Reinsurance (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

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 June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):

		June 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
Reinsurer	A.M. Best Rating	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
Reinsurer A	A+	$	312,405	39.6		$	301,478	38.6	%
Reinsurer B	A+	198,782		25.2		203,898		26.1
Reinsurer C	A	67,699		8.6		67,723		8.7
Reinsurer D	A+	41,807		5.3		40,528		5.2
Reinsurer E	A++	38,935		4.9		40,592		5.2
Other reinsurers		129,801		16.4		127,808		16.2
Total		$	789,429	100.0	%	$	782,027	100.0	%