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Investments - Mortgage Loan Credit Monitoring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
Vintage year, Direct financing leases |  |
2025 | $ 42.1 |
2024 | 10.2 | $ 48.3
2023 | 1.9 | 1.8
2022 | 124.3 | 126.3
2021 | 47.0 | 43.7
2020 |  | 90.0
Prior (prior period) |  | 252.9
Prior (current period) | 339.9 |
Direct financing leases, Total amortized cost | 565.4 | 563.0
Reinsurance recoverable and deposit receivable | 19,339.1 | 19,493.4
Accrued interest receivable on direct financing leases | 1.3 | 1.2
Mortgage and other loans |  |
Accrued interest receivable | 464.9 | 647.3
A- and above |  |
Vintage year, Direct financing leases |  |
2024 |  | 1.0
2022 | 32.0 | 38.5
2021 | 11.4 | 11.0
2020 |  | 33.8
Prior (prior period) |  | 177.4
Prior (current period) | 213.2 |
Direct financing leases, Total amortized cost | 256.6 | 261.7
BBB+ thru BBB- |  |
Vintage year, Direct financing leases |  |
2024 | 10.2 | 4.9
2023 |  | 1.8
2022 | 91.7 | 87.3
2021 | 21.0 | 19.0
2020 |  | 52.8
Prior (prior period) |  | 67.0
Prior (current period) | 95.4 |
Direct financing leases, Total amortized cost | 218.3 | 232.8
BB+ thru BB- |  |
Vintage year, Direct financing leases |  |
2025 | 42.1 |
2024 |  | 38.8
2023 | 1.9 |
2022 | 0.6 | 0.5
2021 | 7.1 | 6.8
2020 |  | 3.4
Prior (prior period) |  | 8.5
Prior (current period) | 31.3 |
Direct financing leases, Total amortized cost | 83.0 | 58.0
B+ and below |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2024 |  | 3.6
2021 |  | 6.9
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost |  | 10.5
Vintage year, Direct financing leases |  |
2021 | 7.5 |
Direct financing leases, Total amortized cost | 7.5 |
Commercial mortgage loans |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 | 791.4 |
2024 | 1,557.4 | 1,607.8
2023 | 1,402.6 | 1,330.1
2022 | 1,506.6 | 1,620.2
2021 | 2,201.8 | 2,418.3
2020 |  | 1,686.6
Prior (current period) | 9,369.5 |
Prior (prior period) |  | 8,409.7
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 16,829.3 | 17,072.7
Mortgage and other loans |  |
Accrued interest receivable | 73.1 | 69.2
Commercial mortgage loans | A- and above |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 | 688.4 |
2024 | 1,281.1 | 1,182.1
2023 | 873.9 | 793.1
2022 | 1,135.4 | 1,234.3
2021 | 2,025.4 | 2,101.3
2020 |  | 1,463.4
Prior (current period) | 7,425.7 |
Prior (prior period) |  | 6,594.0
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 13,429.9 | 13,368.2
Commercial mortgage loans | BBB+ thru BBB- |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 | 33.5 |
2024 | 159.7 | 210.0
2023 | 385.0 | 393.6
2022 | 214.5 | 231.6
2021 | 127.9 | 269.1
2020 |  | 180.6
Prior (current period) | 1,411.4 |
Prior (prior period) |  | 1,217.5
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 2,332.0 | 2,502.4
Commercial mortgage loans | BB+ thru BB- |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 | 41.3 |
2024 | 116.6 | 215.7
2023 | 143.7 | 143.4
2022 | 156.7 | 154.3
2021 | 48.5 | 47.9
2020 |  | 40.1
Prior (current period) | 164.9 |
Prior (prior period) |  | 271.7
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 671.7 | 873.1
Commercial mortgage loans | B+ and below |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 | 28.2 |
2020 |  | 2.5
Prior (current period) | 367.5 |
Prior (prior period) |  | 326.5
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 395.7 | 329.0
Residential mortgage loans |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments | 449.4 |
2024 mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments | 438.1 | 350.9
2023 mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments | 403.4 | 417.0
2022 mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments | 960.8 | 976.4
2021 mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments | 1,191.7 | 1,239.7
2020 mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments |  | 198.5
Prior mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments (prior period) |  | 433.3
Prior mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments (current period) | 603.0 |
Total mortgage loans excluding portfolio layer method basis adjustments | 4,046.4 | 3,615.8
Unallocated portfolio layer method basis adjustment | (1.5) | (8.4)
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 4,044.9 | 3,607.4
Mortgage and other loans |  |
Accrued interest receivable | 15.4 | 12.0
Residential mortgage loans | Performing |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 | 449.4 |
2024 | 438.0 | 350.4
2023 | 397.2 | 411.5
2022 | 954.1 | 970.3
2021 | 1,186.4 | 1,234.9
2020 |  | 196.0
Prior (current period) | 598.1 |
Prior (prior period) |  | 427.6
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 4,023.2 | 3,590.7
Residential mortgage loans | Non-performing |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2024 | 0.1 | 0.5
2023 | 6.2 | 5.5
2022 | 6.7 | 6.1
2021 | 5.3 | 4.8
2020 |  | 2.5
Prior (current period) | 4.9 |
Prior (prior period) |  | 5.7
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | $ 23.2 | 25.1
Mortgage and other loans |  |
Mortgage loans, delinquent to be considered non-performing (in days) | 90 days |
Other loans |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 | $ 40.8 |
2024 | 49.7 | 84.3
2023 | 44.9 | 61.9
Prior (prior period) |  | 0.1
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 135.4 | 146.3
Mortgage and other loans |  |
Accrued interest receivable | 1.0 | 1.3
Other loans | Performing |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2025 | 40.8 |
2024 | 47.8 | 84.2
2023 | 43.8 | 61.9
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | 132.4 | 146.1
Other loans | Non-performing |  |
Vintage year, Mortgage loans |  |
2024 | 1.9 | 0.1
2023 | 1.1 |
Prior (prior period) |  | 0.1
Mortgage loans, Total amortized cost | $ 3.0 | $ 0.2

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