds / (issuance) of notes to affiliates			230,000
Debt restructuring			(230,000)
Dividends paid to shareholders		(7,130)	(10,510)
Dividends from subsidiaries			20,000
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(947)	(1,813)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(8,077)	7,677
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		1,383	(10,987)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		2,221	11,089
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		3,604	102
Global Indemnity Group, Inc.(Subsidiary co-obligor) | Reportable Legal Entities
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,593	(618)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		101,525	44,760
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		198,912	28,141
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		0	7,600
Proceeds from other invested assets		11,040	1,058
Amount received (paid) in connection with derivatives		(12,516)	7,599
Purchases of fixed maturities		(24,280)	(39,314)
Purchases of equity securities		(285,408)	(22,931)
Purchases of other invested assets		(3,500)	(15,800)
Acquisition of business			(3,515)
Net cash used for investing activities		(14,227)	7,598
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under margin borrowing facility		8,561	(12,825)
Proceeds / (issuance) of notes to affiliates			(230,000)
Debt restructuring			230,000
Dividends paid to shareholders		0	0
Dividends from subsidiaries			0
Purchase of A ordinary shares		0	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		8,561	(12,825)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(3,073)	(5,845)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		26,039	7,749
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		22,966	1,904
Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	[1]	41,619	65,769
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities	[1]	492,131	156,484
Proceeds from sale of equity securities	[1]	0	0
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities	[1]	113,480	30,272
Proceeds from other invested assets	[1]	0	7,294
Amount received (paid) in connection with derivatives	[1]	0	0
Purchases of fixed maturities	[1]	(666,856)	(256,755)
Purchases of equity securities	[1]	0	0
Purchases of other invested assets	[1]	0	0
Acquisition of business	[1]		0
Net cash used for investing activities	[1]	(61,245)	(62,705)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under margin borrowing facility	[1]	0	0
Proceeds / (issuance) of notes to affiliates	[1]		0
Debt restructuring	[1]		0
Dividends paid to shareholders	[1]	0	0
Dividends from subsidiaries	[1]		(20,000)
Purchase of A ordinary shares	[1]	0	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	[1]	0	(20,000)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	[1]	(19,626)	(16,936)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	[1]	71,237	55,576
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	[1]	$ 51,611	$ 38,640

[1] Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

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Derivative Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summarized Information of Location and Gross Amount of Derivatives' Fair Value in Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table summarizes information on the location and the gross amount of the derivatives’ fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

(Dollars in thousands)		September 30, 2019					December 31, 2018
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Notional Amount		Fair Value
Interest rate swap agreements	Other assets/liabilities	$	200,000	$	(12,422	)	$	200,000	$	(4,062	)
Futures contracts on bonds (1)	Other assets/liabilities		20,726		—			—		—
Futures contracts on equities (1)	Other assets/liabilities		11,388		—			—		—
Total		$	232,114	$	(12,422	)	$	200,000	$	(4,062	)

(1) Futures are settled daily such that their fair value is not reflected in the consolidated statements of financial position

Summary of Net Gain (Loss) Included in Consolidated Statements of Operations for Changes in Fair Value of Derivatives and Periodic Net Interest Settlements Under Derivatives

The following table summarizes the net gains (losses) included in the consolidated statements of operations for changes in the fair value of the derivatives and the periodic net interest settlements under the derivatives for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019  and 2018:

		Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	Consolidated Statements of Operations Line	2019			2018		2019			2018
Interest rate swap agreements	Net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(1,831	)	$	1,311	$	(9,064	)	$	6,959
Futures contracts on bonds	Net realized investment gains (losses)		15			—		15			—
Futures contracts on equities	Net realized investment gains (losses)		(355	)		—		(355	)		—
Total		$	(2,171	)	$	1,311	$	(9,404	)	$	6,959

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Available for sale, amortized cost	$ 1,203,984	$ 1,257,830
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	10,258,795	10,171,954
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding	10,148,346	10,095,312
Treasury shares, shares	110,449	76,642
Ordinary Shares B
Ordinary shares, shares issued	4,133,366	4,133,366
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding	4,133,366	4,133,366

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Retained Earnings
Dividend payable, per share	$ 0.25	$ 0.25

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New Accounting Pronouncements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements

15. New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2019

In July, 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new accounting guidance which updated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) sections of the Codification.  This Update amends certain disclosure requirements which are redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded.  This guidance is effective immediately.  The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact to the Company’s financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows.

In February, 2016, the FASB issued new accounting guidance regarding leases.  The new guidance increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  In July, 2018, additional accounting guidance was issued which provided entities with an additional and optional transition method when adopting this new standard.  Under this new transition method, an entity initially applies the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance sheet of retained earnings. The lease guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company adopted this new accounting guidance on January 1, 2019 using the optional transition method. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard.  In addition, the Company elected the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases.  Upon adoption, theCompany recognized right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities of $25.3 million and $25.4 million, respectively, and recorded a cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax, of less than $0.1 million to retained earnings.

In March, 2017, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which amended the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium.  Prior to adoption, entities generally amortized the premium as an adjustment of yield over the contractual life of the instruments.  Under the new guidance, the amortization period was shortened to the earliest call date.  This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018.  The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2019.  The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

In April, 2019, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that affected a wide variety of topics in the Codification. The amendments in this update represent changes to clarify certain aspects in the Codification as it relates to Topic 326, Financial Instruments, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments. The amendments in this update are

meant to make the Codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarification.  Some of the amendments in this guidance are effective immediately with the remainder effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this new accounting guidance did not have a material impact to the Company’s financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows.

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted

In May, 2019, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which provides optional targeted transition relief related to the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments.  Under the new guidance, companies will have the option to irrevocably elect the fair value option for certain financial assets previously measured at amortized cost basis.  Election of the fair value option would be applied on an instrument by instrument basis for eligible instruments.  This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company does not expect the new guidance to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows.

Please see Note 22 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation Plans

11. Share-Based Compensation Plans

On June 13, 2018, the Company’s Shareholders approved the Global Indemnity Limited 2018 Share Incentive Plan (“the 2018 Plan”).  The purpose of the 2018 Plan is to provide the Company a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining, and motivating officers, employees, consultants and non-employee directors, and to provide the Company with a share plan providing incentives linked to the financial results of the Company’s business and increases in shareholder value.  Under the 2018 Plan, the Company may issue up to 2.5 million A ordinary shares pursuant to awards granted under the Plan.  The 2018 Plan replaced the Global Indemnity Limited Share Incentive Plan, effective since February 2014, which was set to expire pursuant to its terms on February 9, 2019.

Options

On March 6, 2018, the Company entered into a Chief Executive Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Cynthia Y. Valko, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.  In accordance with the Employment Agreement, the vesting schedule for the 300,000 stock options issued in 2014 (“Tranche 2 Options”) was modified.  100,000 of the Tranche 2 Options were related to the attainment of Return on Equity criteria for 2018 and were scheduled to vest on December 31, 2018.  These options were forfeited on December 31, 2018 because the Return on Equity criteria was not met.  Of the remaining 200,000 options, 100,000 are scheduled to vest on December 31, 2019 if the 2019 Return on Equity criteria is met and 100,000 are scheduled to vest on December 31, 2020 if the 2020 Return on Equity criteria is met.    

Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, Ms. Valko was also granted an additional 300,000 Time-Based Options (“Tranche 3 Options”) with an exercise price of $50 per share.  100,000 of the Tranche 3 Options vested on December 31, 2018.  100,000 of the Tranche 3 Options will each vest on December 31 of 2019 and 2020, if Ms. Valko remains employed and in good standing as of such date.  Tranche 3 Options expire on the earlier of December 31, 2027 or 90 calendar days after Ms. Valko is neither employed by Global Indemnity nor a member of the Board of Directors.  

No stock options were awarded during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 or the nine months ended September 30, 2019.  Other than the Tranche 3 Options granted to Ms. Valko, no additional stock options were awarded during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. No unvested stock options were forfeited during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 or 2018.

Restricted Shares / Restricted Stock Units

There were no restricted shares or restricted stock units that were granted during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 36,180 restricted A ordinary shares, with a weighted average grant date value of $35.82 per share, to key employees under the Plan.   9,063 of these shares vested immediately.  27,117 of these shares will vest as follows:

• 16.5%, 16.5%, and 17.0% of the restricted stock will vest on January 1, 2020, January 1, 2021, and January 1, 2022, respectively.

• Subject to Board approval, 50% of restricted stock will vest 100%, no later than March 15, 2022, following a re-measurement of 2018 results as of December 31, 2021.

In addition, the Company granted 175,498 restricted stock units with a weighted average grant date value of $30.18 per unit, to key employees under the Plan.  These restricted stock units will vest as follows:

• 10.0%, 20.0%, 30.0%, and 40.0% of the restricted stock units will vest on June 18, 2021, June 18, 2022, June 18, 2023 and June 18, 2024, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company granted 38,778 restricted A ordinary shares, with a weighted average grant date value of $40.57 per share, to key employees under the Plan.  11,843 of these shares vested immediately. The remainder will vest as follows:

• 16.5% vested on January 1, 2019.  16.5% and 17.0% of the restricted stock will vest on January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021, respectively.

• Subject to Board approval, 50% of restricted stock will vest 100%, no later than March 15, 2021, following a re-measurement of 2017 results as of December 31, 2020.

There were no restricted stock units that were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

During the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company granted 19,275 and 7,049 A ordinary shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $24.97 and $37.70 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company granted 50,661 and 23,983 A ordinary shares, respectively, at a weighted average grant date value of $28.50 and $36.90 per share, respectively, to non-employee directors of the Company under the Plan.  All of the shares granted to non-employee directors of the Company in 2019 and 2018 were fully vested but are subject to certain restrictions.

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Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

7.  Leases

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted new accounting guidance which increased transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements.  The Company adopted this new accounting guidance using the optional transition method. Under this method, the Company applied the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognized a cumulative effect adjustment of less than $0.1 million to the opening balance sheet of retained earnings.  The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard.  In addition, the Company elected the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases. 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception.  Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. Lease right-of-use assets (“ROU”) are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and lease liabilities are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.   

Lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date.  The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate; therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.  The ROU assets are calculated using the initial lease liability amount, plus any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, minus any lease incentives received, plus any initial direct costs incurred.  

The Company’s lease agreements may contain both lease and non-lease components which are accounted separately.  The Company elected the practical expedient on not separating lease components from non-lease components for its equipment leases.

The Company leases office space and equipment under various operating lease arrangements.  The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms ranging from 2 months to 11 years.  Some building leases have options to extend, terminate, or retract the leased area.  The Company did not factor in term extension, terminations, or space retractions into the lease terms used to calculate the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities since it was uncertain as to whether these options would be executed.

The Company is also party to certain service contracts.  These agreements will continue to be accounted for as service contracts and expensed in the period the services have been provided.  As contracts are signed, renewed, or renegotiated, they will be evaluated using the criteria set forth in the new lease guidance to determine if these contracts contain a lease and will be accounted for properly depending upon the terms and language in the contract.

Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarter Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease expense	$	819	$	2,460
Short-term lease expense		2		7
Total lease expense	$	821	$	2,467

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of liabilities:
Operating leases	$	1,804
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	14,163

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.

(Dollars in thousands)	Classification on the consolidated balance sheets	September 30, 2019
Assets:
Operating lease assets	Other assets	$	23,360
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	24,121
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases		9.9 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases (1)			2.7	%

(1) Represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate

At September 30, 2019, future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
2019  (1)	$	731
2020		1,942
2021		2,779
2022		2,659
2023		2,702
Thereafter		16,888
Total future minimum lease payments	$	27,701
Less: amount representing interest		3,580
Present value of minimum lease payments	$	24,121

(1) Excludes the nine months ended September 30, 2019

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Derivative Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments

3. Derivative Instruments

Derivatives are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates and limit exposure to severe equity market changes.  The Company has interest rate swaps with terms to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed rate and floating rate interest amounts as calculated by reference to an agreed notional amount. Beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2019, the Company began to utilize exchange-traded futures contracts, which give the holder the right and obligation to participate in market movements at a future date, to allow the Company to react faster to market conditions.  The Company posts collateral and settles variation margin in cash on a daily basis equal to the amount of the futures contracts’ change in value scaled by a multiplier.

The Company accounts for the interest rate swaps and futures as non-hedge instruments and recognizes the fair value of the interest rate swaps in other assets or other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets with the changes in fair value recognized as net realized investment gains or losses in the consolidated statements of operations.  The Company is ultimately responsible for the valuation of the interest rate swaps.  To aid in determining the estimated fair value of the interest rate swaps, the Company relies on the forward interest rate curve and information obtained from a third party financial institution.  The fair value of the exchange-traded futures contracts are based on quoted market prices.

