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Reinsurance Arrangement In Percentage

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ReinsuranceRecissionGainLoss

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Cash payments made for reinsurance during the current period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 25

-Subparagraph (g)

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The total liability as of the balance sheet date of amounts due policy holders, excluding future policy benefits and claims, including unpaid policy dividends, retrospective refunds, and undistributed earnings on participating business.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.13,14)

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