| **Weighted Average Interest Rate for Life Policy Products (Details) - Life policy reserves:** | Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| Term Life Insurance                                                                           |          |          |
| **Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]**                                |          |          |
| Interest accretion rate                                                                       | 5.32%         | 5.37%         |
| Current discount rate                                                                         | 4.81%         | 3.40%         |
| Whole Life Insurance                                                                          |          |          |
| **Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]**                                |          |          |
| Interest accretion rate                                                                       | 5.94%         | 5.98%         |
| Current discount rate                                                                         | 5.06%         | 3.77%         |

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Current weighted-average discount rate used to measure liability for future policy benefit.
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