Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		$ 187,099		$ 139,508		$ 171,300		$ 109,535
Transfers into Level 3		505	[1]	35,000	[2]	37,740	[1]	64,617	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3		0	[1]	(3,510)	[2]	(11,014)	[1]	(4,029)	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		(163)		0		1,088		(26)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		1,957		(105)		333		3,181
Purchases		0		0		0		0
Issuances		0		0		0		0
Sales		(1)		0		(477)		0
Settlements		0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(4,046)		(4,846)		(13,619)		(7,231)
Ending balance		185,351		166,047		185,351		166,047
Financial Liabilities
Beginning balance	[3]	26,719		6,915		20,049		0
Transfers into Level 3	[3]	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[1]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	[3]	0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[1]	0	[2]
Gain Or Losses Net
Net realized (gains) losses included in net income related to financial liabilities		(1,328)		70		(1,795)		139
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[3]	0		0		0		0
Purchases	[3]	0		0		0		0
Issuances	[3]	6,899		6,179		14,811		13,035
Sales	[3]	0		0		0		0
Settlements	[3]	0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	[3]	(535)		(82)		(1,310)		(92)
Ending balance	[3]	31,755		13,082		31,755		13,082
Municipal bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		29,669		13,054		13,628		2,694
Transfers into Level 3		0	[1]	0	[2]	16,326	[1]	10,056	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3		0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		0		0		0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		1,464		212		1,359		646
Purchases		0		0		0		0
Issuances		0		0		0		0
Sales		0		0		0		0
Settlements		0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(122)		(123)		(302)		(253)
Ending balance		31,011		13,143		31,011		13,143
Corporate bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		72,724		73,926		74,717		60,826
Transfers into Level 3		0	[1]	0	[2]	5,729	[1]	12,452	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3		0	[1]	(3,510)	[2]	(1,350)	[1]	(3,510)	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		(164)		0		1,087		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		326		(180)		(758)		2,380
Purchases		0		0		0		0
Issuances		0		0		0		0
Sales		0		0		(476)		0
Settlements		0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(2,638)		(4,580)		(8,701)		(6,492)
Ending balance		70,248		65,656		70,248		65,656
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		84,700		52,522		82,949		46,009
Transfers into Level 3		505	[1]	35,000	[2]	15,685	[1]	42,109	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3		0	[1]	0	[2]	(9,664)	[1]	(519)	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		0		0		0		(26)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		167		(137)		(268)		155
Purchases		0		0		0		0
Issuances		0		0		0		0
Sales		0		0		0		0
Settlements		0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(1,286)		(143)		(4,616)		(486)
Ending balance		84,086		87,242		84,086		87,242
Total Fixed Maturities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		187,093		139,502		171,294		109,529
Transfers into Level 3		505	[1]	35,000	[2]	37,740	[1]	64,617	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3		0	[1]	(3,510)	[2]	(11,014)	[1]	(4,029)	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		(164)		0		1,087		(26)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		1,957		(105)		333		3,181
Purchases		0		0		0		0
Issuances		0		0		0		0
Sales		0		0		(476)		0
Settlements		0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(4,046)		(4,846)		(13,619)		(7,231)
Ending balance		185,345		166,041		185,345		166,041
Equity securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		6		6		6		6
Transfers into Level 3		0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[1]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3		0	[1]	0	[2]	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		1		0		1		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		0		0		0		0
Purchases		0		0		0		0
Issuances		0		0		0		0
Sales		(1)		0		(1)		0
Settlements		0		0		0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		0		0		0		0
Ending balance		$ 6		$ 6		$ 6		$ 6

[1] Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as having occurred at the end of the reporting period in which the transfers were determined.

[2] Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 were attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as having occurred at the end of the reporting period in which the transfers were determined.

[3] Represents embedded derivatives, all related to the Company’s fixed indexed annuity (“FIA”) products, reported in Other Policyholder Funds in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.