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Reinsurance

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

(3) Reinsurance:

The following table summarizes the Company's transactions with reinsurers for the 2015 and 2014 comparative periods.

	2015		2014
Quarter ended September 30:
Premiums ceded to reinsurers	$	32,822	$	28,711
Losses and loss expenses
ceded to reinsurers		21,068		15,451
Commissions from reinsurers		6,668		5,850

Nine months ended September 30:
Premiums ceded to reinsurers	$	95,397	$	91,345
Losses and loss expenses
ceded to reinsurers		59,306		54,473
Commissions from reinsurers		21,713		17,425

- Definition

The entire disclosure pertaining to the existence, magnitude and information about insurance that has been ceded to or assumed from another insurance company, including the methodologies and assumptions used in determining recorded amounts.

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