| Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block] |
INVESTMENTS The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of the Company's investments in fixed maturities and equity investments at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized in the tables shown below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | December 31, 2015 | | | | Amortized Cost |
| | Gross Unrealized Gains |
| | Gross Unrealized Losses |
| | Estimated Fair Value |
| Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | | | U.S. government, government agencies and authorities | | $ | 20,443 |
| | $ | 73 |
| | $ | 63 |
| | $ | 20,453 |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | | 2,241 |
| | 20 |
| | 5 |
| | 2,256 |
| Mortgage-backed | | 7,997 |
| | 25 |
| | 59 |
| | 7,963 |
| Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations | | 6,040 |
| | 4 |
| | 21 |
| | 6,023 |
| Corporate | | 18,885 |
| | 60 |
| | 81 |
| | 18,864 |
| Total fixed maturities | | 55,606 |
| | 182 |
| | 229 |
| | 55,559 |
| Equity investments: | | | | | | | | | Common stock | | 25,177 |
| | 3,464 |
| | 2,055 |
| | 26,586 |
| Warrants | | 1,251 |
| | 52 |
| | 330 |
| | 973 |
| Total equity investments | | 26,428 |
| | 3,516 |
| | 2,385 |
| | 27,559 |
| Total fixed maturities and equity investments | | $ | 82,034 |
| | $ | 3,698 |
| | $ | 2,614 |
| | $ | 83,118 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | December 31, 2014 | | | | Amortized Cost |
| | Gross Unrealized Gains |
| | Gross Unrealized Losses |
| | Estimated Fair Value |
| Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | | | U.S. government, government agencies and authorities | | $ | 20,436 |
| | $ | 333 |
| | $ | 10 |
| | $ | 20,759 |
| Canadian government | | 4,519 |
| | — |
| | 277 |
| | 4,242 |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | | 3,358 |
| | 61 |
| | — |
| | 3,419 |
| Mortgage-backed | | 5,330 |
| | 37 |
| | 15 |
| | 5,352 |
| Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations | | 7,221 |
| | 3 |
| | 10 |
| | 7,214 |
| Corporate | | 15,136 |
| | 103 |
| | 30 |
| | 15,209 |
| Total fixed maturities | | 56,000 |
| | 537 |
| | 342 |
| | 56,195 |
| Equity investments: | | | | | | | | | Common stock | | 16,450 |
| | 3,360 |
| | 284 |
| | 19,526 |
| Warrants | | 129 |
| | — |
| | 37 |
| | 92 |
| Total equity investments | | 16,579 |
| | 3,360 |
| | 321 |
| | 19,618 |
| Total fixed maturities and equity investments | | $ | 72,579 |
| | $ | 3,897 |
| | $ | 663 |
| | $ | 75,813 |
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The table below summarizes the Company's fixed maturities at December 31, 2015 by contractual maturity periods. Actual results may differ as issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without penalties, prior to the contractual maturity of these obligations. | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | December 31, 2015 | | | | Amortized Cost |
| | Estimated Fair Value |
| Due in one year or less | | $ | 9,995 |
| | $ | 10,078 |
| Due after one year through five years | | 36,091 |
| | 35,999 |
| Due after five years through ten years | | 1,429 |
| | 1,425 |
| Due after ten years | | 8,091 |
| | 8,057 |
| Total | | $ | 55,606 |
| | $ | 55,559 |
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The following tables highlight the aggregate unrealized loss position, by security type, of fixed maturities and equity investments in unrealized loss positions as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The tables segregate the holdings based on the period of time the investments have been continuously held in unrealized loss positions. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2015 | | | Less than 12 Months | | Greater than 12 Months | | Total | | Estimated Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Estimated Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Estimated Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. government, government agencies and authorities | $ | 12,635 |
| | $ | 63 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 12,635 |
| | $ | 63 |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | 745 |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 745 |
| | 5 |
| Mortgage-backed | 5,685 |
| | 59 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,685 |
| | 59 |
| Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations | 5,035 |
| | 21 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,035 |
| | 21 |
| Corporate | 9,171 |
| | 81 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 9,171 |
| | 81 |
| Total fixed maturities | 33,271 |
| | 229 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 33,271 |
| | 229 |
| Equity investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | Common stock | 15,711 |
| | 2,055 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 15,711 |
| | 2,055 |
| Warrants | 897 |
| | 330 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 897 |
| | 330 |
| Total equity investments | 16,608 |
| | 2,385 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 16,608 |
| | 2,385 |
| Total | $ | 49,879 |
| | $ | 2,614 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 49,879 |
| | $ | 2,614 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2014 | | | Less than 12 Months | | Greater than 12 Months | | Total | | Estimated Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Estimated Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | | Estimated Fair Value | | Unrealized Loss | Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. government, government agencies and authorities | $ | 12,784 |
| | $ | 10 |
| | $ | 473 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 13,257 |
| | $ | 10 |
| Canadian government | — |
| | — |
| | 4,242 |
| | 277 |
| | 4,242 |
| | 277 |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions | 250 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 250 |
| | — |
| Mortgage-backed | 2,816 |
| | 15 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 2,816 |
| | 15 |
| Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations | 5,097 |
| | 10 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 5,097 |
| | 10 |
| Corporate | 6,226 |
| | 20 |
| | — |
| | 10 |
| | 6,226 |
| | 30 |
| Total fixed maturities | 27,173 |
