Segment Information Selected Financial Information By Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 segment	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	1
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	$ 27,108,967	$ 26,935,521
Investment income	1,178,039	1,026,416
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	14,803	492,137
Total Revenues	28,301,809	28,454,074
Operating expenses	25,932,685	27,097,559
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,369,124	1,356,515
Total assets	196,996,910	185,327,133	198,039,210
Title Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	25,995,525	25,807,450
Investment income	1,050,775	928,512
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	14,379	437,608
Total Revenues	27,060,679	27,173,570
Operating expenses	24,597,471	25,724,928
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,463,208	1,448,642
Total assets	150,689,425	143,241,843
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	1,464,157	1,453,301
Investment income	150,598	121,238
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	424	54,529
Total Revenues	1,615,179	1,629,068
Operating expenses	1,668,508	1,680,440
Income (loss) before income taxes	(53,329)	(51,372)
Total assets	46,307,485	42,085,290
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	(350,715)	(325,230)
Investment income	(23,334)	(23,334)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	0	0
Total Revenues	(374,049)	(348,564)
Operating expenses	(333,294)	(307,809)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(40,755)	(40,755)
Total assets	$ 0	$ 0