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Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Summary of Carrying or Reported Values and Corresponding Fair Values for Financial Instruments | The following table summarizes the carrying or reported values and corresponding fair values for financial instruments:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities—held to maturity |  | $ | 613,878 |  |  | $ | 616,772 |  |  | $ | 629,668 |  |  | $ | 639,309 |
Fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale |  |  | 478,730 |  |  |  | 478,730 |  |  |  | 465,594 |  |  |  | 465,594 |
Equity securities |  |  | 18,651 |  |  |  | 18,651 |  |  |  | 9,282 |  |  |  | 9,282 |
Short-term investments |  |  | 14,231 |  |  |  | 14,231 |  |  |  | 25,770 |  |  |  | 25,770 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 40,344 |  |  |  | 40,344 |  |  |  | 55,559 |  |  |  | 55,559 |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2018 |
|  | Level 1 Inputs |  |  | Level 2 Inputs |  |  | Level 3 Inputs |  |  | Total Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Financial instruments carried at fair value, classified as part of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities available-for-sale—fixed maturity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
States and political subdivisions |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 233,245 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 233,245 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 173,214 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 173,214 |
U.S. agency-based mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12,515 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12,515 |
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government agencies |  |  | 59,756 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 59,756 |
Total securities available-for-sale—fixed maturity |  |  | 59,756 |  |  |  | 418,974 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 478,730 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic common stock |  |  | 18,651 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,651 |
Total |  | $ | 78,407 |  |  | $ | 418,974 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 497,381 |
|  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | Level 1 Inputs |  |  | Level 2 Inputs |  |  | Level 3 Inputs |  |  | Total Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Financial instruments carried at fair value, classified as part of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities available-for-sale—fixed maturity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
States and political subdivisions |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 251,140 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 251,140 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 130,222 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 130,222 |
U.S. agency-based mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,014 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,014 |
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government agencies |  |  | 66,218 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 66,218 |
Total available-for-sale—fixed maturity |  |  | 66,218 |  |  |  | 399,376 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 465,594 |
Securities available-for-sale—equity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic common stock |  |  | 9,248 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 9,282 |
Total available-for-sale |  | $ | 75,466 |  |  | $ | 399,376 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 474,876 |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost | Assets and liabilities measured at amortized cost as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2018 |
|  | Level 1 Inputs |  |  | Level 2 Inputs |  |  | Level 3 Inputs |  |  | Total Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Securities held-to-maturity—fixed maturity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
States and political subdivisions |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 448,947 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 448,947 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 91,369 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 91,369 |
U.S. agency-based mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,349 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,349 |
U.S. Treasury securities |  |  | 7,111 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,111 |
Obligations of U.S. government agencies |  |  | — |  |  |  | 59,932 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 59,932 |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,064 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,064 |
Total held-to-maturity |  | $ | 7,111 |  |  | $ | 609,661 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 616,772 |
|  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | Level 1 Inputs |  |  | Level 2 Inputs |  |  | Level 3 Inputs |  |  | Total Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Securities held-to-maturity—fixed maturity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
States and political subdivisions |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 469,101 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 469,101 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 100,047 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 100,047 |
U.S. agency-based mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,845 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,845 |
U.S. Treasury securities |  |  | 6,750 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,750 |
Obligations of U.S. government agencies |  |  | — |  |  |  | 51,257 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 51,257 |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,309 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,309 |
Total held-to-maturity |  | $ | 6,750 |  |  | $ | 632,559 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 639,309 |
Summary of Information Regarding Changes in Fair Value of Assets Measured at Fair Value | The following table presents summary information regarding changes in the fair value of assets measured at fair value using Level 3 input.
|  | Year Ended |  |  | Twelve Months Ended |
|  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | — |
Transfer into Level 3 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 34 |
Unrealized loss on equity security |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | — |
Sale of equity security |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 34 |

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