| Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Pay vs Performance [Table Text Block] | Pay Versus Performance In August 2022, the SEC adopted rules requiring disclosure of information pertaining to both Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and other NEO compensation, including separate disclosure of the PEO’s total compensation and other NEOs’ average total compensation calculated in accordance with Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K. To determine Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”) for the PEO and NEOs, we are required to make certain adjustments to total executive compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for equity awards that are calculated in accordance with US GAAP. The table below details Compensation Actually Paid for our PEO, Michael Kehoe, the average of CAP to our other NEOs, our total shareholder return (“TSR”), the TSR of our peer group (the S&P 500 Property & Casualty Insurance Index), net income, and a company-selected measure. Our company-selected measure, the most important financial performance measure used to link compensation paid to all employees, including executive officers, to company performance for the most recently completed year, is actual underwriting profit. Actual underwriting profit is the performance metric used to determine the bonus pool calculation under the annual cash incentive program and from which the variable compensation is derived. Value of initial fixed $100 investment based on: Year Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO (1) Compensation Actually Paid to PEO (2) Average Summary Compensation Table Total for non-PEO NEOs (3) Average Total Compensation Actually Paid to non-PEO NEOs (2) Total share-holder return Peer group total share-holder return (4) Net income Actual Underwriting Profit 2022 3,783,912 4,064,879 1,467,060 1,584,237 $ 258.97 $ 151.65 159,114,000 200,333,134 2021 3,028,861 3,427,664 1,274,034 1,417,695 $ 235.07 $ 127.58 152,659,000 152,209,751 2020 2,210,343 4,087,450 917,728 1,313,635 $ 197.28 $ 106.96 88,419,000 64,301,708 (1) Refers to total column reported in the Summary Compensation Table for Mr. Kehoe for each respective year. (2) Refer to CAP table below for a reconciliation of Summary Compensation Table compensation to CAP. (3) Average of total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for non-PEO NEOs Brian Haney, Bryan Petrucelli, Mark Beachy, and Diane Schnupp for each of 2020, 2021 and 2022. (4) Cumulative total returns to the S&P 500 Property & Casualty Insurance Index assuming an initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2019, the measurement period, and the reinvestment of dividends, if any. Components of Compensation Actually Paid The table below shows the reconciliation of Summary Compensation Table compensation to CAP for Mr. Kehoe and the average CAP for all other NEOs for the years presented in the CAP table. For outstanding and unvested awards as of end of covered fiscal year: Year Summary Compensation Table Total Less: Stock award value as reported in Summary Compensation Table Add: Fair value at year-end of any equity awards granted Add: Change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years Add: Change in fair value of awards that vested during fiscal year Total Compensation Actually Paid PEO (5) : 2022 3,783,912 (999,810) 1,245,097 184,125 (148,445) 4,064,879 2021 3,028,861 (749,883) 972,256 441,981 (265,551) 3,427,664 2020 2,210,343 (749,882) 995,647 1,349,925 281,416 4,087,450 Non-PEO 2022 1,467,060 (356,790) 444,323 63,328 (33,684) 1,584,237 NEOs (5) : 2021 1,274,034 (299,944) 388,891 114,186 (59,472) 1,417,695 2020 917,728 (299,952) 372,592 269,069 54,198 1,313,635 (5) With respect to each 2022, 2021 and 2020, the reported PEO is Michael P. Kehoe and reported non-PEO NEOs are Brian Haney, Bryan Petrucelli, Mark Beachy, and Diane Schnupp | | |
| Company Selected Measure Name | Actual Underwriting Profit | | |
| Named Executive Officers, Footnote [Text Block] | (3) Average of total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for non-PEO NEOs Brian Haney, Bryan Petrucelli, Mark Beachy, and Diane Schnupp for each of 2020, 2021 and 2022. | | |
| Peer Group Issuers, Footnote [Text Block] | (4) Cumulative total returns to the S&P 500 Property & Casualty Insurance Index assuming an initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2019, the measurement period, and the reinvestment of dividends, if any. | | |
| PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 3,783,912 | $ 3,028,861 | $ 2,210,343 |
| PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | 4,064,879 | 3,427,664 | 4,087,450 |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | 1,467,060 | 1,274,034 | 917,728 |
| Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ 1,584,237 | 1,417,695 | 1,313,635 |
