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Fair Value (Fair Value Measurement Levels For All Assets And Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | $ 22,308,272 | $ 20,040,173
Fixed maturities, fair value | 22,308,272 | 20,040,173
Equity securities, fair value | 1,825,908 | 1,472,236
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, fair value | 1,742,367 | 1,368,704
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, fair value | 83,541 | 103,532
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Equity securities, fair value |  |
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 22,308,272 | 20,040,173
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 20,240,402 | 18,709,949
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 2,067,870 | 1,330,224
U.S. Treasury Securities And Obligations Of U.S. Government Agencies And Corporations [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 1,420,618 | 1,367,106
U.S. Treasury Securities And Obligations Of U.S. Government Agencies And Corporations [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
U.S. Treasury Securities And Obligations Of U.S. Government Agencies And Corporations [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 1,420,618 | 1,367,106
U.S. Treasury Securities And Obligations Of U.S. Government Agencies And Corporations [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Obligations Of U.S. States And Political Subdivisions [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 586,621 | 577,295
Obligations Of U.S. States And Political Subdivisions [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Obligations Of U.S. States And Political Subdivisions [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 586,621 | 577,295
Obligations Of U.S. States And Political Subdivisions [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Corporate Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 7,556,898 | 7,149,026
Corporate Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Corporate Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 6,756,324 | 6,447,534
Corporate Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 800,574 | 701,492
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 3,581,729 | 2,565,802
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 2,330,448 | 1,942,769
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 1,251,281 | 623,033
Mortgage-Backed Securities: Commercial [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 1,064,366 | 990,303
Mortgage-Backed Securities: Commercial [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Mortgage-Backed Securities: Commercial [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 1,064,366 | 990,303
Mortgage-Backed Securities: Commercial [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Mortgage Backed Securities: Agency residential [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 2,375,332 | 2,267,739
Mortgage Backed Securities: Agency residential [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Mortgage Backed Securities: Agency residential [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 2,375,332 | 2,267,739
Mortgage Backed Securities: Agency residential [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Mortgage Backed Securities: Non-agency residential [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 6,536 | 5,194
Mortgage Backed Securities: Non-agency residential [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Mortgage Backed Securities: Non-agency residential [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 6,536 | 5,194
Mortgage Backed Securities: Non-agency residential [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Foreign Government Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 1,437,512 | 1,645,375
Foreign Government Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Foreign Government Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 1,437,512 | 1,645,375
Foreign Government Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Foreign Corporate Securities [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 4,278,660 | 3,472,333
Foreign Corporate Securities [Member] | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value |  |
Foreign Corporate Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | 4,262,645 | 3,466,634
Foreign Corporate Securities [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturities - available for sale, at market value | $ 16,015 | $ 5,699

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