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Investments in Securities and Fair Value (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) security	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, fixed maturity	$ 106,066,384	$ 109,048,290
Available for sale securities, unrealized losses	224,711	245,614
Available for sale securities, equity securities	$ 37,513,464	$ 39,254,981
Number of securities with unrealized losses | security	30	25
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ 751,059	$ 14,542	$ 0
Fixed maturities
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Available-for-sale, fixed maturity	11,595,800	14,166,991
Available for sale securities, unrealized losses	96,334	146,383
Equity securities
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, unrealized losses	128,377	99,231
Available for sale securities, equity securities	$ 5,533,667	$ 1,071,488
Auction rate securities
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Difference in low to high range values as percent of carrying value	1.00%	4.00%
Level 3 | Auction rate securities
Schedule of Fair Value of Separate Accounts by Major Category of Investment [Line Items]
Securities par value	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Percent of securities par value guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education	97.00%	97.00%

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