Dividend Restrictions and Statutory Requirements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Disclosure - Dividend Restrictions and Statutory Requirements [Abstract]

Statutory measurements

The statutory net income of PartnerRe Bermuda and PartnerRe U.S. for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was as follows (in millions of U.S. dollars):

	2016		2015		2014
PartnerRe Bermuda	$	533	$	444	$	660
PartnerRe U.S.	72		219		236

The required and actual statutory capital and surplus of PartnerRe Bermuda and PartnerRe U.S. at December 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows (in millions of U.S. dollars):

	PartnerRe Bermuda				PartnerRe U.S.
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Required statutory capital and surplus	$	1,518	$	1,944	$	672	$	701
Actual statutory capital and surplus	4,159		3,032		1,464		1,405