Dividend Payment Restrictions [Text Block]: Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
MadisonNationalLifeSubsidiariesMember
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	$ 16,050	$ 12,794
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	196,031	179,648
StandardSecurityLifeSubsidiariesMember
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	8,291	3,555
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	70,792	65,600
IndependenceAmericanSubsidiariesMember
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	18,015	8,728
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	$ 82,986	$ 72,083