Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

SCHEDULE II

STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

December 31, 2019

Col. A	Col. B	Col. C Additions	Col. D Deductions		Col. E
Description	Balance at beginning of period	Charged to costs and expenses	(Describe)		Balance At end of period
	($000 omitted)
Stewart Information Services Corporation and subsidiaries:
Year ended December 31, 2019:
Estimated title losses	461,560	84,423	86,930	(A)	459,053
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	3,824	236	4		4,056
Allowance for uncollectible amounts	4,614	1,672	1,817	(B)	4,469
Year ended December 31, 2018:
Estimated title losses	480,990	71,514	90,944	(A)	461,560
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	2,231	1,791	198		3,824
Allowance for uncollectible amounts	5,156	519	1,061	(B)	4,614
Year ended December 31, 2017:
Estimated title losses	462,572	96,532	78,114	(A)	480,990
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets	2,457	—	226		2,231
Allowance for uncollectible amounts	9,647	207	4,698	(B)	5,156

(A) Represents primarily payments of policy and escrow losses and loss adjustment expenses.

(B) Represents uncollectible accounts written off.

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.