Schedule V - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Premiums receivable from underwriting activities
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Year	$ 5.2	$ 5.0	$ 2.6
Charged to Costs and Expenses	11.0	0.2	2.4
Charged to Other Accounts	0.0	0.0	0.0
Deductions	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balance at End of Year	16.2	5.2	5.0
Reinsurance
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Year	0.0	0.0	0.0
Charged to Costs and Expenses	0.0
Charged to Other Accounts	0.0	0.0	0.0
Deductions	0.0	0.0	0.0
Balance at End of Year	$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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Amount of valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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