Segment Information Selected Financial Information By Segment (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	1
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	$ 36,601,259	$ 23,561,181
Investment income	1,096,591	1,151,011
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	103,339	149,830
Total Revenues	37,801,189	24,862,022
Operating expenses	31,350,009	22,278,561
Income (loss) before income taxes	6,451,180	2,583,461
Total assets	233,211,731	207,341,590	$ 228,938,122
Title Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	35,911,412	22,391,723
Investment income	1,022,341	1,054,786
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	63,307	93,929
Total Revenues	36,997,060	23,540,438
Operating expenses	30,508,997	21,096,917
Income (loss) before income taxes	6,488,063	2,443,521
Total assets	184,769,855	159,904,411
All Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	1,683,563	1,572,155
Investment income	132,585	142,893
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	40,032	55,901
Total Revenues	1,856,180	1,770,949
Operating expenses	1,817,307	1,566,921
Income (loss) before income taxes	38,873	204,028
Total assets	48,441,876	47,437,179
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance And Other Services Revenue	(993,716)	(402,697)
Investment income	(58,335)	(46,668)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments	0	0
Total Revenues	(1,052,051)	(449,365)
Operating expenses	(976,295)	(385,277)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(75,756)	(64,088)
Total assets	$ 0	$ 0