Reinsurance

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Reinsurance [Abstract]

Reinsurance

(3)  Reinsurance:

The following table summarizes the Company's transactions with reinsurers for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

	2019		2018
Three months ended March 31:
Premiums ceded to reinsurers	$	30,173	$	32,442
Losses and loss expenses ceded to reinsurers		30,789		26,661
Commissions from reinsurers		7,233		7,880