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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Disclosures [Abstract]  
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Deferred policy acquisition costs
The following table presents the amounts of policy acquisition costs deferred and amortized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
16,314

 
$
12,768

 
$
14,801

 
$
11,775

Policy acquisition costs deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct commissions
 
13,880

 
10,298

 
26,243

 
19,675

Ceding commissions
 
(3,258
)
 
(2,609
)
 
(6,514
)
 
(5,150
)
Other underwriting and policy acquisition costs
 
849

 
694

 
1,814

 
1,503

Policy acquisition costs deferred
 
11,471

 
8,383

 
21,543

 
16,028

Amortization of net policy acquisition costs
 
(9,133
)
 
(7,028
)
 
(17,692
)
 
(13,680
)
Balance, end of period
 
$
18,652

 
$
14,123

 
$
18,652

 
$
14,123