Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	*15.* Commitments and Contingencies The Company is involved in several legal proceedings. In the Company’s opinion, based on the present status of these proceedings, any potential liability of the Company with respect to these legal proceedings, will not, in the aggregate, be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition or operations. For further information on the legal proceedings, see Part I, Item 3 Legal Proceedings in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We currently have letters of credit to cover estimated exposures, most notably with workman’s compensation claims. This agreement requires us to maintain a compensating balance with the issuer for the amounts outstanding. We currently have letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $230,000. The compensating balance amount is reflected as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to claims and lawsuits related to the normal course of business operations. When the Company determines that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, a liability representing the best estimate of the Company’s financial exposure is recorded. Actual losses may materially differ from the Company’s estimates. With respect to our title insurance operations, this customary litigation includes but is not limited to a wide variety of cases arising out of or related to title and escrow claims, for which we make provisions through our loss reserves. See Note 9 Reserve for Title Claims, for further information. None of these claims and lawsuits, in management’s opinion, will have a material adverse effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In conducting our title insurance operations, our title insurance subsidiaries routinely hold customers’ assets in escrow, pending completion of real estate transactions, and are responsible for the proper disposition of these balances for our customers. Certain of these amounts are maintained in segregated bank accounts. These balances amounted to $5.5 million at December 31, 2022.

Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

15. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved in several legal proceedings. In the Company’s opinion, based on the present status of these proceedings, any potential liability of the Company with respect to these legal proceedings, will not, in the aggregate, be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition or operations. For further information on the legal proceedings, see Part I, Item 3 Legal Proceedings in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We currently have letters of credit to cover estimated exposures, most notably with workman’s compensation claims. This agreement requires us to maintain a compensating balance with the issuer for the amounts outstanding. We currently have letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $230,000. The compensating balance amount is reflected as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to claims and lawsuits related to the normal course of business operations. When the Company determines that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, a liability representing the best estimate of the Company’s financial exposure is recorded. Actual losses may materially differ from the Company’s estimates. With respect to our title insurance operations, this customary litigation includes but is not limited to a wide variety of cases arising out of or related to title and escrow claims, for which we make provisions through our loss reserves. See Note 9 Reserve for Title Claims, for further information. None of these claims and lawsuits, in management’s opinion, will have a material adverse effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In conducting our title insurance operations, our title insurance subsidiaries routinely hold customers’ assets in escrow, pending completion of real estate transactions, and are responsible for the proper disposition of these balances for our customers. Certain of these amounts are maintained in segregated bank accounts. These balances amounted to $5.5 million at December 31, 2022.