Fair Value Summary of Changes in Fair Value Associated with Level 3 Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, beginning balance	$ 32.4	$ 5.3	$ 30.4	$ 5.3
Calls/ Maturities/ Paydowns	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Purchases	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Realized (Gain)/Loss on Sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Change in Valuation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Transfers In (Out)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair value, ending balance	32.4	5.3	32.4	5.3
Total equity securities \| Financials \| Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, beginning balance	27.1	0.0	25.1	0.0
Calls/ Maturities/ Paydowns	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Purchases	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Realized (Gain)/Loss on Sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Change in Valuation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Transfers In (Out)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair value, ending balance	27.1	0.0	27.1	0.0
Total equity securities \| Industrials \| Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, beginning balance	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Calls/ Maturities/ Paydowns	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Purchases	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Realized (Gain)/Loss on Sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Change in Valuation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Transfers In (Out)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair value, ending balance	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Total equity securities \| Other risk investments \| Common equities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, beginning balance	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Calls/ Maturities/ Paydowns	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Purchases	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Realized (Gain)/Loss on Sales	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Change in Valuation	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net Transfers In (Out)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair value, ending balance	$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.3

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