Underwriting, Acquisition and Insurance Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Underwriting Acquisition And Insurance Expenses [Abstract]

Underwriting, Acquisition and Insurance Expenses

Underwriting, Acquisition and Insurance Expenses & Other Corporate Expenses

Underwriting, Acquisition and Insurance Expenses

Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses were as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2020		2019
Commissions	$	65.3	$	63.3
General expenses	98.9		88.6
Premium taxes, boards and bureaus	8.0		8.3
	172.2		160.2
Net deferral of policy acquisition costs	(4.2)		—
Total underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses	$	168.0	$	160.2

Other Corporate Expenses

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred costs of $3.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in connection with ongoing corporate governance and compensation matters, including responding to the 2019 subpoena from the SEC related to the Company's disclosure of certain compensation-related perquisites received by the Company's former CEO. These non-recurring costs are included in the line item “Other corporate expenses” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income, and have been excluded from the calculation of our expense ratio.