Reinsurance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]

Effects of Reinsurance on Premiums Written and Earned

The following table summarizes the effect of reinsurance on premiums written and earned:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
	(in thousands)
Written:
Direct	$	223,191		$	188,440		$	176,865
Assumed	—			38			144
Ceded	(33,719		)	(21,214		)	(92,991		)
Net written	$	189,472		$	167,264		$	84,018
Earned:
Direct	$	209,426		$	180,794		$	170,401
Assumed	—			53			148
Ceded	(33,373		)	(47,031		)	(96,227		)
Net earned	$	176,053		$	133,816		$	74,322

Schedule of Amounts Related to MLQS Contracts

The following table summarizes the amounts related to the MLQS contracts:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Ceded earned premiums	$	16,996	$	67,950
Ceded losses and loss adjustment expenses	4,380		30,978
Ceding commissions earned	11,936		34,254
Reinsurers' margin incurred	$	680	$	2,718