CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Investments:
Debt securities, available-for-sale, at amortized cost	$ 432,051	$ 422,300
Total investments (including $0,000 and $26,284 related to the VIE, respectively)	448,938	444,021
Cash and cash equivalents (including $0 and $14,211 related to the VIE, respectively)	69,457	86,228
Premiums Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	81	70
Premiums receivable, net of allowance of $81 and $70, respectively (including $0 and $1,184 related to the VIE, respectively)	34,286	46,393
Other assets (including $0 and $2,322 related to the VIE, respectively)	14,388	13,403
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 623	$ 749
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	12,774,444	12,988,247
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	12,774,444	12,988,247
Monarch Delaware - Variable Interest Entity
Investments:
Total investments (including $0,000 and $26,284 related to the VIE, respectively)	$ 0	$ 26,284
Cash and cash equivalents (including $0 and $14,211 related to the VIE, respectively)	0	14,211
Premiums receivable, net of allowance of $81 and $70, respectively (including $0 and $1,184 related to the VIE, respectively)	0	1,184
Other assets (including $0 and $2,322 related to the VIE, respectively)	$ 0	$ 2,322