Dividend Payment Restrictions [Text Block]: Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
MadisonNationalLifeSubsidiariesMember
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	$ 16,460	$ 16,050
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	83,256	196,031
StandardSecurityLifeSubsidiariesMember
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	5,246	8,291
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	57,069	70,792
IndependenceAmericanSubsidiariesMember
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	19,030	18,015
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	$ 84,533	$ 82,986

The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(23)(c))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119400593&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 505
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6486098&loc=d3e24708-158529

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