Investments In Securities (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) security	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) security
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	$ 2,291,981		$ 17,129,467
Unrealized losses	$ 95,288		$ 224,711
Number of securities with unrealized losses \| security	7		30
Other-than-temporary impairment charges	$ 115,238	$ 11,149
Auction rate security bond par value			$ 1,000,000
Percentage of auction rate security guaranteed			97.00%
Fixed Maturities
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	884,083		$ 11,595,800
Unrealized losses	678		96,334
Equity Securities
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	1,407,898		5,533,667
Unrealized losses	$ 94,610		$ 128,377
Minimum
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Percentage Of Carrying Value Of Auction Rate Securities			1.00%
Maximum
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Percentage Of Carrying Value Of Auction Rate Securities			4.00%

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Amount of accumulated unrealized loss on investments in debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale in a continuous loss position.

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