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Net Investment Income | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Net Investment Income [Abstract] |
Net Investment Income | Net Investment Income Net investment income consists of the following:
(In thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Investment income (loss) earned on: |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities, including cash and cash equivalents and loans receivable | $ | 549,281 |  |  | $ | 382,001 |  |  | $ | 426,563 |
Investment funds | 145,099 |  |  | 220,014 |  |  | 54,253 |
Arbitrage trading account | 45,213 |  |  | 37,676 |  |  | 77,931 |
Real estate | (3,087) |  |  | 7,703 |  |  | 24,027 |
Equity securities | 52,600 |  |  | 32,020 |  |  | 10,172 |
Gross investment income | 789,106 |  |  | 679,414 |  |  | 592,946 |
Investment expense | (9,921) |  |  | (7,796) |  |  | (9,125) |
Net investment income | $ | 779,185 |  |  | $ | 671,618 |  |  | $ | 583,821 |

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