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Segment Information - Schedule of Financial Information by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Revenues |  |  |  |
Net premiums and contract charges earned | $ 1,146.0 | $ 1,057.1 | $ 1,027.7 | [1]
Net investment income | 445.7 | 444.8 | 400.9 | [1]
Other segment income | 20.8 | 14.0 | 9.5 |
Total segment revenues | 1,612.5 | 1,515.9 | 1,438.1 |
Benefits, losses and expenses |  |  |  |
Benefits and claims expenses (excluding catastrophe losses) | 557.3 | 600.0 | 600.7 |
Catastrophe losses | 94.9 | 97.6 | 80.0 |
Loss adjustment expenses | 72.8 | 71.5 | 66.3 |
Interest credited | 215.9 | 205.7 | 173.4 | [1]
Operating & admin expenses | 294.9 | 267.0 | 255.8 |
Commissions expense | 142.2 | 130.4 | 125.1 |
Taxes, licenses and fees | 30.6 | 27.7 | 29.0 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | (122.2) | (107.0) | (94.4) |
Deferred policy acquisition cost amortization | 111.1 | 101.2 | 88.2 | [1]
Intangible asset amortization | 14.5 | 14.8 | 16.8 | [1]
Interest expense | 34.6 | 29.7 | 19.4 | [1]
Total segment expenses | 1,446.6 | 1,438.6 | 1,360.3 |
Pretax profit (loss) | 165.9 | 77.3 | 77.8 |
Income tax expense | 33.8 | 13.5 | 9.7 |
Segment profit (loss) (Core earnings) | 132.1 | 63.8 | 68.1 |
Net investment losses (after-tax) | (13.6) | (18.8) | (44.5) |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (before-tax) | (20.0) |  |  |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (after-tax) | (15.7) |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (after-tax) |  |  | (3.8) |
Net income | 102.8 | 45.0 | 19.8 | [1]
Property & Casualty |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Net premiums and contract charges earned | 736.5 | 645.6 | 608.2 |
Net investment income | 46.0 | 37.9 | 31.4 |
Other segment income | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
Total segment revenues | 784.8 | 686.3 | 643.0 |
Benefits, losses and expenses |  |  |  |
Benefits and claims expenses (excluding catastrophe losses) | 353.3 | 387.9 | 388.0 |
Catastrophe losses | 94.9 | 97.6 | 80.0 |
Loss adjustment expenses | 72.8 | 71.5 | 66.3 |
Interest credited | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Operating & admin expenses | 122.4 | 109.2 | 104.9 |
Commissions expense | 63.0 | 52.6 | 43.8 |
Taxes, licenses and fees | 20.2 | 17.7 | 18.4 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | (89.8) | (76.2) | (64.5) |
Deferred policy acquisition cost amortization | 84.6 | 71.3 | 64.3 |
Intangible asset amortization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total segment expenses | 721.4 | 731.6 | 701.2 |
Pretax profit (loss) | 63.4 | (45.3) | (58.2) |
Income tax expense | 14.3 | (9.8) | (13.8) |
Segment profit (loss) (Core earnings) | 49.1 | (35.5) | (44.4) |
Net investment losses (after-tax) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (before-tax) | 0.0 |  |  |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (after-tax) | 0.0 |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (after-tax) |  |  | 0.0 |
Net income | 49.1 | (35.5) | (44.4) |
Life & Retirement |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Net premiums and contract charges earned | 154.6 | 151.7 | 144.0 |
Net investment income | 363.6 | 369.9 | 338.3 |
Other segment income | 20.2 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
Total segment revenues | 538.4 | 538.6 | 499.3 |
Benefits, losses and expenses |  |  |  |
Benefits and claims expenses (excluding catastrophe losses) | 125.2 | 123.2 | 121.5 |
Catastrophe losses | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Loss adjustment expenses | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest credited | 211.2 | 201.8 | 172.1 |
Operating & admin expenses | 93.2 | 83.9 | 88.5 |
Commissions expense | 41.1 | 37.2 | 37.2 |
Taxes, licenses and fees | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | (28.3) | (26.2) | (27.4) |
Deferred policy acquisition cost amortization | 24.6 | 28.0 | 23.0 |
Intangible asset amortization | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Interest expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total segment expenses | 471.0 | 452.0 | 420.1 |
Pretax profit (loss) | 67.4 | 86.6 | 79.2 |
Income tax expense | 11.1 | 15.1 | 11.6 |
Segment profit (loss) (Core earnings) | 56.3 | 71.5 | 67.6 |
Net investment losses (after-tax) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (before-tax) | 0.0 |  |  |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (after-tax) | 0.0 |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (after-tax) |  |  | (3.8) |
Net income | 56.3 | 71.5 | 63.8 |
Supplemental & Group Benefits |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Net premiums and contract charges earned | 254.9 | 259.8 | 275.5 |
Net investment income | 38.1 | 38.9 | 33.3 |
Other segment income | (4.6) | (11.1) | (13.4) |
Total segment revenues | 288.4 | 287.6 | 295.4 |
Benefits, losses and expenses |  |  |  |
Benefits and claims expenses (excluding catastrophe losses) | 78.8 | 88.9 | 91.2 |
Catastrophe losses | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Loss adjustment expenses | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest credited | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
Operating & admin expenses | 70.7 | 66.9 | 54.6 |
Commissions expense | 38.1 | 40.6 | 44.1 |
Taxes, licenses and fees | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | (4.1) | (4.6) | (2.5) |
Deferred policy acquisition cost amortization | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
Intangible asset amortization | 14.3 | 14.6 | 15.7 |
Interest expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total segment expenses | 210.3 | 217.9 | 211.4 |
Pretax profit (loss) | 78.1 | 69.7 | 84.0 |
Income tax expense | 17.7 | 14.8 | 18.1 |
Segment profit (loss) (Core earnings) | 60.4 | 54.9 | 65.9 |
Net investment losses (after-tax) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (before-tax) | 0.0 |  |  |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (after-tax) | 0.0 |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (after-tax) |  |  | 0.0 |
Net income | 60.4 | 54.9 | 65.9 |
Corporate & Other |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Net premiums and contract charges earned | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Net investment income | (2.0) | (1.9) | (2.1) |
Other segment income | 2.9 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
Total segment revenues | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
Benefits, losses and expenses |  |  |  |
Benefits and claims expenses (excluding catastrophe losses) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Catastrophe losses | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Loss adjustment expenses | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest credited | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Operating & admin expenses | 8.6 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
Commissions expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Taxes, licenses and fees | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Deferred policy acquisition cost amortization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Intangible asset amortization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest expense | 34.6 | 29.7 | 19.4 |
Total segment expenses | 43.9 | 37.1 | 27.6 |
Pretax profit (loss) | (43.0) | (33.7) | (27.2) |
Income tax expense | (9.3) | (6.6) | (6.2) |
Segment profit (loss) (Core earnings) | (33.7) | (27.1) | (21.0) |
Net investment losses (after-tax) | (13.6) | (18.8) | (44.5) |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (before-tax) | (20.0) |  |  |
Non-core Legacy Commercial exposures (after-tax) | (15.7) |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (after-tax) |  |  | 0.0 |
Net income | $ (63.0) | $ (45.9) | $ (65.5) |
[1] | Recast for the adoption of ASU 2018-12.

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