The following table summarizes information on the location and the gross amount of the derivatives’ fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

(Dollars in thousands)		September 30, 2019					December 31, 2018
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments under ASC 815	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Fair Value			Notional Amount		Fair Value
Interest rate swap agreements	Other assets/liabilities	$	200,000	$	(12,422	)	$	200,000	$	(4,062	)
Futures contracts on bonds (1)	Other assets/liabilities		20,726		—			—		—
Futures contracts on equities (1)	Other assets/liabilities		11,388		—			—		—
Total		$	232,114	$	(12,422	)	$	200,000	$	(4,062	)

(1) Futures are settled daily such that their fair value is not reflected in the consolidated statements of financial position

The following table summarizes the net gains (losses) included in the consolidated statements of operations for changes in the fair value of the derivatives and the periodic net interest settlements under the derivatives for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019  and 2018:

		Quarters Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	Consolidated Statements of Operations Line	2019			2018		2019			2018
Interest rate swap agreements	Net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(1,831	)	$	1,311	$	(9,064	)	$	6,959
Futures contracts on bonds	Net realized investment gains (losses)		15			—		15			—
Futures contracts on equities	Net realized investment gains (losses)		(355	)		—		(355	)		—
Total		$	(2,171	)	$	1,311	$	(9,404	)	$	6,959

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company is due $3.6 million and $2.6 million for funds it needed to post to execute the swap transaction and $14.3 million and $3.7 million, respectively, for margin calls made in connection with the interest rate swaps.  These amounts are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company posted initial margin of $1.1 million in securities for trading futures contracts and has a variation margin receivable of $0.1 million in connection with the futures contracts.  Variation margin is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Information with Respect to A Ordinary Shares that were Surrendered or Repurchased

There were no A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

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 Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2019		7,945	(2)	$	36.23		—		—
February 1-28, 2019		19,083	(2)	$	34.59		—		—
Total		27,028		$	35.07		—

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2018:

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 Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2018		26,639	(2)	$	42.02	—	—
March 1-31, 2018		18,594	(2)	$	37.27	—	—
Total		45,233		$	40.07	—

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

Schedule of Dividend Payments

Dividend payments of $0.25 per ordinary share per quarter were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as follows:

Approval Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividends Paid ($ in thousands)
February 10, 2019	March 22, 2019	March 29, 2019	$	3,521
June 2, 2019	June 21, 2019	June 28, 2019		3,525
September 15, 2019	September 26, 2019	October 2, 2019		3,528
Various  (1)	Various	Various		191
Total			$	10,765

(1) Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

Dividend payments of $0.25 per ordinary share per quarter were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as follows:

Approval Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividends Paid ($ in thousands)
March 4, 2018	March 21, 2018	March 29, 2018	$	3,499
June 3, 2018	June 22, 2018	June 29, 2018		3,502
September 16, 2018	September 27, 2018	October 1, 2018		3,504
Various  (1)	Various	Various		151
Total			$	10,656

(1) Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 Segment	Sep. 30, 2019 Segment Product
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Date of incorporation		Feb. 09, 2016
State of incorporation		E9
Kind of listing		A ordinary shares
Number of business segments		4
Commercial Specialty
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of product classifications | Product		4
Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of business segments	2

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Company's Invested Assets and Derivative Instruments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		$ 1,234,435		$ 1,235,155
Equity securities		262,367		124,747
U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		165,482		78,855
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		56,032		95,613
Mortgage Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		206,387		117,854
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		244,853		202,722
Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		183,362		183,754
Corporate Bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		274,738		440,855
Foreign Corporate Bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		103,581		115,502
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		1,234,435		1,235,155
Equity securities		262,367		124,747
Total invested assets		1,496,802	[1]	1,359,902	[2]
Total invested liabilities		12,422		4,062
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Derivative instruments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested liabilities		12,422		4,062
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		165,482		78,855
Equity securities		262,367		124,747
Total invested assets		427,849	[1]	203,602	[2]
Total invested liabilities		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Derivative instruments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested liabilities		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		1,068,953		1,156,300
Equity securities		0
Total invested assets		1,068,953	[1]	1,156,300	[2]
Total invested liabilities		12,422		4,062
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Derivative instruments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested liabilities		12,422		4,062
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Equity securities		0
Total invested assets	[1]	0
Total invested liabilities		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Derivative instruments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested liabilities		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		165,482		78,855
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		165,482		78,855
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		56,032		95,613
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		56,032		95,613
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mortgage Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		206,387		117,854
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mortgage Backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mortgage Backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		206,387		117,854
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Mortgage Backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		244,853		202,722
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		244,853		202,722
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		183,362		183,754
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		183,362		183,754
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed Securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate Bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		274,738		440,855
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate Bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate Bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		274,738		440,855
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate Bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign Corporate Bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		103,581		115,502
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign Corporate Bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign Corporate Bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		103,581		$ 115,502
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign Corporate Bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total invested assets		$ 0

[1] Excluded from the table above are limited partnerships of $40.1 million at September 30, 2019 whose fair value is based on net asset value as a practical expedient.

[2] Excluded from the table above are limited partnerships of $50.8 million at December 31, 2018 whose fair value is based on net asset value as a practical expedient.

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Summary of Estimated Fair Values of Bonds Held on Deposit (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 434,042	$ 418,831
On Deposit With Governmental Authorities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	26,500	25,855
Intercompany Trusts Held For Benefit Of U.S. Policyholders
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	192,269	209,028
Held In Trust Pursuant To Third Party Requirements
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	123,811	98,417
Letter Of Credit Held For Third Party Requirements
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	1,458	2,317
Securities Held As Collateral
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 90,004	$ 83,214

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Share-Based Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 06, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2014
Stock Options | Chief Executive Officer | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options awarded		0	0	0	0
Unvested stock options forfeited		0	0	0	0
Stock Options | Chief Executive Officer | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche 2 | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options awarded						300,000
Stock Options | Chief Executive Officer | Vesting Schedule One | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, vested and expected to vest	100,000
Stock options forfeited	100,000
Vesting date				Dec. 31, 2018
Stock Options | Chief Executive Officer | Vesting Schedule Two and Three | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, vested and expected to vest	200,000
Stock Options | Chief Executive Officer | Vesting Schedule Two | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, vested and expected to vest	100,000
Vesting date				Dec. 31, 2019
Stock Options | Chief Executive Officer | Vesting Schedule Three | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, vested and expected to vest	100,000
Vesting date				Dec. 31, 2020
Time Based Option Award | Chief Executive Officer | Vesting Schedule One | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, vested and expected to vest		100,000		100,000
Vesting date				Dec. 31, 2018
Time Based Option Award | Chief Executive Officer | Vesting Schedule Two | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, vested and expected to vest		100,000		100,000
Vesting date				Dec. 31, 2019
Time Based Option Award | Chief Executive Officer | Vesting Schedule Three | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, vested and expected to vest		100,000		100,000
Vesting date				Dec. 31, 2020
Expiration date				Dec. 31, 2027
Time Based Option Award | Chief Executive Officer | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche 3 | Employment Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted				300,000
Strike price per share				$ 50
Restricted Stock Units | Key Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted		0	0	175,498	0
Weighted average fair value per share				$ 30.18
Restricted Stock Units | Key Employees | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche 2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting date				Jun. 18, 2022
Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date				20.00%
Restricted Stock Units | Key Employees | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche 3
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting date				Jun. 18, 2023
Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date				30.00%
Restricted Stock Units | Key Employees | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting date				Jun. 18, 2021
Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date				10.00%
Restricted Stock Units | Key Employees | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche 4
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting date				Jun. 18, 2024
Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date				40.00%
Restricted Stock | Key Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, vested and expected to vest		27,117		27,117
Number of shares granted		0	0	36,180	38,778
Weighted average fair value per share				$ 35.82	$ 40.57
Shares vested				9,063	11,843
Restricted Stock | Key Employees | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche 2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting date				Jan. 01, 2021	Jan. 01, 2020
Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date				16.50%	16.50%
Restricted Stock | Key Employees | Vesting Schedule Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting date				Mar. 15, 2022	Mar. 15, 2021
Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date				100.00%	100.00%
Percentage of stock award subject to vesting				50.00%	50.00%
Restricted Stock | Key Employees | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche 3
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting date				Jan. 01, 2022	Jan. 01, 2021
Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date				17.00%	17.00%
Restricted Stock | Key Employees | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting date				Jan. 01, 2020	Jan. 01, 2019
Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date				16.50%	16.50%
Restricted Stock | Non Employee Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted		19,275	7,049	50,661	23,983
Weighted average fair value per share		$ 24.97	$ 37.70	$ 28.50	$ 36.90
2018 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares authorized		2,500,000		2,500,000

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Leases - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Lessee Lease Description [Line Item]
Operating lease, existence of option to terminate [true false]		true
Operating lease, existence of option to extend [true false]		true
Operating lease, existence of option to retract [true false]		true
Minimum [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Item]
Operating lease, remaining lease term		2 months
Maximum
Lessee Lease Description [Line Item]
Operating lease, remaining lease term		11 years
Maximum | ASU 2016-02
Lessee Lease Description [Line Item]
Cumulative effect adjustment on retained earnings	$ 0.1

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Future Minimum Cash Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases (Detail) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2019	$ 731	[1]
2020	1,942
2021	2,779
2022	2,659
2023	2,702
Thereafter	16,888
Total future minimum lease payments	27,701
Less: amount representing interest	3,580
Present value of minimum lease payments	$ 24,121

[1] Excludes the nine months ended September 30, 2019

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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable business segments managed	4
Personal Lines
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable business segments managed	2

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Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Total investments		$ 1,536,854		$ 1,410,655
Cash and cash equivalents		78,181		99,497	$ 40,646		$ 74,414
Investments in subsidiaries		0		0
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		0		0
Notes receivable – affiliate		0		0
Interest receivable – affiliate		0		0
Premiums receivable, net		112,992		87,679
Reinsurance receivables, net		83,012		114,418
Funds held by ceding insurers		48,751		49,206
Federal income taxes receivable		11,136		10,866
Deferred federal income taxes		36,479		48,589
Deferred acquisition costs		70,861		61,676
Intangible assets		21,623		22,020
Goodwill		6,521		6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		17,763		20,594
Receivable for securities sold		0		15
Other assets		59,983		28,530
Total assets		2,084,156		1,960,266	1,958,046
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses		633,287	$ 608,773	680,031	608,607	$ 613,670	634,664
Unearned premiums		316,797		281,912
Ceded balances payable		36,431		14,994
Payable for securities purchased		848		0
Contingent commissions		10,035		10,636
Debt		297,324		288,565
Notes payable – affiliates		0		0
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		0		0
Other liabilities		82,050		55,069
Total liabilities		1,376,772		1,331,207
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		707,384		629,059	702,326
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		2,084,156		1,960,266
Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor) | Reportable Legal Entities
ASSETS
Total investments		47,732		55,377
Cash and cash equivalents		3,604		2,221	102		11,089
Investments in subsidiaries		1,195,308		1,105,032
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		314		584
Notes receivable – affiliate		0		0
Interest receivable – affiliate		0		0
Premiums receivable, net		0		0
Reinsurance receivables, net		0		0
Funds held by ceding insurers		0		0
Federal income taxes receivable		0		0
Deferred federal income taxes		0		0
Deferred acquisition costs		0		0
Intangible assets		0		0
Goodwill		0		0
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		0		0
Receivable for securities sold		0		0
Other assets		7,013		8,461
Total assets		1,253,971		1,171,675
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses		0		0
Unearned premiums		0		0
Ceded balances payable		0		0
Payable for securities purchased		0
Contingent commissions		0		0
Debt		0		0
Notes payable – affiliates		520,498		520,498
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		20,131		19,499
Other liabilities		5,958		2,619
Total liabilities		546,587		542,616
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		707,384		629,059
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		1,253,971		1,171,675
Global Indemnity Group, Inc.(Subsidiary co-obligor) | Reportable Legal Entities
ASSETS
Total investments		255,817		233,479
Cash and cash equivalents		22,966		26,039	1,904		7,749
Investments in subsidiaries		335,425		296,357
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		(24,170)		(2,133)
Notes receivable – affiliate		80,049		80,049
Interest receivable – affiliate		4,731		3,869
Premiums receivable, net		0		0
Reinsurance receivables, net		0		0
Funds held by ceding insurers		0		0
Federal income taxes receivable		12,461		4,631
Deferred federal income taxes		38,847		44,481
Deferred acquisition costs		0		0
Intangible assets		0		0
Goodwill		0		0
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		0		0
Receivable for securities sold		59		0
Other assets		14,770		5,085
Total assets		740,955		691,857
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses		0		0
Unearned premiums		0		0
Ceded balances payable		0		0
Payable for securities purchased		0
Contingent commissions		0		0
Debt		304,379		295,818
Notes payable – affiliates		402,310		402,310
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		0		0
Other liabilities		19,002		13,651
Total liabilities		725,691		711,779
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		15,264		(19,922)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		740,955		691,857
Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries)
ASSETS
Total investments	[1]	1,233,305		1,121,799
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	51,611		71,237	$ 38,640		$ 55,576
Investments in subsidiaries	[1]	15,264		(19,922)
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates	[1]	23,856		1,549
Notes receivable – affiliate	[1]	847,808		847,808
Interest receivable – affiliate	[1]	17,258		17,425
Premiums receivable, net	[1]	112,992		87,679
Reinsurance receivables, net	[1]	83,012		114,418
Funds held by ceding insurers	[1]	48,751		49,206
Federal income taxes receivable	[1]	(1,325)		6,235
Deferred federal income taxes	[1]	(2,368)		4,108
Deferred acquisition costs	[1]	70,861		61,676
Intangible assets	[1]	21,623		22,020
Goodwill	[1]	6,521		6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	[1]	17,763		20,594
Receivable for securities sold	[1]	(59)		15
Other assets	[1]	45,255		22,237
Total assets	[1]	2,592,128		2,434,605
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	[1]	633,287		680,031
Unearned premiums	[1]	316,797		281,912
Ceded balances payable	[1]	36,431		14,994
Payable for securities purchased	[1]	848
Contingent commissions	[1]	10,035		10,636
Debt	[1]	0		0
Notes payable – affiliates	[1]	5,049		5,049
Accrued interest payable – affiliates	[1]	1,858		1,795
Other liabilities	[1]	57,090		38,799
Total liabilities	[1]	1,061,395		1,033,216
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity	[1]	1,530,733		1,401,389
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	[1]	2,592,128		2,434,605
Consolidation Adjustments
ASSETS
Total investments	[2]	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents	[2]	0		0
Investments in subsidiaries	[2]	(1,545,997)		(1,381,467)
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates	[2]	0		0
Notes receivable – affiliate	[2]	(927,857)		(927,857)
Interest receivable – affiliate	[2]	(21,989)		(21,294)
Premiums receivable, net	[2]	0		0
Reinsurance receivables, net	[2]	0		0
Funds held by ceding insurers	[2]	0		0
Federal income taxes receivable	[2]	0		0
Deferred federal income taxes	[2]	0		0
Deferred acquisition costs	[2]	0		0
Intangible assets	[2]	0		0
Goodwill	[2]	0		0
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	[2]	0		0
Receivable for securities sold	[2]	0		0
Other assets	[2]	(7,055)		(7,253)
Total assets	[2]	(2,502,898)		(2,337,871)
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	[2]	0		0
Unearned premiums	[2]	0		0
Ceded balances payable	[2]	0		0
Payable for securities purchased	[2]	0
Contingent commissions	[2]	0		0
Debt	[2]	(7,055)		(7,253)
Notes payable – affiliates	[2]	(927,857)		(927,857)
Accrued interest payable – affiliates	[2]	(21,989)		(21,294)
Other liabilities	[2]	0		0
Total liabilities	[2]	(956,901)		(956,404)
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity	[2]	(1,545,997)		(1,381,467)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	[2]	$ (2,502,898)		$ (2,337,871)

