Although the reinsurers are liable to the Company for amounts reinsured, our subsidiary, Wright Flood remains primarily liable to its policyholders for the full amount of the policies written whether or not the reinsurers meet their obligations to the Company when they become due. The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and earned are as follows:



	Period from January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017
(in thousands)	Written			Earned
Direct premiums	$	113,167		$	141,688
Ceded premiums	(113,165		)	(141,686		)
Net premiums	$	2		$	2

All premiums written by Wright Flood under the National Flood Insurance Program are 100% ceded to FEMA, for which Wright Flood received a 30.9% expense allowance from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017. For the period from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017, the Company ceded $112.8 million of written premiums.

Effective April 1, 2014, Wright Flood is also a party to a quota share agreement whereby it cedes 100% of its gross excess flood premiums, excluding fees, to Arch Reinsurance Company and receives a 30.5% commission. Wright Flood ceded $0.3 million for the period from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017. No loss data exists on this agreement.

Wright Flood also ceded 100% of the Homeowners, Private Passenger Auto Liability, and Other Liability Occurrence to Stillwater Insurance Company, formerly known as Fidelity National Insurance Company. This business is in runoff. Therefore, only loss data still exists on this business. As of March 31, 2017, no ceded unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses or incurred but not reported expenses for Homeowners, Private Passenger Auto Liability and Other Liability Occurrence existed.

As of March 31, 2017 the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet contained reinsurance recoverable of $39.2 million and prepaid reinsurance premiums of $280.1 million. There was no net activity in the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expense during the period January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017, as Wright Flood's direct premiums written were 100% ceded to two reinsurers. The balance of the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expense, excluding related reinsurance recoverable, as of March 31, 2017 was $39.2 million.