Reportable Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information, by segment

The following table provides certain revenue and profit and loss information for each reportable segment. All amounts presented are computed based upon U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  Segment profit for Property and Casualty Insurance includes the direct marketing agency operations conducted by the parent company for this segment and is computed after elimination of inter-company commissions.

	2015						2014
	Direct and Assumed Premium Written		Net Premium Earned		Segment Profit		Direct and Assumed Premium Written		Net Premium Earned		Segment Profit (Loss)
Three months ended September 30:
Property and Casualty Insurance	$	92,584	$	60,837	$	14,513	$	84,644	$	57,097	$	9,520
Reinsurance		3,368		4,608		86		9,947		8,850		(906	)
Totals	$	95,952	$	65,445	$	14,599	$	94,591	$	65,947	$	8,614
Nine months ended September 30:
Property and Casualty Insurance	$	272,260	$	180,152	$	31,195	$	253,394	$	163,613	$	23,726
Reinsurance		13,467		17,188		1,099		31,049		29,081		196
Totals	$	285,727	$	197,340	$	32,294	$	284,443	$	192,694	$	23,922

Reconciliation of operating profit (loss) from segments to consolidated

The following table reconciles reportable segment income to the Company's consolidated income before federal income taxes.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30						September 30
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Profit:
Segment profit	$	14,599		$	8,614		$	32,294		$	23,922
Net investment income		3,014			2,073			8,727			6,456
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		(2,086	)		658			491			12,817
Corporate expenses and other		(3,917	)		(2,797	)		(12,181	)		(11,171	)
Income before federal income taxes	$	11,610		$	8,548		$	29,331		$	32,024