Investments - Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	$ 483,088	$ 450,074
Gross unrealized gains	17,303	6,577
Gross unrealized loss	1,235	3,937
Total investments	499,156	452,714
U.S. Government and Agency Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	98,267	81,973
Gross unrealized gains	1,664	148
Gross unrealized loss	47	474
Fair Value	99,884	81,647
Foreign Government
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	3,062	2,038
Gross unrealized gains	101	37
Gross unrealized loss	0	0
Fair Value	3,163	2,075
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	171,011	154,004
Gross unrealized gains	6,218	2,391
Gross unrealized loss	59	490
Fair Value	177,170	155,905
Public Utilities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	7,154	8,398
Gross unrealized gains	270	128
Gross unrealized loss	0	33
Fair Value	7,424	8,493
Corporate Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	172,257	148,170
Gross unrealized gains	4,462	880
Gross unrealized loss	483	2,292
Fair Value	176,236	146,758
Redeemable Preferred Stocks
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	1,872	1,832
Gross unrealized gains	59	37
Gross unrealized loss	83	49
Fair Value	1,848	1,820
Fixed Maturities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	453,623	396,415
Gross unrealized gains	12,774	3,621
Gross unrealized loss	672	3,338
Fair Value	465,725	396,698
Mutual Fund
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost		26,357
Gross unrealized gains		0
Gross unrealized loss		14
Fair Value		26,343
Public Utilities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	1,343	1,342
Gross unrealized gains	271	44
Gross unrealized loss	0	34
Fair Value	1,614	1,352
Other Common Stock
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	19,824	18,624
Gross unrealized gains	3,820	2,615
Gross unrealized loss	528	545
Fair Value	23,116	20,694
Nonredeemable Preferred Stocks
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	2,879	2,356
Gross unrealized gains	160	67
Gross unrealized loss	17	6
Fair Value	3,022	2,417
Equity Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	24,046	48,679
Gross unrealized gains	4,251	2,726
Gross unrealized loss	545	599
Fair Value	27,752	50,806
Other Long-term Investments
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost or adjusted/amortized cost	5,419	4,980
Gross unrealized gains	278	230
Gross unrealized loss	18	0
Other Long-term Investments	$ 5,679	$ 5,210

This item represents the cost of debt securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any.

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