Premiums Receivable - Rollforward of Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ (109)	$ (105)	$ (152)
Premium Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	50	51	4
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	57	57	59
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(7)	(10)	(8)
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(109)	(109)	(105)
Premiums Receivable, Due in One Year or Less, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(85)	(83)	(117)
Premium Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	52	48	17
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	55	56	59
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	(7)	(10)	(8)
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(89)	(85)	(83)
Premiums Receivable, Loss Within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(24)	(22)	(35)
Premium Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	(2)	3	(13)
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	2	1	0
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0	0	0
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ (20)	$ (24)	$ (22)

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on premium receivable.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the estimated valuation allowance to reduce gross premiums receivable to net realizable value.

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