Reinsurance (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Retrocession Arrangements And Reinsurance Ceded Receivables [Abstract]

Ceded Credit Risk [Table Text Block]

The following table presents information for the Company's reinsurance ceded receivable assets, including the respective amount and A.M. Best rating for each reinsurer representing in excess of five percent of the total as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

		September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
Reinsurer	A.M. Best Rating	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
Reinsurer A	A+	$	242,364	34.9	%	$	199,479	31.3	%
Reinsurer B	A+	189,424		27.3		179,522		28.1
Reinsurer C	A+	69,819		10.0		72,836		11.4
Reinsurer D	A	37,634		5.4		37,138		5.8
Reinsurer E	A++	34,387		4.9		41,807		6.6
Other reinsurers		121,278		17.5		107,077		16.8
Total		$	694,906	100.0	%	$	637,859	100.0	%