Other Operating Expenses and Other Expenses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

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,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Amortization of policy acquisition costs	$	31,614	$	22,710	$	59,252	$	45,791
Other underwriting expenses of the operating segments	15,327		11,789		30,121		24,635
Other operating expenses of the Corporate and Other segment	6,095		5,475		12,556		10,727
Total	$	53,036	$	39,974	$	101,929	$	81,153

Other expenses of $346,000 and $232,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, were primarily legal and other professional services associated with the Company's May 2017 secondary offering. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, other expenses of $91,000 and $79,000, respectively, were largely comprised of filing fees and due diligence costs related to merger and acquisition activities.