Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value, Off-balance Sheet Risks [Table Text Block]

The Company's commitments to fund investments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are presented in the following table (dollars in thousands):



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Limited partnerships	$	240,386	$	254,314
Commercial mortgage loans	7,100		33,850
Private placements	3,300		—
Bank loans	52,467		52,859
Equity release mortgages	8,383		8,549

Credit Facilities

The following table provides additional information on the Company’s credit facilities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):



			Amount Utilized⁽¹⁾
Facility Capacity		Maturity Date	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		Basis of Fees
$	850,000	September 2019	$	401,856	$	204,774	Senior unsecured long-term debt rating
76,310⁽²⁾		November 2015	76,310		74,623		Fixed
120,000		May 2016	80,040		80,040		Fixed
38,535⁽²⁾		May 2016	26,975		28,612		Fixed
150,000		June 2016	130,000		130,000		Fixed
100,000		June 2017	76,029		81,747		Fixed
270,000		November 2017	270,000		270,000		Fixed
51,892⁽²⁾		March 2019	51,892		80,961		Fixed


(1)	Represents issued but undrawn letters of credit. There was no cash borrowed for the periods presented.


(2)	Foreign currency facility, amounts presented are in U.S. dollars.

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

RGA’s guarantees issued as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):



	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Treaty guarantees	$	790,455	$	826,496
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust	646,422		664,913
Borrowed securities	275,060		201,050
Financing arrangements	100,000		100,000
Lease obligations	5,245		6,085

Other Commitments [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the maximum potential obligation for these commitments as of June 30, 2015 (dollars in millions):




Commitment Period	June 30, 2015
2023	$	500
2033	950
2034	3,000
2035	500
2036	1,432