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Variable Interest Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary Of Nonconsolidated VIEs Assets And Liabilities |
|  | December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  | Carrying Value of Assets |  |  | Carrying Value of Liabilities |
In millions |  | Maximum Exposure to Loss |  |  | Investments |  |  | Premiums Receivable |  |  | Insurance Loss Recoverable |  |  | Unearned Premium Revenue |  |  | Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves |
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed residential |  | $ | 2,253 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 436 |
Mortgage-backed commercial |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Consumer asset-backed |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 11 |
Corporate asset-backed |  |  | 937 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | — |
Total global structured finance |  |  | 3,600 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 781 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 447 |
Global public finance |  |  | 1,926 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |
Total insurance |  | $ | 5,526 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 781 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 447 |
|  | December 31, 2018 |
|  |  |  |  | Carrying Value of Assets |  |  | Carrying Value of Liabilities |
In millions |  | Maximum Exposure to Loss |  |  | Investments |  |  | Premiums Receivable |  |  | Insurance Loss Recoverable |  |  | Unearned Premium Revenue |  |  | Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves |
Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global structured finance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage-backed residential |  | $ | 3,103 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 345 |
Mortgage-backed commercial |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Consumer asset-backed |  |  | 560 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 12 |
Corporate asset-backed |  |  | 1,338 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 858 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |
Total global structured finance |  |  | 5,053 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 987 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 357 |
Global public finance |  |  | 2,231 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | — |
Total insurance |  | $ | 7,284 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 987 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 357 |

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