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Net Investment Income | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Net Investment Income [Abstract] |
Net Investment Income | Net Investment Income Net investment income consisted of the following:
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Investment income (loss) earned on: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities, including cash and cash equivalents and loans receivable | $ | 324,319 |  |  | $ | 295,272 |  |  | $ | 960,625 |  |  | $ | 954,655 |
Arbitrage trading account (1) | 16,309 |  |  | 17,869 |  |  | 56,309 |  |  | 52,562 |
Equity securities | 11,497 |  |  | 12,203 |  |  | 34,623 |  |  | 35,924 |
Investment funds | 5,421 |  |  | 4,741 |  |  | 59,713 |  |  | 868 |
Real estate | (3,373) |  |  | (3,711) |  |  | (11,482) |  |  | (20,579) |
Gross investment income | 354,173 |  |  | 326,374 |  |  | 1,099,788 |  |  | 1,023,430 |
Investment expense | (2,935) |  |  | (2,618) |  |  | (8,955) |  |  | (7,707) |
Net investment income | $ | 351,238 |  |  | $ | 323,756 |  |  | $ | 1,090,833 |  |  | $ | 1,015,723 |
(1) Net investment income includes earnings from trading account receivables from brokers and clearing organizations.

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