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Investments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Investments [Abstract ] |
Schedule of investments aggregated by type and industry | Investments were comprised of the following:
|  | September 30, 2012 |
|  | Carrying Value |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Amortized Cost |
Fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities |  | $ | 27,548 |  |  | $ | 4,648 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 22,900 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  | 17,849 |  |  |  | 2,596 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 15,253 |
Corporate securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilities and telecom |  |  | 17,888 |  |  |  | 3,039 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 14,849 |
Financial services |  |  | 43,343 |  |  |  | 3,326 |  |  |  | 468 |  |  |  | 40,485 |
Other business – diversified |  |  | 65,934 |  |  |  | 7,556 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 58,378 |
Other consumer – diversified |  |  | 51,647 |  |  |  | 8,538 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 43,111 |
Total corporate securities |  |  | 178,812 |  |  |  | 22,459 |  |  |  | 470 |  |  |  | 156,823 |
Redeemable preferred stocks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial services |  |  | 5,786 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 5,759 |
Other consumer – diversified |  |  | 193 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 193 |
Total redeemable preferred stocks |  |  | 5,979 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 5,952 |
Total fixed maturities |  |  | 230,188 |  |  |  | 29,744 |  |  |  | 484 |  |  |  | 200,928 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common and non-redeemable preferred stocks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilities and telecom |  |  | 1,367 |  |  |  | 403 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 964 |
Financial services |  |  | 7,690 |  |  |  | 915 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 6,789 |
Other business – diversified |  |  | 132 |  |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 47 |
Other consumer – diversified |  |  | 2,350 |  |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,677 |
Total equity securities |  |  | 11,539 |  |  |  | 2,076 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 9,477 |
Other invested assets |  |  | 588 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 588 |
Policy loans |  |  | 2,320 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,320 |
Real estate |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 38 |
Investments in unconsolidated trusts |  |  | 1,238 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,238 |
Total investments |  | $ | 245,911 |  |  | $ | 31,820 |  |  | $ | 498 |  |  | $ | 214,589 |
|  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Carrying Value |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Amortized Cost |
Fixed maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonds: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities |  | $ | 35,922 |  |  | $ | 4,186 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 31,736 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  | 17,030 |  |  |  | 1,757 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 15,273 |
Corporate securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilities and telecom |  |  | 18,598 |  |  |  | 2,736 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 15,862 |
Financial services |  |  | 34,900 |  |  |  | 725 |  |  |  | 1,346 |  |  |  | 35,521 |
Other business – diversified |  |  | 56,553 |  |  |  | 5,043 |  |  |  | 152 |  |  |  | 51,662 |
Other consumer – diversified |  |  | 46,908 |  |  |  | 6,170 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 40,750 |
Total corporate securities |  |  | 156,959 |  |  |  | 14,674 |  |  |  | 1,510 |  |  |  | 143,795 |
Redeemable preferred stocks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilities and telecom |  |  | 2,668 |  |  |  | 168 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,500 |
Financial services |  |  | 4,576 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 462 |  |  |  | 5,009 |
Other consumer – diversified |  |  | 193 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 193 |
Total redeemable preferred stocks |  |  | 7,437 |  |  |  | 197 |  |  |  | 462 |  |  |  | 7,702 |
Total fixed maturities |  |  | 217,348 |  |  |  | 20,814 |  |  |  | 1,972 |  |  |  | 198,506 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common and non-redeemable preferred stocks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilities and telecom |  |  | 1,203 |  |  |  | 239 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 964 |
Financial services |  |  | 5,148 |  |  |  | 558 |  |  |  | 199 |  |  |  | 4,789 |
Other business – diversified |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 47 |
Other consumer – diversified |  |  | 1,882 |  |  |  | 205 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,677 |
Total equity securities |  |  | 8,348 |  |  |  | 1,070 |  |  |  | 199 |  |  |  | 7,477 |
Other invested assets |  |  | 567 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 567 |
Policy loans |  |  | 2,246 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,246 |
Real estate |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 38 |
Investments in unconsolidated trusts |  |  | 1,238 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,238 |
Total investments |  | $ | 229,785 |  |  | $ | 21,884 |  |  | $ | 2,171 |  |  | $ | 210,072 |
Amortized cost and carrying value of fixed maturities by contractual maturity | The amortized cost and carrying value of the Company's investments in fixed maturities at September 30, 2012 by contractual maturity were as follows. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
|  | September 30, 2012 |
|  | Carrying Value |  |  | Amortized Cost |
