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Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
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, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
|  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities—held-to-maturity |  | $ | 483,575 |  |  | $ | 473,092 |  |  | $ | 491,688 |  |  | $ | 468,144 |
Fixed maturity securities—available-for-sale |  |  | 317,064 |  |  |  | 317,064 |  |  |  | 321,121 |  |  |  | 321,121 |
Equity securities |  |  | 57,147 |  |  |  | 57,147 |  |  |  | 62,058 |  |  |  | 62,058 |
Short-term investments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14,120 |  |  |  | 14,120 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 38,682 |  |  |  | 38,682 |  |  |  | 61,469 |  |  |  | 61,469 |
Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2023 |
|  | 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 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 131,895 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 131,895 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 166,753 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 166,753 |
U.S. agency-based mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,745 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,745 |
U.S. Treasury securities |  |  | 13,671 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,671 |
Total securities available-for-sale—fixed maturity |  |  | 13,671 |  |  |  | 303,393 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 317,064 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic common stock |  |  | 57,147 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 57,147 |
Total |  | $ | 70,818 |  |  | $ | 303,393 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 374,211 |
|  | December 31, 2022 |
|  | 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 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 156,656 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 156,656 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 144,788 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 144,788 |
U.S. agency-based mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,446 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,446 |
U.S. Treasury securities |  |  | 14,231 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14,231 |
Total securities available-for-sale—fixed maturity |  |  | 14,231 |  |  |  | 306,890 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 321,121 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic common stock |  |  | 62,058 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 62,058 |
Total |  | $ | 76,289 |  |  | $ | 306,890 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 383,179 |
Schedule of Assets Measured at Amortized Cost | Assets measured at amortized cost net of allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2023 |
|  | Level 1 Inputs |  |  | Level 2 Inputs |  |  | Level 3 Inputs |  |  | Total Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Securities held-to-maturity—fixed maturity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
States and political subdivisions |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 408,970 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 408,970 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 49,948 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 49,948 |
U.S. agency-based mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,199 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,199 |
U.S. Treasury securities |  |  | 10,939 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,939 |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 36 |
Total held-to-maturity |  | $ | 10,939 |  |  | $ | 462,153 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 473,092 |
|  | December 31, 2022 |
|  | Level 1 Inputs |  |  | Level 2 Inputs |  |  | Level 3 Inputs |  |  | Total Fair Value |
|  | (in thousands) |
Securities held-to-maturity—fixed maturity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
States and political subdivisions |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 395,944 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 395,944 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 55,851 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 55,851 |
U.S. agency-based mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,576 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,576 |
U.S. Treasury securities |  |  | 12,706 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12,706 |
Obligations of U.S. government agencies |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 67 |
Total held-to-maturity |  | $ | 12,706 |  |  | $ | 455,438 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 468,144 |

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