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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are presented in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
Limited partnership interests and real estate joint ventures	$	360,498			$	332,169
Commercial mortgage loans	170,890				126,248
Bank loans and private placements	67,994				58,318
Equity release mortgages	100,158				130,324

Other Commitments [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the maximum potential obligation for these commitments as of March 31, 2017 (dollars in millions):

Commitment Period	Maximum Potential Obligation
2023	$	500.0
2033	450.0
2034	2,000.0
2035	1,314.2
2036	2,932.0
2037	1,750.0

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

RGA’s guarantees issued as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
Treaty guarantees	$	950,809			$	902,216
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust	822,680				780,786
Borrowed securities	190,090				263,820
Financing arrangements	114,064				119,073
Lease obligations	2,238				2,428

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