Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues:
Net earned premium	$ 1,065,567	$ 1,030,651	$ 2,140,773	$ 1,994,808
Ceding commission income	46,640	60,192	96,945	129,726
Service and fee income	180,592	148,908	360,033	314,415
Net investment income	31,175	35,131	61,418	68,576
Net gain (loss) on investments	5,158	(5,230)	(1,703)	(5,208)
Total revenues	1,329,132	1,269,652	2,657,466	2,502,317
Expenses:
Loss and loss adjustment expense	600,446	715,535	1,292,444	1,367,344
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	229,378	194,126	457,620	406,044
General and administrative expenses	262,409	247,767	529,978	495,861
Interest expense	11,779	12,925	23,559	25,924
Total expenses	1,104,012	1,170,353	2,303,601	2,295,173
Income before provision for income taxes	225,120	99,299	353,865	207,144
Provision for income taxes	50,507	22,241	78,679	44,747
Net income	174,613	77,058	275,186	162,397
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(8,039)	818	(7,853)	7,237
Net income attributable to NGHC	166,574	77,876	267,333	169,634
Dividends on preferred stock	(8,925)	(8,925)	(16,800)	(16,800)
Net income attributable to NGHC common stockholders	$ 157,649	$ 68,951	$ 250,533	$ 152,834
Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) attributable to NGHC common stockholders:
Basic EPS	$ 1.39	$ 0.61	$ 2.21	$ 1.35
Diluted EPS	$ 1.37	$ 0.60	$ 2.17	$ 1.33