CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Gain on overseas deposit	$ 6,000
Ceded premiums	3,248,537	$ 3,254,200	$ 2,951,539
Ceded losses and loss expenses	2,039,000	1,754,000	1,754,000
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	66,380	85,790
Retrocession Agreement with Third Party Reinsurer \| Related Party
Ceded premiums		107,000	88,000
Monarch Point Re \| Related Party
Ceded premiums	323,000	287,000
Ceded losses and loss expenses	214,000	37,000
Monarch Point Re \| Loan Agreement With Monarch Point Re \| Related Party
Non-cash repayment of advance	236,000	72,000
Interest received	14,000	12,000
Monarch Point Re \| Retrocession Agreement With Monarch Point Re \| Related Party
Ceded premiums	227,000	66,000
Ceded losses and loss expenses	32,000	4,000
Third Party Reinsurer \| Related Party
Non-cash repayment of advance		110,000
Interest received		4,000
Third Party Reinsurer \| Loan Agreement With Third Party Reinsurer \| Related Party
Non-cash repayment of advance	75,000	82,000	90,000
Interest received	0	1,000	1,000
Third Party Reinsurer \| Retrocession Agreement with Third Party Reinsurer \| Related Party
Ceded premiums	$ 75,000
Ceded losses and loss expenses		$ 21,000	9,000
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			81,000
Transfer of FHLB stock			$ 2,000

Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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