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Property and Casualty Insurance Reserves - Historical Claims Duration (Details) | Dec. 31, 2019
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Specialty Personal Automobile Insurance—Liability |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 43.20%
Year 2 | 81.10%
Year 3 | 92.30%
Year 4 | 96.30%
Year 5 | 98.40%
Specialty Personal Automobile Insurance—Physical Damage |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 93.90%
Year 2 | 100.70%
Year 3 | 100.10%
Year 4 | 100.00%
Year 5 | 99.90%
Commercial Automobile Insurance—Liability |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 29.90%
Year 2 | 61.10%
Year 3 | 77.60%
Year 4 | 88.80%
Year 5 | 97.20%
Commercial Automobile Insurance—Physical Damage |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 92.20%
Year 2 | 100.00%
Year 3 | 99.70%
Year 4 | 100.00%
Year 5 | 100.00%
Preferred Personal Automobile Insurance—Liability |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 37.20%
Year 2 | 68.20%
Year 3 | 83.90%
Year 4 | 91.60%
Year 5 | 95.60%
Preferred Personal Automobile Insurance—Physical Damage |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 98.00%
Year 2 | 100.60%
Year 3 | 100.10%
Year 4 | 100.00%
Year 5 | 100.00%
Homeowners |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items] |
Year 1 | 69.30%
Year 2 | 96.30%
Year 3 | 96.40%
Year 4 | 98.20%
Year 5 | 99.00%

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