Amount of statutory capital required (as a percent of total liabilities) to be maintained as of the balance sheet date under prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices.

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The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.23(c))

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 505

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 24

-Subparagraph c

-Article 7

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Amount of statutory capital required to be maintained as of the balance sheet date under prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices.

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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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Statutory Accounting and Regulation Statutory Accounting and Regulation - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required	$ 31,690,000
UPC, Subsidiary [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	(2,366,000)	7,434,000
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	123,873,000		126,249,000
UPC, Subsidiary [Member] \| Florida [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required, Percent of Total Liabilities	10.00%
Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	115,000
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	8,124,000
UPC Re, Subsidiary [Member] [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	19,222,000		19,048,000
Minimum [Member] \| UPC, Subsidiary [Member] \| Florida [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required	5,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| Family Security Holdings (FSH) [Member] \| Hawaii [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required	3,250,000
Minimum [Member] \| UPC Re, Subsidiary [Member] [Member] \| Cayman Islands [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus Required	$ 200,000