| | 55 |
| | 4,715 |
| | 287 |
| | 31,888 |
| | 342 |
| Equity investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | Common stock | 4,164 |
| | 284 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,164 |
| | 284 |
| Warrants | 92 |
| | 37 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 92 |
| | 37 |
| Total equity investments | 4,256 |
| | 321 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 4,256 |
| | 321 |
| Total | $ | 31,429 |
| | $ | 376 |
| | $ | 4,715 |
| | $ | 287 |
| | $ | 36,144 |
| | $ | 663 |
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Fixed maturities and equity investments contain approximately 127 and 71 individual investments that were in unrealized loss positions as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The establishment of an other-than-temporary impairment on an investment requires a number of judgments and estimates. The Company performs a quarterly analysis of the individual investments to determine if declines in market value are other-than-temporary. The analysis includes some or all of the following procedures as deemed appropriate by the Company: | | • | identifying all unrealized loss positions that have existed for at least six months; |
| | • | identifying other circumstances which management believes may impact the recoverability of the unrealized loss positions; |
| | • | obtaining a valuation analysis from third-party investment managers regarding the intrinsic value of these investments based on their knowledge and experience together with market-based valuation techniques; |
| | • | reviewing the trading range of certain investments over the preceding calendar period; |
| | • | assessing if declines in market value are other-than-temporary for debt instruments based on the investment grade credit ratings from third-party rating agencies; |
| | • | assessing if declines in market value are other-than-temporary for any debt instrument with a non-investment grade credit rating based on the continuity of its debt service record; |
| | • | determining the necessary provision for declines in market value that are considered other-than-temporary based on the analyses performed; and |
| | • | assessing the Company's ability and intent to hold these investments at least until the investment impairment is recovered. |
The risks and uncertainties inherent in the assessment methodology used to determine declines in market value that are other-than-temporary include, but may not be limited to, the following: | | • | the opinions of professional investment managers could be incorrect; |
| | • | the past trading patterns of individual investments may not reflect future valuation trends; |
| | • | the credit ratings assigned by independent credit rating agencies may be incorrect due to unforeseen or unknown facts related to a company's financial situation; and |
| | • | the debt service pattern of non-investment grade instruments may not reflect future debt service capabilities and may not reflect a company's unknown underlying financial problems. |
As a result of the analysis performed by the Company to determine declines in market value that are other-than-temporary, the Company recorded a write down of $0.0 million for other-than-temporary impairment related to fixed maturities for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company did not recognize any impairment related to its investments that was considered other-than-temporary for the year ended December 31, 2014. There were $0.0 million of other-than-temporary losses recognized in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2015. There were no other-than-temporary losses recognized in other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Company has reviewed currently available information regarding investments with estimated fair values that are less than their carrying amounts and believes that these unrealized losses are not other-than-temporary and are primarily due to temporary market and sector-related factors rather than to issuer-specific factors. The Company does not intend to sell those investments, and it is not likely that it will be required to sell those investments before recovery of its amortized cost. The Company does not have any exposure to subprime mortgage-backed investments. Limited liability investments include investments in limited liability companies and limited partnerships that primarily invest in income-producing real estate or real estate related investments. The Company's interests in these investments are not deemed minor and, therefore, are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. As of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the carrying value of limited liability investments totaled $20.1 million and $7.3 million, respectively. At December 31, 2015, the Company has unfunded commitments totaling $2.0 million to fund limited liability investments. Other investments include mortgage and collateral loans and are reported at their unpaid principal balance. As of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the carrying value of other investments totaled $4.1 million and $3.6 million, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses on fixed maturities, equity investments and limited liability investments for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | Years ended December 31, | | | | 2015 |
| | 2014 |
| Gross realized gains | | $ | 1,198 |
| | $ | 5,474 |
| Gross realized losses | | (1 | ) | | (433 | ) | Total | | $ | 1,197 |
| | $ | 5,041 |
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Net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, is comprised as follows: | | | | | | | | | | (in thousands) | | Years ended December 31, | | | | 2015 |
| | 2014 |
| Investment income | | | | | Interest from fixed maturities | | $ | 907 |
| | $ | 1,084 |
| Dividends | | 702 |
| | 203 |
| Income from limited liability investments | | 1,596 |
| | 184 |
| Loss on change in fair value of warrants | | (216 | ) | | — |
| Other | | 186 |
| | 372 |
| Gross investment income | | 3,175 |
| | 1,843 |
| Investment expenses | | (257 | ) | | (227 | ) | Net investment income | | $ | 2,918 |
| | $ | 1,616 |
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