Other Operating Expenses and Other Expenses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Other Operating Expenses and Other Expenses [Abstract]

Other Operating Expenses and Other Expenses

Other Operating Expenses and Other Expenses

Other operating expenses consist of the following:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Amortization of policy acquisition costs	$	21,629	$	23,150	$	45,746	$	41,771
Other underwriting expenses of the operating segments	14,296		14,260		33,521		33,485
Other operating expenses of the Corporate and Other segment	7,472		7,433		15,751		15,339
Total	$	43,397	$	44,843	$	95,018	$	90,595

Other expenses of $1.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 ($683,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019), consist of employee severance costs.