Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	$ 171,300		$ 109,535
Transfers into Level 3	2,356	[1]	17,164	[1]
Transfers out of Level 3	(9,664)	[1]	(519)	[1]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	735		1,296
Purchases	0		0
Issuances	0		0
Sales	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(5,964)		(1,936)
Ending balance	158,763		125,540
Financial Liabilities
Beginning balance	20,049	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers into Level 3	0	[1],[2]	0	[1],[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[1],[2]	0	[1],[2]
Gain Or Losses Net [Abstract]
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	(439)	[2]	12	[2]
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	0	[2]	0	[2]
Purchases	0	[2]	0	[2]
Issuances	2,964	[2]	2,735	[2]
Sales	0	[2]	0	[2]
Settlements	0	[2]	0	[2]
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(534)	[2]	0	[2]
Ending balance	22,040	[2]	2,747	[2]
Municipal bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	13,628		2,694
Transfers into Level 3	0	[1]	10,055	[1]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	380		98
Purchases	0		0
Issuances	0		0
Sales	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(123)		(68)
Ending balance	13,885		12,779
Corporate bonds [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	74,717		60,826
Transfers into Level 3	1,895	[1]	0	[1]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	352		1,014
Purchases	0		0
Issuances	0		0
Sales	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(4,686)		(1,636)
Ending balance	72,278		60,204
Other mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	82,949		46,009
Transfers into Level 3	461	[1]	7,109	[1]
Transfers out of Level 3	(9,664)	[1]	(519)	[1]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	3		184
Purchases	0		0
Issuances	0		0
Sales	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(1,155)		(232)
Ending balance	72,594		52,551
Total Fixed Maturities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	171,294		109,529
Transfers into Level 3	2,356	[1]	17,164	[1]
Transfers out of Level 3	(9,664)	[1]	(519)	[1]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	735		1,296
Purchases	0		0
Issuances	0		0
Sales	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	(5,964)		(1,936)
Ending balance	158,757		125,534
Equity securities [Member]
Financial Assets
Beginning balance	6		6
Transfers into Level 3	0	[1]	0	[1]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total gains or losses
Net realized gains (losses) included in net income	0		0
Net unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	0		0
Purchases	0		0
Issuances	0		0
Sales	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Paydowns, maturities and distributions	0		0
Ending balance	$ 6		$ 6

[1] Transfers into and out of Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were attributable to [changes in the availability of observable market information for individual fixed maturity securities]. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of the levels as having occurred at the end of the reporting period in which the transfers were determined.

[2] Represents embedded derivatives, all related to the Company’s fixed indexed annuity (“FIA”) products, reported in Other Policyholder Funds in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.