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Derivatives (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Derivatives included in Balance Sheet at fair value | The following derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting under GAAP are included in AFG’s Balance Sheet at fair value (in millions):
|  |  |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Derivative |  | Balance Sheet Line |  | Asset |  | Liability |  | Asset |  | Liability
MBS with embedded derivatives |  | Fixed maturities |  | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | — |
Public company warrants |  | Equity securities |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Fixed-indexed and variable-indexed annuities (embedded derivative) |  | Annuity benefits accumulated |  | — |  |  | 3,730 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,720 |
Equity index call options |  | Equity index call options |  | 924 |  |  | — |  |  | 184 |  |  | — |
Equity index put options |  | Other liabilities |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Reinsurance contract (embedded derivative) |  | Other liabilities |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
|  |  |  | $ | 1,026 |  |  | $ | 3,735 |  |  | $ | 293 |  |  | $ | 2,723 |
Summary of gain (loss) included in the Statement of Earnings for changes in the fair value of derivatives | The following table summarizes the gains (losses) included in AFG’s Statement of Earnings for changes in the fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting for 2019, 2018 and 2017 (in millions):
Derivative |  | Statement of Earnings Line |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
MBS with embedded derivatives |  | Realized gains (losses) on securities |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | (6 | )
Public company warrants |  | Realized gains (losses) on securities |  | (1 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |
Fixed-indexed and variable-indexed annuities (embedded derivative) (*) |  | Annuity benefits |  | (919 | ) |  | 204 |  |  | (589 | )
Equity index call options |  | Annuity benefits |  | 804 |  |  | (298 | ) |  | 494 |
Equity index put options |  | Annuity benefits |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Reinsurance contracts (embedded derivative) |  | Net investment income |  | (2 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (2 | )
|  |  |  | $ | (106 | ) |  | $ | (103 | ) |  | $ | (103 | )
(*) The change in fair value of the embedded derivative includes a favorable adjustment related to unlocking of actuarial assumptions of $181 million in 2019 and losses of $44 million in 2018 and $25 million in 2017.

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