Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segments [Abstract]

Information by business segment

			U.S. Property & Casualty		Professional Liability		Accident & Health		U.S. Surety & Credit		International		Investing		Corporate & Other		Consolidated
Six months ended June 30, 2012
Net earned premium			$	177,852	$	200,905	$	436,397	$	100,844	$	196,472	$	0	$	2	$	1,112,472
Other revenue				6,885		267		2,496		415		2,135		116,950		191		129,339
	Segment revenue			184,737		201,172		438,893		101,259		198,607		116,950		193		1,241,811
Loss and LAE				100,927		134,323		324,717		26,723		79,623		0		(560)		665,753
Other expense				59,767		36,207		63,482		55,523		68,765		0		41,035		324,779
	Segment expense			160,694		170,530		388,199		82,246		148,388		-		40,475		990,532
		Segment pretax earnings (loss)	$	24,043	$	30,642	$	50,694	$	19,013	$	50,219	$	116,950	$	(40,282)	$	251,279

			U.S. Property & Casualty		Professional Liability		Accident & Health		U.S. Surety & Credit		International		Investing		Corporate & Other		Consolidated
Six months ended June 30, 2011
Net earned premium			$	159,175	$	203,174	$	400,657	$	101,403	$	168,164	$	0	$	158	$	1,032,731
Other revenue				9,666		249		2,194		701		1,902		101,033		84		115,829
	Segment revenue			168,841		203,423		402,851		102,104		170,066		101,033		242		1,148,560
Loss and LAE				92,428		138,015		291,605		29,687		130,393		0		(260)		681,868
Other expense				55,575		34,032		61,995		55,252		64,020		0		36,034		306,908
	Segment expense			148,003		172,047		353,600		84,939		194,413		-		35,774		988,776
		Segment pretax earnings (loss)	$	20,838	$	31,376	$	49,251	$	17,165	$	(24,347)	$	101,033	$	(35,532)	$	159,784

Three months ended June 30, 2012
Net earned premium			$	88,834	$	99,467	$	218,730	$	53,115	$	105,188	$	0	$	(3)	$	565,331
Other revenue				4,522		134		1,158		200		941		59,769		233		66,957
	Segment revenue			93,356		99,601		219,888		53,315		106,129		59,769		230		632,288
Loss and LAE				51,666		65,168		163,004		15,690		41,856		0		(559)		336,825
Other expense				30,045		18,676		32,164		27,403		36,612		0		16,244		161,144
	Segment expense			81,711		83,844		195,168		43,093		78,468		0		15,685		497,969
		Segment pretax earnings (loss)	$	11,645	$	15,757	$	24,720	$	10,222	$	27,661	$	59,769	$	(15,455)	$	134,319

Three months ended June 30, 2011
Net earned premium			$	78,921	$	102,424	$	202,117	$	50,039	$	90,717	$	0	$	33	$	524,251
Other revenue				4,787		48		1,178		455		894		53,126		113		60,601
	Segment revenue			83,708		102,472		203,295		50,494		91,611		53,126		146		584,852
Loss and LAE				44,944		71,752		146,747		14,648		56,221		0		(30)		334,282
Other expense				27,169		16,928		31,577		26,997		32,355		0		18,639		153,665
	Segment expense			72,113		88,680		178,324		41,645		88,576		-		18,609		487,947
		Segment pretax earnings (loss)	$	11,595	$	13,792	$	24,971	$	8,849	$	3,035	$	53,126	$	(18,463)	$	96,905