CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investments:
Debt securities, available-for-sale, at amortized cost	$ 419,243	$ 376,644
Equity securities, available-for-sale at cost	14,531	24,163
Total investments	443,344	409,682
Cash and cash equivalents	81,535	74,593
Premiums receivable, net	55,145	54,854
Premiums receivable, allowance for credit losses	93	55
Other Assets	$ 9,607	$ 11,509
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)	13,053,281	13,473,120
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	13,053,281	13,473,120
Monarch Delaware - Variable Interest Entity [Member]
Investments:
Total investments	$ 29,878	$ 28,704
Cash and cash equivalents	13,952	15,668
Premiums receivable, net	926	1,584
Other Assets	$ 2,699	$ 635