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Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities

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Amount, before tax, of unrealized gain in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Note 6 - Investments - Available for Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	$ 5,391,584		$ 5,393,623
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		(948)
Less: loaned securities	135,058		57,499
Fixed-maturity investments available for sale, Total, Fair Value	5,580,212		5,723,340
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| U.S. government and agencies securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	256,519		176,033
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	523		1,677
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(1,884)		(3,611)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	255,158		174,099
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| State and municipal obligations
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	146,234		149,258
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	15,134		16,113
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(357)		(100)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	161,011		165,271
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| Corporate bonds and notes
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	2,892,347		2,832,350
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0	$ 0	(948)	$ (2,290)	$ (2,476)	$ 0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	155,631		250,771
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(24,981)		(3,758)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	3,022,997		3,078,415
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| RMBS
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	695,481		799,814
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	20,925		34,439
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(3,300)		(314)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	713,106		833,939
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| CMBS
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	680,503		645,071
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	28,619		39,495
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(2,481)		(3,301)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	706,641		681,265
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| CLO
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	558,523		569,173
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	1,340		2,026
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(543)		(2,641)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	559,320		568,558
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| Other ABS
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	193,727		249,988
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	1,768		2,901
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(476)		(432)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	195,019		252,457
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| Foreign government and agency securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	5,107		5,100
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	237		338
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	5,344		5,438
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| Mortgage insurance-linked notes
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	45,384
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	2,307
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	0
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	47,691
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| Total fixed-maturities available for sale
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis, Including Loaned Securities	5,473,825		5,426,787
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	5,391,584		5,393,623
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss	0		(948)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	226,484		347,760
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax	(34,022)		(14,157)
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities, Including Loaned Securities	5,666,287		5,759,442
Fixed-maturity investments available for sale, Total, Fair Value	5,580,212		5,723,340
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| Securities Financing Transaction, Cost \| Total fixed-maturities available for sale
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less: loaned securities	82,241		33,164
Fixed-maturities available for sale \| Securities Financing Transaction, Fair Value \| Total fixed-maturities available for sale
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Less: loaned securities	$ 86,075		$ 36,102