Net Investment Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Investment Income Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Investment Income

The components of net investment income are as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Interest:
Cash equivalents and deposits with banks	$	3,822		$	4,471		$	3,694
Debt securities		76,822			56,373			47,226
Other investments		1,841			1,213			2,009
Loans receivable		—			3,755			5,474
Dividends on equity securities		11,751			11,961			11,776
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net		7,800			(16,545	)		5,316
Other		314			10,488			14,400
Total investment income		102,350			71,716			89,895
Investment expenses (1)		(1,797	)		(675	)		—
Net investment income	$	100,553		$	71,041		$	89,895

(1) Investment expenses include fees paid to third party investment managers, which the Company began utilizing in 2014.