Contingent Liabilities Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $)		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Jun. 05, 2012 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the District of Delaware treaty unnamed_trust	Jul. 12, 2013 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the Southern District of New York case claim	Aug. 26, 2013 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the Southern District of New York claim	Jul. 12, 2013 Pending Litigation United States District Court for the Southern District of New York claim	Jul. 12, 2013 Pending Litigation Policyholder Complaint to State Insurance Departments [Member] state	Feb. 12, 2014 Subsequent Event	Jul. 16, 2014 Subsequent Event Settled Litigation SEC Cease-and-Desist Order	Apr. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event Pending Litigation United States District Court for the District of Delaware claim	Sep. 30, 2013 UPCH state	Sep. 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				2				10
Number of claims partially dismissed								2
Number of states investigating COI adjustments									33	6
Number of treaties	1
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