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Represents the reinsurance balances recoverable from individual reinsurer expressed as a percentage of shareholders' equity, used as a threshold for disclosure.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of written premiums ceded to other entities.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount, after valuation allowance, recoverable under reinsurance contracts including premium paid under reinsurance contracts. Examples include, but are not limited to, settled and unsettled claims, incurred but not reported losses, loss adjustment expense, premium paid, policy benefits and policy reserves.

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Reinsurance - Schedule of Net Reinsurance Balances Recoverable, After Consideration of Collateral, from Top Reinsurers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 836,293
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 407,527	$ 378,913	$ 323,950
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	100.00%
Reinsurance balances recoverable as a percentage of shareholder's equity, threshold for disclosure	2.00%
Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| Reinsurance Recoverable
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	100.00%
Munich Re / HSB \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| S&P AA Rating, Very Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 110,302
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 31,258
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	7.70%
Munich Re / HSB \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P AA Rating, Very Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	13.20%
Renaissance Re \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 82,385
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 31,467
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	7.70%
Renaissance Re \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	9.90%
Nationwide Mutual \| AM Best Rating, A, Excellent \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 62,278
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 24,028
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	5.90%
Nationwide Mutual \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A, Excellent \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	7.50%
Partner Re \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 60,818
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 37,581
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	9.20%
Partner Re \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	7.30%
Safety National \| AM Best Rating, A++, Superior \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 36,475
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 6,303
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	1.60%
Safety National \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A++, Superior \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	4.40%
Everest Re \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 36,252
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 29,454
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	7.20%
Everest Re \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	4.30%
Odyssey America Re \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 33,730
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 8,916
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	2.20%
Odyssey America Re \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	4.00%
Berkley Insurance Co. \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 32,754
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 7,626
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	1.90%
Berkley Insurance Co. \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A+, Superior \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A+, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	3.90%
General Re \| AM Best Rating, A++, Superior \| S&P AA+ Rating, Very Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 32,120
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 14,809
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	3.60%
General Re \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A++, Superior \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P AA+ Rating, Very Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	3.80%
Aspen UK Ltd. \| AM Best Rating, A, Excellent \| S&P Rating, A-, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 31,240
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 9,116
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	2.20%
Aspen UK Ltd. \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A, Excellent \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A-, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	3.70%
Toa Re \| AM Best Rating, A, Excellent \| S&P Rating, A, Strong
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 30,800
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 13,882
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	3.40%
Toa Re \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| AM Best Rating, A, Excellent \| Reinsurance Recoverable \| S&P Rating, A, Strong
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	3.70%
All Other Reinsurers
Reinsurance
Net Reinsurer Exposure	$ 287,139
Ceded Premiums Written	$ 193,087
Percent of Total Ceded Premium Written	47.40%
All Other Reinsurers \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk \| Reinsurance Recoverable
Reinsurance
Percent of Total Net Reinsurer Exposure	34.30%