The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses related to fixed maturities, available for sale, for the three months ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in millions):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Corporate securities | | States and political subdivisions | | Foreign governments | | | | Asset-backed securities | | Total | Allowance at June 30, 2022 | $ | 52.2 | | | $ | 1.1 | | | $ | .7 | | | | | $ | .2 | | | $ | 54.2 | | Additions for securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded | 7.2 | | | .2 | | | .1 | | | | | .1 | | | 7.6 | | Additions for purchased securities with deteriorated credit | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | — | | Additions (reductions) for securities where an allowance was previously recorded | (6.9) | | | .5 | | | — | | | | | — | | | (6.4) | | Reduction for securities sold during the period | (3.3) | | | (.1) | | | — | | | | | — | | | (3.4) | | Reduction for securities for which the Company made the decision to sell where an allowance was previously recorded | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | — | | Write-offs | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | — | | Recoveries of previously written-off amount | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | — | | Allowance at September 30, 2022 | $ | 49.2 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | .8 | | | | | $ | .3 | | | $ | 52.0 | |
The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses related to fixed maturities, available for sale, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (dollars in millions):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Corporate securities | | States and political subdivisions | | Foreign governments | | | | Asset-backed securities | | Total | Allowance at December 31, 2021 | $ | 7.4 | | | $ | — | | | $ | .2 | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7.6 | | Additions for securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded | 39.8 | | | .7 | | | .5 | | | | | .2 | | | 41.2 | | Additions for purchased securities with deteriorated credit | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | — | | Additions (reductions) for securities where an allowance was previously recorded | 11.8 | | | 1.1 | | | .1 | | | | | .1 | | | 13.1 | | Reduction for securities sold during the period | (9.8) | | | (.1) | | | — | | | | | — | | | (9.9) | | Reduction for securities for which the Company made the decision to sell where an allowance was previously recorded | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | — | | Write-offs | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | — | | Recoveries of previously written-off amount | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | — | | Allowance at September 30, 2022 | $ | 49.2 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | .8 | | | | | $ | .3 | | | $ | 52.0 | |
The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses related to fixed maturities, available for sale, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 (dollars in millions):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Corporate securities | | | | Foreign governments | | | | | | Total | Allowance at June 30, 2021 | $ | 2.3 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 2.3 | | Additions for securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded | 2.4 | | | | | .1 | | | | | | | 2.5 | | Additions for purchased securities with deteriorated credit | — | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | Additions (reductions) for securities where an allowance was previously recorded | .7 | | | | | — | | | | | | | .7 | | Reduction for securities sold during the period | (.1) | | | | | — | | | | | | | (.1) | | Reduction for securities for which the Company made the decision to sell where an allowance was previously recorded | — | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | Write-offs | — | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | Recoveries of previously written-off amount | — | | | | | — | | | | | | | — | | Allowance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 5.3 | | | | | $ | .1 | | | | | | | $ | 5.4 | |
The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses related to fixed maturities, available for sale, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (dollars in millions):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Corporate securities | | States and political subdivisions | | Foreign governments | | | | | | Total | Allowance at December 31, 2020 | $ | 1.9 | | | $ | .3 | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | 2.2 | | Additions for securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded | 4.3 | | | .1 | | | .1 | | | | | | | 4.5 | | Additions for purchased securities with deteriorated credit | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | | | — | | Additions (reductions) for securities where an allowance was previously recorded | (.3) | | | (.4) | | | — | | | | | | | (.7) | | Reduction for securities sold during the period | (.6) | | | — | | | — | | | | | | | (.6) | | Reduction for securities for which the Company made the decision to sell where an allowance was previously recorded | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | | | — | | Write-offs | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | | | — | | Recoveries of previously written-off amount | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | | | — | | Allowance at September 30, 2021 | $ | 5.3 | | | $ | — | | | $ | .1 | | | | | | | $ | 5.4 | |
The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses related to corporate securities held by VIEs for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended | | | September 30, | | | 2022 | | 2021 | Allowance at the beginning of the period | | $ | 12.2 | | | $ | 3.2 | | Additions for securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded | | .9 | | | .1 | | Additions for purchased securities with deteriorated credit | | — | | | — | | Additions (reductions) for securities where an allowance was previously recorded | | (5.7) | | | (.2) | | Reduction for securities sold during the period | | (.9) | | | (.6) | | Reduction for securities for which the Company made the decision to sell where an allowance was previously recorded | | — | | | — | | Write-offs | | — | | | — | | Recoveries of previously written-off amount | | — | | | — | | Allowance at the end of the period | | $ | 6.5 | | | $ | 2.5 | |
The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses related to corporate securities held by VIEs for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in millions):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nine months ended | | | September 30, | | | 2022 | | 2021 | Allowance at the beginning of the period | | $ | 3.7 | | | $ | 15.1 | | Additions for securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded | | 7.2 | | | .7 | | Additions for purchased securities with deteriorated credit | | — | | | — | | Additions (reductions) for securities where an allowance was previously recorded | | (2.5) | | | (3.7) | | Reduction for securities sold during the period | | (1.9) | | | (9.6) | | Reduction for securities for which the Company made the decision to sell where an allowance was previously recorded | | — | | | — | | Write-offs | | — | | | — | | Recoveries of previously written-off amount | | — | | | — | | Allowance at the end of the period | | $ | 6.5 | | | $ | 2.5 | |
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