CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Premiums receivable, allowance for credit losses	$ 75	$ 73
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	25,000,000	25,000,000
Common Stock, issued (in shares)	7,946,384	7,946,384
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)	7,946,384	7,946,384
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
preferred Stock, outstanding (in shares)	0	0