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Property and Casualty Unpaid Claims and Claim Expenses (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Property and Casualty Unpaid Claims and Claim Expenses (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses | $ 448,317 | $ 448,250 | $ 502,434 |
Property and Casualty Unpaid Claims and Claim Expenses (Additional Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Favorable development of total reserves for property and casualty claims occurring in prior years | 17,988 | 17,175 | 10,310 |
Automobile liability coverage reserves as percentage of total reserves | 70.00% |  |  |
Short tail coverage reserves as percentage of total reserves | 20.00% |  |  |
Long tail coverage reserves as percentage of total reserves | 80.00% |  |  |
Potential variability of property and casualty loss reserves | 6.00% |  |  |
Potential variability of property and casualty loss reserves plus minus of net income | 10,000 |  |  |
Life and Annuity [Member] |  |  |  |
Property and Casualty Unpaid Claims and Claim Expenses (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unpaid claims and claim expenses | 15,818 | 14,853 | 13,729 | 14,073
Benefits, claims and settlement expenses | $ 62,716 | $ 58,820 | $ 59,917 |

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- Definition The reduction in the estimate of the amount needed to settle claims relating to property and casualty insured events that have occurred in prior years. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Liability as of the balance sheet date for amounts representing estimated cost of settling unpaid claims under the terms of the underlying insurance policies, less estimated reinsurance recoveries on such claims. This includes an estimate for claims which have been incurred but not reported. Claim adjustment expenses represent the costs estimated to be incurred in the settlement of unpaid claims. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6482485&loc=d3e14764-158437 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Financial Reporting Release (FRR) -Number 403 -Paragraph 04 -Subparagraph b Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph a -Article 7 + Details
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