[1] Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

[2] Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Subordinated Notes percentage		7.75%			7.75%		7.75%
Subordinated Notes due date					2045		2045
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Subordinated Notes percentage		7.875%			7.875%		7.875%
Subordinated Notes due date					2047		2047
Fox Paine Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Company's total voting power		80.00%			80.00%
FM Entities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Company's total voting power		2.00%			2.00%
Fox Paine Entities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum voting power required to nominate Directors		25.00%			25.00%
Fox Paine and Company
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees		$ 0.5	$ 0.6		$ 1.5	$ 1.6
Accrued management fees		0.2			0.2
Prepaid management fees							$ 1.4
Advisory services fees estimated	$ 2.0
Fox Paine and Company | Co-Obligor Transaction
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisory services fees estimated		$ 0.0		$ 12.5	$ 0.0

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Differences in Tax Provision for Financial Statement Purposes and Expected Tax Provision at Weighted Average Tax Rate (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate	$ (1,001)	$ (2,494)	$ 3,380	$ (5,527)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest	0	0	(1)	(5)
Dividend exclusion	(33)	(68)	(256)	(203)
Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax	0	(731)	0	0
Non-deductible interest	695	0	2,063	0
Other	22	1	(23)	(209)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$ (317)	$ (3,292)	$ 5,163	$ (5,944)
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate, % of Pre-Tax Income	(15.60%)	(571.90%)	7.30%	(51.80%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest, % of Pre-Tax Income	(0.00%)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
Dividend exclusion, % of Pre-Tax Income	(0.50%)	(15.60%)	(0.60%)	(1.90%)
Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax, % of Pre-Tax Income	0.00%	(167.70%)	0.00%	0.00%
Non-deductible interest, % of Pre-Tax Income	10.80%	0.00%	4.50%	0.00%
Other, % of Pre-Tax Income	0.30%	0.20%	0.00%	(2.00%)
Effective income tax expense (benefit), % of Pre-Tax Income	(5.00%)	(755.00%)	11.20%	(55.70%)

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Fair Value and Future Funding Commitments Related to These Investments (Parenthetical) (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair value written down	$ 0

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Commitment to purchase alternative investment		$ 50	$ 50
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Commitment to purchase alternative investment	$ 10

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Summary of Calculation of Realized Gains and Losses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Equity securities, Total net realized investment gains (losses)	$ (1,465)	$ 4,843	$ 17,860	$ 2,534
Less: Net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period	(614)	2,096	9,836	3,958
Unrealized gains and (losses) recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	$ (851)	$ 2,747	$ 8,024	$ (1,424)

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Summary of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		$ (56)
Mortgage Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(167)
Asset-backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(407)
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(313)
Corporate Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(119)
Foreign Corporate Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(12)
Fixed Maturities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		85,495	$ 542,881
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(458)	(13,271)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	[1]	92,782	496,811
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	[1]	(635)	(11,252)
Total, Fair Value		178,277	1,039,692
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(1,093)	(24,523)
Fixed Maturities | U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		4,108	0
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(23)	0
12 months or longer, Fair Value	[1]	13,006	67,185
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	[1]	(33)	(1,163)
Total, Fair Value		17,114	67,185
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(56)	(1,163)
Fixed Maturities | Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		8,947	22,802
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(19)	(57)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	[1]	0	28,179
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	[1]	0	(281)
Total, Fair Value		8,947	50,981
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(19)	(338)
Fixed Maturities | Mortgage Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		16,537	36,858
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(141)	(408)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	[1]	3,331	60,838
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	[1]	(26)	(1,378)
Total, Fair Value		19,868	97,696
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(167)	(1,786)
Fixed Maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		27,336	96,085
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(110)	(1,342)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	[1]	34,135	50,506
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	[1]	(297)	(670)
Total, Fair Value		61,471	146,591
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(407)	(2,012)
Fixed Maturities | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		23,225	44,596
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(114)	(878)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	[1]	25,944	127,557
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	[1]	(199)	(2,974)
Total, Fair Value		49,169	172,153
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(313)	(3,852)
Fixed Maturities | Corporate Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		5,139	285,997
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(50)	(8,791)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	[1]	8,616	115,052
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	[1]	(69)	(3,289)
Total, Fair Value		13,755	401,049
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		(119)	(12,080)
Fixed Maturities | Foreign Corporate Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less than 12 months, Fair Value		203	56,543
Less than 12 months, Gross Unrealized Losses		(1)	(1,795)
12 months or longer, Fair Value	[1]	7,750	47,494
12 months or longer, Gross Unrealized Losses	[1]	(11)	(1,497)
Total, Fair Value		7,953	104,037
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses		$ (12)	$ (3,292)

[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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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance, net of tax	$ 16,542	$ (22,475)	$ (21,231)	$ 8,983
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax	10,967	(2,399)	56,291	(27,482)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, before tax	(946)	835	(2,834)	1,660
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	10,021	(1,564)	53,457	(25,822)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(1,249)	210	(6,912)	3,038
Cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax				(10,028)
Ending balance, net of tax	25,314	(23,829)	25,314	(23,829)
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available for Sale Securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance, net of tax	17,745	(21,926)	(19,897)	8,272
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax	10,767	(1,945)	55,960	(25,928)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, before tax	(946)	835	(2,834)	1,660
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	9,821	(1,110)	53,126	(24,268)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(1,249)	210	(6,912)	3,038
Cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax				(9,868)
Ending balance, net of tax	26,317	(22,826)	26,317	(22,826)
Foreign Currency Items
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance, net of tax	(1,203)	(549)	(1,334)	711
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, before tax	200	(454)	331	(1,554)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss, before tax	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	200	(454)	331	(1,554)
Income tax (expense) benefit	0	0	0	0
Cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax				(160)
Ending balance, net of tax	$ (1,003)	$ (1,003)	$ (1,003)	$ (1,003)

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Business Segments

The Company manages its business through four business segments:  Commercial Specialty, Specialty Property, Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and Reinsurance Operations.  The Company’s Commercial Specialty segment offers specialty property and casualty insurance products in the excess and surplus lines marketplace.  The Company manages Commercial Specialty by differentiating them into four product classifications: 1) Penn-America, which markets property and general liability products to small commercial businesses through a select network of wholesale general agents with specific binding authority; 2) United National, which markets insurance products for targeted insured segments, including specialty products, such as property, general liability, and professional lines through program administrators with specific binding authority; 3) Diamond State, which markets property, casualty, and professional lines products, which are developed by the Company’s underwriting department by individuals with expertise in those lines of business, through wholesale brokers and also markets through program administrators having specific binding authority; and 4) Vacant Express, which primarily insures dwellings which are currently vacant, undergoing renovation, or are under construction and is marketed through aggregators, brokers, and retail agents. These product classifications comprise the Company’s Commercial Specialty business segment and are not considered individual business segments because each product has similar economic characteristics, distribution, and coverage. The Company’s Specialty Property segment offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products through general and specialty agents with specific binding authority on an admitted basis.  The Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment provides specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and major medical industry on an admitted basis.  These insurance products are sold through wholesalers and retail agents, with a selected number having specific binding authority. Collectively, the Company’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries are licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Commercial Specialty, Specialty Property, and Farm, Ranch, & Stable segments comprise the Company’s U.S. Insurance Operations (“Insurance Operations”).   The Company’s Reinsurance Operations consist solely of the operations of its Bermuda-based wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Indemnity Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“Global Indemnity Reinsurance”).  Global Indemnity Reinsurance is a treaty reinsurer of specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies.  The Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies.

During the 1^st quarter of 2019, the Company re-evaluated its Personal Lines segment and determined that Personal Lines should be bifurcated into two reportable segments: Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable.  This is the result of changing how Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are managed and reported.  Specialty Property is managed out of the Company’s Scottsdale, Arizona office; whereas, Farm, Ranch, & Stable is managed out of the Company’s Omaha, Nebraska office.  In the past, Farm, Ranch, & Stable reported to the Scottsdale, Arizona office and now it reports directly to the Company’s main headquarters in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.  Results for Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are separately measured, resources are separately allocated to each of these lines, and employees in each line are now being rewarded based on each line’s separate results.  Accordingly, the Company now reports Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable as two separate reportable segments. In addition, the Company has changed the name of its Commercial Lines segment to Commercial Specialty to better align with its key product offerings. The segment results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 have been revised to reflect these changes. See Note 13 for additional information regarding segments.

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.

Intercompany Balances and Transactions

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, 2019 and 2018 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 2018 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.

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 has a 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 is recorded in other comprehensive income, net of taxes.  

Derivative Instruments

The Company accounts for the interest rate swaps and futures as non-hedge instruments and recognizes the fair value of the interest rate swaps in other assets or other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets with the changes in fair value recognized as net realized investment gains or losses in the consolidated statements of operations.  The Company is ultimately responsible for the valuation of the interest rate swaps.  To aid in determining the estimated fair value of the interest rate swaps, the Company relies on the forward interest rate curve and information obtained from a third party financial institution.  The fair value of the exchange-traded futures contracts are based on quoted market prices.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company’s invested assets and derivative instruments 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.

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

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

• Corporate and agency bonds are evaluated by utilizing a spread to a benchmark curve.  Bonds with similar characteristics are grouped into specific sectors.  Inputs for both asset classes consist of trade prices, broker quotes, the new issue market, and prices on comparable securities.

• Data from commercial vendors is aggregated with market information, then converted into an option adjusted spread “OAS” matrix and prepayment model used for commercial mortgage obligations (“CMO”). CMOs are categorized with mortgage-backed securities in the tables listed above.  For asset-backed securities, spread data is derived from trade prices, dealer quotations, and research reports.  For both asset classes, evaluations utilize standard inputs plus new issue data, and collateral performance.  The evaluated pricing models incorporate cash flows, broker quotes, market trades, historical prepayment speeds, and dealer projected speeds.

• For obligations of state and political subdivisions, an attribute-based modeling system is used.  The pricing model incorporates trades, market clearing yields, market color, and fundamental credit research.

• U.S. treasuries are evaluated by obtaining feeds from a number of live data sources including primary and secondary dealers as well as inter-dealer brokers.

• For mortgage-backed securities, various external analytical products are utilized and purchased from commercial vendors.

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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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 6,721	$ 3,728	$ 40,984	$ 16,621
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)	9,421	(1,624)	48,883	(22,632)
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income (losses)	(2)	7	(4)	(1)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income	(847)	717	(2,665)	1,403
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)	200	(454)	331	(1,554)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	8,772	(1,354)	46,545	(22,784)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$ 15,493	$ 2,374	$ 87,529	$ (6,163)

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

13. Segment Information

The Company manages its business through four business segments.  Commercial Specialty offers specialty property and casualty products designed for product lines such as Small Business Binding Authority, Property Brokerage, and Programs. Specialty Property offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products.  Farm, Ranch, & Stable offers specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and major medical industry.  Reinsurance Operations provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies.

During the 1st quarter of 2019, the Company re-evaluated its Personal Lines segment and determined that Personal Lines should be bifurcated into two reportable segments: Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable.  This is the result of changing how Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are managed and reported.  Specialty Property is managed out of the Company’s Scottsdale, Arizona office; whereas, Farm, Ranch, & Stable is managed out of the Company’s Omaha, Nebraska office.  In the past, Farm, Ranch, & Stable reported to the Scottsdale, Arizona office and now it reports directly to the Company’s main headquarters in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.  Results for Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are separately measured, resources are separately allocated to each of these lines, and employees in each line are now being rewarded based on each line’s separate results.  Accordingly, the Company now reports Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable as two separate reportable segments. In addition, the Company has changed the name of its Commercial Lines segment to Commercial Specialty to better align with its key product offerings. The segment results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 have been revised to reflect these changes.

