Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block] | 2. Investments Investments in fixed maturity available-for-sale securities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are summarized as follows: Gross Gross Amortized Cost Unrealized Unrealized Fair or Cost Gains Losses Value June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) Fixed maturity securities U.S. government and U.S. government agencies $ 5,489,746 $ - $ 20,668 $ 5,469,078 States and political subdivisions 9,177,048 7,424 455,468 8,729,004 U.S. government agency mortgage backed securities 10,868,391 17,543 45,058 10,840,876 Commercial mortgage-backed securities 11,156,574 - 1,686,459 9,470,115 Residential mortgage-backed securities 9,967 3,673 - 13,640 Corporate bonds 85,727,225 49,985 7,724,799 78,052,411 Asset-backed securities 13,270,957 5,222 895,230 12,380,949 Exchange traded securities 1,017,916 - 537,916 480,000 Foreign bonds 27,541,784 4,231 2,240,911 25,305,104 Redeemable preferred securities 1,250,000 - 238,100 1,011,900 Total fixed maturity securities $ 165,509,608 $ 88,078 $ 13,844,609 $ 151,753,077 Fixed maturity securities held in trust under coinsurance agreement $ 29,585,588 $ 10,972 $ 5,099,578 $ 24,496,982 December 31, 2023 Fixed maturity securities U.S. government and U.S. government agencies $ 3,806,419 $ 14,360 $ 22,495 $ 3,798,284 States and political subdivisions 9,773,549 97,215 338,894 9,531,870 U.S. government agency mortgage backed securities 10,097,479 208,985 - 10,306,464 Commercial mortgage-backed securities 10,629,003 - 2,157,465 8,471,538 Residential mortgage-backed securities 9,986 4,328 - 14,314 Corporate bonds 85,901,454 65,239 6,625,386 79,341,307 Asset-backed securities 12,466,601 43,424 1,017,529 11,492,496 Exchange traded securities 882,631 - 406,631 476,000 Foreign bonds 27,091,108 24,186 1,902,619 25,212,675 Redeemable preferred securities 1,250,000 - 194,000 1,056,000 Total fixed maturity securities $ 161,908,230 $ 457,737 $ 12,665,019 $ 149,700,948 Fixed maturity securities held in trust under coinsurance agreement $ 56,824,160 $ 53,496 $ 5,226,397 $ 51,651,259 All securities in an unrealized loss position as of the financial statement dates, the estimated fair value, pre-tax gross unrealized loss and number of securities by length of time that those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are summarized as follows: Unrealized Number of Fair Value Loss Securities June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) Fixed maturity securities Less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position U.S. government and U.S. government agencies $ 3,442,746 $ 11,681 3 States and political subdivisions 3,498,230 67,846 10 U.S. government agency mortgage backed securities 5,480,766 45,058 9 Commercial mortgage-backed securities 514,505 481 1 Corporate bonds 3,898,459 48,359 14 Asset-backed securities 2,759,813 3,907 5 Foreign bonds 1,223,378 16,023 3 Redeemable preferred securities 682,500 67,500 2 Total less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position 21,500,397 260,855 47 More than 12 months in an unrealized loss position U.S. government and U.S. government agencies 2,026,332 8,987 3 States and political subdivisions 4,353,954 387,622 21 Commercial mortgage-backed securities 8,955,610 1,685,978 24 Corporate bonds 70,284,350 7,676,440 215 Asset-backed securities 7,454,269 891,323 21 Exchange traded securities 480,000 537,916 2 Foreign bonds 23,783,598 2,224,888 63 Redeemable preferred securities 329,400 170,600 2 Total more than 12 months in an unrealized loss position 117,667,513 13,583,754 351 Total fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position $ 139,167,910 $ 13,844,609 398 Fixed maturity securities held in trust under coinsurance agreement Total less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position $ 534,820 $ 9,659 4 Total more than 12 months in an unrealized loss position 22,942,534 5,089,919 94 Total fixed maturity securities held in trust under coinsurance agreement in a unrealized loss position $ 23,477,354 $ 5,099,578 98 December 31, 2023 Fixed maturity securities Less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position U.S. government and U.S. government agencies $ 231,010 $ 100 1 States and political subdivisions 120,734 588 1 Corporate bonds 3,762,988 78,589 14 Foreign bonds 502,835 8,573 2 Total less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position 4,617,567 87,850 18 More than 12 months in an unrealized loss position U.S. government and U.S. government agencies 1,876,612 22,395 3 States and political subdivisions 4,411,017 338,306 21 Commercial mortgage-backed securities 8,471,538 2,157,465 24 Corporate bonds 72,550,042 6,546,797 214 Asset-backed securities 7,390,830 1,017,529 20 Exchange traded securities 476,000 406,631 2 Foreign bonds 23,164,587 1,894,046 61 Redeemable preferred securities 306,000 194,000 2 Total more than 12 months in an unrealized loss position 118,646,626 12,577,169 347 Total fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position $ 123,264,193 $ 12,665,019 365 Fixed maturity securities held in trust under coinsurance agreement Total less than 12 months in an unrealized loss position $ 1,400,820 $ 5,810 7 Total more than 12 months in an unrealized loss position 47,082,945 5,220,587 180 Total fixed maturity securities held in trust under coinsurance agreement in a unrealized loss position $ 48,483,765 $ 5,226,397 187 As of June 30, 2024, the Company held 398 available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with an unrealized loss of $13,844,609, fair value of $139,167,910 and amortized cost of $153,012,519. These unrealized losses were primarily due to the market interest rate movements in the bond market as of June 30, 2024. The ratio of the fair value to the amortized cost of these 398 securities is 91%. As of December 31, 2023, the Company held 365 available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with an unrealized loss of $12,665,019, fair value of $123,264,193 and amortized cost of $135,929,212. These unrealized losses were primarily due to market interest rate movements in the bond market as of December 31, 2023. The ratio of the fair value to the amortized cost of these 365 securities is 91%. The change in the current estimate of credit losses on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are summarized as follows: (Unaudited) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Beginning balance $ (430,470 ) $ - Cumulative adjustment to accumulated earnings as of January 1, 2023 - (291,185 ) Current estimate of credit losses (136,572 ) (139,285 ) Ending balance $ (567,042 ) $ (430,470 ) Net unrealized losses included in other comprehensive income (loss) for investments classified as available-for-sale, net of the effect of deferred income taxes and deferred acquisition costs assuming that the depreciation had been realized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, are summarized as follows: (Unaudited) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Unrealized depreciation on available-for-sale securities $ (13,756,531 ) $ (12,207,282 ) Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs 3,188 3,094 Deferred income taxes 2,888,202 2,562,880 Net unrealized depreciation on available-for-sale securities $ (10,865,141 ) $ (9,641,308 ) Assets held in trust under coinsurance agreement Unrealized depreciation on fixed maturity securities available-for-sale $ (5,088,606 ) $ (5,172,901 ) The Company’s investment in lottery prize cash flows categorized as other long-term investments in the statement of financial position was $60,810,561 and $61,487,939 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The lottery prize cash flows are assignments of the future rights from lottery winners purchased at a discounted price. Payments on these investments are made by state run lotteries. The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities and other long-term investments as of June 30, 2024, by contractual maturity, are summarized as follows: June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) Fixed Maturity Available-For-Sale Securities Other Long-Term Investments Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Due in one year or less $ 2,579,084 $ 2,642,253 $ 13,901,762 $ 14,086,179 Due after one year through five years 40,794,663 38,795,181 31,122,970 33,030,861 Due after five years through ten years 21,054,382 19,784,075 10,845,771 12,637,392 Due after ten years 88,664,939 80,035,915 4,940,058 6,545,072 Due at multiple maturity dates 12,416,540 10,495,653 - - $ 165,509,608 $ 151,753,077 $ 60,810,561 $ 66,299,504 The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities held in trust under coinsurance agreement as of June 30, 2024, by contractual maturity, are summarized as follows: June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) Fixed Maturity Available-For-Sale Securities Amortized Cost Fair Value Due in one year or less $ 279,709 $ 275,520 Due after one year through five years 6,476,911 6,184,065 Due after five years through ten years 2,722,501 2,752,358 Due after ten years 17,305,574 12,883,235 Due at multiple maturity dates 2,800,893 2,401,804 $ 29,585,588 $ 24,496,982 Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) from the sales, calls and maturities of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, mortgage loans on real estate and investment real estate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are summarized as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited) Fixed Maturity Securities Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Investment Real Estate 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 Proceeds $ 2,418,152 $ 730,108 $ 36,322,107 $ - $ - $ - Gross realized gains 24,791 2,062 - - - - Gross realized losses (67,206 ) (33,343 ) (34,442 ) - - - Loss on impairments - - - - (129,436 ) - Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited) Fixed Maturity