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Investment Securities - Other long-term investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | $ 1,081.4 | $ 786.8
Asset Management (Kudu) |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 455.5 | 400.6
PassportCard/DavidShield |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 95.0 | 95.0
Elementum Holdings L.P. |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 56.7 | 55.1
Other unconsolidated entities |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 39.0 | 42.4
Total unconsolidated entities |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 646.2 | 593.1
Private equity funds and hedge funds |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 142.3 | 121.2
Lloyd’s trust deposits |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 105.0 | 0.0
Bank loan fund |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 100.4 | 0.0
ILS funds |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 54.1 | 51.4
Private debt investments |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | 20.2 | 21.1
Other |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Other Long-term Investments | $ 13.2 | $ 0.0

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