The following are tabulations of business segment information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	73,175		$	42,611		(4)	$	21,410			$	19,981			$	157,177
Net premiums written	$	62,925		$	37,628			$	18,294			$	19,989			$	138,836
Net premiums earned	$	60,869		$	34,554			$	18,377			$	19,512			$	133,312
Other income (loss)		—			465				34				(235	)			264
Total revenues		60,869			35,019				18,411				19,277				133,576
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		27,389			25,997				10,939				9,258				73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		24,820			14,571				7,776				6,199				53,366
Income (loss) from segments	$	8,660		$	(5,549	)		$	(304	)		$	3,820			$	6,627
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																	11,348
Net realized investment loss																	(2,690	)
Corporate and other operating expenses																	(3,858	)
Interest expense																	(5,023	)
Income before income taxes																	6,404
Income tax benefit																	317
Net income																	6,721
Total assets	$	864,154		$	366,162			$	197,164			$	656,676		(3)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(4) Includes ($23) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable		(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	63,177		$	43,912		(7)	$	19,160		$	9,357			$	135,606
Net premiums written	$	56,161		$	32,023			$	18,696		$	9,353			$	116,233
Net premiums earned	$	56,352		$	31,581			$	19,260		$	13,335			$	120,528
Other income (loss)		—			457				36			(82	)			411
Total revenues		56,352			32,038				19,296			13,253				120,939
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		31,899			30,474				10,842			7,278				80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		22,533	(3)		12,781		(4)		8,259	(5)		5,107				48,680
Income (loss) from segments	$	1,920		$	(11,217	)		$	195		$	868			$	(8,234	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																11,750
Net realized investment gain																5,319
Corporate and other operating expenses																(3,475	)
Interest expense																(4,924	)
Income before income taxes																436
Income tax benefit																3,292
Net income																3,728
Total assets	$	874,059		$	341,983			$	184,144		$	557,860		(6)	$	1,958,046

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $77 relating to cessions from Commercial Specialty to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Includes federal excise tax of $64 relating to cessions from Specialty Property to Reinsurance Operations.

(5) Includes federal excise tax of $28 relating to cessions from Farm, Ranch, & Stable to Reinsurance Operations.

(6) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(7) Includes ($3) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property		(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	214,467		$	128,771	(4)	$	65,872			$	69,589			$	478,699
Net premiums written	$	185,202		$	110,668		$	55,861			$	69,590			$	421,321
Net premiums earned	$	173,215		$	104,740		$	52,849			$	52,798			$	383,602
Other income (loss)		—			1,406			96				(228	)			1,274
Total revenues		173,215			106,146			52,945				52,570				384,876
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		81,731			57,611			32,203				30,434				201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		70,522			44,163			22,403				16,555				153,643
Income (loss) from segments	$	20,962		$	4,372		$	(1,661	)		$	5,581			$	29,254
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																32,393
Net realized investment gain																11,290
Corporate and other operating expenses																(11,702	)
Interest expense																(15,088	)
Income before income taxes																46,147
Income tax expense																(5,163	)
Net income																40,984
Total assets	$	864,154		$	366,162		$	197,164			$	656,676		(3)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(4) Includes ($200) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable		(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	186,923		$	132,286		(7)	$	59,496		$	39,965			$	418,670
Net premiums written	$	165,817		$	101,542			$	53,239		$	39,959			$	360,557
Net premiums earned	$	155,966		$	98,977			$	52,356		$	35,148			$	342,447
Other income (loss)		—			1,343				125			(179	)			1,289
Total revenues		155,966			100,320				52,481			34,969				343,736
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		82,023			69,563				29,383			14,457				195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		62,789	(3)		42,548		(4)		22,898	(5)		12,961				141,196
Income (loss) from segments	$	11,154		$	(11,791	)		$	200		$	7,551			$	7,114
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																34,108
Net realized investment gain																7,833
Corporate and other operating expenses																(23,653	)
Interest expense																(14,725	)
Income before income taxes																10,677
Income tax benefit																5,944
Net income																16,621
Total assets	$	874,059		$	341,983			$	184,144		$	557,860		(6)	$	1,958,046

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $367 relating to cessions from Commercial Specialty to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Includes federal excise tax of $298 relating to cessions from Specialty Property to Reinsurance Operations.

(5) Includes federal excise tax of $137 relating to cessions from Farm, Ranch, & Stable to Reinsurance Operations.

(6) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(7) Includes ($1,859) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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 for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	19,980		$	137,197		$	—		$	157,177
Net premiums written	$	19,990		$	118,846		$	—		$	138,836
Net premiums earned	$	19,512		$	113,800		$	—		$	133,312
Net investment income		7,212			7,732			(3,596	)		11,348
Net realized investment gains (losses)		375			(3,065	)		—			(2,690	)
Other income (loss)		(234	)		498			—			264
Total revenues		26,865			118,965			(3,596	)		142,234
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		7,628			65,955			—			73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		6,201			47,165			—			53,366
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,514			2,344			—			3,858
Interest expense		351			8,268			(3,596	)		5,023
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	11,171		$	(4,767	)	$	—		$	6,404

Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	9,361		$	126,245		$	—		$	135,606
Net premiums written	$	9,356		$	106,877		$	—		$	116,233
Net premiums earned	$	30,220		$	90,308		$	—		$	120,528
Net investment income		12,013			7,204			(7,467	)		11,750
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(273	)		5,592			—			5,319
Other income (loss)		(82	)		493			—			411
Total revenues		41,878			103,597			(7,467	)		138,008
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		14,877			65,616			—			80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		13,188			35,492			—			48,680
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,237			2,238			—			3,475
Interest expense		356			12,035			(7,467	)		4,924
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	12,220		$	(11,784	)	$	—		$	436

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	69,588		$	409,111	$	—		$	478,699
Net premiums written	$	69,591		$	351,730	$	—		$	421,321
Net premiums earned	$	52,798		$	330,804	$	—		$	383,602
Net investment income		22,254			20,824		(10,685	)		32,393
Net realized investment gains		1,768			9,522		—			11,290
Other income (loss)		(256	)		1,530		—			1,274
Total revenues		76,564			362,680		(10,685	)		428,559
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		24,076			177,903		—			201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		16,556			137,087		—			153,643
Corporate and other operating expenses		4,822			6,880		—			11,702
Interest expense		1,059			24,714		(10,685	)		15,088
Income before income taxes	$	30,051		$	16,096	$	—		$	46,147

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	39,976		$	378,694		$	—		$	418,670
Net premiums written	$	39,970		$	320,587		$	—		$	360,557
Net premiums earned	$	115,353		$	227,094		$	—		$	342,447
Net investment income		39,527			21,428			(26,847	)		34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(437	)		8,270			—			7,833
Other income (loss)		(179	)		1,468			—			1,289
Total revenues		154,264			258,260			(26,847	)		385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		48,210			147,216			—			195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		50,475			90,721			—			141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses		10,550			13,103			—			23,653
Interest expense		6,749			34,823			(26,847	)		14,725
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	38,280		$	(27,603	)	$	—		$	10,677

Components of Income Tax Benefit

The following table summarizes the components of income tax benefit:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Current income tax expense (benefit):
Foreign	$	(17	)	$	62		$	(35	)	$	326
U.S. Federal		—			(732	)		—			—
Total current income tax expense (benefit)		(17	)		(670	)		(35	)		326
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal		(300	)		(2,622	)		5,198			(6,270	)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)		(300	)		(2,622	)		5,198			(6,270	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(317	)	$	(3,292	)	$	5,163		$	(5,944	)

Differences in Tax Provision for Financial Statement Purposes and Expected Tax Provision at Weighted Average Tax Rate

The following table summarizes the differences between the tax provision for financial statement purposes and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:

	Quarters Ended September 30,
	2019						2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate	$	(1,001	)		(15.6	%)	$	(2,494	)		(571.9	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		—			—			—			—
Dividend exclusion		(33	)		(0.5	)		(68	)		(15.6	)
Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax		—			—			(731	)		(167.7	)
Non-deductible interest		695			10.8			—			—
Other		22			0.3			1			0.2
Effective income tax benefit	$	(317	)		(5.0	%)	$	(3,292	)		(755.0	%)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019						2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate	$	3,380			7.3	%	$	(5,527	)		(51.8	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(1	)		—			(5	)		—
Dividend exclusion		(256	)		(0.6	)		(203	)		(1.9	)
Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax		—			—			—			—
Non-deductible interest		2,063			4.5			—			—
Other		(23	)		—			(209	)		(2.0	)
Effective income tax expense (benefit)	$	5,163			11.2	%	$	(5,944	)		(55.7	%)

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

1. Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Global Indemnity Limited (“Global Indemnity” or “the Company”) was incorporated on February 9, 2016 and is domiciled in the Cayman Islands.  On November 7, 2016, Global Indemnity replaced Global Indemnity plc as the ultimate parent company as a result of a redomestication transaction.  The Company’s A ordinary shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol GBLI.  Please see Note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s redomestication.

The Company manages its business through four business segments:  Commercial Specialty, Specialty Property, Farm, Ranch, & Stable, and Reinsurance Operations.  The Company’s Commercial Specialty segment offers specialty property and casualty insurance products in the excess and surplus lines marketplace.  The Company manages Commercial Specialty by differentiating them into four product classifications: 1) Penn-America, which markets property and general liability products to small commercial businesses through a select network of wholesale general agents with specific binding authority; 2) United National, which markets insurance products for targeted insured segments, including specialty products, such as property, general liability, and professional lines through program administrators with specific binding authority; 3) Diamond State, which markets property, casualty, and professional lines products, which are developed by the Company’s underwriting department by individuals with expertise in those lines of business, through wholesale brokers and also markets through program administrators having specific binding authority; and 4) Vacant Express, which primarily insures dwellings which are currently vacant, undergoing renovation, or are under construction and is marketed through aggregators, brokers, and retail agents. These product classifications comprise the Company’s Commercial Specialty business segment and are not considered individual business segments because each product has similar economic characteristics, distribution, and coverage. The Company’s Specialty Property segment offers specialty personal lines property and casualty insurance products through general and specialty agents with specific binding authority on an admitted basis.  The Company’s Farm, Ranch, & Stable segment provides specialized property and casualty coverage including Commercial Farm Auto and Excess/Umbrella Coverage for the agriculture industry as well as specialized insurance products for the equine mortality and major medical industry on an admitted basis.  These insurance products are sold through wholesalers and retail agents, with a selected number having specific binding authority. Collectively, the Company’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries are licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Commercial Specialty, Specialty Property, and Farm, Ranch, & Stable segments comprise the Company’s U.S. Insurance Operations (“Insurance Operations”).   The Company’s Reinsurance Operations consist solely of the operations of its Bermuda-based wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Indemnity Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“Global Indemnity Reinsurance”).  Global Indemnity Reinsurance is a treaty reinsurer of specialty property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies.  The Company’s Reinsurance Operations segment provides reinsurance solutions through brokers and primary writers including insurance and reinsurance companies.

During the 1^st quarter of 2019, the Company re-evaluated its Personal Lines segment and determined that Personal Lines should be bifurcated into two reportable segments: Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable.  This is the result of changing how Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are managed and reported.  Specialty Property is managed out of the Company’s Scottsdale, Arizona office; whereas, Farm, Ranch, & Stable is managed out of the Company’s Omaha, Nebraska office.  In the past, Farm, Ranch, & Stable reported to the Scottsdale, Arizona office and now it reports directly to the Company’s main headquarters in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.  Results for Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable are separately measured, resources are separately allocated to each of these lines, and employees in each line are now being rewarded based on each line’s separate results.  Accordingly, the Company now reports Specialty Property and Farm, Ranch, & Stable as two separate reportable segments. In addition, the Company has changed the name of its Commercial Lines segment to Commercial Specialty to better align with its key product offerings. The segment results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018 have been revised to reflect these changes. See Note 13 for additional information regarding segments.

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, 2019 and 2018 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 2018 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.

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Investments - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Entity	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity securities, at fair value	$ 262,367,000	$ 124,747,000
Investments in a single issuer as a percentage of shareholders' equity	3.00%	3.00%
Fixed maturity securities with market value	$ 0	$ 400,000
Insurance enhanced collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed, and credit securities	49,100,000
Ratings without insurance	0
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	$ 48,600,000
Asset backed and taxable municipal bonds as a percentage of total cash and invested assets	3.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Number of VIE's | Entity	2
Ownership interest exceeds respective investments	3.00%
One of the Company's variable interest VIE's, invests in distressed securities and assets
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Significant variable interest in fair value of the non-consolidated VIE	$ 14,700,000	17,900,000
Variable interest entities, maximum exposure to loss	28,900,000	32,100,000
Second VIE that invests in distressed securities and assets
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Significant variable interest in fair value of the non-consolidated VIE	25,300,000	32,900,000
Variable interest entities, maximum exposure to loss	54,300,000	$ 53,400,000
Municipal Bond Insurance Association
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	4,400,000
Assured Guaranty Corporation
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	12,800,000
Pre-Refunded Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	0
AA Rating
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in insurance enhanced municipal bonds	$ 500,000
AA Rating | Maximum
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Insurance enhanced municipal bonds as a percentage of total cash and invested assets	0.10%
Mutual Funds, Fixed Maturities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity securities, at fair value	$ 79,300,000
Taxable Municipal Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	19,400,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	29,100,000
Ambac Financial Group
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	2,200,000
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	100,000
Common Stock
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity securities, at fair value	129,400,000
Mutual Funds, Common Stock
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Equity securities, at fair value	53,600,000
U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses	56,000
U.S. Treasury and Agency Obligations | AA+ Rating
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses for 12 months or greater	33,000
Mortgage Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses	167,000
Mortgage Backed Securities | AA+ Rating
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses for 12 months or greater	26,000
Asset-backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses	$ 407,000
Weighted average credit enhancement	26.50%
Asset-backed Securities | A Rating
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses for 12 months or greater	$ 297,000
Percentage of unrealized losses for 12 months or greater	99.30%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses	$ 313,000
Weighted average credit enhancement	39.10%
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	$ 29,100,000
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | AA+ Rating
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses for 12 months or greater	199,000
Foreign Corporate Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses	12,000
Foreign Corporate Bonds | A- Rating
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses for 12 months or greater	11,000
Corporate Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses	119,000
Corporate Bonds | Investment Grade Rating
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross unrealized losses for 12 months or greater	69,000
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments in collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities and taxable municipal bonds	$ 100,000

