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Investments (Rollforward of Allowance for Credit Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 4,030	$ 3,347
Change in allowance on securities with previous allowance	0	(1,300)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off	(512)	0
Ending balance	3,518	2,047
Corporate securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	3,412	3,214
Change in allowance on securities with previous allowance	0	(1,300)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off	(119)	0
Ending balance	3,293	1,914
Residential mortgage backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	133
Change in allowance on securities with previous allowance	0	0
Recoveries of amounts previously written off	0	0
Ending balance	0	133
Other asset backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Excluding Accrued Interest, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	618	0
Change in allowance on securities with previous allowance	0	0
Recoveries of amounts previously written off	(393)	0
Ending balance	$ 225	$ 0

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Amount, excluding accrued interest, of decrease in allowance for credit loss on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), from recovery.

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (f)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479106/326-30-50-9

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