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Segments of Operations - Earnings before income taxes by segment and sub-segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Earnings before realized gains (losses) and income taxes |  | $ 163 |  | $ 229
Realized gains (losses) on securities |  | (551) |  | 184
Earnings (loss) before income taxes |  | (388) |  | 413
Property and Casualty Insurance |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance underwriting |  | 87 |  | 87
Investment and other income, net |  | 84 | [1] | 95
Earnings before realized gains (losses) and income taxes |  | 171 |  | 182
Annuity |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Earnings before realized gains (losses) and income taxes |  | 29 |  | 90
Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Earnings before realized gains (losses) and income taxes | [2] | (37) |  | (43)
Specialty Property and transportation | Property and Casualty Insurance |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance underwriting |  | 27 |  | 39
Specialty casualty | Property and Casualty Insurance |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance underwriting |  | 52 |  | 36
Specialty financial | Property and Casualty Insurance |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance underwriting |  | 17 |  | 13
Other specialty | Property and Casualty Insurance |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance underwriting |  | (7) |  | 0
Other lines | Property and Casualty Insurance |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance underwriting |  | $ (2) | [3] | $ (1)
[1] | Includes $9 million in net expenses from the Neon exited lines, before noncontrolling interest.
[2] | Includes holding company interest and expenses.
[3] | Includes a $1 million underwriting loss in the first three months of 2020 in the Neon exited lines. Neon’s $10 million underwriting loss in the first three months of 2019 is included in the Specialty casualty sub-segment.

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