$RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC Stock $rga

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2020 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000089817420000033 Filed on November 06, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
Revenue	$4.143B	$3.643B	$3.628B
YoY Change	9.46%	0.41%	12.43%
Cost Of Revenue		$2.530B	$2.470B
YoY Change		2.43%	11.77%
Gross Profit		$1.113B	$1.158B
YoY Change		-3.89%	13.86%
Gross Profit Margin		30.55%	31.92%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$16.00M	$10.00M	$11.40M
YoY Change	3.9%	-12.28%	7.55%
% of Gross Profit		0.9%	0.98%
Operating Expenses	$3.927B	$3.311B	$3.228B
YoY Change	14.6%	2.59%	12.69%
Operating Profit		-$2.198B	-$2.070B
YoY Change		6.21%	12.05%
Interest Expense	-$47.00M	$43.00M	$46.00M
YoY Change	-5.81%	-6.52%	38.18%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$169.0M	$285.0M	$347.0M
YoY Change	-45.13%	-17.87%	7.43%
Income Tax	$37.00M	$72.00M	$84.00M
% Of Pretax Income	21.89%	25.26%	24.21%
Net Earnings	$132.0M	$213.0M	$263.0M
YoY Change	-43.83%	-19.01%	-12.62%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.19%	5.85%	7.25%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.95	$3.13	$4.19
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.94	$3.12	$4.12
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	67.94M shares	68.00M shares	63.00M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		68.00M shares	64.00M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$3.408B	$3.256B	$2.636B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill	$7.000M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$66.47B	$64.07B	$58.70B
YoY Change	9.45%	9.15%	21.69%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$84.66B	$82.13B	$75.77B
YoY Change	10.33%	8.38%	20.33%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.961B	$3.981B	$3.992B
YoY Change	10.67%	-0.28%	14.09%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$24.62B	$24.82B	$23.75B
YoY Change	3.0%	4.5%	32.21%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$28.58B	$28.80B	$27.74B
YoY Change	4.0%	3.81%	29.25%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$28.58B	$28.80B	$27.74B
Total Liabilities	$70.30B	$68.91B	$64.25B
YoY Change	7.94%	7.26%	18.12%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$8.148B	$8.066B	$7.766B
YoY Change	2.46%	3.87%	7.62%
Common Stock	$2.407B	$2.422B	$1.929B
YoY Change	24.2%	25.57%	1.52%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.562B	$1.563B	$1.429B
YoY Change	9.54%	9.38%	5.94%
Treasury Stock Shares	17.35M shares	17.37M shares	16.53M shares
Shareholders Equity	$14.35B	$13.21B	$11.52B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$84.66B	$82.13B	$75.77B
YoY Change	10.33%	8.38%	20.33%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$132.0M	$213.0M	$263.0M
YoY Change	-43.83%	-19.01%	-12.62%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$16.00M	$10.00M	$11.40M
YoY Change	3.9%	-12.28%	7.55%
Cash From Operating Activities	$543.0M	$200.0M	$793.0M
YoY Change	-0.13%	-74.78%	53.5%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$11.00M	-$6.000M	-$6.500M
YoY Change	10.0%	-7.69%	10.17%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$455.0M	-$1.184B	-$209.3M
YoY Change	-72.39%	465.7%	-252.22%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$466.0M	-$1.190B	-$215.8M
YoY Change	-71.89%	451.44%	-263.98%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	20.00M	-99.00M	-204.7M
YoY Change	-119.72%	-51.64%	-32.46%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	543.0M	200.0M	793.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-466.0M	-1.190B	-215.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	20.00M	-99.00M	-204.7M
Net Change In Cash	97.00M	-1.089B	372.5M
YoY Change	-107.98%	-392.35%	7.94%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$543.0M	$200.0M	$793.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$11.00M	-$6.000M	-$6.500M
Free Cash Flow	$554.0M	$206.0M	$799.5M
YoY Change	0.05%	-74.23%	53.01%

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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	23000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	23000000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	67000000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	69000000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	1843000000	USD
	rga	Gain Loss On Investments Related To Change In Fair Value Of Derivatives Excluding Embedded Derivatives GainLossOnInvestmentsRelatedToChangeInFairValueOfDerivativesExcludingEmbeddedDerivatives	38000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Availableforsale Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities	-13000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Availableforsale Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities	9000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Availableforsale Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities	21000000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net Availableforsale Securities OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities	18000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	16000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	68000000	USD
	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	89000000	USD
	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	116000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Gross Realized Losses Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLossesExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	22000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Gross Realized Losses Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLossesExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	13000000	USD
	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Gross Realized Losses Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLossesExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	76000000	USD
	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Gross Realized Losses Excluding Other Than Temporary Impairments AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLossesExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments	39000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Equity Investments GainLossOnSaleOfEquityInvestments	4000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Equity Investments GainLossOnSaleOfEquityInvestments	4000000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Equity Investments GainLossOnSaleOfEquityInvestments	-11000000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Equity Investments GainLossOnSaleOfEquityInvestments	11000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	19000000	USD
CY2019Q3	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	4000000	USD
	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	54000000	USD
	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	12000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Derivatives And Other Investments Net DerivativesAndOtherInvestmentsNet	74000000	USD
CY2019Q3	rga	Derivatives And Other Investments Net DerivativesAndOtherInvestmentsNet	3000000	USD
	rga	Derivatives And Other Investments Net DerivativesAndOtherInvestmentsNet	-65000000	USD
	rga	Derivatives And Other Investments Net DerivativesAndOtherInvestmentsNet	11000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	66000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	49000000	USD
	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-138000000	USD
	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	69000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Commercial And Consumer Net MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCommercialAndConsumerNet	5706000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	22071000000	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Repurchase Agreements ScheduleOfRepurchaseAgreements	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The following table includes the amount of borrowed securities, securities loaned and securities collateral received as part of the securities lending program and repurchased/reverse repurchased securities pledged and received as of </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2020</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2019</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (dollars in millions).</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="16"/></tr><tr><td style="width:48%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:10%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:10%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:2%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:10%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:10%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">September 30, 2020</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">December 31, 2019</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Amortized</span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Cost</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Estimated </span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Fair Value</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Amortized</span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Cost</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Estimated </span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Fair Value</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Borrowed securities</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>273</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>314</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>339</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>369</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Securities lending:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Securities