Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenues:
Net earned premium	$ 1,178,573	$ 1,053,638	$ 3,319,346	$ 3,048,446
Ceding commission income	30,724	57,587	127,669	187,313
Service and fee income	184,969	161,626	545,002	476,041
Net investment income	28,904	33,740	90,322	102,316
Net gain (loss) on investments	19,839	1,581	18,136	(3,627)
Total revenues	1,443,009	1,308,172	4,100,475	3,810,489
Expenses:
Loss and loss adjustment expense	774,164	745,334	2,066,608	2,112,678
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses	268,645	209,090	726,265	615,134
General and administrative expenses	244,611	263,864	774,589	759,725
Interest expense	11,292	12,898	34,851	38,822
Total expenses	1,298,712	1,231,186	3,602,313	3,526,359
Income before provision for income taxes	144,297	76,986	498,162	284,130
Provision for income taxes	27,428	16,747	106,107	61,494
Net income	116,869	60,239	392,055	222,636
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(6,900)	10,915	(14,753)	18,152
Net income attributable to NGHC	109,969	71,154	377,302	240,788
Dividends on preferred stock	(7,875)	(7,875)	(24,675)	(24,675)
Net income attributable to NGHC common stockholders	$ 102,094	$ 63,279	$ 352,627	$ 216,113
Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) attributable to NGHC common stockholders:
Basic EPS	$ 0.90	$ 0.56	$ 3.11	$ 1.91
Diluted EPS	$ 0.88	$ 0.54	$ 3.04	$ 1.87