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SCHEDULE V VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
SCHEDULE V VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS  
SCHEDULE V VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

SCHEDULE V

 

WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

 

Column A

 

Column B

 

Column C

 

Column D

 

Column E

 

 

 

Balance at

 

Additions (subtractions)

 

 

 

 

 

Millions

 

beginning of
period

 

Charged to costs
and expenses

 

Charged to other
accounts

 

Deductions described(1)

 

Balance at end of
period

 

Years ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for reinsurance balances

 

$

29.4

 

$

8.5

 

$

 

$

(3.9

)

$

34.0

 

Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance premiums receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for uncollectible accounts

 

3.9

 

 

(.5

)

 

3.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for reinsurance balances

 

$

30.0

 

$

(.4

)

$

 

$

(.2

)

$

29.4

 

Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance premiums receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for uncollectible accounts

 

6.3

 

.2

 

(1.0

)

(1.6

)

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for reinsurance balances

 

$

29.5

 

$

2.3

 

$

 

$

(1.8

)

$

30.0

 

Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance premiums receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for uncollectible accounts

 

7.1

 

1.5

 

(1.8

)

(.5

)

6.3

 

 

(1)  Represents net reinstatements (charge-offs) of balances receivables and foreign exchange.