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Investments - Allowance for Credit Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Rollforward of the allowance for credit loss by major security type |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 8.7 | $ 7.2 | $ 7.4 |
Additions for credit losses not previously recorded | 8.0 | 4.6 | 15.9 | $ 16.3
Reductions for securities sold during the period |  |  |  | (7.0)
Additional increases (decreases) for credit losses on securities with an allowance recorded in the previous period |  | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.4
Write-offs charged against allowance |  | (1.6) | (9.4) | (1.6)
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (0.4) |  | (0.4) |
Ending balance | 16.3 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 12.1
Accrued interest written off to net investment income |  |  | 0.2 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |
Rollforward of the allowance for credit loss by major security type |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
Additions for credit losses not previously recorded | 7.8 | 3.4 | 15.4 | 13.2
Reductions for securities sold during the period |  |  |  | (7.0)
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (0.4) |  | (0.4) |
Ending balance | 15.9 | 6.2 | 15.9 | 6.2
Accrued interest written off to net investment income |  |  | 0.2 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities |  |  |  |
Rollforward of the allowance for credit loss by major security type |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
Additions for credit losses not previously recorded | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.9
Additional increases (decreases) for credit losses on securities with an allowance recorded in the previous period |  | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.7
Write-offs charged against allowance |  | (1.6) | (6.8) | (1.6)
Ending balance | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 4.0
Collateralized debt obligations |  |  |  |
Rollforward of the allowance for credit loss by major security type |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 1.0 | 2.2 |
Additions for credit losses not previously recorded |  |  |  | 0.1
Additional increases (decreases) for credit losses on securities with an allowance recorded in the previous period |  | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8
Write-offs charged against allowance |  |  | (2.6) |
Ending balance |  | $ 1.9 |  | 1.9
Other debt obligations |  |  |  |
Rollforward of the allowance for credit loss by major security type |  |  |  |
Additions for credit losses not previously recorded | 0.1 |  | 0.1 | 0.1
Additional increases (decreases) for credit losses on securities with an allowance recorded in the previous period |  |  |  | $ (0.1)
Ending balance | $ 0.1 |  | $ 0.1 |

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