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Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Insurance [Abstract]

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)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Balance at beginning of period	$	608,773		$	613,670		$	680,031		$	634,664
Less: Ceded reinsurance receivables		59,834			91,397			109,342			97,243
Net balance at beginning of period		548,939			522,273			570,689			537,421
Incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		80,533			92,469			225,022			222,916
Prior years		(6,950	)		(11,976	)		(23,043	)		(27,490	)
Total incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses		73,583			80,493			201,979			195,426
Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:
Current year		47,290			53,121			102,806			103,695
Prior years		20,789			27,312			115,419			106,819
Total paid losses and loss adjustment expenses		68,079			80,433			218,225			210,514
Net balance at end of period		554,443			522,333			554,443			522,333
Plus:  Ceded reinsurance receivables		78,844			86,274			78,844			86,274
Balance at end of period	$	633,287		$	608,607		$	633,287		$	608,607

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Business Segment Information

The following are tabulations of business segment information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	73,175		$	42,611		(4)	$	21,410			$	19,981			$	157,177
Net premiums written	$	62,925		$	37,628			$	18,294			$	19,989			$	138,836
Net premiums earned	$	60,869		$	34,554			$	18,377			$	19,512			$	133,312
Other income (loss)		—			465				34				(235	)			264
Total revenues		60,869			35,019				18,411				19,277				133,576
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		27,389			25,997				10,939				9,258				73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		24,820			14,571				7,776				6,199				53,366
Income (loss) from segments	$	8,660		$	(5,549	)		$	(304	)		$	3,820			$	6,627
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																	11,348
Net realized investment loss																	(2,690	)
Corporate and other operating expenses																	(3,858	)
Interest expense																	(5,023	)
Income before income taxes																	6,404
Income tax benefit																	317
Net income																	6,721
Total assets	$	864,154		$	366,162			$	197,164			$	656,676		(3)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(4) Includes ($23) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable		(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	63,177		$	43,912		(7)	$	19,160		$	9,357			$	135,606
Net premiums written	$	56,161		$	32,023			$	18,696		$	9,353			$	116,233
Net premiums earned	$	56,352		$	31,581			$	19,260		$	13,335			$	120,528
Other income (loss)		—			457				36			(82	)			411
Total revenues		56,352			32,038				19,296			13,253				120,939
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		31,899			30,474				10,842			7,278				80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		22,533	(3)		12,781		(4)		8,259	(5)		5,107				48,680
Income (loss) from segments	$	1,920		$	(11,217	)		$	195		$	868			$	(8,234	)
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																11,750
Net realized investment gain																5,319
Corporate and other operating expenses																(3,475	)
Interest expense																(4,924	)
Income before income taxes																436
Income tax benefit																3,292
Net income																3,728
Total assets	$	874,059		$	341,983			$	184,144		$	557,860		(6)	$	1,958,046

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $77 relating to cessions from Commercial Specialty to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Includes federal excise tax of $64 relating to cessions from Specialty Property to Reinsurance Operations.

(5) Includes federal excise tax of $28 relating to cessions from Farm, Ranch, & Stable to Reinsurance Operations.

(6) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(7) Includes ($3) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property		(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable			(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	214,467		$	128,771	(4)	$	65,872			$	69,589			$	478,699
Net premiums written	$	185,202		$	110,668		$	55,861			$	69,590			$	421,321
Net premiums earned	$	173,215		$	104,740		$	52,849			$	52,798			$	383,602
Other income (loss)		—			1,406			96				(228	)			1,274
Total revenues		173,215			106,146			52,945				52,570				384,876
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		81,731			57,611			32,203				30,434				201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		70,522			44,163			22,403				16,555				153,643
Income (loss) from segments	$	20,962		$	4,372		$	(1,661	)		$	5,581			$	29,254
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																32,393
Net realized investment gain																11,290
Corporate and other operating expenses																(11,702	)
Interest expense																(15,088	)
Income before income taxes																46,147
Income tax expense																(5,163	)
Net income																40,984
Total assets	$	864,154		$	366,162		$	197,164			$	656,676		(3)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(4) Includes ($200) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Commercial Specialty		(1)	Specialty Property			(1)	Farm, Ranch, & Stable		(1)	Reinsurance Operations			(2)	Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	186,923		$	132,286		(7)	$	59,496		$	39,965			$	418,670
Net premiums written	$	165,817		$	101,542			$	53,239		$	39,959			$	360,557
Net premiums earned	$	155,966		$	98,977			$	52,356		$	35,148			$	342,447
Other income (loss)		—			1,343				125			(179	)			1,289
Total revenues		155,966			100,320				52,481			34,969				343,736
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		82,023			69,563				29,383			14,457				195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		62,789	(3)		42,548		(4)		22,898	(5)		12,961				141,196
Income (loss) from segments	$	11,154		$	(11,791	)		$	200		$	7,551			$	7,114
Unallocated Items:
Net investment income																34,108
Net realized investment gain																7,833
Corporate and other operating expenses																(23,653	)
Interest expense																(14,725	)
Income before income taxes																10,677
Income tax benefit																5,944
Net income																16,621
Total assets	$	874,059		$	341,983			$	184,144		$	557,860		(6)	$	1,958,046

(1) Includes business ceded to the Company’s Reinsurance Operations.  This quota share agreement was cancelled effective January 1, 2018.

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

(3) Includes federal excise tax of $367 relating to cessions from Commercial Specialty to Reinsurance Operations.

(4) Includes federal excise tax of $298 relating to cessions from Specialty Property to Reinsurance Operations.

(5) Includes federal excise tax of $137 relating to cessions from Farm, Ranch, & Stable to Reinsurance Operations.

(6) Comprised of Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s total assets less its investment in subsidiaries.

(7) Includes ($1,859) of business written by American Reliable that was ceded to insurance companies owned by Assurant under a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement.

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

9. Related Party Transactions

Fox Paine

Pursuant to the Company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, amended and restated as of November 4, 2016, the “Fox Paine Funds” (collectively, U.N. Co-Investment Fund III (Cayman), L.P. and Fox Paine Capital Fund II International, L.P.) have the right to appoint a number of directors equal in aggregate to the Fox Paine Entities’ percentage beneficial ownership of voting shares of Global Indemnity for so long as the Fox Paine Entities beneficially own shares representing an aggregate of 25% or more of the voting power in Global Indemnity. The Fox Paine Funds and “FM Entities” (Fox Mercury Investments, L.P. and certain of its affiliates) (the Fox Paine Funds, FM Entities and Fox Paine & Company, LLC, collectively referred to as the “Fox Paine Entities”) beneficially own shares representing approximately 80% and 2%, respectively, of the voting power of Global Indemnity as of September 30, 2019, and the Fox Paine Funds have the right to appoint seven of our eight current directors.

The Company relies on Fox Paine & Company, LLC to provide management services and other services related to the operations of the Company.  The Company incurred management fees of $0.5 million and $0.6 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, as part of the annual management fee paid to Fox Paine & Company, LLC. As of September 30, 2019, accrued management fees, which were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, were $0.2 million. As of December 31, 2018, prepaid management fees, which were included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets, were $1.4 million.  

In addition, Fox Paine & Company, LLC may also propose and negotiate transaction fees with the Company subject to the provisions of the Company’s related party transaction policies, including approval of the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, for those services from time to time.  Each of the Company’s transactions with Fox Paine & Company, LLC described below was reviewed and approved by the Company’s Audit Committee, which is composed of independent directors, and the Board of Directors (other than Saul A. Fox, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and Chief Executive of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, who is not a member of the Audit Committee and recused himself from the Board of Directors’ deliberations).

Recapitalization and Reorganization Transactions Fee

On April 25, 2018, the Company and its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (including Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (“GIGI”) and Global Indemnity Reinsurance) entered into a series of recapitalization and reorganization transactions (collectively, the “Reorganization”) designed to improve the Company’s annual results and long-term financial performance. Pursuant to the Reorganization, the Company’s affiliated group implemented the following, among other things: (i) GIGI became a subordinated co-obligor with the Company under the Company’s 7.75% Subordinated Notes due in 2045 and its 7.875% Subordinated Notes due in 2047, (ii) GIGI agreed to provide capital to Global Indemnity Reinsurance from time to time to satisfy Global Indemnity Reinsurance’s obligations incurred in connection with its insurance and reinsurance business and (iii) GIGI received a promissory note from the Company, which was subsequently assigned within the Company’s affiliated group in connection with the settlement of certain intra-group indebtedness.

Fox Paine & Company, LLC acted as financial advisor to the Company's affiliated group in connection with the design, structuring and implementation of the Reorganization.  Fox Paine & Company, LLC’s services for the Company’s affiliated group in connection with the Reorganization were performed during the first and second quarter of 2018. The total fee for these services was $12.5 million, which was paid in June 2018.  No advisory fees in connection with the Reorganization were incurred during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019.   As with each of the Company's transactions with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, this transaction was reviewed and approved by the Company's Audit Committee and the Board of Directors (other than Saul A. Fox, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and Chief Executive of Fox Paine & Company, LLC, who is not a member of the Audit Committee and recused himself from the Board of Directors’ deliberations), and, in connection with its review and approval of this transaction, the Audit Committee also engaged its own investment banking firm for advice.

Illiquid Investment Fund Divestiture Fee

On December 21, 2018, GIGI exited an investment in a private credit fund pursuant to a sale of GIGI’s investment to third parties at par plus accrued interest. Fox Paine & Company, LLC provided services to GIGI in connection with the sale, including conducting due diligence to evaluate the private fund, recommending that GIGI withdraw from the private fund, and conducting extended negotiations with the private fund to secure GIGI’s withdrawal from the private fund on favorable terms. Fox Paine & Company, LLC’s services for GIGI in connection with the sale were performed during the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2018. The total fee for these services was $2.0 million which was paid in May 2019.  

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

5. Income Taxes

As of September 30, 2019, the statutory income tax rates of the countries where the Company conducts business are 21% in the United States, 0% in Bermuda, 0% in the Cayman Islands, 26.01% for companies with a registered office in Luxembourg City, 1.0% to 2.5% in Barbados, and 25% on non-trading income, 33% 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.

The Company’s income before income taxes from its non-U.S. subsidiaries and U.S. subsidiaries for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	19,980		$	137,197		$	—		$	157,177
Net premiums written	$	19,990		$	118,846		$	—		$	138,836
Net premiums earned	$	19,512		$	113,800		$	—		$	133,312
Net investment income		7,212			7,732			(3,596	)		11,348
Net realized investment gains (losses)		375			(3,065	)		—			(2,690	)
Other income (loss)		(234	)		498			—			264
Total revenues		26,865			118,965			(3,596	)		142,234
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		7,628			65,955			—			73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		6,201			47,165			—			53,366
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,514			2,344			—			3,858
Interest expense		351			8,268			(3,596	)		5,023
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	11,171		$	(4,767	)	$	—		$	6,404

Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	9,361		$	126,245		$	—		$	135,606
Net premiums written	$	9,356		$	106,877		$	—		$	116,233
Net premiums earned	$	30,220		$	90,308		$	—		$	120,528
Net investment income		12,013			7,204			(7,467	)		11,750
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(273	)		5,592			—			5,319
Other income (loss)		(82	)		493			—			411
Total revenues		41,878			103,597			(7,467	)		138,008
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		14,877			65,616			—			80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		13,188			35,492			—			48,680
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,237			2,238			—			3,475
Interest expense		356			12,035			(7,467	)		4,924
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	12,220		$	(11,784	)	$	—		$	436

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	69,588		$	409,111	$	—		$	478,699
Net premiums written	$	69,591		$	351,730	$	—		$	421,321
Net premiums earned	$	52,798		$	330,804	$	—		$	383,602
Net investment income		22,254			20,824		(10,685	)		32,393
Net realized investment gains		1,768			9,522		—			11,290
Other income (loss)		(256	)		1,530		—			1,274
Total revenues		76,564			362,680		(10,685	)		428,559
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		24,076			177,903		—			201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		16,556			137,087		—			153,643
Corporate and other operating expenses		4,822			6,880		—			11,702
Interest expense		1,059			24,714		(10,685	)		15,088
Income before income taxes	$	30,051		$	16,096	$	—		$	46,147

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Non-U.S. Subsidiaries			U.S. Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$	39,976		$	378,694		$	—		$	418,670
Net premiums written	$	39,970		$	320,587		$	—		$	360,557
Net premiums earned	$	115,353		$	227,094		$	—		$	342,447
Net investment income		39,527			21,428			(26,847	)		34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(437	)		8,270			—			7,833
Other income (loss)		(179	)		1,468			—			1,289
Total revenues		154,264			258,260			(26,847	)		385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		48,210			147,216			—			195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		50,475			90,721			—			141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses		10,550			13,103			—			23,653
Interest expense		6,749			34,823			(26,847	)		14,725
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	38,280		$	(27,603	)	$	—		$	10,677

The following table summarizes the components of income tax benefit:

	Quarters Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Current income tax expense (benefit):
Foreign	$	(17	)	$	62		$	(35	)	$	326
U.S. Federal		—			(732	)		—			—
Total current income tax expense (benefit)		(17	)		(670	)		(35	)		326
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal		(300	)		(2,622	)		5,198			(6,270	)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)		(300	)		(2,622	)		5,198			(6,270	)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(317	)	$	(3,292	)	$	5,163		$	(5,944	)

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 table summarizes the differences between the tax provision for financial statement purposes and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate:

	Quarters Ended September 30,
	2019						2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate	$	(1,001	)		(15.6	%)	$	(2,494	)		(571.9	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		—			—			—			—
Dividend exclusion		(33	)		(0.5	)		(68	)		(15.6	)
Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax		—			—			(731	)		(167.7	)
Non-deductible interest		695			10.8			—			—
Other		22			0.3			1			0.2
Effective income tax benefit	$	(317	)		(5.0	%)	$	(3,292	)		(755.0	%)

The effective income tax benefit rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 was 5.0%, compared with an effective income tax benefit rate of 755.0% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in the effective income tax benefit rate in the quarter ended September 30, 2019 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2018 is due to higher pretax income in the U.S. in 2019.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019						2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income			Amount			% of Pre- Tax Income
Expected tax provision at weighted average tax rate	$	3,380			7.3	%	$	(5,527	)		(51.8	%)
Adjustments:
Tax exempt interest		(1	)		—			(5	)		—
Dividend exclusion		(256	)		(0.6	)		(203	)		(1.9	)
Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax		—			—			—			—
Non-deductible interest		2,063			4.5			—			—
Other		(23	)		—			(209	)		(2.0	)
Effective income tax expense (benefit)	$	5,163			11.2	%	$	(5,944	)		(55.7	%)

The effective income tax expense rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was 11.2%, compared with an effective income tax benefit rate of 55.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in the effective income tax expense rate in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is due to higher pretax income in the U.S. in 2019.  

