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Reinsurance - Percentage of Business Ceded under a Quota Share Agreement (Net Liability)

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Stated amount that is the upper retention limit per entity policy.

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Amount of risk reinsured in excess of stated retention per company policy.

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Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands								12 Months Ended
Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($) reinstatement	May 01, 2020 USD ($) reinstatement	Jan. 01, 2020	Jul. 01, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Personal Auto
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Reinsurance - Percentage of Business Ceded					5.00%	10.00%	7.00%
Quota share agreement, term						2 years
Reinsurance percentage of ceding commission						31.20%
Homeowners
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Reinsurance - Percentage of Business Ceded			20.00%			40.00%
Quota share agreement, term			1 year			1 year
Reinsurance percentage of ceding commission			37.00%			36.00%
Property Catastrophe Program
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Amount of coverage in excess of retention				$ 650,000
Number of reinstatements \| reinstatement				1
Casualty Program
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Amount of coverage in excess of retention	$ 35,000
Retention amount	$ 5,000
Minimum \| Personal Auto
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Reinsurance percentage of ceding commission						30.00%
Loss Ratio						64.70%
Maximum \| Personal Auto
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Reinsurance percentage of ceding commission						32.80%
Loss Ratio						67.50%
Reciprocal Exchanges \| Personal lines
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Reinsurance - Percentage of Business Ceded			42.00%
Quota share agreement, term			1 year					1 year
Reciprocal Exchanges \| Personal lines, homeowners
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Reinsurance - Percentage of Business Ceded			55.00%					42.30%
Reciprocal Exchanges \| Personal lines, auto
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Reinsurance - Percentage of Business Ceded			25.00%
Reciprocal Exchanges \| Property Catastrophe Program
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Amount of coverage in excess of retention			$ 475
Number of reinstatements \| reinstatement			1
Retention amount			$ 20
First Event \| Property Catastrophe Program
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Retention amount		$ 50,000		$ 70,000
Second Event \| Property Catastrophe Program
Reinsurance Retention Policy
Retention amount				$ 50,000