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Investment Securities - Investment Holdings Fixed Maturity Table (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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U.S. Government and agency obligations |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | $ 227.9 | $ 212.1
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0.0 | 0.5
Gross Unrealized Losses | (11.0) | (1.1)
Net Foreign Currency Gains (Losses) | 0.0 | 0.0
Carrying Value | 216.9 | 211.5
Debt securities issued by corporations |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 1,068.8 | 993.3
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0.0 | 8.7
Gross Unrealized Losses | (91.2) | (8.7)
Net Foreign Currency Gains (Losses) | (3.1) | (0.4)
Carrying Value | 974.5 | 992.9
Municipal obligations |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 289.3 | 276.4
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0.0 | 16.8
Gross Unrealized Losses | (24.4) | (1.3)
Net Foreign Currency Gains (Losses) | 0.0 | 0.0
Carrying Value | 264.9 | 291.9
Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 278.3 | 277.2
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0.0 | 2.9
Gross Unrealized Losses | (37.6) | (2.5)
Net Foreign Currency Gains (Losses) | 0.0 | 0.0
Carrying Value | 240.7 | 277.6
Collateralized loan obligations |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 169.7 | 136.5
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0.0 | 0.0
Gross Unrealized Losses | (7.6) | (0.4)
Net Foreign Currency Gains (Losses) | (4.8) | (1.1)
Carrying Value | 157.3 | 135.0
Total fixed maturity investments |  |
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items] |  |
Cost or Amortized Cost | 2,034.0 | 1,895.5
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0.0 | 28.9
Gross Unrealized Losses | (171.8) | (14.0)
Net Foreign Currency Gains (Losses) | (7.9) | (1.5)
Carrying Value | $ 1,854.3 | $ 1,908.9

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