Reinsurance (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]

Reinsurance Financial Information

The following is a summary of reinsurance financial information:

	For the Three Months						For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Written premiums:
Direct	$	1,603,899		$	1,580,639		$	3,251,240		$	3,145,827
Assumed	207,499			191,762			411,963			431,841
Ceded	(267,473		)	(282,625		)	(543,876		)	(562,012		)
Total net premiums written	$	1,543,925		$	1,489,776		$	3,119,327		$	3,015,656
Earned premiums:
Direct	$	1,545,983		$	1,449,152		$	3,070,719		$	2,830,724
Assumed	211,352			224,916			414,694			450,678
Ceded	(264,294		)	(256,423		)	(520,359		)	(500,145		)
Total net premiums earned	$	1,493,041		$	1,417,645		$	2,965,054		$	2,781,257
Ceded losses incurred	$	131,928		$	89,569		$	250,319		$	190,253
Ceded commissions earned	$	40,169		$	38,055		$	83,820		$	75,226