Other Operating Expenses and Other Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(in thousands)
Amortization of policy acquisition costs	$	16,660	$	21,258	$	62,406	$	63,029
Other underwriting expenses of the operating segments	13,759		13,132		47,280		46,617
Other operating expenses of the Corporate and Other segment	7,805		7,302		23,556		22,641
Total	$	38,224	$	41,692	$	133,242	$	132,287

Other expenses of $60,000 and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 ($372,000 and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019), primarily consist of employee severance costs.