[Line Items] for Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Table]

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Liability as of the balance sheet date for amounts representing estimated cost of settling unpaid claims under the terms of the underlying insurance policies, less estimated reinsurance recoveries on such claims. This includes an estimate for claims which have been incurred but not reported. Claim adjustment expenses represent the costs estimated to be incurred in the settlement of unpaid claims.

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Amount, after reinsurance, of paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense used in claims development for short-duration insurance contracts. Excludes unallocated claim adjustment expense.

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Undiscounted amount, after reinsurance, of the liability for unpaid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense for short-duration insurance contracts. Excludes unallocated claim adjustment expense.

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Undiscounted amount, after reinsurance, of the liability for unpaid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense for short-duration insurance contracts for accident years not separately presented in claim development information. Excludes unallocated claim adjustment expense.

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Amount of reconciling item for the reconciliation of the liability in the disclosure of claims development (in excess of) less than the liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense for short-duration insurance contracts, classified as other.

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Amount of liability for unallocated claim adjustment expense for short-duration insurance contracts.

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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Commercial - Workers' Compensation - Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Total net liability for unpaid claim and claim adjustment expenses	$ 19,263	$ 18,163	$ 16,929	$ 16,300
Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Total net liability for unpaid claim and claim adjustment expenses	9,939	9,021
Workers' Compensation \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	2,489
Net liability for unpaid claim and allocated claim adjustment expenses for the accident years presented	1,743
Net liability for unpaid claim and claim adjustment expenses for accident years prior to 2015	1,757
Other	(22)
Liability for unallocated claim adjustment expenses for accident years presented	65
Total net liability for unpaid claim and claim adjustment expenses	3,543
Workers' Compensation \| 2015 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	261	259	256	251	$ 243	$ 231	$ 212	$ 180	$ 131	$ 51
Workers' Compensation \| 2016 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	238	235	234	227	219	198	169	129	$ 53
Workers' Compensation \| 2017 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	293	287	279	265	243	207	151	$ 63
Workers' Compensation \| 2018 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	307	298	280	259	229	163	$ 68
Workers' Compensation \| 2019 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	310	291	262	223	169	$ 71
Workers' Compensation \| 2020 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	246	228	200	147	$ 65
Workers' Compensation \| 2021 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	256	222	164	$ 67
Workers' Compensation \| 2022 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	258	192	$ 79
Workers' Compensation \| 2023 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	209	$ 87
Workers' Compensation \| 2024 \| Commercial
Short-Duration Insurance Contracts, Net Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses [Line Items]
Cumulative paid claims and allocated claim adjustment expense, net	$ 111