Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 527,183	$ 450,074
Preferred Stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, authorized shares	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, issued shares	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding shares	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, authorized shares	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	21,858,697	21,736,431
Common stock, outstanding shares	21,646,614	21,524,348
Treasury stock	212,083	212,083
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 497,616	$ 396,415
Equity Securities
Available-for-sale Equity Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	24,074	48,679
Other Long-term Investments
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 5,493	$ 4,980