Note 8 - Reinsurance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]

Reinsurance, Premiums Written And Earned [Table Text Block]

The effect of reinsurance on net premiums written and earned is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2014			2013			2012
Net premiums written-insurance:
Direct	$	982,976		$	1,033,323		$	892,650
Assumed	(882		)	(904		)	(903		)
Ceded	(56,913		)	(81,421		)	(85,442		)
Net premiums written-insurance	$	925,181		$	950,998		$	806,305
Net premiums earned-insurance:
Direct	$	905,502		$	848,655		$	743,736
Assumed	43			56			(953		)
Ceded	(61,017		)	(67,291		)	(40,398		)
Net premiums earned-insurance	$	844,528		$	781,420		$	702,385

Reinsurance Transaction Details [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the amounts related to the QSR Reinsurance Transactions for the periods indicated:

	Initial QSR Transaction						Second QSR Transaction
	Year Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
Ceded premiums written	$	10,217	$	23,047	$	52,151	$	33,751	$	40,225	$	9,648
Ceded premiums earned	17,319		29,746		16,088		29,820		18,356		504
Ceding commissions written	4,862		5,762		13,038		11,813		14,079		3,377

Captive And Smart Home Transactions [Table Text Block]

The following tables present information related to our captive transactions for the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014		2013
RIF ceded under captive reinsurance arrangements	$	129.8	$	199.8
Ceded losses recoverable related to captives	24.7		45.0

Approximately 43% of our total ceded losses recoverable at December 31, 2014 were related to two captive reinsurers.

	Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)	2014		2013		2012
Ceded premiums written related to captives	$	12.9	$	17.8	$	23.3
Ceded premiums earned related to captives	13.0		17.9		23.4
Ceded recoveries, excluding amounts received upon terminations of captive reinsurance transactions	21.2		47.2		34.7