Schedule of Major Categories of Net Investment Income (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales	$ 1,198,240	$ 843,151	$ 1,886,891	$ 2,826,082
Gross realized gains	21,926	13,878	24,281	223,010
Gross realized losses	(24,811)	(3,249)	(32,656)	(3,249)
Gross investment income	22,852,085	18,255,054	63,156,684	53,151,973
Investment expenses	(4,249,015)	(3,162,092)	(13,388,020)	(9,587,806)
Net investment income	18,603,070	15,092,962	49,768,664	43,564,167
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Gross investment income	3,188,521	2,667,848	8,636,387	8,189,971
Equity Securities 1 [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Gross investment income	139,412	111,213	382,246	345,482
Mortgage Loans Real Estate [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Gross investment income	10,477,672	7,040,773	27,682,315	20,027,656
Real Estate 1 [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Gross investment income	3,918,310	3,307,980	10,970,535	9,353,459
Policy Student And Other Loans [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Gross investment income	213,520	229,857	727,103	694,345
Insurance Assignments [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Gross investment income	4,218,184	4,781,079	13,708,894	14,298,126
Other Investments 1 [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Gross investment income	181,597	35,118	350,603	88,124
Cash And Cash Equivalents 1 [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Gross investment income	$ 514,869	$ 81,186	$ 698,601	$ 154,810

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