Investments Investments (Available for Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 472,418	$ 468,171
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	2,398	13,627
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(6,894)	(2,475)
Estimated Fair Value	467,922	479,323
Total fixed maturities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		422,255
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		5,180
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses		(2,244)
Estimated Fair Value		425,191
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government agencies
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	608	9,108
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	2	4
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(3)	(14)
Estimated Fair Value	607	9,098
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	155,799	161,012
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	1,672	3,726
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(1,870)	(412)
Estimated Fair Value	155,601	164,326
Corporate and other securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	85,672	71,224
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	221	579
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(885)	(172)
Estimated Fair Value	85,008	71,631
Asset-backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	125,030	95,223
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	119	405
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(1,101)	(268)
Estimated Fair Value	124,048	95,360
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	105,309	85,688
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	384	466
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(3,035)	(1,378)
Estimated Fair Value	$ 102,658	84,776
Total equity securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		45,916
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		8,447
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses		(231)
Estimated Fair Value		54,132
Exchange traded funds [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		26,041
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		8,339
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses		0
Estimated Fair Value		34,380
Nonredeemable preferred stock [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		19,875
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		108
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses		(231)
Estimated Fair Value		$ 19,752

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