Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) County Parish	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Certificate of deposit maturities	18 months
Rent expense \| $	$ 255	$ 258
Cash deposit per institution insured by FDIC \| $	$ 250
Saint Tammany Parish [Member]
Policy concentration	12.50%
Jefferson Parish [Member]
Policy concentration	12.60%
East Baton Rouge Parish [Member]
Policy concentration	7.20%
Livingston Parish [Member]
Policy concentration	5.10%
LOUISIANA [Member]
Number of parishes - insured Louisiana \| Parish	63
Number of parishes - total Louisiana \| Parish	64
TEXAS [Member]
Number of counties - total Texas \| County	254
TEXAS [Member] \| Maison [Member]
Number of counties on direct basis - policy written in Texas \| County	150
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property plant and equipment useful life	7 years
Vehicles [Member]
Property plant and equipment useful life	5 years
Computer Equipment [Member]
Property plant and equipment useful life	3 years
Minimum [Member]
Maturity of liquid investments	3 months
Maximum [Member]
Maturity of liquid investments	1 year
Maximum [Member] \| LOUISIANA [Member]
Percentage of policies for concentration in counties	5.00%
Maximum [Member] \| TEXAS [Member]
Percentage of policies for concentration in counties	5.00%

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The number of parishes the company insures on direct basis personal property in State of Louisiana.

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