Transactions with Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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Schedule of Reinsurance Atlantic States Ceded to Pool

The following amounts represent reinsurance Atlantic States ceded to the pool during 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	2017		2016		2015
Premiums earned	$	200,752,599	$	185,444,009	$	170,418,931
Losses and loss expenses		140,015,950		115,371,839		115,029,244
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		103,991,861		95,469,329		87,780,338
Liability for losses and loss expenses		136,786,070		120,434,535		108,672,769

Schedule of Reinsurance Atlantic States Assumed from Pool

The following amounts represent reinsurance Atlantic States assumed from the pool during 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	2017		2016		2015
Premiums earned	$	451,470,894	$	422,985,921	$	396,098,036
Losses and loss expenses		289,503,373		240,394,302		240,197,659
Unearned premiums		228,988,598		214,372,048		199,966,888
Liability for losses and loss expenses		252,263,547		230,543,393		216,194,945

Schedule of Southern and Le Mars Assumed from Donegal Mutual Pursuant to Quota-Share Reinsurance Agreements

The following amounts represent reinsurance Southern and Le Mars assumed from Donegal Mutual pursuant to the quota-share reinsurance agreements during 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	2017			2016			2015
Premiums earned	$	(271	)	$	(1,512	)	$	880,787
Losses and loss expenses		(690,268	)		(378,199	)		1,492,673
Unearned premiums		—			—			—
Liability for losses and loss expenses		827,193			3,222,100			5,722,000

Schedule of Reinsurance Ceded to Donegal Mutual Pursuant to these Quota-Share Reinsurance Agreements

The following amounts represent reinsurance ceded to Donegal Mutual pursuant to these quota-share reinsurance agreements during 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	2017		2016		2015
Premiums earned	$	42,578,047	$	39,917,800	$	37,299,760
Losses and loss expenses		24,978,631		21,524,856		19,735,479
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		19,827,115		19,180,421		17,172,112
Liability for losses and loss expenses		36,396,109		31,881,756		29,968,948

Schedule of Insurance Subsidiaries Ceded to Donegal Mutual Pursuant to these Reinsurance Agreements

The following amounts represent reinsurance that our insurance subsidiaries ceded to Donegal Mutual pursuant to these reinsurance agreements during 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	2017		2016		2015
Premiums earned	$	17,215,273	$	12,965,868	$	14,235,227
Losses and loss expenses		8,953,411		995,076		6,814,836
Liability for losses and loss expenses		3,399,207		3,136,438		4,485,201

Schedule of Affiliated Reinsurance Transactions on Net Premiums Our Insurance Subsidiaries Earned

The following amounts represent the effect of affiliated reinsurance transactions on net premiums our insurance subsidiaries earned during 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	2017			2016			2015
Assumed	$	451,470,623		$	422,984,409		$	396,978,823
Ceded		(260,545,919	)		(238,327,677	)		(221,953,918	)
Net	$	190,924,704		$	184,656,732		$	175,024,905

Schedule of Reinsurance Transactions on Net Losses and Loss Expenses Our Insurance Subsidiaries Incurred

The following amounts represent the effect of affiliated reinsurance transactions on net losses and loss expenses our insurance subsidiaries incurred during 2017, 2016 and 2015:

	2017			2016			2015
Assumed	$	288,813,105		$	240,016,103		$	241,690,332
Ceded		(173,947,992	)		(137,891,771	)		(141,579,559	)
Net	$	114,865,113		$	102,124,332		$	100,110,773