Pledged Investments	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Investment Contract [Abstract]
Investment [Text Block]	6. Pledged Investments We have pledged certain of our securities for the benefit of various state insurance departments and reinsurers. These securities are included with our available-for-sale debt securities because we have the ability to trade these securities. We retain the interest earned on these securities. These securities had a carrying value of $25.9 million and $27.5 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Pledged Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

6. Pledged Investments

We have pledged certain of our securities for the benefit of various state insurance departments and reinsurers. These securities are included with our available-for-sale debt securities because we have the ability to trade these securities. We retain the interest earned on these securities. These securities had a carrying value of $25.9 million and $27.5 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.