Contingent Liabilities Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 subsidiary	Jun. 06, 2012 Pending Litigation [Member] United States District Court for the District of Delaware [Member] treaty	Jun. 05, 2012 Pending Litigation [Member] United States District Court for the District of Delaware [Member] unnamed_trust	Feb. 12, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 16, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Settled Litigation [Member] SEC Cease-and-Desist Order [Member]	Apr. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] United States District Court for the District of Delaware [Member] claim	Jul. 12, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] United States District Court for the Southern District of New York [Member] case claim	Aug. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] United States District Court for the Southern District of New York [Member] claim	Jul. 12, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] United States District Court for the Southern District of New York [Member] claim	Jul. 12, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] Policyholder Complaint to State Insurance Departments [Member] state	Jun. 30, 2013 UPCH [Member] state	Jun. 30, 2013 Kelmar [Member] state
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount				$ 375,000	$ 100,000
Number of unnamed trusts			60
Number of claims dismissed						7
Number of claims						10			2
Number of claims partially dismissed						2
Number of states investigating COI adjustments											33	6
Number of treaties		1
Number of subsidiaries	2
Litigation Settlement, Penalty Per Filing For First Week In Which Filing Is Delinquent					20,000
Litigation Settlement, Penalty Fee For Each Week After One Week Delinquent					20,000
Litigation Settlement, Penalty Fee Multiplier For Number Of Complete Weeks After One Week					$ 5,000
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number Decertified								1
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number							4
Loss Contingency, Number of States Issuing Letters Directing to take Remedial Action										2