The Company has a net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward of $24.7 million as of September 30, 2019, which begins to expire in 2036 based on when the original NOL was generated.  The Company’s NOL carryforward as of December 31, 2018 was $29.5 million.

The Company has a Section 163(j) (“163(j)”) carryforward of $11.1 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, which can be carried forward indefinitely. The 163(j) carryforward relates to the limitation on the deduction for business interest expense paid or accrued.

The Company had an alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryforward of $11.0 million as of December 31, 2017.  The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act repealed the corporate AMT.  The AMT credit carryforward of $11.0 million was reclassed to federal income taxes receivable at December 31, 2017 and will be fully refunded by the end of 2021.  

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Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Reconciliation Of Basic Weighted Average Shares To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Line Items]
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share	14,202,859	14,100,180	14,181,530	14,082,698
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share	14,327,757	14,346,585	14,328,861	14,321,113
Restricted Stock
Reconciliation Of Basic Weighted Average Shares To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Line Items]
Non-vested restricted stock, units and options	23,059	83,882	19,201	74,768
Restricted Stock Units
Reconciliation Of Basic Weighted Average Shares To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Line Items]
Non-vested restricted stock, units and options	0	0	2,954	0
Stock Options
Reconciliation Of Basic Weighted Average Shares To Diluted Weighted Average Shares [Line Items]
Non-vested restricted stock, units and options	101,839	162,523	125,176	163,647

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Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related To Leases (Detail) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of liabilities:
Operating leases	$ 1,804
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
Operating leases	$ 14,163

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Information with Respect to A Ordinary Shares that were Surrendered or Repurchased (Detail) - Ordinary Shares A - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total Number of Shares Purchased		0	0	27,028	45,233
Average Price Paid Per Share				$ 35.07	$ 40.07
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program				0	0
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
January 1-31, 2019
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total Number of Shares Purchased	[1],[2]			7,945
Average Price Paid Per Share	[1]			$ 36.23
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program	[1]			0
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs	[1]	0		$ 0
February 1-28, 2019
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total Number of Shares Purchased	[1],[2]			19,083
Average Price Paid Per Share	[1]			$ 34.59
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program	[1]			0
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs	[1]	$ 0		$ 0
January 1-31, 2018
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total Number of Shares Purchased	[1],[2]				26,639
Average Price Paid Per Share	[1]				$ 42.02
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program	[1]				0
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs	[1]		0		$ 0
March 1-31, 2018
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total Number of Shares Purchased	[1],[2]				18,594
Average Price Paid Per Share	[1]				$ 37.27
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program	[1]				0
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs	[1]		$ 0		$ 0

[1] Based on settlement date.

[2] Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

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Summary of Business Segment Information (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Specialty Property
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Federal excise tax relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations		$ 64		$ 298
Commercial Specialty
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Federal excise tax relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations		77		367
Farm, Ranch & Stable
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Federal excise tax relating to cessions from Insurance Operations to Reinsurance Operations		$ 28		$ 137
American Reliable Insurance Company | Specialty Property
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Quota share agreement percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Ceded premiums written	$ (23)	$ (3)	$ (200)	$ (1,859)

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Summary of Net Gain (Loss) Included in Consolidated Statements of Operations for Changes in Fair Value of Derivatives and Periodic Net Interest Settlements Under Derivatives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net gain (loss) for changes in fair value and net settlements of derivatives	$ (2,171)	$ 1,311	$ (9,404)	$ 6,959
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net gain (loss) for changes in fair value and net settlements of derivatives	300	400	700	1,500
Interest Rate Swap | Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net gain (loss) for changes in fair value and net settlements of derivatives	(1,831)	1,311	(9,064)	6,959
Futures Contracts on Bonds | Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net gain (loss) for changes in fair value and net settlements of derivatives	15	0	15	0
Futures Contracts on Equities | Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net gain (loss) for changes in fair value and net settlements of derivatives	$ (355)	$ 0	$ (355)	$ 0

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Schedule of Total Investment Return (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Net investment income		$ 11,348	$ 11,750	$ 32,393	$ 34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(2,690)	5,319	11,290	7,833
Change in unrealized holding gains and losses		10,021	(1,564)	53,457	(25,822)
Net realized and unrealized investment returns		7,331	3,755	64,747	(17,989)
Total investment return		$ 18,679	$ 15,505	$ 97,140	$ 16,119
Total investment return %	[1]	1.20%	1.00%	6.20%	1.10%
Average investment portfolio	[2]	$ 1,585,165	$ 1,541,975	$ 1,562,177	$ 1,533,825

[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 end of the period.

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Current Fair Value of Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt		$ 297,324	$ 288,565
Debt, fair value		312,259	278,676
7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt	[1]	96,833	96,742
Debt, fair value	[1]	99,913	92,261
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt	[2]	126,112	126,005
Debt, fair value	[2]	137,967	120,597
Margin borrowing facilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt		74,379	65,818
Debt, fair value		$ 74,379	$ 65,818

[1] As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

[2] As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

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Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Components of Lease Expense

The components of lease expense were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Quarter Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease expense	$	819	$	2,460
Short-term lease expense		2		7
Total lease expense	$	821	$	2,467

Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of liabilities:
Operating leases	$	1,804
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	14,163

Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheets.

(Dollars in thousands)	Classification on the consolidated balance sheets	September 30, 2019
Assets:
Operating lease assets	Other assets	$	23,360
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities	Other liabilities	$	24,121
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases		9.9 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases (1)			2.7	%

(1) Represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate

Future Minimum Cash Payments Under Non-cancelable Operating Leases

At September 30, 2019, future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
2019  (1)	$	731
2020		1,942
2021		2,779
2022		2,659
2023		2,702
Thereafter		16,888
Total future minimum lease payments	$	27,701
Less: amount representing interest		3,580
Present value of minimum lease payments	$	24,121

(1) Excludes the nine months ended September 30, 2019

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt of Subsidiaries (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co- obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
ASSETS
Total investments	$	47,732	$	255,817		$	1,233,305		$	—		$	1,536,854
Cash and cash equivalents		3,604		22,966			51,611			—			78,181
Investments in subsidiaries		1,195,308		335,425			15,264			(1,545,997	)		—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		314		(24,170	)		23,856			—			—
Notes receivable – affiliate		—		80,049			847,808			(927,857	)		—
Interest receivable – affiliate		—		4,731			17,258			(21,989	)		—
Premiums receivable, net		—		—			112,992			—			112,992
Reinsurance receivables, net		—		—			83,012			—			83,012
Funds held by ceding insurers		—		—			48,751			—			48,751
Federal income taxes receivable		—		12,461			(1,325	)		—			11,136
Deferred federal income taxes		—		38,847			(2,368	)		—			36,479
Deferred acquisition costs		—		—			70,861			—			70,861
Intangible assets		—		—			21,623			—			21,623
Goodwill		—		—			6,521			—			6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		—		—			17,763			—			17,763
Receivable for securities sold		—		59			(59	)		—			-
Other assets		7,013		14,770			45,255			(7,055	)		59,983
Total assets	$	1,253,971	$	740,955		$	2,592,128		$	(2,502,898	)	$	2,084,156
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	—	$	—		$	633,287		$	—		$	633,287
Unearned premiums		—		—			316,797			—			316,797
Ceded balances payable		—		—			36,431			—			36,431
Payable for securities purchased		—		—			848			—			848
Contingent commissions		—		—			10,035			—			10,035
Debt		—		304,379			—			(7,055	)		297,324
Notes payable – affiliates		520,498		402,310			5,049			(927,857	)		—
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		20,131		—			1,858			(21,989	)		—
Other liabilities		5,958		19,002			57,090			—			82,050
Total liabilities		546,587		725,691			1,061,395			(956,901	)		1,376,772
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		707,384		15,264			1,530,733			(1,545,997	)		707,384
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,253,971	$	740,955		$	2,592,128		$	(2,502,898	)	$	2,084,156

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets at December 31, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
ASSETS
Total investments	$	55,377	$	233,479		$	1,121,799		$	—		$	1,410,655
Cash and cash equivalents		2,221		26,039			71,237			—			99,497
Investments in subsidiaries		1,105,032		296,357			(19,922	)		(1,381,467	)		—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates		584		(2,133	)		1,549			—			—
Notes receivable – affiliate		—		80,049			847,808			(927,857	)		—
Interest receivable – affiliate		—		3,869			17,425			(21,294	)		—
Premiums receivable, net		—		—			87,679			—			87,679
Reinsurance receivables, net		—		—			114,418			—			114,418
Funds held by ceding insurers		—		—			49,206			—			49,206
Federal income taxes receivable		—		4,631			6,235			—			10,866
Deferred federal income taxes		—		44,481			4,108			—			48,589
Deferred acquisition costs		—		—			61,676			—			61,676
Intangible assets		—		—			22,020			—			22,020
Goodwill		—		—			6,521			—			6,521
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		—		—			20,594			—			20,594
Receivable for securities sold		—		—			15			—			15
Other assets		8,461		5,085			22,237			(7,253	)		28,530
Total assets	$	1,171,675	$	691,857		$	2,434,605		$	(2,337,871	)	$	1,960,266
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	—	$	—		$	680,031		$	—		$	680,031
Unearned premiums		—		—			281,912			—			281,912
Ceded balances payable		—		—			14,994			—			14,994
Contingent commissions		—		—			10,636			—			10,636
Debt		—		295,818			—			(7,253	)		288,565
Notes payable – affiliates		520,498		402,310			5,049			(927,857	)		—
Accrued interest payable – affiliates		19,499		—			1,795			(21,294	)		—
Other liabilities		2,619		13,651			38,799			—			55,069
Total liabilities		542,616		711,779			1,033,216			(956,404	)		1,331,207
Shareholders’ equity
Total shareholders’ equity		629,059		(19,922	)		1,401,389			(1,381,467	)		629,059
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,171,675	$	691,857		$	2,434,605		$	(2,337,871	)	$	1,960,266

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	133,312		$	—		$	133,312
Net investment income		393			2,798			8,442			(285	)		11,348
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(101	)		(3,525	)		936			—			(2,690	)
Other income		—			—			264			—			264
Total revenues		292			(727	)		142,954			(285	)		142,234
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			73,583			—			73,583
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			53,366			—			53,366
Corporate and other operating expenses		1,320			2,159			379			—			3,858
Interest expense		278			4,957			73			(285	)		5,023
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(1,306	)		(7,843	)		15,553			—			6,404
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		8,027			1,699			(4,462	)		(5,264	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes		6,721			(6,144	)		11,091			(5,264	)		6,404
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(1,682	)		1,365			—			(317	)
Net income (loss)	$	6,721		$	(4,462	)	$	9,726		$	(5,264	)	$	6,721

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	120,528		$	—		$	120,528
Net investment income		146			2,492			18,318			(9,206	)		11,750
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(101	)		5,321			99			—			5,319
Other income (loss)		—			(12	)		423			—			411
Total revenues		45			7,801			139,368			(9,206	)		138,008
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			80,493			—			80,493
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			48,680			—			48,680
Corporate and other operating expenses		982			2,089			404			—			3,475
Interest expense		2,017			12,035			78			(9,206	)		4,924
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(2,954	)		(6,323	)		9,713			-			436
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		6,682			(3,995	)		(8,434	)		5,747			—
Income (loss) before income taxes		3,728			(10,318	)		1,279			5,747			436
Income tax benefit		—			(1,884	)		(1,408	)		—			(3,292	)
Net Income (loss)	$	3,728		$	(8,434	)	$	2,687		$	5,747		$	3,728

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)		Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	383,602	$	—		$	383,602
Net investment income		1,764			5,743			25,747		(861	)		32,393
Net realized investment gains		298			7,969			3,023		—			11,290
Other income		—			30			1,244		—			1,274
Total revenues		2,062			13,742			413,616		(861	)		428,559
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			201,979		—			201,979
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			153,643		—			153,643
Corporate and other operating expenses		4,306			6,406			990		—			11,702
Interest expense		829			14,875			245		(861	)		15,088
Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries and income taxes		(3,073	)		(7,539	)		56,759		—			46,147
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		44,057			16,597			10,903		(71,557	)		—
Income before income taxes		40,984			9,058			67,662		(71,557	)		46,147
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(1,845	)		7,008		—			5,163
Net income	$	40,984		$	10,903		$	60,654	$	(71,557	)	$	40,984

