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Reinsurance - Reinsurance Recoverables and Financial Strength Ratings by Reinsurer (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Jun. 30, 2022

Dec. 31, 2021

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

$ 4,069,039

$ 4,268,419

Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. (Novated from Pecan Re, Inc.) [Member] | AM Best, A+ Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

^[1],[2]

2,490,426

Pecan Re Inc [Member] | External credit rating, not rated [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

^[1],[2]

2,567,602

SCOR Global Life Reinsurance Companies [Member] | AM Best, A+ Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

^[3]

397,858

426,634

Munich Re of Malta [Member] | External credit rating, not rated [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

^[2],[4]

268,535

278,591

Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. [Member] | AM Best, A+ Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

^[5]

236,628

259,239

American Health and Life Insurance Company [Member] | AM Best, B++ Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

^[2]

153,552

157,837

Munich American Reassurance Company [Member] | AM Best, A+ Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

132,432

142,705

RGA Reinsurance [Member] | AM Best, A+ Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

124,265

140,953

Korean Reinsurance Company [Member] | AM Best, A Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

117,967

134,048

Hannover Life Reassurance Company [Member] | AM Best, A+ Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

44,657

49,749

TOA Reinsurance Company [Member] | AM Best, A Rating [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

34,487

38,909

All Other Reinsurers [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

71,196

75,094

Allowance for Credit Losses [Member]

Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]

Reinsurance recoverables

$ (2,964)

$ (2,942)

[1]	Effective April 1, 2022, the coinsurance agreement with Pecan Re Inc. was novated and replaced by an agreement with Swiss Re Life and Health America, Inc.
[2]	Reinsurance recoverables includes balances ceded under coinsurance transactions of term life insurance policies that were in-force as of December 31, 2009. Amounts shown are net of their share of the reinsurance recoverables from other reinsurers. Arrangements with these reinsurers include collateral trust agreements held in support of reinsurance recoverables.
[3]	Includes amounts ceded to Transamerica Reinsurance Companies and fully retroceded to SCOR Global Life Reinsurance Companies.
[4]	Entity is rated AA- by S&P.
[5]	Includes amounts ceded to Lincoln National Life Insurance and fully retroceded to Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc.

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