Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	$ 15,224,117	$ 11,835,864
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	$ 15,224,117	$ 11,835,864
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	9,000,000	9,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	5,565,943	5,177,245
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	5,565,943	5,177,245
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	$ 10,318,164	$ 8,310,159
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	10,318,164	8,310,159
Equities, Including Equity Securities and Other Equity Investments [Member]
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	4,905,953	3,525,705
Available for sale securities, amortized cost	$ 4,905,953	$ 3,525,705

This item represents the cost of debt and equity 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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