Policyholder Account Balances (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Policyholder Account Balances

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, policyholders’ account balances consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
($ in thousands)
Interest-sensitive life contracts	$	5,499,037	$	5,370,563
Individual annuities		4,761,155		5,298,452
Funding agreements		408,165		255,200
Other		8,554		11,157
Total policyholders’ account balances	$	10,676,911	$	10,935,372