Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	106,899		35,035		—		141,934
Net investment income	22,130			10,341		1,124		33,595
Realized investment losses, net	(1,959		)	(527	)	—		(2,486	)
Other income	591			78		351		1,020
Total revenue	127,661			44,927		1,475		174,063
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	40,752			17,419		—		58,171
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	52,964			3,370		—		56,334
Policyholders' dividends	7,530			38		—		7,568
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	101,246			20,827		—		122,073
Commissions	20,450			11,602		—		32,052
Other general expenses	11,057			11,680		2,217		24,954
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(18,816		)	(4,558	)	—		(23,374	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	14,849			2,368		—		17,217
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	493			1,275		—		1,768
Total benefits and expenses	129,279			43,194		2,217		174,690
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	(1,618	)	1,733		(742	)	(627	)

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2014
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises	Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	35,359		11,564		—	46,923
Net investment income	6,660			3,389		335	10,384
Realized investment losses, net	(159		)	(63	)	—	(222	)
Other income	130			3		12	145
Total revenue	41,990			14,893		347	57,230
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	12,205			5,121		—	17,326
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	18,314			993		—	19,307
Policyholders' dividends	2,560			13		—	2,573
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	33,079			6,127		—	39,206
Commissions	7,351			3,765		—	11,116
Other general expenses	2,464			3,227		338	6,029
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(6,708		)	(1,418	)	—	(8,126	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	4,449			827		—	5,276
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	163			290		—	453
Total benefits and expenses	40,798			12,818		338	53,954
Income before income tax expense	$	1,192		2,075		9	3,276

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2014
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	101,739		34,526		—		136,265
Net investment income	19,409			9,958		1,006		30,373
Realized investment gains (losses), net	(271		)	(81	)	1		(351	)
Other income	406			7		64		477
Total revenue	121,283			44,410		1,071		166,764
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	34,183			16,268		—		50,451
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	54,139			2,845		—		56,984
Policyholders' dividends	7,043			44		—		7,087
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	95,365			19,157		—		114,522
Commissions	20,073			11,356		—		31,429
Other general expenses	8,269			9,895		1,815		19,979
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(18,215		)	(4,402	)	—		(22,617	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	13,061			2,317		—		15,378
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	454			1,144		—		1,598
Total benefits and expenses	119,007			39,467		1,815		160,289
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	2,276		4,943		(744	)	6,475