Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Table Text Block]

Activity related to non-controlling interest for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Beginning balance	$	1,284		$	1,360
Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interest		392			31
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		324			58
Distribution to non-controlling interest		(281	)		(165	)
Redemption of non-controlling interest		(1,700	)		-
Other		(19	)		-
Ending balance	$	-		$	1,284

Schedule of Profit Sharing Commission [Table Text Block]

The following table details the profit sharing commission provisional loss ratio compared to the estimated ultimate loss ratio for each effective quota share treaty between the Standard Commercial P&C business unit and Clarendon.

	Treaty Effective Dates
	07/01/01			07/01/02			07/01/03			07/01/04
Provisional loss ratio		60.0	%		59.0	%		59.0	%		64.2	%
Estimated ultimate loss ratio recorded to at December 31, 2012		63.5	%		64.5	%		62.5	%		61.8	%

The following table details the profit sharing commission revenue provisional loss ratio compared to the estimated ultimate loss ratio for the effective quota share treaty between the E&S Commercial business unit and Republic.

	Treaty Effective Dates
	01/01/06			01/01/07			01/01/08
Provisional loss ratio		65.0	%		65.0	%		65.0	%
Ultimate loss ratio recorded to at December 31, 2012		58.3	%		62.4	%		58.8	%