Investments Cash, Cash Equivalent and Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Fixed maturity securities	$ 995,601	$ 932,159
Fixed maturity securities percent	85.00%	83.60%
Equity securities	$ 23,438	$ 69,879
Equity securities percent	2.00%	6.30%
Mortgage loans	$ 594	$ 628
Mortgage loans percent	0.10%	0.10%
Policy loans	$ 60,166	$ 54,032
Policy loans percent	5.10%	4.80%
Real estate and other long-term investments	$ 8,031	$ 8,266
Real estate and other long-term investments percent	0.70%	0.70%
Short-term investments	$ 251	$ 0
Percentage of Short Term Investments As to Carrying Value	0.00%	0.00%
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 82,827	$ 50,708	$ 54,593	$ 56,299
Cash and cash equivalents percent	7.10%	4.50%
Total cash, cash equivalents and investments	$ 1,170,908	$ 1,115,672
Total cash, cash equivalents and investments percent	100.00%	100.00%
Percent of high quality fixed maturity securities	82.50%