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	342,447		$	—		$	342,447
Net investment income		483			8,404			58,258			(33,037	)		34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses)		(121	)		8,167			(213	)		—			7,833
Other income		—			—			1,289			—			1,289
Total revenues		362			16,571			401,781			(33,037	)		385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses		—			—			195,426			—			195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses		—			—			141,196			—			141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses		9,959			12,734			960			—			23,653
Interest expense		12,715			34,773			274			(33,037	)		14,725
Income (loss) before equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries and income taxes		(22,312	)		(30,936	)		63,925			—			10,677
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries		38,933			6,770			(21,335	)		(24,368	)		—
Income (loss) before income taxes		16,621			(24,166	)		42,590			(24,368	)		10,677
Income tax expense (benefit)		—			(2,831	)		(3,226	)		113			(5,944	)
Net income (loss)	$	16,621		$	(21,335	)	$	45,816		$	(24,481	)	$	16,621

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)		Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income	$	6,721	$	(4,462	)	$	9,726		$	(5,264	)	$	6,721
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains (losses)		—		—			9,421			—			9,421
Equity in other comprehensive income of unconsolidated subsidiaries		8,772		4,711			4,703			(18,186	)		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—		—			(2	)		—			(2	)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income		—		(8	)		(839	)		—			(847	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains		—		—			200			—			200
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		8,772		4,703			13,483			(18,186	)		8,772
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	15,493	$	241		$	23,209		$	(23,450	)	$	15,493

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)		Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income (loss)	$	3,728		$	(8,434	)	$	2,687		$	5,747	$	3,728
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding losses		(63	)		(845	)		(716	)		—		(1,624	)
Equity in other comprehensive loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries		(1,392	)		(603	)		(789	)		2,784		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive loss		—			—			7			—		7
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (loss)		101			659			(43	)		—		717
Unrealized foreign currency translation losses		—			—			(454	)		—		(454	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(1,354	)		(789	)		(1,995	)		2,784		(1,354	)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	2,374		$	(9,223	)	$	692		$	8,531	$	2,374

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)		Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income	$	40,984		$	10,903	$	60,654		$	(71,557	)	$	40,984
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:		—			—		—			—
Unrealized holding gains		880			1,567		46,436			—			48,883
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries		46,226			24,201		26,003			(96,430	)		—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive income		—			—		(4	)		—			(4	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(561	)		235		(2,339	)		—			(2,665	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains		—			—		331			—			331
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		46,545			26,003		70,427			(96,430	)		46,545
Comprehensive income, net of tax	$	87,529		$	36,906	$	131,081		$	(167,987	)	$	87,529

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Net income (loss)	$	16,621		$	(21,335	)	$	45,816		$	(24,481	)	$	16,621
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Unrealized holding losses		(210	)		(2,930	)		(19,492	)		—			(22,632	)
Equity in other comprehensive loss of unconsolidated subsidiaries		(22,695	)		(9,633	)		(11,515	)		43,843			—
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive losses		—			—			(1	)		—			(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (loss)		121			1,048			234			—			1,403
Unrealized foreign currency translation losses		—			—			(1,554	)		—			(1,554	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(22,784	)		(11,515	)		(32,328	)		43,843			(22,784	)
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$	(6,163	)	$	(32,850	)	$	13,488		$	19,362		$	(6,163	)

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

(2) Includes Parent co-obligor and subsidiary co-obligor consolidating adjustments

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Condensed Consolidating  Statements of Cash Flows at September 30, 2019  (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,718		$	2,593		$	41,619		$	45,930
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		48,393			101,525			492,131			642,049
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		7,300			198,912			—			206,212
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		—			—			113,480			113,480
Proceeds from other invested assets		3,161			11,040			—			14,201
Amounts paid in connection with derivatives		—			(12,516	)		—			(12,516	)
Purchases of fixed maturities		(10,548	)		(24,280	)		(666,856	)		(701,684	)
Purchases of equity securities		(40,564	)		(285,408	)		—			(325,972	)
Purchases of other invested assets		—			(3,500	)		—			(3,500	)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		7,742			(14,227	)		(61,245	)		(67,730	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings under margin borrowing facility		—			8,561			—			8,561
Dividends paid to shareholders		(7,130	)		—			—			(7,130	)
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(947	)		—			—			(947	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(8,077	)		8,561			—			484
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		1,383			(3,073	)		(19,626	)		(21,316	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		2,221			26,039			71,237			99,497
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	3,604		$	22,966		$	51,611		$	78,181

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

Condensed Consolidating  Statements of Cash Flows at September 30, 2018  (Dollars in thousands)	Global Indemnity Limited (Parent co-obligor)			Global Indemnity Group, Inc. (Subsidiary co-obligor)			Other Global Indemnity Limited Subsidiaries and Eliminations (non-co-obligor subsidiaries) (1)			Global Indemnity Limited Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	$	(19,280	)	$	(618	)	$	65,769		$	45,871
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities		28,118			44,760			156,484			229,362
Proceeds from sale of equity securities		—			28,141			—			28,141
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities		5,431			7,600			30,272			43,303
Proceeds from other invested assets		—			1,058			7,294			8,352
Amounts received in connection with derivatives		—			7,599			—			7,599
Purchases of fixed maturities		(32,933	)		(39,314	)		(256,755	)		(329,002	)
Purchases of equity securities		—			(22,931	)		—			(22,931	)
Purchases of other invested assets		—			(15,800	)		—			(15,800	)
Acquisition of business		—			(3,515	)		—			(3,515	)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		616			7,598			(62,705	)		(54,491	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments under margin borrowing facility		—			(12,825	)		—			(12,825	)
Proceeds / (issuance) of notes to affiliates		230,000			(230,000	)		—			—
Debt restructuring		(230,000	)		230,000			—			—
Dividends paid to shareholders		(10,510	)		—			—			(10,510	)
Dividends from subsidiaries		20,000			—			(20,000	)		—
Purchase of A ordinary shares		(1,813	)		—			—			(1,813	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		7,677			(12,825	)		(20,000	)		(25,148	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(10,987	)		(5,845	)		(16,936	)		(33,768	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		11,089			7,749			55,576			74,414
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	102		$	1,904		$	38,640		$	40,646

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of Global Indemnity Limited and eliminations

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Summary of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value Through Fixed Maturities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Due in one year or less, Amortized Cost	$ 48,565
Due in one year through five years, Amortized Cost	336,617
Due in five years through ten years, Amortized Cost	129,412
Due in ten years through fifteen years, Amortized Cost	15,162
Due after fifteen years, Amortized Cost	50,390
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost	1,203,984	$ 1,257,830
Due in one year or less, Estimated Fair value	48,619
Due in one year through five years, Estimated Fair value	343,715
Due in five years through ten years, Estimated Fair value	135,186
Due in ten years through fifteen years, Estimated Fair value	16,254
Due after fifteen years, Estimated Fair value	56,059
Fixed Maturities, estimated fair value	1,234,435	1,235,155
Mortgage Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	202,699
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost	202,699	119,327
Estimated Fair value	206,387
Fixed Maturities, estimated fair value	206,387	117,854
Asset-backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	182,502
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost	182,502	185,430
Estimated Fair value	183,362
Fixed Maturities, estimated fair value	183,362	183,754
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	238,637
Fixed maturities, Amortized Cost	238,637	206,236
Estimated Fair value	244,853
Fixed Maturities, estimated fair value	$ 244,853	$ 202,722

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Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

8. Shareholders’ Equity

There were no A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

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 Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2019		7,945	(2)	$	36.23		—		—
February 1-28, 2019		19,083	(2)	$	34.59		—		—
Total		27,028		$	35.07		—

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

The following table provides information with respect to the A ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2018:

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 Plans or Programs
January 1-31, 2018		26,639	(2)	$	42.02	—	—
March 1-31, 2018		18,594	(2)	$	37.27	—	—
Total		45,233		$	40.07	—

(1) Based on settlement date.

(2) Surrendered by employees as payment of taxes withheld on the vesting of restricted stock.

There were no B ordinary shares that were surrendered or repurchased during the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 or 2018.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s A ordinary shares were held by approximately 225 shareholders of record.

Please see Note 12 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s repurchase program.

Dividends

Dividend payments of $0.25 per ordinary share per quarter were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as follows:

Approval Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividends Paid ($ in thousands)
February 10, 2019	March 22, 2019	March 29, 2019	$	3,521
June 2, 2019	June 21, 2019	June 28, 2019		3,525
September 15, 2019	September 26, 2019	October 2, 2019		3,528
Various  (1)	Various	Various		191
Total			$	10,765

(1) Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

Dividend payments of $0.25 per ordinary share per quarter were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as follows:

Approval Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividends Paid ($ in thousands)
March 4, 2018	March 21, 2018	March 29, 2018	$	3,499
June 3, 2018	June 22, 2018	June 29, 2018		3,502
September 16, 2018	September 27, 2018	October 1, 2018		3,504
Various  (1)	Various	Various		151
Total			$	10,656

(1) Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, accrued dividends on unvested shares, which were included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets, were $3.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively.  

Please see Note 12 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 Part II of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Company’s dividend program.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

4. 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 and derivative instruments 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.

The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets and derivative instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.

	Fair Value Measurements
As of September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	165,482	$	—	$	—	$	165,482
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		56,032		—		56,032
Mortgage-backed securities		—		206,387		—		206,387
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		244,853		—		244,853
Asset-backed securities		—		183,362		—		183,362
Corporate bonds		—		274,738		—		274,738
Foreign corporate bonds		—		103,581		—		103,581
Total fixed maturities		165,482		1,068,953		—		1,234,435
Equity securities		262,367		—		—		262,367
Total assets measured at fair value (1)	$	427,849	$	1,068,953	$	—	$	1,496,802
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	12,422	$	—	$	12,422
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	12,422	$	—	$	12,422

(1) Excluded from the table above are limited partnerships of $40.1 million at September 30, 2019 whose fair value is based on net asset value as a practical expedient.

	Fair Value Measurements
As of December 31, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	78,855	$	—	$	—	$	78,855
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		95,613		—		95,613
Mortgage-backed securities		—		117,854		—		117,854
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		202,722		—		202,722
Asset-backed securities		—		183,754		—		183,754
Corporate bonds		—		440,855		—		440,855
Foreign corporate bonds		—		115,502		—		115,502
Total fixed maturities		78,855		1,156,300		—		1,235,155
Common stock		124,747		—		—		124,747
Total assets measured at fair value (1)	$	203,602	$	1,156,300	$	—	$	1,359,902
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	4,062	$	—	$	4,062
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	4,062	$	—	$	4,062

(1) Excluded from the table above are limited partnerships of $50.8 million at December 31, 2018 whose fair value is based on net asset value as a practical expedient.

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 and derivative instruments.  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.  The estimated fair value of the derivative instruments, consisting of interest rate swaps, is obtained from a third party financial institution that utilizes observable inputs such as the forward interest rate curve.

For the Company’s material debt arrangements, the current fair value of the Company’s debt at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

	September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Margin Borrowing Facility	$	74,379	$	74,379	$	65,818	$	65,818
7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045  (1)		96,833		99,913		96,742		92,261
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 (2)		126,112		137,967		126,005		120,597
Total	$	297,324	$	312,259	$	288,565	$	278,676

(1) As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

(2) As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

The fair value of the margin borrowing facility approximates its carrying value due to the facility being due on demand.  The subordinated notes due 2045 and 2047 are publicly traded instruments and are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Fair Value of Alternative Investments

Other invested assets consist of limited liability partnerships whose fair value is based on net asset value per share practical expedient.  The following table provides the fair value and future funding commitments related to these investments at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

	September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Future Funding Commitment		Fair Value		Future Funding Commitment
Real Estate Fund, LP  (1)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
European Non-Performing Loan Fund, LP  (2)		14,732		14,214		17,893		14,214
Distressed Debt Fund, LP  (3)		25,320		29,001		32,860		20,500
Total	$	40,052	$	43,215	$	50,753	$	34,714

(1) 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.

(2) This limited partnership invests in distressed securities and assets through senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured debt and equity, in both public and private large-cap and middle-market companies.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  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.  Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company anticipates its interest in this partnership to be redeemed by 2020.

(3) This limited partnership invests in stressed and distressed securities and structured products.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  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.  Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company anticipates its interest to be redeemed no later than 2027.

Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships with ownership interest exceeding 3%

The Company uses the equity method to account for investments in limited liability companies and limited partnerships where its ownership interest exceeds 3%. The equity method of accounting for an investment in a limited liability company and limited partnership requires that its cost basis be updated to account for the income or loss earned on the investment. The investment income or loss associated with these limited liability companies or limited partnerships, which is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations, was $1.3 million and $1.6 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $1.4 million and $5.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.      

Pricing

The Company’s pricing vendors provide prices for all investment categories except for investments in limited partnerships whose fair value is based on net asset values as a practical expedient.  Two primary vendors are utilized to provide prices for equity and fixed maturity 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 security prices are received from all primary and secondary exchanges.

• Corporate and agency bonds are evaluated by utilizing a spread to a benchmark curve.  Bonds with similar characteristics are grouped into specific sectors.  Inputs for both asset classes consist of trade prices, broker quotes, the new issue market, and prices on comparable securities.

• Data from commercial vendors is aggregated with market information, then converted into an option adjusted spread “OAS” matrix and prepayment model used for commercial mortgage obligations (“CMO”). CMOs are categorized with mortgage-backed securities in the tables listed above.  For asset-backed securities, spread data is derived from trade prices, dealer quotations, and research reports.  For both asset classes, evaluations utilize standard inputs plus new issue data, and collateral performance.  The evaluated pricing models incorporate cash flows, broker quotes, market trades, historical prepayment speeds, and dealer projected speeds.

