Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Financial Statements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of deferred acquisition costs from year to year are summarized as follows:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	135,569		124,542		113,761
Capitalized	29,398			29,074		27,826
Amortized	(18,511		)	(17,845	)	(16,848	)
Effects of unrealized (gains) losses	235			(202	)	(197	)
Balance at end of period	$	146,691		135,569		124,542

Intangible Assets Arising from Insurance Contracts Acquired in Business Combination [Table Text Block]

Cost of customer relationships acquired relative to purchased blocks of insurance is summarized as follows:

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	25,116		27,945		31,631
Amortization	(2,408		)	(2,467	)	(2,998	)
Change in effects of unrealized (gains) losses on CCRA	666			(362	)	(688	)
Balance at end of period	$	23,374		25,116		27,945

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Estimated amortization of cost of customer relationship acquired in each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows.  Actual future amortization will differ from these estimates due to variances from estimated future withdrawal assumptions.

	Amount
	(In thousands)
Year:
2014	$	1,924
2015	1,742
2016	1,612
2017	1,478
2018	1,358
Thereafter	15,659
	23,773
Effects of unrealized (gains) losses on CCRA	(399		)
Total	$	23,374

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Goodwill is summarized as follows:

	Net Amount
	(In thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	17,160
Acquisition	—
Adjustments	—
Balance at December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013	$	17,160

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.

	Years Ended December 31,
		2013		2012	2011
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Numerator:
Net income		$	4,793	4,529	8,482
Net income allocated to Class A common stock		$	4,745	4,483	8,397
Net income allocated to Class B common stock		48		46	85
Net income		$	4,793	4,529	8,482
Denominator:
Weighted average shares of Class A outstanding - basic		49,080		49,005	48,809
Weighted average shares of Class B outstanding - basic and diluted		1,002		1,002	1,002
Total weighted average shares outstanding - basic		50,082		50,007	49,811
Basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock		$	0.10	0.09	0.17
Basic and diluted earnings per share of Class B common stock		0.05		0.05	0.09

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of property and equipment.

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Property and equipment:
Home office, land and buildings	$	9,696		9,511
Furniture and equipment	2,472			2,464
Electronic data processing equipment	4,170			4,083
Automobiles and marine assets	373			382
Airplane	3,345			3,282
Total property and equipment	20,056			19,722
Accumulated depreciation	(13,394		)	(12,339	)
Balance at end of period	$	6,662		7,383