Investment Income (Loss)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Investment Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Investment Income (Loss)

(13)  Investment Income:

The components of investment income are as follows:

	For the three months ended March 31,
($ in thousands)	2012			2011
Interest and dividend income	$	2,623		$	2,731
Investment gain		-			552
Equity earnings (loss)		(520	)		(168	)
Total investment income	$	2,103		$	3,115