CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments:
Debt securities, available-for-sale at amortized cost	$ 370,881	$ 338,021
Equity securities, available-for-sale at cost	34,905	33,581
Investments	426,093	384,331
Cash and cash equivalents	106,200	53,038
Premiums receivable, net	63,605	38,594
Premiums receivable, allowance for credit losses	57	302
Other Assets	$ 7,829	$ 7,605
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	25,000,000	25,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	13,801,607	13,798,773
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	13,801,607	13,798,773
Monarch Delaware - Variable Interest Entity [Member]
Investments:
Debt securities, available-for-sale at amortized cost	$ 26,710	$ 21,312
Investments	28,290	22,670
Cash and cash equivalents	14,753	14,616
Premiums receivable, net	1,589	355
Other Assets	$ 1,269	$ 1,037