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Investments - Schedule of Private Debt and Equity (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) note	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 project	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2023 USD ($)
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 33,082			$ 33,134
Investment Income	(145)	$ 1,591
Proceeds from sales	1,451	1,153
Renewable energy LLCs
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	8,083			8,382
Investment Income	(286)	1,173
Number of underlying projects sold \| project			2
Proceeds from sales		1,200
Renewable energy notes receivable
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0			1,369
Investment Income	138	81
Limited partnerships
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	12,562			12,578
Investment Income	(115)	251
Private debt
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	12,437			10,805
Investment Income	118	86
Excess and Surplus Lines
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	32,418			31,709
Investment Income	(222)	1,376
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Renewable energy LLCs
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	8,083			8,382
Investment Income	(286)	1,003
Proceeds from sales		984
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Renewable energy LLCs \| Investment in LLC
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Cash distributions from LLCs	$ 14,000	24
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Renewable energy LLCs \| Minimum \| Investment in LLC \| Various LLCs
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	2.50%
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Renewable energy LLCs \| Maximum \| Investment in LLC \| Various LLCs
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	4.90%
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Renewable energy notes receivable
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 0			608
Investment Income	$ 61	36
Number of notes issued \| note	2
Rate of interest	12.00%
Total principal balance received	$ 608
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Limited partnerships
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	11,898			11,914
Investment Income	(115)	251
Outstanding commitments to invest	5,800
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Private debt
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	12,437			10,805
Investment Income	$ 118	86
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Private speciality credit
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Number of notes issued \| note	2
Commitment to investment in notes	$ 4,200
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Private speciality credit \| Notes receivable one
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Rate of interest	4.25%
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Private speciality credit \| Notes receivable two
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Rate of interest	5.25%
Excess and Surplus Lines \| Bank holding companies
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Rate of interest					7.60%
Investment in private subordinated notes					$ 4,500
Corporate and Other
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 664			1,425
Investment Income	77	215
Corporate and Other \| Renewable energy LLCs
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0			0
Investment Income	0	170
Proceeds from sales		170
Corporate and Other \| Renewable energy notes receivable
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0			761
Investment Income	$ 77	45
Number of notes issued \| note	2
Rate of interest	12.00%
Total principal balance received	$ 761
Corporate and Other \| Limited partnerships
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	664			664
Investment Income	0	0
Corporate and Other \| Private debt
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Carrying Value	0			$ 0
Investment Income	$ 0	$ 0