Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segments [Abstract]

Information by business segment

			U.S. Property & Casualty		Professional Liability		Accident & Health		U.S. Surety & Credit		International		Investing		Corporate & Other		Consolidated
Three months ended March 31, 2013
Net earned premium			$	93,531	$	92,779	$	217,125	$	47,177	$	105,142	$	0	$	5,432	$	561,186
Other revenue				7,184		(414)		1,190		237		778		64,335		(130)		73,180
	Segment revenue			100,715		92,365		218,315		47,414		105,920		64,335		5,302		634,366
Loss and LAE				52,156		56,386		160,427		13,214		45,919		0		4,595		332,697
Other expense				27,305		17,748		31,126		26,279		35,709		0		12,106		150,273
	Segment expense			79,461		74,134		191,553		39,493		81,628		-		16,701		482,970
		Segment pretax earnings (loss)	$	21,254	$	18,231	$	26,762	$	7,921	$	24,292	$	64,335	$	(11,399)	$	151,396

Three months ended March 31, 2012
Net earned premium			$	89,018	$	101,438	$	206,881	$	47,729	$	91,284	$	0	$	10,791	$	547,141
Other revenue				2,363		133		1,337		215		1,194		57,181		(41)		62,382
	Segment revenue			91,381		101,571		208,218		47,944		92,478		57,181		10,750		609,523
Loss and LAE				49,261		69,155		152,522		11,033		37,767		0		9,190		328,928
Other expense				29,722		17,531		30,154		28,120		32,153		0		25,955		163,635
	Segment expense			78,983		86,686		182,676		39,153		69,920		-		35,145		492,563
		Segment pretax earnings (loss)	$	12,398	$	14,885	$	25,542	$	8,791	$	22,558	$	57,181	$	(24,395)	$	116,960