Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are presented in the following table (dollars in thousands):



	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Limited partnerships	$	234,309	$	254,314
Commercial mortgage loans	50,035		33,850
Private placements	48,007		—
Bank loans	8,494		52,859
Equity release mortgages	6,000		8,549

Credit Facilities

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



			Amount Utilized⁽¹⁾
Facility Capacity		Maturity Date	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		Basis of Fees
$	850,000	September 2019	$	297,890	$	204,774	Senior unsecured long-term debt rating
73,200⁽²⁾		November 2015	73,200		74,623		Fixed
120,000		June 2019	80,040		80,040		Fixed
35,090⁽²⁾		May 2018	35,090		28,612		Fixed
100,000		June 2016	71,364		81,747		Fixed
270,000		November 2017	270,000		270,000		Fixed
53,030⁽²⁾		March 2019	53,030		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 September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):



	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Treaty guarantees	$	740,397	$	826,496
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust	614,679		664,913
Borrowed securities	265,240		201,050
Financing arrangements	100,000		100,000
Lease obligations	4,920		6,085

Other Commitments [Table Text Block]

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




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