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Policyholder Liabilities - Schedule of Reinsured Market Risk Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Fixed Rate Annuities |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit Liability |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Inception of in-force ceded reinsurance | 0 | 10,091 |
Issuances | 0 | 0 |
Interest accrual | 0 | 104 |
Attributed fees collected | 0 | 28 |
Benefits payments | 0 | 0 |
Effect of changes in interest rates | 0 | 135 |
Effect of changes in equity markets | 0 | 118 |
Effect of changes in equity index volatility | 0 | 0 |
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior | 0 | 0 |
Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior | 0 | 180 |
Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions | $ 0 | 0 |
Balance, end of year |  | 10,656 |
Net amount at risk |  | $ 72,350 | $ 0
Weighted average attained age of contract holders (years) | 0 years | 70 years |
Fixed Index Annuities |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit Liability |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year | $ 156,931 | $ 156,931 |
Inception of in-force ceded reinsurance | 100,327 | 334,835 |
Issuances | 915 | 36,036 |
Interest accrual | 414 | 7,598 |
Attributed fees collected | 9,904 | 23,745 |
Benefits payments | 0 | 0 |
Effect of changes in interest rates | 1,601 | (171,948) |
Effect of changes in equity markets | (6,148) | 43,799 |
Effect of changes in equity index volatility | (9,074) | 34,278 |
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior | 0 | 0 |
Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior | 16,878 | 12,598 |
Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions | $ (47,908) | 116,087 |
Balance, end of year |  | 593,959 |
Net amount at risk |  | $ 2,402,964 | $ 582,315
Weighted average attained age of contract holders (years) | 69 years | 71 years |

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