Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense - Historical Claims Duration (Details)	Dec. 31, 2023
Home and renters
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items]
Average annual percentage payout in year 1	78.00%
Average annual percentage payout in year 2	15.00%
Average annual percentage payout in year 3	7.00%
Pet
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items]
Average annual percentage payout in year 1	100.00%
Average annual percentage payout in year 2	0.00%
Average annual percentage payout in year 3	0.00%
Car
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Historical Claims Duration [Line Items]
Average annual percentage payout in year 1	53.00%
Average annual percentage payout in year 2	22.00%
Average annual percentage payout in year 3	25.00%

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Percentage of average annual payout, after reinsurance, in the first year after a claim is incurred, beginning with the earliest accident year disclosed for short-duration insurance contracts.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4G
-SubTopic 40
-Topic 944
-Publisher FASB
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Percentage of average annual payout, after reinsurance, in the third year after a claim is incurred, beginning with the earliest accident year disclosed for short-duration insurance contracts.

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Percentage of average annual payout, after reinsurance, in the second year after a claim is incurred, beginning with the earliest accident year disclosed for short-duration insurance contracts.

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