Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments, available for sale, at fair value
Fixed maturities (amortized cost: $29,024,083 and $24,279,231, respectively)	$ 27,738,939	$ 23,271,277
Equity securities (cost: $0 and $75,000, respectively)
Equity method investments
Equity securities, at cost		140,250
Mortgage loans on real estate, held for investment
Real estate, held for investment	517,729	529,769
Policy Loans	412,583	420,775
Total investments	28,669,251	24,362,071
Cash and cash equivalents	661,545	1,192,336
Amounts recoverable from reinsurers	11,704,055	12,212,656
Interest due and accrued	312,054	264,791
Due premiums	670,989	640,073
Deferred acquisition costs, net	2,568,799	2,765,063
Value of business acquired, net	1,726,192	2,039,110
Intangible assets	700,000	700,000
Goodwill		1,129,824
Property and equipment, net	158,471	217,565
Assets associated with business held for sale (see Note 3)		16,870,241
Other assets	95,773	532,674
Total assets	47,267,129	62,926,404
Liabilities:
Benefit reserves	24,606,543	24,155,140
Policy claims	565,148	839,859
Deposit-type contracts	16,012,567	13,897,421
Advance premiums	52,074	57,699
Total policy liabilities	41,236,332	38,950,119
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,211,875	1,013,313
Liabilities associated with business held for sale (see Note 3)		15,508,998
Surplus notes	550,000	550,000
Total liabilities	42,998,207	56,022,430
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 8)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 120,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 22,558,956 and 18,006,301 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.	22,559	18,006
Additional paid-in capital	33,036,924	31,584,529
Accumulated deficit	(27,533,447)	(23,685,525)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,257,291)	(1,013,213)
Total stockholders' equity	4,268,922	6,903,974
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	47,267,129	62,926,404
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock	74	74
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock	$ 103	$ 103