loaned</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>94</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>104</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>98</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>104</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Securities received</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">n/a</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>102</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">n/a</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>107</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Repurchase program/reverse repurchase program:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Securities pledged</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>365</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>405</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>356</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>384</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Securities received</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">n/a</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>378</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">n/a</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>370</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr></table></div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Fair Value Of Collateral SecuritiesLoanedFairValueOfCollateral	104000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Securities Received As Collateral SecuritiesReceivedAsCollateral	102000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities Received As Collateral SecuritiesReceivedAsCollateral	107000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities For Reverse Repurchase Agreements SecuritiesForReverseRepurchaseAgreements	356000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseCollateralRightToReclaimCash	1000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Financial Assets Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Gross Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement FinancialAssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseGrossIncludingNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	405000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Obligation To Return Securities Received As Collateral ObligationToReturnSecuritiesReceivedAsCollateral	509000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Gross NotesReceivableGross	5727000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Related Allowance ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	0	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	0	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Accrual Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeAccrualMethod	1000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	1003000000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedging Instruments1 ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnFairValueHedgingInstruments1	-6000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Hedged Item In Fair Value Hedge1 ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnHedgedItemInFairValueHedge1	5000000	USD
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	us-gaap	Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Hedged Item In Fair Value Hedge1 ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnHedgedItemInFairValueHedge1	5000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified During Next12 Months Net InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet	6000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Gains Losses Deferred In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss On Derivatives Effective Portion GainsLossesDeferredInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOnDerivativesEffectivePortion	-25000000	USD
CY2019Q3	rga	Gains Losses Deferred In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss On Derivatives Effective Portion GainsLossesDeferredInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOnDerivativesEffectivePortion	21000000	USD
	rga	Gains Losses Deferred In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss On Derivatives Effective Portion GainsLossesDeferredInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOnDerivativesEffectivePortion	30000000	USD
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CY2020Q3	rga	Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Recorded In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss For Terminated Net Investment In Foreign Operations Hedges CumulativeForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossRecordedInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForTerminatedNetInvestmentInForeignOperationsHedges	198000000	USD
CY2019Q4	rga	Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Recorded In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss For Terminated Net Investment In Foreign Operations Hedges CumulativeForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossRecordedInAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForTerminatedNetInvestmentInForeignOperationsHedges	168000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Gain Loss On Investments Related To Change In Fair Value Of Derivatives Excluding Embedded Derivatives GainLossOnInvestmentsRelatedToChangeInFairValueOfDerivativesExcludingEmbeddedDerivatives	-18000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Credit Derivative Maximum Exposure Undiscounted CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted	1307000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	57166000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Credit Derivative Maximum Exposure Undiscounted CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted	1306000000	USD
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CY2020Q3	rga	Derivative Fair Value Of Free Standing Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfFreeStandingDerivativeAsset	210000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	36000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	174000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Of Collateral DerivativeAssetFairValueOfCollateral	0	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash	164000000	USD
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CY2020Q3	rga	Derivative Fair Value Of Free Standing Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfFreeStandingDerivativeLiability	94000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	36000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	58000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Of Collateral DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOfCollateral	128000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	60000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	-130000000	USD
CY2019Q4	rga	Derivative Fair Value Of Free Standing Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfFreeStandingDerivativeAsset	137000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	20000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	117000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Of Collateral DerivativeAssetFairValueOfCollateral	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash	119000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	20000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	53000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Of Collateral DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOfCollateral	92000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	52000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	-91000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Credit Risk Derivative Liabilities At Fair Value CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue	12000000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments Fair Value Disclosure EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure	135000000	USD
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CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	1835000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Short Term Investments FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisShortTermInvestments	101000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	51121000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Investments Fair Value Disclosure InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure	436000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Guaranteed Interest Contracts Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGuaranteedInterestContractsEmbeddedDerivatives	980000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure FinancialLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	1038000000	USD
CY2019Q3	rga	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Foreign Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignEnactedTaxRate	0	USD
	rga	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Foreign Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignEnactedTaxRate	-13000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments Fair Value Disclosure EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure	320000000	USD
CY2019Q4	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Funds Held Under Reinsurance Agreements Asset Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisFundsHeldUnderReinsuranceAgreementsAssetEmbeddedDerivatives	121000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	274000000	USD
CY2019Q4	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Short Term Investments FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisShortTermInvestments	32000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Liabilities At Fair Value Net DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet	117000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Investments Fair Value Disclosure InvestmentsFairValueDisclosure	377000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	52245000000	USD
