$RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC Stock $rga

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2013 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312513319041 Filed on August 05, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q2	2012 Q4	2012 Q2
Revenue	$2.591B	$2.723B	$2.376B
YoY Change	9.05%	15.96%	7.79%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.031B		$1.625B
YoY Change	24.92%		6.94%
Gross Profit	$560.1M		$750.3M
YoY Change	-25.35%		9.7%
Gross Profit Margin	21.62%		31.58%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$2.633B	$2.370B	$2.134B
YoY Change	23.4%	11.43%	7.33%
Operating Profit	-$2.073B		-$1.383B
YoY Change	49.84%		6.09%
Interest Expense	$29.92M	-$32.30M	$23.36M
YoY Change	28.07%	14.54%	-9.52%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$74.76M	$321.1M	$215.9M
YoY Change	-134.63%	66.15%	15.35%
Income Tax	-$25.15M	$98.10M	$74.78M
% Of Pretax Income		30.55%	34.64%
Net Earnings	-$49.61M	$223.0M	$141.1M
YoY Change	-135.16%	60.91%	13.85%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-1.92%	8.19%	5.94%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.69	$3.02	$1.91
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.69	$3.00	$1.91
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	72.35M shares	73.85M shares	73.72M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	72.35M shares		74.05M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q2	2012 Q4	2012 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$973.6M	$1.260B	$957.3M
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	$31.76B	$32.91B	$31.51B
YoY Change	0.8%	31.83%	31.89%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$38.79B	$40.36B	$38.34B
YoY Change	1.16%	27.59%	25.07%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$120.0M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$120.0M	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$120.0M
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.303B	$2.467B	$2.067B
YoY Change	11.42%	19.35%	-8.21%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$13.58B	$14.10B	$14.24B
YoY Change	-4.68%	53.13%	60.3%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$15.88B	$16.56B	$16.31B
YoY Change	-2.64%	46.94%	46.45%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$120.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$15.88B	$16.56B	$16.31B
Total Liabilities	$32.90B	$33.45B	$32.10B
YoY Change	2.51%	29.58%	26.69%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.429B	$3.357B	$3.034B
YoY Change	13.03%	19.12%	6.21%
Common Stock	$1.774B	$1.756B	$1.741B
YoY Change	1.86%	1.6%	1.55%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$496.5M	$312.2M	$326.3M
YoY Change	52.15%	-9.89%	4.97%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.888B	$6.910B	$6.248B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$38.79B	$40.36B	$38.34B
YoY Change	1.16%	27.59%	25.07%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q2	2012 Q4	2012 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$49.61M	$223.0M	$141.1M
YoY Change	-135.16%	60.91%	13.85%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$310.2M	$445.4M	$263.6M
YoY Change	17.68%	-6.33%	62.52%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$22.60M	-$941.4M	-$275.5M
YoY Change	-91.8%	463.71%	-25.82%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$22.60M	-$941.4M	-$275.5M
YoY Change	-91.8%	463.71%	-25.82%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-285.6M	158.1M	99.60M
YoY Change	-386.75%	-205.12%	-77.4%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	310.2M	445.4M	263.6M
Cash From Investing Activities	-22.60M	-941.4M	-275.5M
Cash From Financing Activities	-285.6M	158.1M	99.60M
Net Change In Cash	2.000M	-337.9M	87.70M
YoY Change	-97.72%	-313.73%	-62.13%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$310.2M	$445.4M	$263.6M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2013Q2	rga	Percentage Of Fixed Maturity Securities Classified As Level3 PercentageOfFixedMaturitySecuritiesClassifiedAsLevel3	0.110
CY2013Q2	rga	Percentage Of Total Available For Sale Securities PercentageOfTotalAvailableForSaleSecurities	1.000
CY2012Q4	rga	Percentage Of Total Available For Sale Securities PercentageOfTotalAvailableForSaleSecurities	1.000
