Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

The Company is restricted by state insurance laws as to dividend amounts which may be paid to stockholders without prior approval from the Colorado Division of Insurance.  The restrictions are based on the greater of statutory earnings from operations excluding capital gains or 10% of statutory surplus of the Company.  The maximum dividend payment which may be made without prior approval in 2015 is $118.2 million. The Company did not declare or pay cash dividends on its common stocks during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.