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          | Schedule of Closed Block Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | 
       
       
          
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          | Tabular disclosure of summarized financial data of the closed block, typically including the liabilities of the closed block, assets allocated thereto, and maximum expected future earnings from the operations thereof. | 
       
       
          
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