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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	12 Months Ended
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	Dec. 31, 2017
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES [Abstract]
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES	NOTE 6. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES The Avon-Dixon Agency, LLC (“Avon-Dixon”), a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary of the Company, owns a 40% interest in a segregated portfolio of Eastern Re Ltd., SPC (“Eastern”), a specialty reinsurance company. This investment is measured using the equity method and is carried at cost, adjusted for Avon-Dixon’s equity ownership in Eastern’s net income or loss. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the carrying value of the investment in Eastern was $789 thousand and $361 thousand, respectively. During 2017 and 2016, income recognized from the investment in Eastern was $428 thousand and $41 thousand, respectively.