Transactions with Affiliates (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Schedule of Reinsurance Atlantic States Ceded to Pool

The following amounts represent reinsurance Atlantic States ceded to the pool during 2018, 2017 and 2016:

	2018		2017		2016
Premiums earned	$	212,928,238	$	200,752,599	$	185,444,009
Losses and loss expenses		159,495,489		140,015,950		115,371,839
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		106,224,424		103,991,861		95,469,329
Liability for losses and loss expenses		158,081,925		136,786,070		120,434,535

Schedule of Reinsurance Atlantic States Assumed from Pool

The following amounts represent reinsurance Atlantic States assumed from the pool during 2018, 2017 and 2016:

	2018		2017		2016
Premiums earned	$	473,512,781	$	451,470,894	$	422,985,921
Losses and loss expenses		335,789,280		289,503,373		240,394,302
Unearned premiums		231,958,181		228,988,598		214,372,048
Liability for losses and loss expenses		303,546,744		252,263,547		230,543,393

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 2018, 2017 and 2016:

	2018			2017			2016
Premiums earned	$	—		$	(271	)	$	(1,512	)
Losses and loss expenses		(104,817	)		(690,268	)		(378,199	)
Liability for losses and loss expenses		719,573			827,193			3,222,100

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 2018, 2017 and 2016:

	2018		2017		2016
Premiums earned	$	42,813,929	$	42,578,047	$	39,917,800
Losses and loss expenses		23,175,456		24,978,631		21,524,856
Prepaid reinsurance premiums		19,047,084		19,827,115		19,180,421
Liability for losses and loss expenses		38,434,078		36,396,109		31,881,756

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 2018, 2017 and 2016:

	2018		2017		2016
Premiums earned	$	19,190,067	$	17,215,273	$	12,965,868
Losses and loss expenses		12,899,927		8,953,411		995,076
Liability for losses and loss expenses		4,847,176		3,399,207		3,136,438

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 2018, 2017 and 2016:

	2018			2017			2016
Assumed	$	473,512,781		$	451,470,623		$	422,984,409
Ceded		(274,932,234	)		(260,545,919	)		(238,327,677	)
Net	$	198,580,547		$	190,924,704		$	184,656,732

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 2018, 2017 and 2016:

	2018			2017			2016
Assumed	$	335,684,463		$	288,813,105		$	240,016,103
Ceded		(195,570,872	)		(173,947,992	)		(137,891,771	)
Net	$	140,113,591		$	114,865,113		$	102,124,332