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Reinsurance Program, Minimum Losses Threshold

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Ratio of insurance contracts that are subject to reinsurance participation to all contracts in force.

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Amount per event of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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Amount per event of risk ceded to reinsurer in excess of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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Amount per policy of risk ceded to reinsurer in excess of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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Percentage of risk ceded to reinsurer in excess of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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Percentage of risk undertaken originally by insurer ceded to reinsurer.

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Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of expense for claims incurred in the current reporting period and related claims settlement costs.

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Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of expense (reversal of expense) for claims incurred in prior reporting periods and related claims settlement costs.

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Unpaid Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2024	Jul. 01, 2023	Jul. 01, 2022	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Favorable development on net loss and LAE reserves				$ (6,300,000)	$ (3,600,000)
Current accident year incurred loss and LAE				220,600,000	219,000,000.0
Reinsurance, excess retention, amount reinsured, per event	$ 10,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Reinsurance, per risk limit, amount		750,000
Reinsurance program, minimum losses threshold			$ 80,000,000
Reinsurance Contract [Axis]: Excess of Loss Reinsurance Contract
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance, excess retention, amount reinsured, per event		80,000,000
Initial limit for each loss occurrence		50,000,000,000,000
Reinsurance Contract [Axis]: Premiums and Losses to Reinsurers
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance, reinsured risk, percentage			30.00%
Reinsurance Contract [Axis]: Property Per Risk Excess of Loss Reinsurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance, excess retention, amount reinsured, per policy		$ 2,250,000
Reinsurance, excess retention, percentage		100.00%
Reinsurance Contract [Axis]: Proportional Reinsurance Contracts
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Percent of contracts subject to participation through reinsurance		55.00%
Lemonade Insurance Company \| Reinsurance Contract [Axis]: Automatic Facultative Property Per Risk Excess of Loss
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance, excess retention, amount reinsured, per policy		$ 3,000,000
Lemonade Insurance Company \| Reinsurance Contract [Axis]: Automatic Facultative Property Per Risk Excess of Loss Reinsurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance, excess retention, amount reinsured, per policy		$ 10,000,000
Reinsurance, excess retention, percentage		100.00%
Maximum \| Reinsurance Contract [Axis]: Property Per Risk Excess of Loss Reinsurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance, excess retention, amount reinsured, per policy		$ 750,000
Hurricane Helene
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Current accident year incurred loss and LAE				5,000,000.0
Hurricane Beryl
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Current accident year incurred loss and LAE				$ 4,000,000.0
Winter Storm Elliot
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Current accident year incurred loss and LAE					10,000,000.0
Texas Hail Storm
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Current accident year incurred loss and LAE					$ 3,500,000