Investment Information (Details - Text Items) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Continuous unrealized loss qualitative disclosures:
Total number of lots held	4,800	4,360
Number of lots in an unrealized loss position	1,830	1,130
Largest single unrealized loss from a single lot	$ 5,300,000	$ 2,600,000
Securities lending agreements:
Fair value of fixed maturities and short-term investments pledged	72,400,000	75,600,000
Amortized cost of fixed maturities and short-term investments pledged	70,700,000	72,500,000
Sub-prime securities held in collateral account	8,500,000	13,200,000
Portion of OTTI not related to credit losses	$ 45,700,000