CY2019Q4	rga	Fair Value Measured On Recurring Basis Guaranteed Interest Contracts Embedded Derivatives FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGuaranteedInterestContractsEmbeddedDerivatives	930000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure OtherLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	53000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure FinancialLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	983000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3643000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3628000000	USD
	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	10453000000	USD
	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	10515000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	285000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	347000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	384000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	824000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Assets	82127000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	76731000000	USD
	rga	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Foreign Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignEnactedTaxRate	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Equity In Earnings Losses Of Unconsolidated Subsidiary IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary	6000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Gilti Netof Credits GiltiNetofCredits	-4000000	USD
CY2019Q3	rga	Gilti Netof Credits GiltiNetofCredits	0	USD
	rga	Gilti Netof Credits GiltiNetofCredits	-4000000	USD
	rga	Gilti Netof Credits GiltiNetofCredits	0	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Liability For Expected Credit Losses Includedin Other Liabilities LiabilityForExpectedCreditLossesIncludedinOtherLiabilities	1000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	60000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	73000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	81000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	173000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	3000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	17000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	1000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Basis Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxBasisDifferential	-4000000	USD
CY2019Q3	rga	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Basis Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxBasisDifferential	-10000000	USD
	rga	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Basis Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxBasisDifferential	-17000000	USD
	rga	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Basis Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxBasisDifferential	-31000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-2000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	28000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	51000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Domestic IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesDomestic	2000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Domestic IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesDomestic	3000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Domestic IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesDomestic	9000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Domestic IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingenciesDomestic	6000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Foreign Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInForeignEnactedTaxRate	-13000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Equity In Earnings Losses Of Unconsolidated Subsidiary IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary	0	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Equity In Earnings Losses Of Unconsolidated Subsidiary IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary	1000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-3000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-8000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-4000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-4000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductions	1000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductions	0	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductions	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Deductions IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductions	0	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	72000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	84000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	101000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	189000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.255
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.243
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.263
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.229
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables ReinsuranceRecoverables	950000000	USD
	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Percentage1 ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	1.000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables ReinsuranceRecoverables	904000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Percentage1 ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	1.000
CY2020Q3	rga	Reinsurance Claims Recoverables ReinsuranceClaimsRecoverables	262000000	USD
CY2019Q4	rga	Reinsurance Claims Recoverables ReinsuranceClaimsRecoverables	223000000	USD
CY2020Q3	rga	Claims Recoverable From Retrocessionaires Past Due ClaimsRecoverableFromRetrocessionairesPastDue	16000000	USD
CY2019Q4	rga	Claims Recoverable From Retrocessionaires Past Due ClaimsRecoverableFromRetrocessionairesPastDue	15000000	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The liability for unpaid claims is reported in future policy benefits and other policy claims and benefits on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Activity associated with unpaid claims is summarized below (dollars in millions):</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="9"/></tr><tr><td style="width:68%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:13%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:13%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Nine months ended September 30,</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">2020</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">2019</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Balance at beginning of year</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>6,786</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>6,585</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Less: reinsurance recoverable</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(564</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(433</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Net balance at beginning of year</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>6,222</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>6,152</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Incurred:</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>8,382</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>8,204</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Prior years</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>162</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>108</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Total incurred</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>8,544</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>8,312</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Payments:</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Current year</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(3,394</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(2,937</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Prior years</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(4,683</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(4,775</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Total payments</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(8,077</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(7,712</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Other changes:</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Interest accretion</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>27</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>20</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Foreign exchange adjustments</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(28</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(100</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Total other changes</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(1</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>(80</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:16px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Net balance at end the period</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>6,688</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>6,672</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Plus: reinsurance recoverable</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>627</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>508</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Balance at end of the period</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>7,315</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><span>7,180</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr></table></div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>
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