Reinsurance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of effect of reinsurance on premiums - traditional long-duration products[Table Text Block]

The effect of reinsurance on premiums for the Company’s traditional long-duration contracts was as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(in millions)
Direct premiums	$	565	$	621	$	621
Reinsurance ceded	(224)		(224)		(225)
Net premiums	$	341	$	397	$	396

Schedule of effect of reinsurance on premiums - short-duration products [Table Text Block]

The effect of reinsurance on premiums for the Company’s short-duration contracts was as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2019 (1)		2018
	(in millions)
Written premiums
Direct	$	864	$	1,101
Ceded	(23)		(55)
Total net written premiums	$	841	$	1,046
Earned premiums
Direct	$	841	$	1,124
Ceded	(24)		(94)
Total net earned premiums	$	817	$	1,030

(1) 2019 amounts include AAH premiums as of September 30, 2019 prior to the sale.