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This item represents the amount of the total realized and unrealized gains or losses for the period which are included in the statement of income (or changes in net assets) in policyholder's benefits; the fair value of which assets was or is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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This item represents the amount of the total realized and unrealized gains or losses for the period which are included in the statement of income (or changes in net assets) in reinsurance contracts; the fair value of which assets was or is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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the ratio between the net operating income produced by an asset and its capital cost, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Risk associated with risk of default, credit spread risk and downgrade risk, expressed as a percentage, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Represents tho fair value of level 3 fair value measurements of investments for which the underlying quantitative inputs are not developed by the Company or are not reasonably available.

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Fair Value Measurements Not Included In Quantitative Information As Percentage Of Total Assets Classified As Level 3.

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Represents the percentage of the level 3 asset measured at fair value using the a specific valuation technique.

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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