Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties: SummaryOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsInRelatedPartiesTableTextBlock (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	$ 494,236
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	488,159
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	488,159
US Treasury and Government
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	56,586
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	56,391
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	56,391
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	194,364
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	194,666
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	194,666
Foreign Government Debt
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	2,318
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	2,324
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	2,324
Public Utility, Bonds
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	23,113
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	25,606
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	25,606
All Other Corporate Bonds
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	153,475
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	145,491
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	145,491
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	4,036
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	4,123
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	4,123
Fixed Maturities
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	433,892
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	428,601
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	428,601
Industrial, Miscellaneous, and All Others
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	6,883
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	6,043
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	6,043
Nonredeemable Preferred Stock
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	3,588
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	3,642
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	3,642
Equity Securities, Investment Summary
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	10,471
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	9,685
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	9,685
Policy Loans
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	38
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	38
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	38
Short-term Investments
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	28,335
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	28,335
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	28,335
Other Long-term Investments
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Cost	21,500
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Fair Value	21,500
Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties, Carrying Amount	$ 21,500

This element represents the carrying (reported) amount of the entity's investments as of the balance sheet date. This amount may represent the individual investment's or group of similar investments' original cost, fair value, or such other amount at which the investment is shown in the entity's balance sheet.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 320
-Section S99
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-15)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=50485924&loc=d3e611379-123010

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