Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]: Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

		2017		2016		2015
Revenues:
Specialty Health	$	203,810	$	173,147	$	185,912
Group disability; life and DBL		106,927		103,535		90,314
Individual life, annuities and other (A)		2,139		2,756		27,119
Medical Stop-Loss (A)		2,607		25,614		214,139
Corporate		2,472		2,925		205
		317,955		307,977		517,689
Gain on sale of subsidiary to joint venture		-		-		9,940
Net realized investment gains		2,539		4,502		3,094
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		-		(1,475)		(228)
Total revenues	$	320,494	$	311,004	$	530,495
Income from continuing operations before income taxes:
Specialty Health (B)	$	13,207	$	7,202	$	6,490
Group disability; life and DBL		18,278		17,904		15,811
Individual life, annuities and other (A) (C)		(513)		(2,540)		(122)
Medical Stop-Loss (A)		2,839		16,733		18,828
Corporate		(8,014)		(8,727)		(8,137)
		25,797		30,572		32,870
Gain on sale of subsidiary to joint venture		-		-		9,940
Net realized investment gains		2,539		4,502		3,094
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		-		(1,475)		(228)
Interest expense		-		(1,534)		(1,798)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	28,336	$	32,065	$	43,878

(A)Substantially all of the business in the segment is coinsured. Activity in this segment primarily reflects income or expenses related to the coinsurance and the run-off of any remaining blocks that were not coinsured. 

(B)The Specialty Health segment includes amortization of intangible assets recorded as a result of purchase accounting for previous acquisitions. Total amortization expense was $1,333,000, $1,243,000 and $1,488,000 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. There is no amortization expense attributable to the other segments. 

(C)The Individual life, annuities and other segment includes amortization of deferred charges in connection with the assumptions of certain ceded life and annuity policies amounting to $1,196,000, $2,340,000 and $1,323,000 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. 

		December 31,
		2017		2016
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS AT YEAR END
Specialty Health	$	223,896	$	172,275
Group disability; life and DBL		246,877		243,421
Individual life, annuities and other		363,693		363,119
Medical Stop-Loss		78,234		200,026
Corporate		127,923		155,623
	$	1,040,623	$	1,134,464