Policyholder Account Balances (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Policyholder Account Balances

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, policyholders’ account balances consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
($ in thousands)
Interest-sensitive life contracts	$	5,559,712	$	5,499,037
Individual annuities		4,240,012		4,761,155
Funding agreements		350,013		408,165
Other		8,170		8,554
Total policyholders’ account balances	$	10,157,907	$	10,676,911