Consolidated Income Statement - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues
Premiums Earned, Net	$ 282,266	$ 262,704	$ 479,534
Net Investment Income	16,276	16,570	17,237
Insurance Commissions and Fees	16,765	16,446	10,651
Other Income	2,648	12,257	10,267
Gain on sale of subsidiary to joint venture	0	0	9,940
Gain (Loss) on Investments, Excluding Other than Temporary Impairments	2,539	4,502	3,094
Revenues	320,494	311,004	530,495
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities	0	1,475	228
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion in Other Comprehensive Loss, before Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Available-for-sale Securities	0	0	0
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	0	1,475	228
Operating Expenses
Policyholder Benefits and Claims Incurred, Net	135,054	145,231	307,178
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	157,104	132,174	177,641
Interest Expense, Debt	0	1,534	1,798
Benefits, Losses and Expenses	292,158	278,939	486,617
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	28,336	32,065	43,878
Income taxes (benefits)	(13,794)	9,555	15,904
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	42,130	22,510	27,974
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	0	117,617	4,310
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Discontinued Operation	0	6,813	1,762
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	110,804	2,548
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total	42,130	133,314	30,522
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interest	27	10,016	578
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	61	0	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total	$ 42,042	$ 123,298	$ 29,944
Earnings Per Share, Basic
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	$ 2.67	$ 1.28	$ 1.59
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Basic Share	0	5.90	0.14
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 2.67	$ 7.18	$ 1.73
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic	15,718	17,162	17,314
Earnings Per Share, Diluted
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	$ 2.63	$ 1.27	$ 1.58
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations and Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Per Diluted Share	0	5.82	0.13
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 2.63	$ 7.09	$ 1.71
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted	16,008	17,379	17,484