Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fixed maturities
Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost $1,671,758 in 2022 and $1,656,797 in 2021)	$ 1,651,468	$ 1,719,790
Equity securities at fair value (cost $80,260 in 2022 and $84,605 in 2021)	194,230	213,401
Mortgage loans	47,042	47,201
Less: allowance for mortgage loan losses	66	71
Mortgage loans, net	46,976	47,130
Other long-term investments	84,007	84,090
Short-term investments	275	275
Total investments	1,976,956	2,064,686
Cash and cash equivalents	109,522	132,104
Accrued investment income	13,935	13,396
Premiums receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $559 in 2022 and $781 in 2021)	334,890	316,771
Deferred policy acquisition costs	95,762	91,446
Property and equipment (primarily land and buildings, at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $61,633 in 2022 and $60,142 in 2021)	138,721	137,702
Reinsurance receivables and recoverables (net of allowance for credit losses of $83 in 2022 and $102 in 2021)	134,988	127,815
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	8,864	9,328
Intangible assets	5,856	6,034
Income taxes receivable	14,674	32,378
Other assets	95,829	81,061
TOTAL ASSETS	2,929,997	3,012,721
Liabilities
Losses and loss settlement expenses	1,487,991	1,514,265
Unearned premiums	446,051	439,733
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	103,077	102,849
Long term debt	50,000	50,000
Deferred tax liability	7,253	26,753
TOTAL LIABILITIES	2,094,372	2,133,600
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 75,000,000 shares; 25,119,244 and 25,082,104 shares issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021, respectively	25	25
Additional paid-in capital	204,006	203,375
Retained earnings	645,966	621,384
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	(14,372)	54,337
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	835,625	879,121
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$ 2,929,997	$ 3,012,721