$RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC Stock $rga

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2011 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312511297630 Filed on November 04, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q3
Revenue	$2.348B	$1.995B	$1.956B
YoY Change	3.26%	2.01%	9.92%
Cost Of Revenue		$1.515B	$1.394B
YoY Change		8.67%	20.6%
Gross Profit		$480.1M	$561.6M
YoY Change		-14.51%	-9.87%
Gross Profit Margin		24.07%	28.72%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$2.127B	$1.808B	$1.731B
YoY Change	7.87%	4.47%	8.93%
Operating Profit		-$1.328B	-$1.169B
YoY Change		13.58%	21.06%
Interest Expense	-$28.20M	$27.03M	$25.19M
YoY Change	3.3%	7.28%	380.47%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$193.3M	$156.4M	$184.0M
YoY Change	-24.57%	-14.98%	0.74%
Income Tax	$54.70M	$21.79M	$68.94M
% Of Pretax Income	28.31%	13.94%	37.48%
Net Earnings	$138.6M	$134.6M	$119.5M
YoY Change	-24.56%	12.68%	1.06%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.9%	6.75%	6.11%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.89	$1.82	$1.63
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.88	$1.81	$1.61
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	73.27M shares	73.86M shares	73.16M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		74.25M shares	74.42M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$962.9M	$802.7M	$634.1M
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	$24.97B	$24.27B	$22.31B
YoY Change	10.14%	8.8%	22.37%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$31.63B	$31.18B	$28.93B
YoY Change	10.34%	7.77%	19.75%
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	$0.00	$200.0M	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities		$200.0M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.067B	$2.096B	$2.226B
YoY Change	2.02%	-5.84%	21.91%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$9.205B	$9.154B	$9.015B
YoY Change	9.43%	1.54%	10.94%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.27B	$11.25B	$11.24B
YoY Change	7.99%	0.08%	12.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities		$200.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.27B	$11.25B	$11.24B
Total Liabilities	$25.82B	$25.52B	$23.94B
YoY Change	7.99%	6.62%	17.4%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.818B	$2.989B	$2.402B
YoY Change	21.09%	24.44%
Common Stock	$1.729B	$1.720B	$1.478B
YoY Change	16.86%	16.43%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$346.4M	$352.1M	$8.774M
YoY Change	117340.34%	3913.06%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.819B	$5.663B	$4.998B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$31.63B	$31.18B	$28.93B
YoY Change	10.34%	7.77%	19.75%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$138.6M	$134.6M	$119.5M
YoY Change	-24.56%	12.68%	1.06%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$475.5M	$296.2M	$295.1M
YoY Change	-7.2%	0.37%	-18.86%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$167.0M	-$241.6M	-$332.4M
YoY Change	-67.33%	-27.32%	52.62%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$167.0M	-$241.6M	-$332.4M
YoY Change	-67.33%	-27.32%	52.62%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$104.2M
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-150.4M	61.40M	94.20M
YoY Change	-16.54%	-34.82%	-516.81%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	475.5M	296.2M	295.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-167.0M	-241.6M	-332.4M
Cash From Financing Activities	-150.4M	61.40M	94.20M
Net Change In Cash	158.1M	116.0M	56.90M
YoY Change	-188.37%	103.87%	-53.85%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$475.5M	$296.2M	$295.1M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	11408000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Credited To Policyholders Account Balances InterestCreditedToPolicyholdersAccountBalances	237510000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	210870000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Premiums Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInPremiumsReceivable	98274000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	45525000	USD
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CY2010Q3	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	5087000	USD
CY2010Q3	rga	Derivatives And Other Investments Net DerivativesAndOtherInvestmentsNet	-38413000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Realized Investment Gains Losses RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-16780000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion Recognized In Earnings Net OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet	-13592000	USD
	rga	Impairment Losses On Equity Securities ImpairmentLossesOnEquitySecurities	-32000	USD
	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	74833000	USD
	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Losses AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	21967000	USD
	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	7482000	USD
	rga	Derivatives And Other Investments Net DerivativesAndOtherInvestmentsNet	105637000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	5259000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	2432000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	-752000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	2296000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	2571000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	-10360000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	6731000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	5020000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	6871000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions Additional Credit Losses OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsAdditionalCreditLosses	7975000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	-1470000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	-13045000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	52484000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	53348000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	47291000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	47905000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	59423000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	47855000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost	179995000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost	2388699000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost	3649747000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost	4726825000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Without Single Maturity Date Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCost	2981633000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue	184762000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Five Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue	2464651000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Five Through Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue	3946992000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue	5952902000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Without Single Maturity Date Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateFairValue	3007725000	USD
	rga	Fixed Maturity Holdings Industry Types Weighted Average Credit Ratings FixedMaturityHoldingsIndustryTypesWeightedAverageCreditRatings	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">September 30, 2011:</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Estimated</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Average Credit</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Amortized Cost</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Fair Value</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">% of Total</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Ratings</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Finance</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,730,488</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,766,683</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 35.6</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">%</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">A</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Industrial</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,410,481</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,745,251</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 48.1</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">BBB+</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Utility</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,128,226</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,260,178</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 16.2</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">BBB+</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Other</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 8,060</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 8,815</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 0.1</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">AA</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> Total</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,277,255</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,780,927</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 100.0</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">%</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">A-</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">December 31, 2010:</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Estimated</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Average Credit</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"> <sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Amortized Cost</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Fair Value</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">% of Total</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Ratings</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Finance</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,782,936</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,833,022</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 39.6</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">%</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">A</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Industrial</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,121,326</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3,341,104</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 46.7</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">BBB+</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Utility</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 908,737</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 967,017</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 13.5</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">BBB+</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td colspan="2" style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Other</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 13,938</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 14,362</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 0.2</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">AA+</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 136px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:136px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total</font><sup></sup></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 6,826,937</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,155,505</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 100.0</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">%</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">A-</font></td><td style="width: 146px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:146px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions AvailableForSaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions	1011000	pure
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions AvailableForSaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions	1028000	pure
CY2011Q3	rga	Percentage Of Total Gross Unrealized Losses For Fixed Maturity And Equity Securities PercentageOfTotalGrossUnrealizedLossesForFixedMaturityAndEquitySecurities	1.0000	pure
CY2010Q4	rga	Percentage Of Total Gross Unrealized Losses For Fixed Maturity And Equity Securities PercentageOfTotalGrossUnrealizedLossesForFixedMaturityAndEquitySecurities	1.0000	pure
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Real Estate AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRealEstate	8179000	USD
	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Recoveries Of Bad Debts AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesRecoveriesOfBadDebts	0	USD
	us-gaap	Allowance For Loan And Lease Losses Provision For Loss Net AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesProvisionForLossNet	4980000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	302840000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	319131000	USD
	rga	Mortgage Loan Internal Credit Risk Grade MortgageLoanInternalCreditRiskGrade	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 12px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 269px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:269px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Internal credit risk grade:</font></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 92px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:92px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">September 30, 2011</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 97px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:97px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">December 31, 2010</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">High investment grade</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 231,537</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 85px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 205,127</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Investment grade</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 531,689</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 85px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 585,818</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Average</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 96,193</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 85px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 38,152</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Watch list</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 61,042</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 85px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 44,208</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 257px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:257px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">In or near default</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 24,295</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 85px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 18,745</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 12px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 245px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:245px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 944,756</font></td><td style="width: 25px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:25px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 85px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:2px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 892,050</font></td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td><td style="width: 64px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:64px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
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2011 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312511297630 Filed on November 04, 2011

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$RGA REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC Stock $rga

2011 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312511297630 Filed on November 04, 2011

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC Stock $rga