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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss, Adjustment to Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Adjustment to Present Value of Future Profits

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Deferred Income Tax Liabilities

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Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) On Fixed Maturity Securities, Available For Sale, On Which An Other Than Temporary Impairment Loss Has Been Recognized

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Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On All Other Investments

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Unrecognized Net Loss Related To Deferred Compensation Plan

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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