Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended														1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 1851	Mar. 31, 2013 1851	Mar. 31, 2014 Phoenix Life	Mar. 31, 2013 Phoenix Life	Mar. 31, 2014 Saybrus	Mar. 31, 2013 Saybrus	Mar. 31, 2014 Service Agreements	Dec. 31, 2013 Service Agreements	Mar. 31, 2014 Sales Agreements	Dec. 31, 2013 Sales Agreements	Mar. 31, 2014 Processing Service Agreements Subsidiary of Common Parent	Dec. 31, 2013 Processing Service Agreements Subsidiary of Common Parent	Mar. 31, 2014 Processing Service Agreements Affiliated Entity	Dec. 31, 2013 Processing Service Agreements Affiliated Entity	Dec. 31, 2013 10.5% Surplus Notes Surplus Note Majority Shareholder	Mar. 31, 2014 10.5% Surplus Notes Surplus Note Majority Shareholder	Dec. 30, 2013 10.5% Surplus Notes Surplus Note Majority Shareholder
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General insurance expenses	$ 19.0	$ 22.5
Amounts payable										6.6	6.3	2.9	1.3
Commissions incurred				1.6	1.6
Commissions paid by related party						16.1	17.2	2.6	2.4
Due from (to) related party														(10.5)	2.6	(3.5)	0.5
Receivable from related parties	5.6		2.6
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																				30.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																				10.50%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage																		100.00%
Interest Expense, Related Party																			$ 0.8