Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		$ 171,300	$ 109,535
Transfers into Level 3	[1]	37,740	72,813
Transfers out of Level 3	[1]	(11,014)	(4,029)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		1,084	(26)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		(2,003)	4,920
Purchases		0	0
Issuances		0	0
Sales		(477)	0
Settlements		0	0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(23,204)	(11,913)
Ending balance		173,426	171,300
Financial Liabilities
Beginning balance	[2]	20,049	0
Transfers into Level 3	[2]	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	[2]	0	0
Gain Or Losses Net
Net realized (gains) losses included in net income related to financial liabilities	[2]	(2,528)	1,157
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[2]	0	0
Purchases	[2]	0	0
Issuances	[2]	23,595	19,338
Sales	[2]	0	0
Settlements	[2]	0	0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	[2]	(2,095)	(446)
Ending balance	[2]	39,021	20,049
Municipal bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		13,628	2,694
Transfers into Level 3	[1]	16,326	10,056
Transfers out of Level 3	[1]	0	0
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		0	0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		782	1,191
Purchases		0	0
Issuances		0	0
Sales		0	0
Settlements		0	0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(357)	(313)
Ending balance		30,379	13,628
Corporate bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		74,717	60,826
Transfers into Level 3	[1]	5,729	20,649
Transfers out of Level 3	[1]	(1,351)	(3,510)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		1,087	0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		(1,935)	3,611
Purchases		0	0
Issuances		0	0
Sales		(476)	0
Settlements		0	0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(10,196)	(6,859)
Ending balance		67,575	74,717
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		82,949	46,009
Transfers into Level 3	[1]	15,685	42,108
Transfers out of Level 3	[1]	(9,663)	(519)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		0	(26)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		(854)	118
Purchases		0	0
Issuances		0	0
Sales		0	0
Settlements		0	0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(12,651)	(4,741)
Ending balance		75,466	82,949
Total Fixed Maturities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		171,294	109,529
Transfers into Level 3	[1]	37,740	72,813
Transfers out of Level 3	[1]	(11,014)	(4,029)
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		1,087	(26)
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		(2,007)	4,920
Purchases		0	0
Issuances		0	0
Sales		(476)	0
Settlements		0	0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		(23,204)	(11,913)
Ending balance		173,420	171,294
Equity securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance		6	6
Transfers into Level 3	[1]	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	[1]	0	0
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income related to financial assets		(3)	0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		4	0
Purchases		0	0
Issuances		0	0
Sales		(1)	0
Settlements		0	0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions		0	0
Ending balance		$ 6	$ 6

[1] Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 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.

[2] Represents embedded derivatives, all related to the Company's FIA products, reported in Other Policyholder Funds in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.