Income Taxes (Schedule of Income Tax Effects of Changes in Temporary Differences) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred policy acquisition costs	$ (63)	$ (109)
Other-than-temporary impairments	0	164
Income Tax Effects Of Changes In Temporary Differences Real Estate Impairment	(187)	0
Trading securities	0	(1)
Unearned premiums	(106)	(104)
General expenses	(45)	(115)
Depreciation	(8)	25
Claims liabilities	(149)	(457)
Litigation settlement	1,133	397
AMT credit	(905)	(89)
NOL carryforward	849	1,862
Deferred income tax expense	$ 519us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 1,573us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit

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