Reinsurance (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Retrocession Arrangements And Reinsurance Ceded Receivables [Abstract]

Ceded Credit Risk [Table Text Block]

The following table presents information for the Company's reinsurance ceded receivable assets, including the respective amount and A.M. Best rating for each reinsurer representing in excess of five percent of the total as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

		March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
Reinsurer	A.M. Best Rating	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
Reinsurer A	A+	$	219,510	31.9	%	$	199,479	31.3	%
Reinsurer B	A+	191,988		27.9		179,522		28.1
Reinsurer C	A+	71,542		10.4		72,836		11.4
Reinsurer D	A++	41,621		6.0		41,807		6.6
Reinsurer E	A	39,510		5.7		37,138		5.8
Other reinsurers		124,320		18.1		107,077		16.8
Total		$	688,491	100.0	%	$	637,859	100.0	%