INCOME TAXES (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
General expenses	$ 1,320	$ 1,269
Unearned premiums	1,423	1,288
Claims liabilities	662	645
NOL carryforward	131	0
Impairment on real estate owned	109	119
Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps	167	14
Deferred tax assets	3,812	3,335
Unrealized losses on trading securities	0	(1)
Depreciation	(91)	(93)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(1,619)	(1,610)
Pre-1984 policyholder surplus account	(347)	(397)
Unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale	(931)	(663)
Unrealized gains on equity securities	(610)	(667)
Deferred tax liabilities	(3,598)	(3,431)
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$ 214	$ (96)

Gross deferred tax asset associated with general expenses.

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Deferred tax asset associated with unearned premiums.

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Deferred tax asset on unrealized loss on interest rate swaps.

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Deferred Tax Liabilities, Unrealized Losses on Trading Securities

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Deferred Tax Liability, Pre- 1984 Policyholder Surplus Account

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Net Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences.

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The amount as of the balance sheet date of the estimated future tax effects attributable to policy acquisition costs being expensed for tax purposes but capitalized in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which will reverse in future periods when amortization of such capitalized costs cannot be deducted for tax purposes.

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