Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	September 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated  Fair Value
Fixed maturities:
U.S. government, government agencies and authorities	$	5,504	$	—	$	75	$	5,429
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	622		—		21		601
Mortgage-backed	2,618		—		92		2,526
Corporate	2,572		—		52		2,520
Total fixed maturities	$	11,316	$	—	$	240	$	11,076

(in thousands)	December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated  Fair Value
Fixed maturities:
U.S. government, government agencies and authorities	$	5,671	$	—	$	59	$	5,612
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	639		—		13		626
Mortgage-backed	2,933		—		57		2,876
Corporate	5,464		—		37		5,427
Total fixed maturities	14,707		—		166		14,541
Equity investments:
Common stock	3,883		—		313		3,570
Warrants - publicly traded	25		146		—		171
Warrants - not publicly traded	960		173		285		848
Total equity investments	4,868		319		598		4,589
Total fixed maturities and equity investments	$	19,575	$	319	$	764	$	19,130

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	September 30, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	5,138	$	5,117
Due after one year through five years	4,937		4,781
Due after five years through ten years	125		117
Due after ten years	1,116		1,061
Total	$	11,316	$	11,076

Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)									September 30, 2018
	Less than 12 Months				Greater than 12 Months				Total
	Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
Fixed maturities:
U.S. government, government agencies and authorities	$	2,342	$	3	$	3,087	$	72	$	5,429	$	75
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	—		—		602		21		602		21
Mortgage-backed	369		9		2,157		83		2,526		92
Corporate	368		2		2,152		50		2,520		52
Total fixed maturities	$	3,079	$	14	$	7,998	$	226	$	11,077	$	240

(in thousands)									December 31, 2017
	Less than 12 Months				Greater than 12 Months				Total
	Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
Fixed maturities:
U.S. government, government agencies and authorities	$	4,067	$	50	$	1,545	$	9	$	5,612	$	59
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	626		13		—		—		626		13
Mortgage-backed	2,876		57		—		—		2,876		57
Corporate	2,427		37		—		—		2,427		37
Total fixed maturities	9,996		157		1,545		9		11,541		166
Equity investments:
Common stock	3,570		313		—		—		3,570		313
Warrants	675		285		—		—		675		285
Total equity investments	4,245		598		—		—		4,245		598
Total	$	14,241	$	755	$	1,545	$	9	$	15,786	$	764

Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017		2018			2017
Gross realized gains	$	—		$	—	$	398		$	—
Gross realized losses	(414		)	—		(415		)	(1		)
Net realized losses	$	(414	)	$	—	$	(17	)	$	(1	)

Investment Income [Table Text Block]

Net investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 is comprised as follows:

(in thousands)	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Investment income:
Interest from fixed maturities	$	73		$	51		$	163		$	134
Dividends	79			155			235			373
Income from limited liability investments	22			341			203			941
Income from limited liability investments, at fair value	236			271			937			737
(Loss) gain on change in fair value of warrants - not publicly traded	—			(25		)	—			22
Income from real estate investments	200			200			600			600
Other	23			144			160			377
Gross investment income	633			1,137			2,298			3,184
Investment expenses	(4		)	(4		)	(21		)	(19		)
Net investment income	$	629		$	1,133		$	2,277		$	3,165