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Investment in operating affiliate
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investment in affiliates
Investment in operating affiliate
On April 2, 2012, the Company joined with other investors in capitalizing PaCRe, Ltd. (“PaCRe”), a Class 4 Bermuda reinsurer formed for the purpose of writing high excess property catastrophe reinsurance. During 2015, PaCRe’s Class 4 license was surrendered and it was considered off-risk effective January 1, 2016. During 2016, PaCRe was liquidated. The Company’s investment in PaCRe was treated as an equity method investment.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending investment in PaCRe for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Operating affiliate, beginning of year
$
392

 
$
50,944

Return of investment
(369
)
 
(46,603
)
Loss from operating affiliate
(23
)
 
(3,949
)
Operating affiliate, end of year
$
—

 
$
392


The following table presents the Company’s investment in PaCRe as at December 31, 2015:
 
Investment at cost
 
Voting ownership %
 
Equity ownership %
 
Carrying value
Investment in PaCRe
$
392

 
100.0
%
 
10.0
%
 
$
392