Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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 March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are presented in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Limited partnership interests and joint ventures	$	579,647	$	523,903
Commercial mortgage loans	147,898		22,605
Bank loans and private placements	77,854		137,076
Equity release mortgages	215,305		264,858

Other Commitments [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the maximum potential obligation for these commitments as of March 31, 2019 (dollars in millions):

Commitment Period	Maximum Potential Obligation
2023	$	500.0
2033	450.0
2034	2,000.0
2035	1,314.2
2036	2,658.0
2037	5,750.0
2038	1,800.0

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

RGA’s guarantees issued as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Treaty guarantees	$	1,481,172	$	1,392,352
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust	1,381,152		1,291,445
Securities borrowing and repurchase arrangements	272,365		269,980
Financing arrangements	57,801		61,273
Lease obligations	401		392