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return [Text Block] | Relationship of Compensation Actually Paid to Total Shareholder Return The following graph shows the relationship between executive compensation actually paid for both the CEO and average of other NEOs to our TSR and TSR for the S&P 500 Property & Casualty Insurance Index for the period from December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2022. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 and the reinvestment of dividends, if any. | | |
| Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure [Text Block] | The following graph depicts the relationship between the cash and equity portions of compensation of our PEO and average of cash and equity portions of compensation of our non-PEO NEOs and each of net income and actual underwriting profit. As a result of our compensation philosophy, we grant equity awards to certain employees, including executive officers, in order to align employee incentives with those of shareholders. In recent years, the price of our common stock has increased. As a result, CAP for both the CEO and average of NEOs is heavily influenced by the change in the price of our common stock. Our compensation philosophy, specifically the bonus component in the table above, is intended to align | | |
| Tabular List [Table Text Block] | List of most important performance measures The following table lists the most important measures we used in determining executive compensation for the year ended December 31, 2022: Most Important Measures for Determining NEO Pay Actual underwriting profit (1) Combined ratio (2) Operating return on equity (3) (1) See CD&A for description of how actual underwriting profit is calculated. (2) Combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio and the expense ratio. Loss ratio, expressed as a percentage, is the ratio of losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned premiums, net of the effects of reinsurance. Expense ratio, expressed as a percentage, is the ratio of underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses to net earned premiums. A combined ratio under 100% indicates an underwriting profit. A combined ratio over 100% indicates an underwriting loss. (3) Operating return on equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define operating return on equity as net operating earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, expressed as a percentage of average beginning and ending stockholders’ equity during the period. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for a reconciliation of net operating earnings and operating return on equity. | | |
| Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 258.97 | 235.07 | 197.28 |
| Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | 151.65 | 127.58 | 106.96 |
| Net Income (Loss) | $ 159,114,000 | $ 152,659,000 | $ 88,419,000 |
| Company Selected Measure Amount | 200,333,134 | 152,209,751 | 64,301,708 |
| PEO Name | Michael Kehoe | | |
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| Measure Name | Actual underwriting profit (1) | | |
| Measure [Axis]: 2 | | | |
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| Measure Name | Combined ratio (2) | | |
| Measure [Axis]: 3 | | | |
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| Measure Name | Operating return on equity (3) | | |
| PEO [Member] | Stock award value as reported in Summary Compensation Table [Member] | | | |
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| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (999,810) | $ (749,883) | $ (749,882) |
| PEO [Member] | Fair value at year-end of any equity awards granted unvested [Member] | | | |
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| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 1,245,097 | 972,256 | 995,647 |
| PEO [Member] | Change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years - unvested [Member] | | | |
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| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 184,125 | 441,981 | 1,349,925 |
| PEO [Member] | Change in fair value of awards that vested during fiscal year [Member] | | | |
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| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (148,445) | (265,551) | 281,416 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Stock award value as reported in Summary Compensation Table [Member] | | | |
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| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | (356,790) | (299,944) | (299,952) |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Fair value at year-end of any equity awards granted unvested [Member] | | | |
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| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 444,323 | 388,891 | 372,592 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years - unvested [Member] | | | |
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| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | 63,328 | 114,186 | 269,069 |
| Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Change in fair value of awards that vested during fiscal year [Member] | | | |
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| Adjustment to Compensation Amount | $ (33,684) | $ (59,472) | $ 54,198 |
