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Affiliated quota share reinsurance agreements, aggregate limit.

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Affiliated Quota Share Reinsurance Agreements, Aggregate Limit, Threshold

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Affiliated Quota Share Reinsurance Agreements, Percentage

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Investment Owned, Shares, Shares Received in Exchange from Affiliated Entity for Transfer

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Investment Owned, Shares, Transferred to Affiliated Entity

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Preferred Stock Par Value

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Subject loss reserves

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Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of expense (reversal of expense) for claims incurred and costs incurred in the claim settlement process.

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Cash payments made for reinsurance during the current period.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Amount, after valuation allowance, recoverable under reinsurance contracts for losses reported to and paid by the ceding insurer.

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RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		72 Months Ended	96 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares received in exchange from affiliated entity for transfer \| shares			1,773.214
Preferred shares par value			$ 1
Annual dividend rate			1.75%
Shares transferred to affiliated entity \| shares			9,719,971
Reinsurance agreements, aggregate loss				$ 1,375		$ 1,394
Subject loss reserves	$ 2,300
Amount transferred	1,000
Coverage Period, 2002 Through 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables				718							$ 759
Coverage Period, 2007 Through 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables				41							45
Coverage Period, 2004 Through 2009
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables				7							7
Minimum \| Coverage Period, 2002 Through 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share reinsurance percentage										20.00%
Minimum \| Coverage Period, 2007 Through 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share reinsurance percentage										60.00%
Minimum \| Coverage Period, 2004 Through 2009
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share reinsurance percentage									2.00%
Maximum \| Coverage Period, 2002 Through 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share reinsurance percentage										60.00%
Maximum \| Coverage Period, 2007 Through 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share reinsurance percentage										75.00%
Maximum \| Coverage Period, 2004 Through 2009
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share reinsurance percentage									8.00%
Everest Re Group, Ltd.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance agreements, aggregate loss					$ 37
Bermuda Re
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Adverse development coverage	500
Everest Re Group, Ltd. \| Bermuda Re \| Catastrophe Reinsurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance agreement \| £								£ 100
Reinsurance agreement, threshold \| £								24
Payments for coverage \| £								£ 5
Everest Re Group, Ltd. \| Ireland Re \| Catastrophe Reinsurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance agreement \| €		€ 61					€ 210
Reinsurance agreement, threshold \| €		139					18
Payments for coverage \| €		€ 2					€ 14
Bermuda Re
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables				$ 807							$ 807
Amount transferred	$ 970