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Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of public equity portfolio	$ 155,784,000		$ 155,784,000		$ 124,228,000
Other invested assets	453,067,000		453,067,000		358,042,000
Transfers between level 1 and 2	0		0
Transfers from level 3	3,977,000		1,519,000
Accounting Standards Update 2015-07 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other invested assets	154,908,000		154,908,000		117,662,000
Market Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Transfers from level 3	3,977,000	$ 1,750,000	1,519,000	$ 1,750,000
Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Transfers from level 3	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Fixed Maturities [Member] \| Non-Binding Broker Quote [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities					1,153,000
Fixed Maturities [Member] \| Market Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	544,971,000		544,971,000		435,959,000
Fixed Maturities [Member] \| Market Value [Member] \| Investment Manager's Valuation Committee Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	412,095,000		412,095,000		354,143,000
Fixed Maturities [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities					2,337,000
Fixed Maturities [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] \| Amortized Cost [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 132,876,000		$ 132,876,000
Fixed Maturities [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Investment Manager's Valuation Committee Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities					2,337,000
Fixed Maturities [Member] \| Par Value [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities					$ 80,663,000