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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Schedule V – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

ALLEGHANY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Year

 

Description

 

Balance at
January 1,

 

 

Charged to
Costs and
Expenses

 

 

Charged to
Other
Accounts

 

 

Deductions

 

 

Balance at
December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

2021

 

Allowance for credit losses for reinsurance recoverable

 

$

7.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

4.7

 

 

$

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses for premiums receivable

 

$

2.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1.2

 

 

$

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable

 

$

 

 

$

4.6

 

 

$

3.3

 

 

$

 

 

$

7.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for uncollectible premiums receivable

 

$

0.7

 

 

$

1.1

 

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

 

 

$

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance recoverable

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for uncollectible premiums receivable

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

0.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

0.6

 

 

$

0.7