INVESTMENTS - Assets Measured At Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	$ 1,974,428	$ 1,913,534
Transfers in (out of) level 1	0	0
Transfers in (out of) level 2	0	0
U.S. government
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	76,563	43,543
U.S. Agency
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	5,813	15,740
Non-U.S. govt. & agency
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	9,151	4,478
Mortgage-backed
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	284,069	254,892
ABS/CMBS
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	93,910	91,948
Corporate Debt
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	508,367	517,109
Municipal
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	627,336	610,400
Equity securities
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	369,219	375,424
Fair value measured on recurring basis
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	1,974,428	1,913,534
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| U.S. government
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	76,563	43,543
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| U.S. Agency
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	5,813	15,740
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Non-U.S. govt. & agency
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	9,151	4,478
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Mortgage-backed
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	284,069	254,892
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| ABS/CMBS
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	93,910	91,948
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Corporate Debt
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	508,367	517,109
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Municipal
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	627,336	610,400
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Equity securities
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	369,219	375,424
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	369,219	375,424
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Equity securities
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	369,219	375,424
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	1,605,209	1,538,110
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. government
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	76,563	43,543
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. Agency
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	5,813	15,740
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Non-U.S. govt. & agency
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	9,151	4,478
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Mortgage-backed
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	284,069	254,892
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| ABS/CMBS
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	93,910	91,948
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Corporate Debt
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	508,367	517,109
Fair value measured on recurring basis \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Municipal
Assets measured at Fair Value
Available-for-sale securities	$ 627,336	$ 610,400

Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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