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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) | Sep. 30, 2014 State
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Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Number of states | 8

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- Definition Number of states where the insurance entity offers and writes insurance products. + References No definition available. + Details
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