REINSURANCE (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)					12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Property and Casualty Insurance [Member] Casualty Excess and Property Excess [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Life Insurance [Member] insurance_agencies	Dec. 31, 2013 Life Insurance [Member] Top Five Reinsurers [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Life Insurance [Member] Individual Insurance Policies [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Life Insurance [Member] Group Insurance Policies [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Life Insurance [Member] Catastrophe [Member]
Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables	$ 87,451,000	$ 114,399,000	$ 6,090,000	$ 4,669,000
Aggregate annual deductible					3,000,000
Stated retention								300,000		1,000,000
Percentage of coverage								100.00%	50.00%
Reinsurance coverage amount								$ 250,000		$ 5,000,000
Percentage of insurance in force							99.00%
Number of reinsurers ceded approximately 99% of ceded life insurance in force						5