Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies	(10) Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies: In the ordinary, regular and routine course of their business, the Company and its Insurance Subsidiaries are frequently involved in various matters of litigation relating principally to claims for insurance coverage provided. No currently pending matter is deemed by management to be material to the Company. Personnel Staffing Group Litigation In July 2019, Protective Insurance Company (“PIC”) was named as a defendant in a California action brought by former insured, Personnel Staffing Group d/b/a MVP Staffing (“PSG”) alleging breach of PIC’s workers’ compensation insurance policy and breach of the duties of good faith and fair dealing. PIC provided workers’ compensation insurance to PSG from January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, which was subject to a $500 per claim deductible to be paid by PSG. No specific damages were included in the complaint. The Company intends to vigorously defend these claims; however, the ultimate outcome cannot be presently determined. In August 2019, PIC filed its own lawsuit against PSG in Marion County, Indiana alleging breach of contract, breach of the parties collateral agreement, breach of the parties indemnity agreement, and seeking declaratory judgment regarding PSG’s ongoing obligation to fund its ongoing claims deductible obligations and adequately collateralize PIC’s current and ongoing claims exposure, pursuant to the parties agreements. Pursuant to the terms of the workers’ compensation policies, PIC has a duty to adjust and pay claims arising under the policies as they develop regardless of whether PSG fulfills its deductible obligations. Under its contractual obligations to PIC, PSG is required to maintain a “loss fund” for the payment of claims, the balance of which is to remain at or above $4,000; in addition, PSG is required to provide collateral in an amount equal to 110% of PIC’s current open case reserves on workers’ compensation claims arising under PSG’s policies. As of June 30, 2019, PIC had approximately $20,000 in open case reserves within PSG’s $500 deductible, in addition to $1,800 in deductible receivables on claims arising under PSG’s workers’ compensation policies and had exhausted all collateral provided by PSG. Continued claims development is anticipated to be consistent with similar lines of workers’ compensation as described in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and therefore, PSG’s ultimate obligations to PIC under the agreements is estimated to be approximately $40,000 as of June 30, 2019 (inclusive of the $20,000 in open case reserves and $1,800 in deductible receivable amounts noted above). At June 30, 2019, the Company believes that it will fully collect all future amounts due from PSG relating to this contingency and therefore has not recorded a provision for any potential asset impairment.

(10) Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies:

In the ordinary, regular and routine course of their business, the Company and its Insurance Subsidiaries are frequently involved in various matters of litigation relating principally to claims for insurance coverage provided. No currently pending matter is deemed by management to be material to the Company.

Personnel Staffing Group Litigation

In July 2019, Protective Insurance Company (“PIC”) was named as a defendant in a California action brought by former insured, Personnel Staffing Group d/b/a MVP Staffing (“PSG”) alleging breach of PIC’s workers’ compensation insurance policy and breach of the duties of good faith and fair dealing. PIC provided workers’ compensation insurance to PSG from January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, which was subject to a $500 per claim deductible to be paid by PSG. No specific damages were included in the complaint. The Company intends to vigorously defend these claims; however, the ultimate outcome cannot be presently determined.

In August 2019, PIC filed its own lawsuit against PSG in Marion County, Indiana alleging breach of contract, breach of the parties collateral agreement, breach of the parties indemnity agreement, and seeking declaratory judgment regarding PSG’s ongoing obligation to fund its ongoing claims deductible obligations and adequately collateralize PIC’s current and ongoing claims exposure, pursuant to the parties agreements. Pursuant to the terms of the workers’ compensation policies, PIC has a duty to adjust and pay claims arising under the policies as they develop regardless of whether PSG fulfills its deductible obligations. Under its contractual obligations to PIC, PSG is required to maintain a “loss fund” for the payment of claims, the balance of which is to remain at or above $4,000; in addition, PSG is required to provide collateral in an amount equal to 110% of PIC’s current open case reserves on workers’ compensation claims arising under PSG’s policies.

As of June 30, 2019, PIC had approximately $20,000 in open case reserves within PSG’s $500 deductible, in addition to $1,800 in deductible receivables on claims arising under PSG’s workers’ compensation policies and had exhausted all collateral provided by PSG. Continued claims development is anticipated to be consistent with similar lines of workers’ compensation as described in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and therefore, PSG’s ultimate obligations to PIC under the agreements is estimated to be approximately $40,000 as of June 30, 2019 (inclusive of the $20,000 in open case reserves and $1,800 in deductible receivable amounts noted above). At June 30, 2019, the Company believes that it will fully collect all future amounts due from PSG relating to this contingency and therefore has not recorded a provision for any potential asset impairment.