Reinsurance (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

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 June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

		June 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
Reinsurer	A.M. Best Rating	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
Reinsurer A	A+	$	291,029	36.4	%	$	240,894	35.2	%
Reinsurer B	A+	195,222		24.4		183,881		26.9
Reinsurer C	A+	67,691		8.5		68,832		10.1
Reinsurer D	A++	47,520		6.0		36,202		5.3
Reinsurer E	A	42,808		5.4		35,484		5.2
Other reinsurers		154,095		19.3		118,679		17.3
Total		$	798,365	100.0	%	$	683,972	100.0	%