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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2006 | Nov. 09, 2006
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Surplus note | $ 9,926,000 | $ 11,397,000 |  |  |
Principal repayments of Surplus Note | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | $ 1,500,000 |  |
Surplus during the term of surplus note | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ 200,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 300,000 |  |
Surplus Note [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan agreement |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000.0
Debt term |  |  |  | 20 years |
Effective interest rate | 2.32% | 2.89% | 2.47% |  |
Principal repayments of Surplus Note | $ 368,000 |  |  |  |
Maturity year of debt instrument | through 2026 |  |  |  |
Net written premium to surplus ratio | 200.00% |  |  |  |
Gross written premium to surplus ratio | 600.00% |  |  |  |
Surplus Note [Member] | Hurricane [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Surplus and Reinsurance sufficient to cover in excess of UPCIC probable maximum loss | 1-in-100 year |  |  |  |

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