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Business Segments (Income statement information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021
Operating revenues |  |
Net earned premiums | $ 2,059 | $ 1,962
Net investment income | 448 | 504
Non-insurance warranty revenue | 382 | 338
Other revenues | 7 | 5
Total operating revenues | 2,896 | 2,809
Claims, Benefits and Expenses |  |
Net incurred claims and benefits | 1,449 | 1,500
Policyholders’ dividends | 6 | 6
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 344 | 359
Non-insurance warranty expense | 354 | 311
Other insurance related expenses | 291 | 255
Other expenses | 63 | 57
Total claims, benefits and expenses | 2,507 | 2,488
Core income (loss) before income tax | 389 | 321
Income tax (expense) benefit on core income (loss) | (73) | (58)
Core income (loss) | 316 | 263
Net investment gains (losses) | (11) | 57
Income tax (expense) benefit on net investment gains (losses) | 8 | (8)
Net investment gains (losses), after tax | (3) | 49
Net income (loss) | 313 | 312
Operating Segments | Specialty |  |
Operating revenues |  |
Net earned premiums | 772 | 735
Net investment income | 103 | 117
Non-insurance warranty revenue | 382 | 338
Other revenues | 1 | 0
Total operating revenues | 1,258 | 1,190
Claims, Benefits and Expenses |  |
Net incurred claims and benefits | 445 | 427
Policyholders’ dividends | 1 | 1
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 157 | 154
Non-insurance warranty expense | 354 | 311
Other insurance related expenses | 81 | 70
Other expenses | 13 | 11
Total claims, benefits and expenses | 1,051 | 974
Core income (loss) before income tax | 207 | 216
Income tax (expense) benefit on core income (loss) | (44) | (46)
Core income (loss) | 163 | 170
Operating Segments | Commercial |  |
Operating revenues |  |
Net earned premiums | 904 | 855
Net investment income | 118 | 148
Non-insurance warranty revenue | 0 | 0
Other revenues | 8 | 5
Total operating revenues | 1,030 | 1,008
Claims, Benefits and Expenses |  |
Net incurred claims and benefits | 573 | 639
Policyholders’ dividends | 5 | 5
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 148 | 153
Non-insurance warranty expense | 0 | 0
Other insurance related expenses | 130 | 115
Other expenses | 7 | 9
Total claims, benefits and expenses | 863 | 921
Core income (loss) before income tax | 167 | 87
Income tax (expense) benefit on core income (loss) | (35) | (18)
Core income (loss) | 132 | 69
Operating Segments | International |  |
Operating revenues |  |
Net earned premiums | 264 | 252
Net investment income | 14 | 14
Non-insurance warranty revenue | 0 | 0
Other revenues | (1) | 0
Total operating revenues | 277 | 266
Claims, Benefits and Expenses |  |
Net incurred claims and benefits | 158 | 155
Policyholders’ dividends | 0 | 0
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 39 | 52
Non-insurance warranty expense | 0 | 0
Other insurance related expenses | 47 | 35
Other expenses | 1 | (5)
Total claims, benefits and expenses | 245 | 237
Core income (loss) before income tax | 32 | 29
Income tax (expense) benefit on core income (loss) | (6) | (5)
Core income (loss) | 26 | 24
Operating Segments | Life & Group |  |
Operating revenues |  |
Net earned premiums | 120 | 120
Net investment income | 212 | 219
Non-insurance warranty revenue | 0 | 0
Other revenues | (1) | 1
Total operating revenues | 331 | 340
Claims, Benefits and Expenses |  |
Net incurred claims and benefits | 281 | 281
Policyholders’ dividends | 0 | 0
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 0 | 0
Non-insurance warranty expense | 0 | 0
Other insurance related expenses | 31 | 25
Other expenses | 3 | 2
Total claims, benefits and expenses | 315 | 308
Core income (loss) before income tax | 16 | 32
Income tax (expense) benefit on core income (loss) | 7 | 4
Core income (loss) | 23 | 36
Operating Segments | Corporate & Other |  |
Operating revenues |  |
Net earned premiums | (1) | 0
Net investment income | 1 | 6
Non-insurance warranty revenue | 0 | 0
Other revenues | 2 | 1
Total operating revenues | 2 | 7
Claims, Benefits and Expenses |  |
Net incurred claims and benefits | (8) | (2)
Policyholders’ dividends | 0 | 0
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 0 | 0
Non-insurance warranty expense | 0 | 0
Other insurance related expenses | 2 | 10
Other expenses | 41 | 42
Total claims, benefits and expenses | 35 | 50
Core income (loss) before income tax | (33) | (43)
Income tax (expense) benefit on core income (loss) | 5 | 7
Core income (loss) | (28) | (36)
Eliminations |  |
Operating revenues |  |
Net earned premiums | 0 | 0
Net investment income | 0 | 0
Non-insurance warranty revenue | 0 | 0
Other revenues | (2) | (2)
Total operating revenues | (2) | (2)
Claims, Benefits and Expenses |  |
Net incurred claims and benefits | 0 | 0
Policyholders’ dividends | 0 | 0
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 0 | 0
Non-insurance warranty expense | 0 | 0
Other insurance related expenses | 0 | 0
Other expenses | (2) | (2)
Total claims, benefits and expenses | (2) | (2)
Core income (loss) before income tax | 0 | 0
Income tax (expense) benefit on core income (loss) | 0 | 0
Core income (loss) | $ 0 | $ 0

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