Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

The following table contains selected unaudited financial data for each quarter.

	Fourth Quarter (a)			Third Quarter		Second Quarter	First Quarter
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2017
Revenues	$	67,863		64,331		60,852	59,581
Benefits and expenses	76,998			61,221		58,756	58,638
Federal income tax expense (benefit)	35,069			(339	)	1,524	(1,113	)
Net income (loss)	(44,204		)	3,449		572	2,056
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	(44,204		)	3,449		572	2,056
Basic & Diluted earnings (losses) per share of Class A common stock	(0.89		)	0.07		0.01	0.04
Basic & Diluted earnings (losses) per share of Class B common stock	(0.44		)	0.03		0.01	0.02

(a) Federal income tax expense (benefit), Net income (loss) and Basic and Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflect the effects of the new tax reform re-measurement of $35.7 million. Net income (loss) and Basic and Diluted earnings (loss) per share also reflect the effects of the goodwill impairment of $4.6 million.  For more information, please refer to Note 1 and Note 9.

	Fourth Quarter			Third Quarter	Second Quarter	First Quarter
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2016
Revenues	$	67,903		61,741	61,237	54,525
Benefits and expenses	68,277			57,134	58,678	55,834
Federal income tax expense (benefit)	(490		)	1,845	1,077	1,082
Net income (loss)	116			2,762	1,482	(2,391	)
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	116			2,762	1,482	(2,391	)
Basic & Diluted earnings (losses) per share of Class A common stock	—			0.06	0.03	(0.05	)
Basic & Diluted earnings (losses) per share of Class B common stock	—			0.03	0.01	(0.02	)