Deferred Acquisition Costs Deferred Acquisition Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

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Deferred Acquisition Costs

The following table sets forth net deferred acquisition costs for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

	Three months ended March 31
($ millions)	2020			2019
Balance, beginning of year	$	111.1		$	101.9
Acquisition costs deferred	91.1			84.0
Acquisition costs amortized to expense	(88.9		)	(81.6		)
Balance, end of period	$	113.3		$	104.3