Although the reinsurers are liable to the Company for amounts reinsured, our subsidiary, Wright Flood remains primarily liable to its policyholders for the full amount of the policies written whether or not the reinsurers meet their obligations to the Company when they become due. The effects of reinsurance on premiums written and earned are as follows:



	Period from January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016
(in thousands)	Written		Earned
Direct premiums	$	286,425	$	297,160
Ceded premiums	286,416		297,151
Net premiums	$	9	$	9

All premiums written by Wright Flood under the National Flood Insurance Program are 100% ceded to FEMA, for which Wright Flood received a 30.9% expense allowance from January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016. For the period from January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, the Company ceded $285.7 million of written premiums.

Effective April 1, 2014, Wright Flood is also a party to a quota share agreement whereby it cedes 100% of its gross excess flood premiums, which excludes fees, to Arch Reinsurance Company and receives a 30.5% commission. Wright Flood ceded $0.7 million for the period from January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016. No loss data exists on this agreement.

Wright Flood also ceded 100% of the Homeowners, Private Passenger Auto Liability, and Other Liability Occurrence to Stillwater Insurance Company, formerly known as Fidelity National Insurance Company. This business is in runoff. Therefore, only loss data still exists on this business. As of June 30, 2016, ceded unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for Homeowners, Private Passenger Auto Liability and Other Liability Occurrence was $8,698, $8,400 and $0, respectively. The incurred but not reported balance was $10,335 for Homeowners, $14,383 for Private Passenger Auto Liability and $8,456 for Other Liability Occurrence.

As of June 30, 2016 the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet contained reinsurance recoverable of $60.8 million and prepaid reinsurance premiums of $298.9 million. There was no net activity in the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expense during the period January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, as Wright Flood's direct premiums written were 100% ceded to two reinsurers. The balance of the reserve for losses and loss adjustment expense, excluding related reinsurance recoverable, as of June 30, 2016 was $60.8 million.