Securities Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Investment Real Estate 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 Proceeds $ 3,451,501 $ 2,513,558 $ 72,861,854 $ - $ - $ - Gross realized gains 25,165 17,961 59,858 - - - Gross realized losses (69,278 ) (67,564 ) (34,442 ) - - - Loss on impairments - - - - (129,436 ) - The accumulated change in unrealized investment gains (losses) for fixed maturity available-for-sale securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 and the amount of net realized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, equity securities and mortgage loans on real estate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are summarized as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited) Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited) 2024 2023 2024 2023 Change in unrealized investment gains (losses): Available-for-sale securities: Fixed maturity securities $ (853,124 ) $ (1,833,772 ) $ (1,549,249 ) $ 1,761,486 Fixed maturity securities held in trust under coinsurance agreement 124,551 (471,798 ) 84,295 585,982 Net realized investment gains (losses): Available-for-sale securities: Fixed maturity securities (42,415 ) (31,281 ) (44,113 ) (49,603 ) Fixed maturity securities credit losses (79,477 ) (76,709 ) (136,572 ) (83,632 ) Equity securities, changes in fair value (3,631 ) (4,080 ) 35,365 (10,286 ) Mortgage loans on real estate (34,442 ) - 25,416 - Major categories of net investment income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are summarized as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited) Six Months Ended June 30, (Unaudited) 2024 2023 2024 2023 Fixed maturity securities $ 1,908,083 $ 1,473,021 $ 3,670,108 $ 3,033,054 Equity securities 38,118 77,860 52,752 106,115 Other long-term investments 1,124,968 1,287,139 2,292,211 2,647,469 Mortgage loans 4,490,460 4,594,059 9,437,977 9,318,415 Policy loans 66,039 57,384 134,790 113,960 Short-term and other investments 662,925 774,735 1,135,364 1,269,413 Gross investment income 8,290,593 8,264,198 16,723,202 16,488,426 Investment expenses (622,176 ) (817,802 ) (1,096,908 ) (1,414,214 ) Net investment income $ 7,668,417 $ 7,446,396 $ 15,626,294 $ 15,074,212 TLIC and FBLIC are required to hold assets on deposit with various state insurance departments for the benefit of policyholders and other special deposits in accordance with statutory rules and regulations. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, these required deposits, included in investment assets, had amortized costs that totaled $6,291,641 and $4,609,927, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, these required deposits had fair values that totaled $6,252,290 and $4,596,130, respectively. The Company’s mortgage loans by property type as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are summarized as follows: (Unaudited) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Residential mortgage loans $ 189,541,335 $ 224,258,534 Commercial mortgage loans by property type Agricultural 981,698 986,207 Apartment 2,318,071 3,108,829 Industrial 377,221 1,267,264 Lodging 24,300 24,727 Office building 5,748,515 5,652,487 Retail 4,925,831 4,533,399 Total commercial mortgage loans by property type 14,375,636 15,572,913 Total mortgage loans $ 203,916,971 $ 239,831,447 Mortgage loans held in trust under coinsurance agreement Commercial mortgage loans $ 16,725,674 $ 27,714,891 Less unearned interest on mortgage loans 4,344 133,010 Total mortgage loans held in trust under coinsurance agreement $ 16,721,330 $ 27,581,881 There were 27 mortgage loans with a remaining principal balance of $7,375,244 that were more than 90 days past due as of June 30, 2024. There were 22 mortgage loans with a remaining principal balance of $6,027,499 that were more than 90 days past due as of June 30, 2023. There were 11 mortgage loans in default and in the foreclosure process with a remaining principal balance of $4,130,357 as of June 30, 2024. There were seven The Company’s investment real estate as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is summarized as follows: (Unaudited) June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Land - held for investment $ 411,000 $ 540,436 Residential real estate - held for sale 1,328,048 764,967 Total investment in real estate $ 1,739,048 $ 1,305,403 TLIC owns approximately three acres of undeveloped land located in Topeka, Kansas with a carrying value of $280,000. During 2024, the company recognized an impairment loss of $129,436 from a market value appraisal that resulted in fair value estimation less than the carrying value. FBLIC owns approximately one-half During 2024, the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $563,081 and transferred those properties to investment real estate held for sale. During 2023, the Company foreclosed on residential mortgage loans of real estate totaling $764,967 and transferred those properties to investment real estate held for sale. |