Due in one year or less |  | $ | 1,523 |  |  | $ | 1,500 |
Due after one year through five years |  |  | 4,666 |  |  |  | 4,219 |
Due after five years through ten years |  |  | 40,238 |  |  |  | 36,987 |
Due after ten years |  |  | 182,582 |  |  |  | 157,228 |
Varying maturities |  |  | 1,179 |  |  |  | 994 |
Totals |  | $ | 230,188 |  |  | $ | 200,928 |
Schedule of investments aggregated by industry | The following table sets forth the carrying value, amortized cost, and net unrealized gains or losses of the Company's investments aggregated by industry as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
|  | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Carrying Value |  |  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Unrealized Gains |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies and authorities |  | $ | 27,548 |  |  | $ | 22,900 |  |  | $ | 4,648 |  |  | $ | 35,922 |  |  | $ | 31,736 |  |  | $ | 4,186 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  | 17,849 |  |  |  | 15,253 |  |  |  | 2,596 |  |  |  | 17,030 |  |  |  | 15,273 |  |  |  | 1,757 |
Utilities and telecom |  |  | 19,255 |  |  |  | 15,813 |  |  |  | 3,442 |  |  |  | 22,469 |  |  |  | 19,326 |  |  |  | 3,143 |
Financial services |  |  | 56,819 |  |  |  | 53,033 |  |  |  | 3,786 |  |  |  | 44,624 |  |  |  | 45,319 |  |  |  | (695 | )
Other business – diversified |  |  | 66,066 |  |  |  | 58,425 |  |  |  | 7,641 |  |  |  | 56,668 |  |  |  | 51,709 |  |  |  | 4,959 |
Other consumer – diversified |  |  | 54,190 |  |  |  | 44,981 |  |  |  | 9,209 |  |  |  | 48,983 |  |  |  | 42,620 |  |  |  | 6,363 |
Other investments |  |  | 4,184 |  |  |  | 4,184 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,089 |  |  |  | 4,089 |  |  |  | - |
Investments |  | $ | 245,911 |  |  | $ | 214,589 |  |  | $ | 31,322 |  |  | $ | 229,785 |  |  | $ | 210,072 |  |  | $ | 19,713 |
Schedule of investment securities with continuous unrealized loss position | The following tables present the Company's unrealized loss aging for securities by type and length of time the security was in a continuous unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
| September 30, 2012 |
| Less than 12 months |  | 12 months or longer |  | Total |
| Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |
Corporate securities |  | $ | 2,888 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 1,560 |  |  | $ | 440 |  |  | $ | 4,448 |  |  | $ | 470 |
Redeemable preferred stocks |  |  | 1,909 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 996 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 2,905 |  |  |  | 14 |
Common and non-redeemable preferred stocks |  |  | 986 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 986 |  |  |  | 14 |
Total temporarily impaired securities |  | $ | 5,783 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 2,556 |  |  | $ | 444 |  |  | $ | 8,339 |  |  | $ | 498 |
| December 31, 2011 |
| Less than 12 months |  | 12 months or longer |  | Total |
| Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |
Corporate securities |  | $ | 30,675 |  |  | $ | 1,112 |  |  | $ | 1,602 |  |  | $ | 398 |  |  | $ | 32,277 |  |  | $ | 1,510 |
Redeemable preferred stocks |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,807 |  |  |  | 462 |  |  |  | 2,807 |  |  |  | 462 |
Common and non-redeemable preferred stocks |  |  | 824 |  |  |  | 176 |  |  |  | 1,245 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 2,069 |  |  |  | 199 |
Total temporarily impaired securities |  | $ | 31,499 |  |  | $ | 1,288 |  |  | $ | 5,654 |  |  | $ | 883 |  |  | $ | 37,153 |  |  | $ | 2,171 |
Financial instruments carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis | As of September 30, 2012, financial instruments carried at fair value were measured on a recurring basis as summarized below:
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs |  |  |  |
|  | (Level 1) |  |  | (Level 2) |  |  | (Level 3) |  |  | Total |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 228,088 |  |  | $ | 2,100 |  |  | $ | 230,188 |
Equity securities |  |  | 4,059 |  |  |  | 7,480 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11,539 |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 18,870 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 18,870 |
Total |  | $ | 22,929 |  |  | $ | 235,568 |  |  | $ | 2,100 |  |  | $ | 260,597 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 342 |  |  | $ | 342 |
As of December 31, 2011, financial instruments carried at fair value were measured on a recurring basis as summarized below:
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs |  |  |  |
|  | (Level 1) |  |  | (Level 2) |  |  | (Level 3) |  |  | Total |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 215,313 |  |  | $ | 2,035 |  |  | $ | 217,348 |
Equity securities |  |  | 3,374 |  |  |  | 4,974 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8,348 |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 19,519 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 19,519 |
Total |  | $ | 22,893 |  |  | $ | 220,287 |  |  | $ | 2,035 |  |  | $ | 245,215 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 876 |  |  | $ | 876 |
Roll-forward of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | The following is a roll-forward of the financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012.
|  | Fixed Maturities |  |  | Derivative (Liability) |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 2,035 |  |  | $ | (876) |
Total unrealized gains (losses) included in comprehensive income |  |  | (61) |  |  |  | 153 |
Balance, March 31, 2012 |  |  | 1,974 |  |  |  | (723) |
Total unrealized gains included in comprehensive income |  |  | 125 |  |  |  | 193 |
Balance, June 30, 2012 |  |  | 2,099 |  |  |  | (530) |
Total unrealized gains included in comprehensive income |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 188 |
Balance, September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 2,100 |  |  | $ | (342) |

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