CY2012Q4	rga	Percentage Of Total Gross Unrealized Losses For Fixed Maturity And Equity Securities PercentageOfTotalGrossUnrealizedLossesForFixedMaturityAndEquitySecurities	1.000
CY2013Q2	rga	Percentage Of Total Gross Unrealized Losses For Fixed Maturity And Equity Securities PercentageOfTotalGrossUnrealizedLossesForFixedMaturityAndEquitySecurities	1.000
CY2013Q2	rga	Performance Contingent Units PerformanceContingentUnits	300000	shares
CY2012Q2	rga	Policy Acquisition Costs And Other Insurance Expenses PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses	335939000	USD
	rga	Policy Acquisition Costs And Other Insurance Expenses PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses	727862000	USD
	rga	Policy Acquisition Costs And Other Insurance Expenses PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses	643573000	USD
CY2013Q2	rga	Policy Acquisition Costs And Other Insurance Expenses PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses	370505000	USD
CY2013Q2	rga	Policy Loans Percent Of Total Investments PolicyLoansPercentOfTotalInvestments	0.039
CY2012Q4	rga	Policy Loans Percent Of Total Investments PolicyLoansPercentOfTotalInvestments	0.039
CY2013Q2	rga	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Sold At Loss ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesSoldAtLoss	257600000	USD
CY2012Q2	rga	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Sold At Loss ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesSoldAtLoss	153500000	USD
	rga	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Sold At Loss ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesSoldAtLoss	401600000	USD
	rga	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Sold At Loss ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesSoldAtLoss	461900000	USD
CY2012Q4	rga	Reinsurance Claims Recoverables ReinsuranceClaimsRecoverables	156000000	USD
CY2013Q2	rga	Reinsurance Claims Recoverables ReinsuranceClaimsRecoverables	147200000	USD
	rga	Retrocession Pool Participants Minimum Am Best Rating RetrocessionPoolParticipantsMinimumAmBestRating	A- (excellent)
CY2012	rga	Retrocession Pool Participants Minimum Am Best Rating RetrocessionPoolParticipantsMinimumAmBestRating	A- (excellent)
CY2013Q2	rga	Securities As Percentage Of Consolidated Stockholder Equity SecuritiesAsPercentageOfConsolidatedStockholderEquity	0.10
CY2012Q4	rga	Securities As Percentage Of Consolidated Stockholder Equity SecuritiesAsPercentageOfConsolidatedStockholderEquity	0.10
	rga	Securities Borrowed Or Pledged Minimum Fair Value Percentage SecuritiesBorrowedOrPledgedMinimumFairValuePercentage	1
CY2013Q2	rga	Shares Granted To Non Employee Directors SharesGrantedToNonEmployeeDirectors	14200	shares
CY2013Q2	rga	Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility Capacity SyndicatedRevolvingCreditFacilityCapacity	850000000	USD
CY2012Q4	rga	Undrawn Outstanding Letters Of Credit Between Subsidiaries UndrawnOutstandingLettersOfCreditBetweenSubsidiaries	763500000	USD
CY2013Q2	rga	Undrawn Outstanding Letters Of Credit Between Subsidiaries UndrawnOutstandingLettersOfCreditBetweenSubsidiaries	861300000	USD
CY2012Q4	rga	Undrawn Outstanding Letters Of Credit In Favor Of Third Parties UndrawnOutstandingLettersOfCreditInFavorOfThirdParties	45400000	USD
CY2013Q2	rga	Undrawn Outstanding Letters Of Credit In Favor Of Third Parties UndrawnOutstandingLettersOfCreditInFavorOfThirdParties	76200000	USD
CY2013Q2	rga	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Assuming Exercise Of Share Based Payment Arrangements WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAssumingExerciseOfShareBasedPaymentArrangements	72800000	shares
	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	Q2
	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2013
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2013-06-30
	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-Q
	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000898174
CY2013Q3	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	70984449	shares
	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC
	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2012Q4	invest	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	6598107000	USD
CY2013Q2	invest	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	7726973000	USD

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