Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]: Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Table Text Block] (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Tables/Schedules

Debt Securities, Available-for-sale

		March 31, 2019
				GROSS		GROSS
		AMORTIZED		UNREALIZED		UNREALIZED		FAIR
		COST		GAINS		LOSSES		VALUE
FIXED MATURITIES
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE:
Corporate securities	$	219,136	$	2,377	$	(3,406)	$	218,107
CMOs – residential (1)		5,942		-		(149)		5,793
U.S. Government obligations		44,440		93		(250)		44,283
Agency MBS – residential (2)		1		-		-		1
GSEs (3)		6,505		-		(110)		6,395
States and political subdivisions		170,633		623		(2,639)		168,617
Foreign government obligations		6,960		88		(28)		7,020
Redeemable preferred stocks		5,970		74		-		6,044
Total fixed maturities	$	459,587	$	3,255	$	(6,582)	$	456,260

		December 31, 2018
				GROSS		GROSS
		AMORTIZED		UNREALIZED		UNREALIZED		FAIR
		COST		GAINS		LOSSES		VALUE
FIXED MATURITIES
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE:
Corporate securities	$	202,194	$	701	$	(5,406)	$	197,489
CMOs - residential (1)		6,092		-		(252)		5,840
U.S. Government obligations		63,231		1		(423)		62,809
Agency MBS - residential (2)		3		-		-		3
GSEs (3)		6,596		-		(110)		6,486
States and political subdivisions		172,860		302		(5,228)		167,934
Foreign government obligations		7,039		51		(46)		7,044
Redeemable preferred stocks		5,970		-		(111)		5,859
Total fixed maturities	$	463,985	$	1,055	$	(11,576)	$	453,464

(1)Collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”). 

(2) Mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). 

(3)Government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) are private enterprises established and chartered by the Federal Government or its various insurance and lease programs which carry the full faith and credit obligation of the U.S. Government.