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DISCLOSURES ABOUT THE FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, Recurring Measurement Inputs (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Recurring [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Short-term investments $ 56,165,534 $ 53,418,914
Recurring [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 1,027,984,013 999,794,857
Recurring [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 9,412,497 4,984,902
Recurring [Member] | US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 146,945,719 162,442,630
Recurring [Member] | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 357,051,689 370,962,114
Recurring [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 68,939,577 80,349,182
Recurring [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 94,179,189 47,789,604
Recurring [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 12,647,636 11,286,848
Recurring [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 338,807,706 321,979,577
Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 169,848,274 140,293,825
Recurring [Member] | Common stocks Financial services [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 28,498,329 18,093,388
Recurring [Member] | Common stocks Information technology [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 18,917,368 16,925,764
Recurring [Member] | Common stocks Healthcare [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 21,944,614 19,023,849
Recurring [Member] | Common stocks Consumer staples [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 13,010,682 13,609,527
Recurring [Member] | Common stocks Consumer discretionary [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 21,031,295 17,090,547
Recurring [Member] | Common stocks Energy [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 21,117,265 19,430,330
Recurring [Member] | Common stocks Industrials [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 17,264,144 8,574,816
Recurring [Member] | Common stocks Other [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 17,811,177 18,681,440
Recurring [Member] | Nonredeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 10,253,400 8,864,164
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Short-term investments 56,165,534 42,062,664
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 169,845,667 140,291,424
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Common stocks Financial services [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 28,495,722 18,090,987
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Common stocks Information technology [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 18,917,368 16,925,764
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Common stocks Healthcare [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 21,944,614 19,023,849
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Common stocks Consumer staples [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 13,010,682 13,609,527
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Common stocks Consumer discretionary [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 21,031,295 17,090,547
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Common stocks Energy [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 21,117,265 19,430,330
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Common stocks Industrials [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 17,264,144 8,574,816
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Common stocks Other [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 17,811,177 18,681,440
Recurring [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Nonredeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 10,253,400 8,864,164
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Short-term investments 0 11,356,250
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 1,026,008,360 999,794,857
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 9,412,497 4,984,902
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 146,945,719 162,442,630
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 357,051,689 370,962,114
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 68,939,577 80,349,182
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 94,179,189 47,789,604
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 12,647,636 11,286,848
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 336,832,053 321,979,577
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Common stocks Financial services [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Common stocks Information technology [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Common stocks Healthcare [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Common stocks Consumer staples [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Common stocks Consumer discretionary [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Common stocks Energy [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Common stocks Industrials [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Common stocks Other [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Nonredeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Short-term investments 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 1,975,653 0
Number of securities categorized as Level 3 fair value measurements 2 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 1,975,653 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 2,607 2,401
Number of securities categorized as Level 3 fair value measurements 1 1
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Common stocks Financial services [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 2,607 2,401
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Common stocks Information technology [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Common stocks Healthcare [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Common stocks Consumer staples [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Common stocks Consumer discretionary [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Common stocks Energy [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Common stocks Industrials [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Common stocks Other [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Recurring [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Nonredeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
   
Assets [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0
Not Reported At Fair Value [Member]
   
Liabilities [Abstract]    
Surplus notes 10,040,013 18,835,954
Not Reported At Fair Value [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member]
   
Liabilities [Abstract]    
Surplus notes 0 0
Not Reported At Fair Value [Member] | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member]
   
Liabilities [Abstract]    
Surplus notes 0 0
Not Reported At Fair Value [Member] | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member]
   
Liabilities [Abstract]    
Surplus notes $ 10,040,013 $ 18,835,954