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Long-Term Debt (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Rate	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 26, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Notes Payable	$ 25,134,000	$ 25,134,000			$ 12,353,000
Statutory capital and surplus required	31,471,000	31,471,000
Contributed capital to affiliates	$ 0	$ 11,000,000	$ 0
Effective rate at period end	1.60%	1.60%
Florida State Board of Administration Note Payable
Debt Instrument
Notes Payable	$ 11,471,000	$ 11,471,000			$ 12,353,000
Interest rate (percentage)	1.50%	1.50%			2.05%
Capital contributed to surplus	$ 20,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Florida State Board of Administration Note Payable \| Gross and Net Writing Ratio \| 10-Year Constant Maturity Treasury Rate
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate \| Rate		4.50%
Florida State Board of Administration Note Payable \| Gross Writing Ratio
Debt Instrument
Required written premiums to surplus ratio		6
Actual written premiums to surplus ratio		10.6
Florida State Board of Administration Note Payable \| Gross Writing Ratio \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Required written premiums to surplus ratio		4.5
Florida State Board of Administration Note Payable \| Net Writing Ratio
Debt Instrument
Required written premiums to surplus ratio		2
Actual written premiums to surplus ratio		6.6
Florida State Board of Administration Note Payable \| Net Writing Ratio \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Required written premiums to surplus ratio		1.5
Florida State Board of Administration Note Payable \| Other Than Gross and Net Writing Ratio \| Stated Rate
Debt Instrument
Basis spread on variable rate \| Rate		0.25%
Interboro, LLC Promissory Note
Debt Instrument
Notes Payable	$ 8,550,000	$ 8,550,000
Interest rate (percentage)	6.00%	6.00%
BB&T Term Note Payable
Debt Instrument
Notes Payable	$ 5,113,000	$ 5,113,000		$ 5,200,000
Interest rate (percentage)	1.65%	1.65%
Effective rate at period end	2.19%	2.19%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 58,000	$ 87,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest	$ 19,000	$ 29,000
BB&T Term Note Payable \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio		1.2
BB&T Term Note Payable \| Non-recurring Loss \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio		1.0