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Equity Method Eligible Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Schedule of equity method eligible investments | The following table presents the ownership interests and carrying values of equity method eligible investments as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:
|  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
$ in Millions |  | Ownership Interest |  | Carrying Value |  | Ownership Interest |  | Carrying Value
Kudu Participation Contracts (1) |  | 4.1 - 30.0% |  | $ | 695.9 |  |  | 3.2 - 32.0% |  | $ | 669.5 |
Investment in MediaAlpha |  | 27.1 | % |  | 168.6 |  |  | 28.0 | % |  | 261.6 |
PassportCard/DavidShield |  | 53.8 | % |  | 135.0 |  |  | 53.8 | % |  | 120.0 |
Elementum Holdings, L.P. |  | 29.7 | % |  | 30.0 |  |  | 29.7 | % |  | 45.0 |
Other equity method eligible investments, at fair value |  | Under 50.0% |  | 84.4 |  |  | Under 50.0% |  | 109.3 |
Other equity method eligible investments, at fair value |  | 50.0% and over |  | — |  |  | 50.0% and over |  | 17.8 |
Schedule of significant equity method eligible investments |
|  | December 31, |  |
Millions |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |
Balance sheet data: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ | 170.1 |  |  | $ | 289.8 |  |  |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 256.2 |  |  | $ | 351.4 |  |  |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |  |
Millions |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
Income statement data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ | 459.1 |  |  | $ | 645.3 |  |  | $ | 584.8 |  |  |
Total expenses |  | $ | 531.5 |  |  | $ | 653.8 |  |  | $ | 574.2 |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | $ | (72.4) |  |  | $ | (8.5) |  |  | $ | 10.6 |  |  |
The following tables present aggregated summarized financial information for White Mountains’s investments in equity method eligible unconsolidated entities, excluding MediaAlpha:
|  | December 31, |  |
Millions |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  |
Balance sheet data(1): |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | $ | 2,252.5 |  |  | $ | 1,845.7 |  |  |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 526.9 |  |  | $ | 373.4 |  |  |
(1) Financial data for White Mountains’s equity method eligible investees is generally reported on a one-quarter lag.
|  | Year Ended December 31, |  |
Millions |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |
Income statement data(1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ | 735.3 |  |  | $ | 987.4 |  |  | $ | 526.5 |  |  |
Total expenses |  | $ | 515.9 |  |  | $ | 418.7 |  |  | $ | 325.9 |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 219.4 |  |  | $ | 568.7 |  |  | $ | 200.6 |  |  |
(1) Financial data for White Mountains’s equity method eligible investees is generally reported on a one-quarter lag.

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