Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 1851	Jun. 30, 2013 1851	Jun. 30, 2014 1851	Jun. 30, 2013 1851	Jun. 30, 2014 Service Agreements	Dec. 31, 2013 Service Agreements	Jun. 30, 2014 Sales Agreements Phoenix Life	Jun. 30, 2013 Sales Agreements Phoenix Life	Jun. 30, 2014 Sales Agreements Phoenix Life	Jun. 30, 2013 Sales Agreements Phoenix Life	Dec. 31, 2013 Sales Agreements Phoenix Life	Jun. 30, 2014 Sales Agreements Saybrus	Jun. 30, 2013 Sales Agreements Saybrus	Jun. 30, 2014 Sales Agreements Saybrus	Jun. 30, 2013 Sales Agreements Saybrus	Jun. 30, 2014 Processing Service Agreements Subsidiary of Common Parent	Dec. 31, 2013 Processing Service Agreements Subsidiary of Common Parent	Jun. 30, 2014 Processing Service Agreements Affiliated Entity	Dec. 31, 2013 Processing Service Agreements Affiliated Entity	Dec. 31, 2013 Surplus Note Surplus Notes 10.5% [Member] Majority Shareholder	Mar. 31, 2014 Surplus Note Surplus Notes 10.5% [Member] Majority Shareholder	Jun. 30, 2014 Surplus Note Surplus Notes 10.5% [Member] Majority Shareholder	Dec. 30, 2013 Surplus Note Surplus Notes 10.5% [Member] Majority Shareholder
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General insurance expenses	$ 18.4	$ 24.7	$ 37.4	$ 47.2
Amounts payable									7.1	6.3	3.3		3.3		1.3
Commissions incurred					1.7	1.6	3.3	3.2
Commissions paid by related party											19.9	16.0	36.0	33.2		3.0	2.4	5.6	4.8
Due from (to) related party																				(5.8)	2.6	(3.9)	0.5
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																											30.0
Interest Expense, Related Party																									$ 0.8	$ 1.6
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																											10.50%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage																								100.00%