Segment Information Selected Financial Information By Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 segment	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	$ 26,935,521	$ 25,911,444
Number of reportable segments	1
Investment income	1,026,416	920,485
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	492,137	16,344
Total Revenues	28,454,074	26,848,273
Operating expenses	27,097,559	22,096,855
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,356,515	4,751,418
Total assets	185,327,133	174,136,049	188,305,816
Title Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	25,807,450	25,028,558
Investment income	928,512	848,655
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	437,608	31,601
Total Revenues	27,173,570	25,908,814
Operating expenses	25,724,928	20,865,372
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,448,642	5,043,442
Total assets	143,241,843	136,734,324
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	1,453,301	1,226,251
Investment income	121,238	95,164
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	54,529	(15,257)
Total Revenues	1,629,068	1,306,158
Operating expenses	1,680,440	1,557,427
Income (loss) before income taxes	(51,372)	(251,269)
Total assets	42,085,290	37,401,725
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	(325,230)	(343,365)
Investment income	(23,334)	(23,334)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	0	0
Total Revenues	(348,564)	(366,699)
Operating expenses	(307,809)	(325,944)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(40,755)	(40,755)
Total assets	$ 0	$ 0