• For obligations of state and political subdivisions, an attribute-based modeling system is used.  The pricing model incorporates trades, market clearing yields, market color, and fundamental credit research.

• U.S. treasuries are evaluated by obtaining feeds from a number of live data sources including primary and secondary dealers as well as inter-dealer brokers.

• For mortgage-backed securities, various external analytical products are utilized and purchased from commercial vendors.

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 or may potentially change.

• 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 quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company has not adjusted quotes or prices obtained from the pricing vendors.

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Earning Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share	500,000	600,000	500,000	600,000
Restricted Stock Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share	175,498	0	0	0

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Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases (Detail) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Assets:
Operating lease assets	$ 23,360
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:OtherAssets
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities	$ 24,121
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:OtherLiabilities
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases	9 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	2.70%	[1]

[1] Represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate

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Schedule of Dividend Payments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands														9 Months Ended
		Oct. 02, 2019	Sep. 15, 2019	Jun. 28, 2019	Jun. 02, 2019	Mar. 29, 2019	Feb. 10, 2019	Oct. 01, 2018	Sep. 16, 2018	Jun. 29, 2018	Jun. 03, 2018	Mar. 29, 2018	Mar. 04, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Approval Date			Sep. 15, 2019		Jun. 02, 2019		Feb. 10, 2019		Sep. 16, 2018		Jun. 03, 2018		Mar. 04, 2018
Record Date			Sep. 26, 2019		Jun. 21, 2019		Mar. 22, 2019		Sep. 27, 2018		Jun. 22, 2018		Mar. 21, 2018
Payment Date			Oct. 02, 2019		Jun. 28, 2019		Mar. 29, 2019		Oct. 01, 2018		Jun. 29, 2018		Mar. 29, 2018
Payment of dividends		$ 3,528		$ 3,525		$ 3,521		$ 3,504		$ 3,502		$ 3,499		$ 10,765	$ 10,656
Unvested Shares, Net of Forfeitures
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Approval Date														Various	Various
Record Date														Various	Various
Payment Date														Various	Various
Payment of dividends	[1]													$ 191	$ 151

[1] Represents dividends declared on unvested shares, net of forfeitures.

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt of Subsidiaries - Additional Information (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Global Indemnity Group Inc
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in subsidiary	100.00%

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Company's Invested Assets and Derivative Instruments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Other investment in limited partnership	$ 40,052	$ 50,753

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Summarized Information of Location and Gross Amount of Derivatives' Fair Value in Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) - Not Designated as Hedging Instrument - Other Assets Liabilities - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount		$ 232,114	$ 200,000
Fair Value		(12,422)	(4,062)
Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount		200,000	200,000
Fair Value		(12,422)	(4,062)
Futures Contracts on Bonds
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	[1]	20,726	0
Fair Value	[1]	0	0
Futures Contracts on Equities
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional Amount	[1]	11,388	0
Fair Value	[1]	$ 0	$ 0

[1] Futures are settled daily such that their fair value is not reflected in the consolidated statements of financial position

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Schedule of Investment Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investment income	$ 12,162	$ 12,442	$ 34,712	$ 36,254
Investment expense	(814)	(692)	(2,319)	(2,146)
Net investment income	11,348	11,750	32,393	34,108
Fixed Maturities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investment income	8,806	9,520	27,692	27,236
Equity Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investment income	1,704	1,006	4,384	3,010
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investment income	372	285	1,242	814
Other Invested Assets
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investment income	$ 1,280	$ 1,631	$ 1,394	$ 5,194

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Components of Income Tax Benefit (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Current income tax expense (benefit):
Foreign	$ (17)	$ 62	$ (35)	$ 326
U.S. Federal	0	(732)	0	0
Total current income tax expense (benefit)	(17)	(670)	(35)	326
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
U.S. Federal	(300)	(2,622)	5,198	(6,270)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)	(300)	(2,622)	5,198	(6,270)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$ (317)	$ (3,292)	$ 5,163	$ (5,944)

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Fair Value and Future Funding Commitments Related to These Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 40,052	$ 50,753
Future Funding Commitments		43,215	34,714
Real Estate Fund, LP | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	[1]	0
Future Funding Commitments	[1]	0
European Non-Performing Loan Fund, LP | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	[2]	14,732	17,893
Future Funding Commitments	[2]	14,214	14,214
Distressed Debt Fund, LP | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	[3]	25,320	32,860
Future Funding Commitments	[3]	$ 29,001	$ 20,500

[1] 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.

[2] This limited partnership invests in distressed securities and assets through senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured debt and equity, in both public and private large-cap and middle-market companies. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner. 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. Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company anticipates its interest in this partnership to be redeemed by 2020.

[3] This limited partnership invests in stressed and distressed securities and structured products. The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner. 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. Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company anticipates its interest to be redeemed no later than 2027

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New Accounting Pronouncements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Right of use lease assets	$ 23,360
Lease liabilities	$ 24,121
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Right of use lease assets		$ 25,300
Lease liabilities		25,400
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect adjustment resulting from adoption of new accounting guidance		$ 100

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Schedule of Other Than Temporary Impairments on Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
OTTI losses, gross	$ 0	$ (24)	$ (1,897)	$ (395)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (pre-tax)	0	0	0	0
Net impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings	$ 0	$ (24)	$ (1,897)	$ (395)

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Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other net realized investment (gains) losses	$ 2,690	$ (5,343)	$ (13,187)	$ (8,228)
Total before tax	(6,404)	(436)	(46,147)	(10,677)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(317)	(3,292)	5,163	(5,944)
Net loss	(6,721)	(3,728)	(40,984)	(16,621)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Total reclassifications, net of tax	(847)	717	(2,665)	1,403
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) losses	(946)	811	(4,731)	1,265
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments	0	24	1,897	395
Total before tax	(946)	835	(2,834)	1,660
Income tax expense (benefit)	99	(118)	169	(257)
Net loss	(847)	717	(2,665)	1,403
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) losses	0	0	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Net loss	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Schedule of Proceeds From Sales and Redemptions of Available for Sale Securities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Fixed maturities	$ 642,049	$ 229,362
Equity securities	$ 206,212	$ 28,141

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

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

The following table presents information about the Company’s invested assets and derivative instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value.

	Fair Value Measurements
As of September 30, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	165,482	$	—	$	—	$	165,482
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		56,032		—		56,032
Mortgage-backed securities		—		206,387		—		206,387
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		244,853		—		244,853
Asset-backed securities		—		183,362		—		183,362
Corporate bonds		—		274,738		—		274,738
Foreign corporate bonds		—		103,581		—		103,581
Total fixed maturities		165,482		1,068,953		—		1,234,435
Equity securities		262,367		—		—		262,367
Total assets measured at fair value (1)	$	427,849	$	1,068,953	$	—	$	1,496,802
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	12,422	$	—	$	12,422
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	12,422	$	—	$	12,422

(1) Excluded from the table above are limited partnerships of $40.1 million at September 30, 2019 whose fair value is based on net asset value as a practical expedient.

	Fair Value Measurements
As of December 31, 2018 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Fixed maturities:
U.S. treasury and agency obligations	$	78,855	$	—	$	—	$	78,855
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		—		95,613		—		95,613
Mortgage-backed securities		—		117,854		—		117,854
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		—		202,722		—		202,722
Asset-backed securities		—		183,754		—		183,754
Corporate bonds		—		440,855		—		440,855
Foreign corporate bonds		—		115,502		—		115,502
Total fixed maturities		78,855		1,156,300		—		1,235,155
Common stock		124,747		—		—		124,747
Total assets measured at fair value (1)	$	203,602	$	1,156,300	$	—	$	1,359,902
Liabilities:
Derivative instruments	$	—	$	4,062	$	—	$	4,062
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	—	$	4,062	$	—	$	4,062

(1) Excluded from the table above are limited partnerships of $50.8 million at December 31, 2018 whose fair value is based on net asset value as a practical expedient.

Current Fair Value of Debt

For the Company’s material debt arrangements, the current fair value of the Company’s debt at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was as follows:

	September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Margin Borrowing Facility	$	74,379	$	74,379	$	65,818	$	65,818
7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045  (1)		96,833		99,913		96,742		92,261
7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 (2)		126,112		137,967		126,005		120,597
Total	$	297,324	$	312,259	$	288,565	$	278,676

(1) As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.75% Subordinated Notes due 2045 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

(2) As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value and fair value of the 7.875% Subordinated Notes due 2047 are net of unamortized debt issuance cost of $3.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

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, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

	September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value		Future Funding Commitment		Fair Value		Future Funding Commitment
Real Estate Fund, LP  (1)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
European Non-Performing Loan Fund, LP  (2)		14,732		14,214		17,893		14,214
Distressed Debt Fund, LP  (3)		25,320		29,001		32,860		20,500
Total	$	40,052	$	43,215	$	50,753	$	34,714

(1) 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.

(2) This limited partnership invests in distressed securities and assets through senior and subordinated, secured and unsecured debt and equity, in both public and private large-cap and middle-market companies.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  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.  Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company anticipates its interest in this partnership to be redeemed by 2020.

(3) This limited partnership invests in stressed and distressed securities and structured products.  The Company does not have the ability to sell or transfer its limited partnership interest without consent from the general partner.  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.  Based on the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company anticipates its interest to be redeemed no later than 2027.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 40,984	$ 16,621
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation	5,327	5,272
Amortization of debt issuance costs	198	198
Restricted stock and stock option expense	2,513	2,394
Deferred federal income taxes	5,198	(6,270)
Amortization of bond premium and discount, net	3,697	4,650
Net realized investment gains	(11,290)	(7,833)
Changes in:
Premiums receivable, net	(25,313)	(255)
Reinsurance receivables, net	31,406	8,526
Funds held by ceding insurers	786	(7,059)
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	(46,744)	(26,057)
Unearned premiums	34,885	12,233
Ceded balances payable	21,437	5,761
Other assets and liabilities, net	(9,929)	35,040
Contingent commissions	(601)	92
Federal income tax receivable/payable	(270)	(426)
Deferred acquisition costs, net	(9,185)	(2,891)
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	2,831	5,875
Net cash provided by operating activities	45,930	45,871
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities	642,049	229,362
Proceeds from sale of equity securities	206,212	28,141
Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturities	113,480	43,303
Proceeds from other invested assets	14,201	8,352
Amounts received (paid) in connection with derivatives	(12,516)	7,599
Purchases of fixed maturities	(701,684)	(329,002)
Purchases of equity securities	(325,972)	(22,931)
Purchases of other invested assets	(3,500)	(15,800)
Acquisition of business	0	(3,515)
Net cash used for investing activities	(67,730)	(54,491)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) under margin borrowing facility	8,561	(12,825)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(7,130)	(10,510)
Purchases of A ordinary shares	(947)	(1,813)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	484	(25,148)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(21,316)	(33,768)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	99,497	74,414
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 78,181	$ 40,646

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

16.Subsequent Events

In October, 2019, the Company entered into a $10 million commitment to purchase an alternative investment vehicle which is comprised of mortgage loans and other real-estate related investments.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Gross premiums written	$ 157,177	$ 135,606	$ 478,699	$ 418,670
Net premiums written	138,836	116,233	421,321	360,557
Net premiums earned	133,312	120,528	383,602	342,447
Net investment income	11,348	11,750	32,393	34,108
Net realized investment gains (losses):
Other than temporary impairment losses on investments	0	(24)	(1,897)	(395)
Other net realized investment gains (losses)	(2,690)	5,343	13,187	8,228
Total net realized investment gains (losses)	(2,690)	5,319	11,290	7,833
Other income	264	411	1,274	1,289
Total revenues	142,234	138,008	428,559	385,677
Losses and Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	73,583	80,493	201,979	195,426
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	53,366	48,680	153,643	141,196
Corporate and other operating expenses	3,858	3,475	11,702	23,653
Interest expense	5,023	4,924	15,088	14,725
Income before income taxes	6,404	436	46,147	10,677
Income tax expense (benefit)	(317)	(3,292)	5,163	(5,944)
Net income	$ 6,721	$ 3,728	$ 40,984	$ 16,621
Net income
Basic	$ 0.47	$ 0.26	$ 2.89	$ 1.18
Diluted	$ 0.47	$ 0.26	$ 2.86	$ 1.16
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
Basic	14,202,859	14,100,180	14,181,530	14,082,698
Diluted	14,327,757	14,346,585	14,328,861	14,321,113
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.75	$ 0.75

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

12. 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:

	Quarters Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net income	$	6,721	$	3,728	$	40,984	$	16,621
Basic earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		14,202,859		14,100,180		14,181,530		14,082,698
Net income per share	$	0.47	$	0.26	$	2.89	$	1.18
Diluted earnings per share:
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		14,327,757		14,346,585		14,328,861		14,321,113
Net income per share	$	0.47	$	0.26	$	2.86	$	1.16

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,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share		14,202,859		14,100,180		14,181,530		14,082,698
Non-vested restricted stock		23,059		83,882		19,201		74,768
Non-vested restricted stock units		-		-		2,954		-
Options		101,839		162,523		125,176		163,647
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share		14,327,757		14,346,585		14,328,861		14,321,113

The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share does not include 500,000 shares and 600,000 shares for the quarters ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 500,000 shares and 600,000 shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive.  

The weighted average shares outstanding used to determine dilutive earnings per share also does not include 175,498 restricted stock units for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, which were deemed to be anti-dilutive.  There were no restricted stock units which were deemed to be anti-dilutive for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.