Business Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	$ 359,950,000		$ 321,135,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	11,615,000		9,549,000
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Cash	15,209,000		31,339,000
Restricted cash	31,142,000
Short-term investments	1,222,000
Notes receivable	11,290,000
Other receivables	13,511,000
Deferred acquisition costs	79,165,000				4,900,000
Property and equipment, net	17,946,000		15,314,000
Other Intangible Assets, Net	79,340,000				39,997,000
Other assets	7,667,000
Unpaid claims	(33,007,000)
Deferred Revenue	(70,452,000)
Income taxes payable	0
Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	0		4,069,000	[1]	10,008,000
Acquisition of ProtectCELL [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	62.40%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	37.60%
Acquisition of MHA & Associates LLC[Member] [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Purchase Consideration	(300,000)
Auto Knight Acquisition [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Cash	0
Restricted cash	0
Investments	1,403,000
Short-term investments	0
Notes receivable	0
Other receivables	90,000
Deferred acquisition costs	408,000
Property and equipment, net	0
Other Intangible Assets, Net	1,807,000
Other assets	0
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	0
Unpaid claims	0
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	(137,000)
Commissions Payable	(116,000)
Deferred Revenue	(2,443,000)
Income taxes payable	0
Net deferred tax liability	(477,000)
Net Assets Acquired	535,000
Purchase Consideration	4,750,000
Goodwill	(4,215,000)
Acquistion of eReinsure [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Cash	3,694,000
Restricted cash	0
Investments	1,212,000
Short-term investments	0
Notes receivable	0
Other receivables	1,826,000
Deferred acquisition costs	0
Property and equipment, net	142,000
Other Intangible Assets, Net	13,908,000
Other assets	54,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	0
Unpaid claims	0
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	(2,825,000)
Commissions Payable	0
Deferred Revenue	(835,000)
Income taxes payable	0
Net deferred tax liability	(1,757,000)
Net Assets Acquired	15,419,000
Purchase Consideration	38,931,000	[2]
Goodwill	(23,512,000)
Business Acquisition, Working Capital Increase (Decrease)	300,000
Acquisition of PBG [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Cash	38,000
Restricted cash	0
Investments	0
Short-term investments	0
Notes receivable	0
Other receivables	0
Deferred acquisition costs	0
Property and equipment, net	65,000
Other Intangible Assets, Net	3,650,000
Other assets	23,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	127,000
Unpaid claims	0
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	(304,000)
Commissions Payable	(60,000)
Deferred Revenue	0
Income taxes payable	0
Net deferred tax liability	0
Net Assets Acquired	3,539,000
Purchase Consideration	7,607,000
Goodwill	(4,068,000)
Acquisition of Magna [Member]
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Cash	400,000
Restricted cash	0
Investments	2,432,000
Short-term investments	0
Notes receivable	0
Other receivables	83,000
Deferred acquisition costs	0
Property and equipment, net	0
Other Intangible Assets, Net	0
Other assets	0
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	0
Unpaid claims	0
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	(455,000)
Commissions Payable	0
Deferred Revenue	0
Income taxes payable	0
Net deferred tax liability	(36,000)
Net Assets Acquired	2,424,000
Purchase Consideration	2,424,000
Goodwill	0
Acquisition of 4Warranty [Member] [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity	4Warranty Corporation
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Cash	703,000
Restricted cash	72,000
Investments	0
Short-term investments	0
Notes receivable	0
Other receivables	199,000
Deferred acquisition costs	0
Property and equipment, net	61,000
Other Intangible Assets, Net	1,900,000
Other assets	0
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	0
Unpaid claims	0
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	(180,000)
Commissions Payable	(41,000)
Deferred Revenue	(1,260,000)
Income taxes payable	(296,000)
Net deferred tax liability	(266,000)
Net Assets Acquired	892,000
Purchase Consideration	3,616,000	[3]
Goodwill	(2,724,000)
Business Acquisition, Working Capital Increase (Decrease)	500,000
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value	300,000
Acquisition of Ditigal Leash, LLC [Member] [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	(10,000,000)
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Cash	350,000
Restricted cash	7,438,000
Investments	0
Short-term investments	252,000
Notes receivable	6,341,000
Other receivables	2,312,000
Deferred acquisition costs	19,845,000
Property and equipment, net	674,000
Other Intangible Assets, Net	27,815,000
Other assets	1,470,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	0
Unpaid claims	(176,000)
Accrued expenses and accounts payable	(2,644,000)
Commissions Payable	0
Deferred Revenue	(45,409,000)
Income taxes payable	0
Net deferred tax liability	0
Net Assets Acquired	18,268,000
Purchase Consideration	20,000,000
Goodwill	$ (11,732,000)

[1] (1) The amount of goodwill attributable to acquisitions that is expected to be tax deductible for acquisitions completed in 2011 has been revised from the amount presented in the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K resulting from adjustments to goodwill for final valuations obtained in 2012 for the 2011 acquisitions.

[2] Reflects a purchase price reduction of $0.3 million for the final eReinsure working capital adjustments.

[3] The purchase consideration for the 4Warranty acquisition includes $0.3 million of contingent consideration and $0.5 million of working capital and hold back reserves, which are expected to be paid out based on the agreed terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement.