Commitments Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

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 December 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented in the following table (dollars in millions):

	2020		2019
Limited partnership interests and joint ventures	$	678	$	685
Mortgage loans on real estate	199		243
Bank loans and private placements	194		181
Lifetime mortgages	43		87

Other Commitments [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the maximum potential obligation for these commitments as of December 31, 2020 (dollars in millions):

Commitment Period	Maximum Potential Obligation
2034	$	1,243
2035	2,666
2036	3,599
2037	2,850
2038	2,300
2039	11,350

Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table Text Block]

RGA’s guarantees issued as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are reflected in the following table (dollars in millions):

	2020		2019
Treaty guarantees	$	1,934	$	1,821
Treaty guarantees, net of assets in trust	961		891
Securities borrowing and repurchase arrangements	133		275
Financing arrangements	—		42