Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Segment Information

The following is business segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenues:
Standard Commercial Segment	$	17,761		$	20,258		$	53,791		$	53,926
Specialty Commercial Segment		46,373			36,814			129,812			104,433
Personal Segment		21,172			25,637			68,508			76,556
Corporate		314			1,039			1,066			4,754
Consolidated	$	85,620		$	83,748		$	253,177		$	239,669
Pre-tax income (loss), net of non-controlling interest:
Standard Commercial Segment	$	(529	)	$	4,260		$	(2,601	)	$	(890	)
Specialty Commercial Segment		8,287			2,691			17,193			6,955
Personal Segment		(345	)		(4,536	)		(5,747	)		(22,341	)
Corporate		(2,650	)		(1,715	)		(8,082	)		(3,974	)
Consolidated	$	4,763		$	700		$	763		$	(20,250	)

The following is additional business segment information as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2012		2011
Assets
Standard Commercial Segment	$	148,302	$	144,673
Specialty Commercial Segment		439,233		348,699
Personal Segment		193,839		232,381
Corporate		14,460		20,306
	$	795,834	$	746,059