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Claim, Claim Adjustment Expense and Future Policy Benefit Reserves (Historical Claims Duration) (Details) | Dec. 31, 2021
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Medical Professional Liability | Specialty |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 3.60%
Year 2 | 18.30%
Year 3 | 23.70%
Year 4 | 18.20%
Year 5 | 12.00%
Year 6 | 8.30%
Year 7 | 5.10%
Year 8 | 2.80%
Year 9 | 0.70%
Year 10 | 1.00%
Other Professional Liability and Management Liability | Specialty |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 6.70%
Year 2 | 21.90%
Year 3 | 21.10%
Year 4 | 16.70%
Year 5 | 9.90%
Year 6 | 6.40%
Year 7 | 4.30%
Year 8 | 3.50%
Year 9 | 1.70%
Year 10 | 0.50%
Surety | Specialty |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 14.10%
Year 2 | 48.70%
Year 3 | 18.90%
Year 4 | 2.60%
Year 5 | 1.10%
Year 6 | 1.30%
Year 7 | 0.00%
Year 8 | 0.40%
Year 9 | (0.80%)
Year 10 | 0.00%
Commercial Auto | Commercial |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 26.70%
Year 2 | 23.20%
Year 3 | 18.00%
Year 4 | 13.60%
Year 5 | 10.10%
Year 6 | 3.20%
Year 7 | 1.50%
Year 8 | 0.40%
Year 9 | 0.00%
Year 10 | 0.30%
General Liability | Commercial |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 4.10%
Year 2 | 14.10%
Year 3 | 18.00%
Year 4 | 19.00%
Year 5 | 13.50%
Year 6 | 8.70%
Year 7 | 5.60%
Year 8 | 4.10%
Year 9 | 2.20%
Year 10 | 0.80%
Workers' Compensation | Commercial |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 14.70%
Year 2 | 21.70%
Year 3 | 13.90%
Year 4 | 9.50%
Year 5 | 6.40%
Year 6 | 2.70%
Year 7 | 1.10%
Year 8 | 1.50%
Year 9 | 0.40%
Year 10 | 0.50%
Excluding Hardy | International |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 19.00%
Year 2 | 23.70%
Year 3 | 10.80%
Year 4 | 7.40%
Year 5 | 6.10%
Year 6 | 5.70%
Year 7 | 6.80%
Year 8 | 2.60%
Year 9 | 1.60%
Year 10 | 1.20%
Hardy | International |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 20.40%
Year 2 | 36.10%
Year 3 | 13.40%
Year 4 | 6.90%
Year 5 | 4.40%
Year 6 | 3.90%
Year 7 | 1.00%
Year 8 | 0.60%
Year 9 | 0.70%

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