Investments - Investments - Securities Lending, Repurchase Agreements, and Other Collateral Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Securities Lending Transactions:
Gross amount of securities on loan	$ 74	$ 606
Gross amount of associated liability for collateral received	76	621
Repurchase agreements:
Securities for Reverse Repurchase Agreements	14	15
Securities Loaned, Collateral, Obligation to Return Securities	0	34
Assets Held by Insurance Regulators	2,600	2,300
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Repurchase agreements:
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Restricted	$ 34	37
Minimum
Repurchase agreements:
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase, Percentage of Fair Value Required to be Paid in Cash at Sale	95.00%
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member]
Repurchase agreements:
Deposit Assets	$ 53	38
Syndicate Policyholders [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Repurchase agreements:
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Restricted	639	447
Syndicate Policyholders [Member] \| Short-term investments
Repurchase agreements:
Restricted Investments, Current	10	$ 189
Lloyd's of London [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Repurchase agreements:
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Restricted	$ 63

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Carrying amount of cash and investment securities on deposit with state regulatory authorities in connection with capital requirements.

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