Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 05, 2016
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Conifer Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001502292
Trading Symbol	cnfr
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,632,430
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false