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Investment Securities - Other long-term investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | $ 1,428.5 | $ 1,377.8
Asset Management (Kudu) |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 691.8 | 669.5
PassportCard/DavidShield |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 125.0 | 120.0
Elementum Holdings, L.P. |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 45.0 | 45.0
Other unconsolidated entities |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 5.0 | 34.4
Total unconsolidated entities |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 866.8 | 868.9
Private equity funds and hedge funds |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 206.3 | 153.8
Bank loan fund |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 162.4 | 163.0
Lloyd’s trust deposits |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 113.2 | 113.8
ILS funds |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 51.7 | 51.9
Private debt investments |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 11.5 | 14.1
Other |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | $ 16.6 | $ 12.3

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