Segment Information Selected Financial Information By Segment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 segment	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	1
Insurance and other services revenues	$ 122,161,089	$ 110,032,442	$ 87,061,561
Investment income – interest and dividends	3,894,608	3,980,411	3,595,036
Net realized (loss) gain on investments	195,800	1,066,239	28,559
Total Revenues	126,251,497	115,079,092	90,685,156
Operating expenses	104,708,759	98,999,185	81,186,220
Income (loss) before income taxes	21,542,738	16,079,907	9,498,936
Total assets	188,305,816	171,918,276	157,958,463
Title Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance and other services revenues	118,153,904	106,496,802	83,420,562
Investment income – interest and dividends	3,599,106	3,492,998	3,174,148
Net realized (loss) gain on investments	225,661	430,495	97,640
Total Revenues	121,978,671	110,420,295	86,692,350
Operating expenses	99,899,804	94,909,649	77,294,353
Income (loss) before income taxes	22,078,867	15,510,646	9,397,997
Total assets	146,110,146	136,042,848	123,712,762
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance and other services revenues	5,507,069	4,931,574	4,455,631
Investment income – interest and dividends	388,838	571,999	502,557
Net realized (loss) gain on investments	(29,861)	635,744	(69,081)
Total Revenues	5,866,046	6,139,317	4,889,107
Operating expenses	6,239,155	5,433,207	4,706,499
Income (loss) before income taxes	(373,109)	706,110	182,608
Total assets	42,195,670	35,875,428	34,245,701
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance and other services revenues	(1,499,884)	(1,395,934)	(814,632)
Investment income – interest and dividends	(93,336)	(84,586)	(81,669)
Net realized (loss) gain on investments	0	0	0
Total Revenues	(1,593,220)	(1,480,520)	(896,301)
Operating expenses	(1,430,200)	(1,343,671)	(814,632)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(163,020)	(136,849)	(81,669)
Total assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0