Income Statement - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues:
Premiums and policy fees	$ 11,164,857	$ 11,667,248
Reinsurance premiums and policy fees	(3,090,503)	(3,126,914)
Net investment income	15,559,935	16,349,719
Other income	707,069	1,676,602
Revenues before realized gains (losses)	24,341,358	26,566,655
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Other-than-temporary impairments	(3,570,601)	(162,905)
Other realized investment gains, net	7,997,194	17,221,078
Total realized investment gains, net	4,426,593	17,058,173
Total revenues	28,767,951	43,624,828
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses:
Life	20,245,920	21,404,297
Reinsurance benefits and claims	(2,919,064)	(2,855,202)
Annuity	996,485	597,792
Dividends to policyholders	446,567	479,158
Commissions and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(168,533)	432,695
Amortization of cost of insurance acquired	907,605	985,650
Operating expenses	8,916,771	10,776,690
Interest expense	68,876	677,079
Total benefits and other expenses	28,494,627	32,498,159
Income before income taxes	273,324	11,126,669
Income tax expense	932,715	(1,082,927)
Net income	1,206,039	10,043,742
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(289,419)	(3,067,726)
Net income attributable to common shareholders'	$ 916,620	$ 6,976,016
Amounts attributable to common shareholders':
Basic income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 1.86
Diluted income per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 1.86
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	3,704,322	3,750,239
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	3,704,322	3,750,239