Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

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

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2013
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises	Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	32,800		10,947		—	43,747
Net investment income	5,924			3,309		337	9,570
Realized investment gains, net	23			2		5	30
Other income	261			(7	)	15	269
Total revenue	39,008			14,251		357	53,616
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	11,249			5,514		—	16,763
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	16,756			642		—	17,398
Policyholders' dividends	2,343			19		—	2,362
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	30,348			6,175		—	36,523
Commissions	6,282			3,658		—	9,940
Other general expenses	2,780			3,205		178	6,163
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(5,685		)	(1,382	)	—	(7,067	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	3,947			811		—	4,758
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	171			510		—	681
Total benefits and expenses	37,843			12,977		178	50,998
Income before income tax expense	$	1,165		1,274		179	2,618

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2013
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	95,767		32,754		—		128,521
Net investment income	16,412			9,830		982		27,224
Realized investment gains, net	104			33		6		143
Other income	675			129		78		882
Total revenue	112,958			42,746		1,066		156,770
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	32,016			16,213		—		48,229
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	49,845			2,408		—		52,253
Policyholders' dividends	6,618			53		—		6,671
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	88,479			18,674		—		107,153
Commissions	18,558			10,869		—		29,427
Other general expenses	8,560			9,696		1,948		20,204
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(16,941		)	(4,160	)	—		(21,101	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	11,802			1,945		—		13,747
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	492			1,327		—		1,819
Total benefits and expenses	110,950			38,351		1,948		151,249
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	2,008		4,395		(882	)	5,521

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises	Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	31,876		11,076		—	42,952
Net investment income	4,538			3,273		303	8,114
Realized investment gains, net	720			43		—	763
Decrease in fair value of warrants	—			—		241	241
Other income	56			5		51	112
Total revenue	37,190			14,397		595	52,182
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	10,213			5,414		—	15,627
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	16,058			843		—	16,901
Policyholders' dividends	2,395			205		—	2,600
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	28,666			6,462		—	35,128
Commissions	6,115			3,654		—	9,769
Other general expenses	2,622			2,962		471	6,055
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(6,090		)	(1,457	)	—	(7,547	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	3,358			776		—	4,134
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	164			434		—	598
Total benefits and expenses	34,835			12,831		471	48,137
Income before income tax expense	$	2,355		1,566		124	4,045

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012
	Life Insurance			Home Service Insurance		Other Non-Insurance Enterprises		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Premiums	$	90,646		32,998		—		123,644
Net investment income	12,949			9,503		851		23,303
Realized investment gains, net	909			170		28		1,107
Decrease in fair value of warrants	—			—		314		314
Other income	188			17		116		321
Total revenue	104,692			42,688		1,309		148,689
Benefits and expenses:
Insurance benefits paid or provided:
Claims and surrenders	30,912			15,578		—		46,490
Increase in future policy benefit reserves	45,477			2,316		—		47,793
Policyholders' dividends	6,525			230		—		6,755
Total insurance benefits paid or provided	82,914			18,124		—		101,038
Commissions	17,127			11,037		—		28,164
Other general expenses	7,953			8,932		2,128		19,013
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(16,109		)	(4,421	)	—		(20,530	)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	10,758			1,935		—		12,693
Amortization of cost of customer relationships acquired	557			1,277		—		1,834
Total benefits and expenses	103,200			36,884		2,128		142,212
Income (loss) before income tax expense	$	1,492		5,804		(819	)	6,477