Nature of Business	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Business [Abstract]
Nature of Business	1. Nature of Business 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated on October 2, 2012 in the State of Delaware under the name Maison Insurance Holdings, Inc. The Company holds all of the capital stock of three subsidiaries: Maison Insurance Company ("Maison"), Maison Managers Inc. ("MMI"), and ClaimCor, LLC (“ClaimCor”). Prior to March 31, 2014, the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway America Inc. ("KAI"). KAI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("KFSI"), a publicly owned holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On March 31, 2014, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock. On June 13, 2014, the Company completed a follow-on offering of its common stock to the public. Through the combination of the Company’s IPO and follow-on offering, the Company issued approximately five million shares of its common stock. As of June 30, 2015 KAI held approximately 1.1 million shares of our common stock, which is equivalent to 17.0% of our outstanding shares. Maison began providing homeowners insurance, manufactured home insurance and dwelling fire insurance to individuals in Louisiana in December 2012. Maison writes both full peril property policies as well as wind/hail only exposures in Louisiana and distributes its policies through independent insurance agents. On May 13, 2015 the Company was notified by the Texas Department of Insurance that a Certificate of Authority had been granted to Maison, allowing us to begin writing insurance in the State of Texas. Maison began assuming wind/hail only insurance for commercial properties in Texas beginning in June 2015. Maison Managers, Inc. serves as the Company’s management services subsidiary, known as a managing general agency. MMI earns commissions and fees for providing policy administration, marketing, reinsurance contract negotiation, and accounting and analytical services. Both Maison and MMI are licensed by and subject to the regulatory oversight of the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“LDI”). On January 2, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the membership interest of ClaimCor, a claims and underwriting technical solutions company which services Maison and other property and casualty insurance companies throughout the Southern United States.

Nature of Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

1. Nature of Business

1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated on October 2, 2012 in the State of Delaware under the name Maison Insurance Holdings, Inc. The Company holds all of the capital stock of three subsidiaries: Maison Insurance Company ("Maison"), Maison Managers Inc. ("MMI"), and ClaimCor, LLC (“ClaimCor”). Prior to March 31, 2014, the Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway America Inc. ("KAI"). KAI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("KFSI"), a publicly owned holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On March 31, 2014, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock. On June 13, 2014, the Company completed a follow-on offering of its common stock to the public. Through the combination of the Company’s IPO and follow-on offering, the Company issued approximately five million shares of its common stock. As of June 30, 2015 KAI held approximately 1.1 million shares of our common stock, which is equivalent to 17.0% of our outstanding shares.

Maison began providing homeowners insurance, manufactured home insurance and dwelling fire insurance to individuals in Louisiana in December 2012. Maison writes both full peril property policies as well as wind/hail only exposures in Louisiana and distributes its policies through independent insurance agents. On May 13, 2015 the Company was notified by the Texas Department of Insurance that a Certificate of Authority had been granted to Maison, allowing us to begin writing insurance in the State of Texas. Maison began assuming wind/hail only insurance for commercial properties in Texas beginning in June 2015.

Maison Managers, Inc. serves as the Company’s management services subsidiary, known as a managing general agency. MMI earns commissions and fees for providing policy administration, marketing, reinsurance contract negotiation, and accounting and analytical services. Both Maison and MMI are licensed by and subject to the regulatory oversight of the Louisiana Department of Insurance (“LDI”).

On January 2, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of 100% of the membership interest of ClaimCor, a claims and underwriting technical solutions company which services Maison and other property and casualty insurance companies throughout the Southern United States.