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Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves Historical Claims Duration (Details) | Dec. 31, 2018
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Preferred Personal Automobile Liability Insurance [Member] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year One | 38.00%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Two | 68.10%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Three | 82.40%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Four | 92.20%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Five | 97.10%
Preferred Personal Automobile Physical Damage Insurance [Member] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year One | 98.20%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Two | 100.40%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Three | 100.10%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Four | 100.00%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Five | 100.10%
Non-standard Personal Automobile Liability Insurance [Member] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year One | 44.70%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Two | 81.40%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Three | 92.30%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Four | 96.20%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Five | 97.80%
Non-standard Personal Automobile Physical Damage Insurance [Member] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year One | 94.30%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Two | 100.70%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Three | 100.20%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Four | 100.10%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Five | 100.30%
Commercial Automobile Insurance-Liability [Member] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year One | 30.90%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Two | 61.80%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Three | 78.60%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Four | 88.60%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Five | 97.00%
Commercial Automobile Insurance - Physical Damage [Member] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year One | 93.50%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Two | 100.10%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Three | 100.20%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Four | 100.30%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Five | 100.00%
Homeowners [Member] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year One | 69.10%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Two | 93.90%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Three | 96.60%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Four | 98.60%
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration, Year Five | 99.30%

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