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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions

The Company has various routine related party transactions in conjunction with our holding company structure, such as a management service agreement related to costs incurred, a tax sharing agreement between entities, and inter-company dividends and capital contributions. There were no changes related to these relationships during the year ended December 31, 2017.

In 2017, Citizens made a $5.0 million capital contribution to CICA. In the third quarter of 2017, Citizens contributed $250,000 to CICA Life Ltd. to capitalize a newly formed Bermuda entity, SPLIC contributed $250,000 in capital to MGLIC, and SPLIC declared a dividend payable to CICA of $395,000 which will be paid in 2018.