Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

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

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	107,531		35,087		—		142,618
Net investment income	24,534			10,386		1,131		36,051
Realized investment losses, net	(660		)	(1,116	)	—		(1,776	)
Other income	537			5		68		610
Total revenue	131,942			44,362		1,199		177,503
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	43,601			17,387		—		60,988
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	49,482			3,450		—		52,932
Policyholders' dividends	4,942			43		—		4,985
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	98,025			20,880		—		118,905
Commissions	19,544			11,553		—		31,097
Other general expenses	9,199			11,357		2,404		22,960
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(17,764		)	(4,493	)	—		(22,257	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	17,813			2,611		—		20,424
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	419			1,169		—		1,588
Total benefits and expenses	127,236			43,077		2,404		172,717
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	4,706		1,285		(1,205	)	4,786

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2015
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	37,213		11,695		—		48,908
Net investment income	7,512			3,436		377		11,325
Realized investment losses, net	(1,901		)	(506	)	—		(2,407	)
Other income	217			8		73		298
Total revenue	43,041			14,633		450		58,124
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	13,727			5,801		—		19,528
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	18,337			939		—		19,276
Policyholders' dividends	2,708			11		—		2,719
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	34,772			6,751		—		41,523
Commissions	7,609			3,779		—		11,388
Other general expenses	3,026			3,391		541		6,958
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(7,050		)	(1,432	)	—		(8,482	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	5,359			912		—		6,271
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	171			434		—		605
Total benefits and expenses	43,887			13,835		541		58,263
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	(846	)	798		(91	)	(139	)

	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	)