Note 2 - Investments - Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Available-for-sale and Held-to-maturity Investments (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
US Treasury Securities [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	$ 313,778	$ 461,132
Gross Unrealized Gains	7,075
Gross Unrealized Losses		(34,816)
Available for sale securities	320,853	426,316
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	3,829,016	3,039,539
Gross Unrealized Gains	146,421	15,715
Gross Unrealized Losses	(8,111)	(143,701)
Available for sale securities	3,967,326	2,911,553
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	2,687,059	1,726,098
Gross Unrealized Gains	192,521	28,634
Gross Unrealized Losses	(647)	(10,595)
Available for sale securities	2,878,933	1,744,137
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| Fixed Maturities [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	3,519,191	3,083,390
Gross Unrealized Gains	119,852	19,554
Gross Unrealized Losses	(2,914)	(53,831)
Available for sale securities	3,636,129	3,049,113
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	10,349,044	8,310,159
Gross Unrealized Gains	465,869	63,903
Gross Unrealized Losses	(11,672)	(242,943)
Available for sale securities	10,803,241	8,131,119
Equity Securities [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	4,338,345	3,387,927
Gross Unrealized Gains	314,844	219,883
Gross Unrealized Losses	(86,124)	(177,756)
Available for sale securities	4,567,065	3,430,054
Other Equity Investments [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	247,754	137,778
Gross Unrealized Gains	32,050	36,436
Gross Unrealized Losses	(894)
Available for sale securities	278,910	174,214
Equities, Including Equity Securities and Other Equity Investments [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	4,586,099	3,325,705
Gross Unrealized Gains	346,894	256,319
Gross Unrealized Losses	(87,018)	(177,756)
Available for sale securities	4,845,975	3,604,268
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	14,935,143	11,835,864
Gross Unrealized Gains	812,763	320,222
Gross Unrealized Losses	(98,690)	(420,699)
Available for sale securities	$ 15,649,216	$ 11,735,387

Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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