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Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Investments in Fixed Maturity Securities | At December 31, 2014, the Company’s amortized cost and fair values of fixed maturity securities are summarized as follows:
(in thousands) |  | Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |
U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of U.S. Government agencies and Municipals |  | $ | 10,774 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 10,780 |
Foreign government |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 50 |
Corporate debt |  |  | 5,854 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 5,852 |
Short duration fixed income fund |  |  | 3,143 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,180 |
Total |  | $ | 19,821 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | (12 | ) |  | $ | 19,862 |
Summary of Unrealized Loss Position | The following table shows the investments’ gross unrealized loss and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2014.
(in thousands) |  | Less than 12 Months |  |  | 12 Months or More |  |  | Total |
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Unrealized Losses |
U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of U.S. Government agencies and Municipals |  | $ | 3,994 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,994 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Foreign Government |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate debt |  |  | 4,439 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,439 |  |  |  | 11 |
Total |  | $ | 8,483 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,483 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity | The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2014 by contractual maturity are set forth below:
(in thousands) |  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Fair Value |
Years to maturity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due in one year or less |  | $ | 5,628 |  |  | $ | 5,628 |
Due after one year through five years |  |  | 13,863 |  |  |  | 13,897 |
Due after five years through ten years |  |  | 330 |  |  |  | 337 |
Total |  | $ | 19,821 |  |  | $ | 19,862 |

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