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Reinsurance and indemnification - Claims expense, life contract benefits and interest credited to contractholder funds (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense (1) (2) |  |  |  |
Reductions to costs and expenses due to reinsurance ceded amounts |  |  |  |
Ceded losses incurred | $ 128 | $ (216) | $ (213) | $ (465)
Life contract benefits |  |  |  |
Reductions to costs and expenses due to reinsurance ceded amounts |  |  |  |
Ceded losses incurred | 15 | (74) | (121) | (92)
Interest credited to contractholder funds |  |  |  |
Reductions to costs and expenses due to reinsurance ceded amounts |  |  |  |
Ceded losses incurred | (7) | $ (6) | (19) | (14)
PG&E | Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense (1) (2) |  |  |  |
Reductions to costs and expenses due to reinsurance ceded amounts |  |  |  |
Ceded losses incurred | $ 330 |  | 330 |
Michigan Catastrophic Claim Association | Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense (1) (2) |  |  |  |
Reductions to costs and expenses due to reinsurance ceded amounts |  |  |  |
Ceded losses incurred |  |  | $ 195 | $ 205

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