Note 9 - Reserve for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses - Schedule of Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims on Other Insurance (Details) - Other Insurance Lines [Member]	Dec. 31, 2023
Payout percentage, year 1	4.63%
Payout percentage, year 2	5.95%
Payout percentage, year 3	7.78%

Percentage of average annual payout, after reinsurance, in the first year after a claim is incurred, beginning with the earliest accident year disclosed for short-duration insurance contracts.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4G
-SubTopic 40
-Topic 944
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480081/944-40-50-4G

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Percentage of average annual payout, after reinsurance, in the third year after a claim is incurred, beginning with the earliest accident year disclosed for short-duration insurance contracts.

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