| **Fair Value (Table of reconciliation for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                                                                                                                                          | $ 385          | $ 339          | $ 454 | $ 407 |
| Reported in Net investment income                                                                                                                                                       | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Reported in Other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 2              | (7) | 8 |
| Total realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                 | (1)            | 3              | (5) | 17 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                               | 122            | 52             | 195 | 109 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0              | (1)            | (77) | (64) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                             | (29)           | (24)           | (45) | (67) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 59             | 116            | 77 | 168 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                | (32)           | 0              | (95) | (85) |
| Balance at end of period                                                                                                                                                                | 504            | 485            | 504 | 485 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Net income (loss)                                                                                        | (1)            | 0              | (4) | 0 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Other Comprehensive Income                                                                               | 1              |           | (4) |   |
| Corporate and other bonds                                                                                                                                                               |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                                                                                                                                          | 94             | 100            | 98 | 130 |
| Reported in Net investment income                                                                                                                                                       | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Reported in Other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 1              | (1) | 2 |
| Total realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                 | 0              | 2              | (2) | 3 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                               | 67             | 13             | 69 | 18 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0              | 0              | (5) | (1) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                             | (3)            | (11)           | (7) | (36) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 30             | 15             | 35 | 15 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                | 0              | 0              | 0 | (10) |
| Balance at end of period                                                                                                                                                                | 188            | 119            | 188 | 119 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Net income (loss)                                                                                        | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Other Comprehensive Income                                                                               | 0              |           | (2) |   |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions                                                                                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                                                                                                                                          | 1              | 1              | 1 | 1 |
| Reported in Net investment income                                                                                                                                                       | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Reported in Other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Total realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                 | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                               | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                             | (1)            | 0              | (1) | 0 |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Balance at end of period                                                                                                                                                                | 0              | 1              | 0 | 1 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Net income (loss)                                                                                        | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Other Comprehensive Income                                                                               | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Asset-backed                                                                                                                                                                            |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                                                                                                                                          | 273            | 218            | 335 | 199 |
| Reported in Net investment income                                                                                                                                                       | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Reported in Other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 1              | (6) | 4 |
| Total realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                 | (2)            | 1              | (1) | 5 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                               | 55             | 39             | 126 | 90 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0              | 0              | (72) | 0 |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                             | (25)           | (13)           | (37) | (26) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 29             | 101            | 42 | 153 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                | (32)           | 0              | (95) | (75) |
| Balance at end of period                                                                                                                                                                | 298            | 346            | 298 | 346 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Net income (loss)                                                                                        | (2)            | 0              | (2) | 0 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Other Comprehensive Income                                                                               | 1              |           | (2) |   |
| Equity securities                                                                                                                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                                                                                                                                          | 17             | 19             | 20 | 19 |
| Reported in Net investment income                                                                                                                                                       | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Reported in Other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 0              | 0 | 2 |
| Total realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                 | 1              | 0              | (2) | 2 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                               | 0              | 0              | 0 | 1 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0              | 0              | 0 | (3) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                             | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Balance at end of period                                                                                                                                                                | 18             | 19             | 18 | 19 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Net income (loss)                                                                                        | 1              | 0              | (2) | 0 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Other Comprehensive Income                                                                               | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Derivative financial instruments                                                                                                                                                        |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                                                                                                                                          | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Reported in Net investment income                                                                                                                                                       | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Reported in Other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Total realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                 | 0              | 0              | 0 | 1 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                               | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0              | 0              | 0 | (1) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                             | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Balance at end of period                                                                                                                                                                | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Net income (loss)                                                                                        | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Other Comprehensive Income                                                                               | 0              |           | 0 |   |
| Life settlement contracts                                                                                                                                                               |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                                                                                                                                          |           | 1              |   | 58 |
| Reported in Other comprehensive income                                                                                                                                                  |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Total realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                 |           | 0              |   | 6 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                               |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                   |           | (1)            |   | (59) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                             |           | 0              |   | (5) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                  |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Balance at end of period                                                                                                                                                                |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held recognized in Net income (loss)                                                                                        |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      | (1)            | 1              | 2 | 3 |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses) | Corporate and other bonds                                                                                                          |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      | 0              | 1              | (1) | 1 |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses) | States, municipalities and political subdivisions                                                                                  |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      | 0              | 0              | 0 | 0 |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses) | Asset-backed                                                                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      | (2)            | 0              | 5 | 1 |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses) | Equity securities                                                                                                                  |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      | 1              | 0              | (2) | 0 |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses) | Derivative financial instruments                                                                                                   |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      | $ 0            | 0              | $ 0 | 1 |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses) | Life settlement contracts                                                                                                          |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Reported in Other revenues                                                                                                                                                              |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           | 0              |   | 6 |
| Reported in Other revenues | Corporate and other bonds                                                                                                                                  |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Reported in Other revenues | States, municipalities and political subdivisions                                                                                                          |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Reported in Other revenues | Asset-backed                                                                                                                                               |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Reported in Other revenues | Equity securities                                                                                                                                          |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Reported in Other revenues | Derivative financial instruments                                                                                                                           |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           | 0              |   | 0 |
| Reported in Other revenues | Life settlement contracts                                                                                                                                  |           |           |   |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                       |           |           |   |   |
| Reported in Net realized investment gains (losses)                                                                                                                                      |           | $ 0            |   | $ 6 |

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