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Agreements with Related PartiesThe Company was party to agreements with Atradius N.V. since December 2003 (a company in which a board member is a supervisory director) and Delta Lloyd since May 2008 (a company in which a board member is a director). Agreements with Atradius N.V. In the normal course of its underwriting activities, the Company and certain subsidiaries entered into reinsurance contracts with Atradius N.V. The activity included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations related to Atradius N.V. for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was as follows (in thousands of U.S. dollars):<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 350px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:350px;"> </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">2010</td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">2009</td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">2008</td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 7px"><td style="width: 350px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:350px;"> </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 350px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:350px;">Net premiums written </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">80,975</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">49,487</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">67,295</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 350px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:350px;">Net premiums earned </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">69,094</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">63,724</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">65,252</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 350px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:350px;">Losses and loss expenses and life policy benefits </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">40,740</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">58,394</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">42,096</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 350px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:350px;">Acquisition costs </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">22,012</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">20,824</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">25,533</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr></table></div>Included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were the following balances related to Atradius N.V. (in thousands of U.S. dollars):<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 466px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:466px;"> </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">2010</td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">2009</td><td style="width: 7px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 7px"><td style="width: 466px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:466px;"> </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 466px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:466px;">Reinsurance balances receivable </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">21,571</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;">$</td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">23,320</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 466px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:466px;">Unpaid losses and loss expenses </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">71,929</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">130,505</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 466px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:466px;">Unearned premiums </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">36,744</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">27,534</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 466px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:466px;">Other net assets </td><td style="width: 9px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:9px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">12,916</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td><td style="width: 95px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:95px;">7,715</td><td style="width: 7px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:7px;"> </td></tr></table></div>Other Agreements In the normal course of its underwriting activities, the Company and certain subsidiaries entered into reinsurance contracts with Delta Lloyd. The activity included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations related to Delta Lloyd for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 includes net premiums earned of $1.2 million, $1.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and losses and loss expenses and life policy benefits of $0.3 million, $0.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were unpaid losses and loss expenses of $8.9 million and $8.5 million, respectively. In the normal course of its investment operations, the Company bought or held securities of companies in which board members of the Company are also directors or non-executive directors. All transactions entered into as part of the investment portfolio were completed on market terms.21. 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Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. 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