Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2014
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	31,811		11,202		—		43,013
Net investment income	6,283			3,287		336		9,906
Realized investment gains (losses), net	(64		)	8		—		(56	)
Other income	143			1		25		169
Total revenue	38,173			14,498		361		53,032
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	10,815			5,642		—		16,457
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	16,976			722		—		17,698
Policyholders' dividends	2,086			16		—		2,102
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	29,877			6,380		—		36,257
Commissions	6,238			3,672		—		9,910
Other general expenses	2,840			3,169		493		6,502
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(5,659		)	(1,409	)	—		(7,068	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	4,407			802		—		5,209
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	171			360		—		531
Total benefits and expenses	37,874			12,974		493		51,341
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	299		1,524		(132	)	1,691

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	30,117		10,823		—		40,940
Net investment income	4,904			3,180		305		8,389
Realized investment gains, net	—			30		1		31
Other income	63			90		33		186
Total revenue	35,084			14,123		339		49,546
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	9,338			5,468		—		14,806
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	16,042			917		—		16,959
Policyholders' dividends	2,059			15		—		2,074
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	27,439			6,400		—		33,839
Commissions	5,579			3,479		—		9,058
Other general expenses	2,852			3,266		581		6,699
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(5,086		)	(1,276	)	—		(6,362	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	3,985			641		—		4,626
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	167			411		—		578
Total benefits and expenses	34,936			12,921		581		48,438
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	148		1,202		(242	)	1,108