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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

		2018		2017
Revenues:
Specialty Health	$	202,938	$	203,810
Group disability, life, DBL and PFL		144,629		106,927
Individual life, annuities and other (A)		1,932		2,139
Medical Stop-Loss (A)		40		2,607
Corporate		2,269		2,472
		351,808		317,955
Net investment gains (losses)		(1,033)		2,539
Total revenues	$	350,775	$	320,494
Income before income taxes
Specialty Health (B)	$	28,735	$	13,207
Group disability, life, DBL and PFL		18,863		18,278
Individual life, annuities and other  (A) (C)		(436)		(513)
Medical Stop-Loss (A)		177		2,839
Corporate		(8,765)		(8,014)
		38,574		25,797
Net investment gains (losses)		(1,033)		2,539
Income before income taxes	$	37,541	$	28,336

(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 $1,506,000 and $1,333,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, 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 $888,000 and $1,196,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 

		December 31,
		2018		2017
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS AT YEAR END
Specialty Health	$	225,315	$	223,896
Group disability, life, DBL and PFL		308,183		246,877
Individual life, annuities and other		348,036		363,693
Medical Stop-Loss		23,983		78,234
Corporate		131,999		127,923
	$	1,037,516	$	1,040,623