Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

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

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2016
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	69,959		23,487		—		93,446
Net investment income	16,061			6,919		751		23,731
Realized investment losses, net	(660		)	(1,162	)	—		(1,822	)
Other income	371			3		33		407
Total revenue	85,731			29,247		784		115,762
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	28,621			11,353		—		39,974
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	31,163			2,502		—		33,665
Policyholders' dividends	3,338			27		—		3,365
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	63,122			13,882		—		77,004
Commissions	12,571			7,674		—		20,245
Other general expenses	8,125			7,747		2,012		17,884
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(11,418		)	(2,949	)	—		(14,367	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	11,943			1,592		—		13,535
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	300			647		—		947
Total benefits and expenses	84,643			28,593		2,012		115,248
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	1,088		654		(1,228	)	514

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2015
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	36,707		11,753		—		48,460
Net investment income	7,387			3,441		373		11,201
Realized investment losses, net	(2		)	(6	)	—		(8	)
Other income	160			22		244		426
Total revenue	44,252			15,210		617		60,079
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	13,465			5,775		—		19,240
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	18,490			1,270		—		19,760
Policyholders' dividends	2,527			13		—		2,540
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	34,482			7,058		—		41,540
Commissions	6,815			3,990		—		10,805
Other general expenses	4,872			4,459		1,114		10,445
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(6,423		)	(1,613	)	—		(8,036	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	4,941			706		—		5,647
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	122			394		—		516
Total benefits and expenses	44,809			14,994		1,114		60,917
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	(557	)	216		(497	)	(838	)

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2015
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	69,686		23,340		—		93,026
Net investment income	14,618			6,905		747		22,270
Realized investment losses, net	(58		)	(21	)	—		(79	)
Other income	374			70		278		722
Total revenue	84,620			30,294		1,025		115,939
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	27,025			11,618		—		38,643
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	34,627			2,431		—		37,058
Policyholders' dividends	4,822			27		—		4,849
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	66,474			14,076		—		80,550
Commissions	12,841			7,823		—		20,664
Other general expenses	8,031			8,289		1,676		17,996
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(11,766		)	(3,126	)	—		(14,892	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	9,490			1,456		—		10,946
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	322			841		—		1,163
Total benefits and expenses	85,392			29,359		1,676		116,427
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	(772	)	935		(651	)	(488	)