Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

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

The Company has no reportable differences between segments and consolidated operations.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	30,117		10,823		—		40,940
Net investment income	4,904			3,180		305		8,389
Realized investment gains, net	—			30		1		31
Other income	63			90		33		186
Total revenue	35,084			14,123		339		49,546
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	9,338			5,468		—		14,806
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	16,042			917		—		16,959
Policyholders' dividends	2,059			15		—		2,074
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	27,439			6,400		—		33,839
Commissions	5,579			3,479		—		9,058
Other general expenses	2,852			3,266		581		6,699
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(5,086		)	(1,276	)	—		(6,362	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	3,985			641		—		4,626
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	167			411		—		578
Total benefits and expenses	34,936			12,921		581		48,438
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	148		1,202		(242	)	1,108

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2012
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	28,169		10,927		—		39,096
Net investment income	4,158			3,155		264		7,577
Realized investment gains, net	2			87		9		98
Decrease in fair value of warrants	—			—		36		36
Other income	57			6		35		98
Total revenue	32,386			14,175		344		46,905
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	9,927			4,827		—		14,754
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	13,218			923		—		14,141
Policyholders' dividends	1,862			12		—		1,874
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	25,007			5,762		—		30,769
Commissions	5,022			3,642		—		8,664
Other general expenses	2,920			2,964		732		6,616
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(4,512		)	(1,427	)	—		(5,939	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	3,651			475		—		4,126
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	209			367		—		576
Total benefits and expenses	32,297			11,783		732		44,812
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	89		2,392		(388	)	2,093