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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 21, 2018
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Total debt maturities		$ 44,404,000	$ 49,251,000
Premiums Written, Net [Member] \| Homeowners' Insurance Product Line [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| ISA [Member]
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage		23.80%	23.80%	24.10%
Premiums Written, Net [Member] \| Homeowners' Insurance Product Line [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| SageSure Insurance Managers LLC [Member]
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage		15.00%	10.20%	6.90%
Monarch Delaware Holdings LLC [Member]
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Payments to acquire equity method investments	$ 12,300,000
Ownership percentage			100.00%			42.40%
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company [Member]
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Minimum quarterly consulting fee		$ 10,000,000
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company [Member] \| Monarch Delaware Holdings LLC [Member]
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Capital contribution for voting interests					$ 4,400,000
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company [Member] \| Monarch Delaware Holdings LLC [Member] \| Senior Debt [Member]
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Total debt maturities		5,000,000
Crosswinds [Member]
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Minimum quarterly consulting fee		75,000
Catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance program limit		$ 10,000,000.0
Monarch National Insurance Company [Member]
Organization, Consolidation, And Basis of Preparation [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage		100.00%