Financial Condition and Net Income on a Statutory Basis - Significant Subsidiaries (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Statutory Basis [Abstract]

Statutory Accounting Practices Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Statutory net income, and capital and surplus of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries, determined in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed by the applicable state insurance department or local regulatory authority are as follows (dollars in millions):

	Statutory Capital & Surplus				Statutory Net Income (Loss)
	2019		2018		2019			2018			2017
RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd.	$	6,283	$	4,298	$	1,049		$	209		$	624
RGA Reinsurance (U.S.)	2,150		2,079		280			660			138
Reinsurance Company of Missouri	2,125		2,053		75			(25		)	(183		)
RGA Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Ltd.	1,553		1,170		234			49			309
RGA Atlantic Reinsurance Company Ltd.	1,511		1,083		243			256			214
RGA International Reinsurance Company dac	1,087		691		37			21			23
RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada	713		897		(225		)	(38		)	26
RGA Australia	447		433		15			(37		)	78
Other insurance subsidiaries	2,233		1,881		291			324			43

Reconciliation Of NAIC SAP And Prescribed Practice [Text Block]

A reconciliation of the Company’s surplus between NAIC SAP and practices prescribed by the state of domicile is shown below (dollars in millions):

	December 31,
	2019			2018
Prescribed practice – surplus note	$	652		$	624
Prescribed practice – letters of credit	(576		)	(976		)
Surplus (deficit) – NAIC SAP	$	76		$	(352	)