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Liabilities for Unpaid Losses, Claims and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Liabilities for Unpaid Losses, Claims and Loss Adjustment Expenses [Roll Forward]    
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, gross $ 62,562  
Paid related to [Abstract]    
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, gross 63,760  
Reconciliation of total incurred claims to total insurance benefits and losses incurred [Abstract]    
Total incurred losses 28,740 $ 24,248
Cash surrender value and matured endowments 483 307
Benefit reserve changes 774 270
Total insurance benefits and losses incurred 29,997 24,825
Property and Casualty Insurance Products [Member]    
Liabilities for Unpaid Losses, Claims and Loss Adjustment Expenses [Roll Forward]    
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, gross 49,556 51,200
Less: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses (9,806) (11,639)
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, net 39,750 39,561
Incurred related to [Abstract]    
Current accident year 8,806 8,488
Prior accident year development [1] (522) (574)
Total incurred 8,284 7,914
Paid related to [Abstract]    
Current accident year 2,312 1,701
Prior accident years 5,836 8,708
Total paid 8,148 10,409
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, net 39,886 37,066
Plus: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses 9,011 8,915
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, gross 48,897 45,981
Medicare Supplement Insurance Products [Member]    
Liabilities for Unpaid Losses, Claims and Loss Adjustment Expenses [Roll Forward]    
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, gross 11,263 10,547
Less: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses (990) 0
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, net 10,273 10,547
Incurred related to [Abstract]    
Current accident year 18,035 14,908
Prior accident year development 241 (306)
Total incurred 18,276 14,602
Paid related to [Abstract]    
Current accident year 8,797 7,424
Prior accident years 8,354 7,753
Total paid 17,151 15,177
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, net 11,398 9,972
Plus: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses 1,819 0
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, gross 13,217 9,972
Other Life and Health Insurance Products [Member]    
Liabilities for Unpaid Losses, Claims and Loss Adjustment Expenses [Roll Forward]    
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, gross 1,743 2,123
Less: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses 0 0
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, net 1,743 2,123
Incurred related to [Abstract]    
Current accident year 1,527 1,684
Prior accident year development 653 [2] 48
Total incurred 2,180 1,732
Paid related to [Abstract]    
Current accident year 1,056 946
Prior accident years 1,221 1,189
Total paid 2,277 2,135
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, net 1,646 1,720
Plus: Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses 0 0
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses, claims and loss adjustment expenses, gross $ 1,646 $ 1,720
[1] In establishing property and casualty reserves, the Company initially reserves for losses at the higher end of the reasonable range if no other value within the range is determined to be more probable. Selection of such an initial loss estimate is an attempt by management to give recognition that initial claims information received generally is not conclusive with respect to legal liability, is generally not comprehensive with respect to magnitude of loss and generally, based on historical experience, will develop more adversely as time passes and more information becomes available. However, as a result, the Company generally experiences reserve redundancies when analyzing the development of prior year losses in a current period.
[2] The prior accident year development for other life and health insurance products was primarily due to poor morbidity and mortality. Although the determination of the unfavorable development is subject to variability due to lower volume of other life and health business and therefore a lower credibility of claims, influenza, the usual driver of elevated morbidity and mortality in winter, was significantly higher than in the previous year and ultimately had an unfavorable effect on the Company's loss patterns.