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Investment Securities - Other long-term investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | $ 1,622.7 | $ 1,377.8
Asset Management (Kudu) |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 813.2 | 669.5
PassportCard/DavidShield |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 132.0 | 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 | 37.0 | 34.4
Total unconsolidated entities |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 1,027.2 | 868.9
Private equity funds and hedge funds |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 239.8 | 153.8
Bank loan fund |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 155.7 | 163.0
Lloyd’s trust deposits |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 117.8 | 113.8
ILS funds |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 49.4 | 51.9
Private debt investments |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | 13.0 | 14.1
Other |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Total other long-term investments | $ 19.8 | $ 12.3

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