Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Including Contingency Reserve

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Cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests, generally out of earnings.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of dividends available for payment after computation of statutory restrictions on capital surplus.

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Amount of net income for the period determined using accounting principles prescribed or permitted by insurance regulators.

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Regulatory Information - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 02, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
NMIC and Re One combined
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Net income amount		$ 30,500	$ 36,000	$ 67,300	$ 70,700
Statutory capital		3,028,102		3,028,102			$ 2,890,352
Payments of ordinary dividends	$ 98,400
NMIC and Re One combined \| Forecast
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Aggregate dividend capacity						$ 98,400
Re One
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory capital		$ 2,100		$ 2,100			$ 2,100