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SEC Schedule, Article 12-17, Reinsurance
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Abstract]  
Schedule IV. Reinsurance
GLOBE LIFE INC.
SCHEDULE IV. REINSURANCE (CONSOLIDATED)
(Dollar Amounts in thousands)
 
Gross
Amount
Ceded
to Other
Companies(1)
Assumed
from Other
Companies		Net
Amount		Percentage
of Amount
Assumed
to Net
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Life insurance in force$191,249,516  $676,988  $2,774,388  $193,346,916  1.4  
Premiums(2):
Life insurance$2,486,127  $4,357  $20,384  $2,502,154  0.8  
Health insurance1,080,869  3,523  —  1,077,346  —  
Total premium$3,566,996  $7,880  $20,384  $3,579,500  0.6  
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Life insurance in force$185,212,195  $688,384  $3,019,737  $187,543,548  1.6  
Premiums(2):
Life insurance$2,373,423  $4,581  $21,305  $2,390,147  0.9  
Health insurance1,019,007  3,668  —  1,015,339  —  
Total premium$3,392,430  $8,249  $21,305  $3,405,486  0.6  
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Life insurance in force$179,902,605  $705,152  $3,211,423  $182,408,876  1.8  
Premiums(2):
Life insurance$2,272,038  $4,437  $21,912  $2,289,513  1.0  
Health insurance980,082  3,709  —  976,373  —  
Total premium$3,252,120  $8,146  $21,912  $3,265,886  0.7  
 
(1)No amounts have been netted against ceded premium.
(2)Excludes policy charges of $15.6 million, $16.4 million, and $17.0 million in each of the years 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.




















See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.