Insurance Company Regulatory Requirements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Insurance Company Regulatory Requirements [abstract]

Schedule of Dividends Paid by Insurance Company Subsidiaries

Dividends Paid and Repayment of Surplus Note

By Insurance Company Subsidiaries

	Second Quarter				Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Dividends paid by AGC to AGUS	$	17	$	40	$	17	$	55
Dividends paid by AGM to AGMH	38		—		38		30
Dividends paid by AG Re to AGL	60		40		100		70
Repayment of surplus note by AGM to AGMH	—		50		25		50