$RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC Stock $rga

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2013 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000144530513002721 Filed on November 05, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
Revenue	$2.737B	$2.390B	$2.449B
YoY Change	0.5%	-2.42%	22.77%
Cost Of Revenue		$1.715B	$1.663B
YoY Change		3.14%	9.76%
Gross Profit		$674.9M	$786.5M
YoY Change		-14.18%	63.8%
Gross Profit Margin		28.24%	32.11%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$2.470B	$2.155B	$2.215B
YoY Change	4.21%	-2.72%	22.47%
Operating Profit		-$1.480B	-$1.428B
YoY Change		3.59%	7.54%
Interest Expense	-$37.60M	$30.83M	$29.75M
YoY Change	16.41%	3.64%	10.08%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$229.5M	$201.7M	$201.5M
YoY Change	-28.53%	0.11%	28.83%
Income Tax	$84.50M	$63.74M	$57.00M
% Of Pretax Income	36.82%	31.6%	28.29%
Net Earnings	$145.0M	$138.0M	$144.5M
YoY Change	-34.99%	-4.51%	7.33%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.3%	5.77%	5.9%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.05	$1.95	$1.96
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.03	$1.93	$1.95
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	70.59M shares	70.87M shares	73.78M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		71.39M shares	74.14M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$923.6M	$1.423B	$1.604B
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	$29.95B	$31.92B	$32.10B
YoY Change	-8.99%	-0.54%	32.25%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$39.67B	$39.53B	$39.92B
YoY Change	-1.7%	-1.0%	28.03%
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
YoY Change			-100.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.699B	$2.699B	$2.467B
YoY Change	9.4%	9.4%	17.7%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$13.49B	$13.38B	$14.47B
YoY Change	-4.31%	-7.56%	58.11%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$16.19B	$16.08B	$16.94B
YoY Change	-2.26%	-5.09%	50.58%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$16.19B	$16.08B	$16.94B
Total Liabilities	$33.74B	$33.63B	$33.19B
YoY Change	0.86%	1.33%	30.05%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$3.660B	$3.545B	$3.154B
YoY Change	9.02%	12.37%	5.52%
Common Stock	$1.779B	$1.779B	$1.745B
YoY Change	1.28%	1.98%	1.4%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$508.7M	$528.1M	$316.5M
YoY Change	62.95%	66.83%	-10.1%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$5.936B	$5.896B	$6.734B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$39.67B	$39.53B	$39.92B
YoY Change	-1.7%	-1.0%	28.03%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q4	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$145.0M	$138.0M	$144.5M
YoY Change	-34.99%	-4.51%	7.33%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$476.2M	$445.9M	$710.8M
YoY Change	6.92%	-37.27%	139.97%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$820.7M	-$106.4M	-$241.8M
YoY Change	-12.82%	-56.0%	0.08%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$820.7M	-$106.4M	-$241.8M
YoY Change	-12.82%	-56.0%	0.08%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-144.5M	100.5M	164.6M
YoY Change	-191.4%	-38.94%	168.08%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	476.2M	445.9M	710.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-820.7M	-106.4M	-241.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	-144.5M	100.5M	164.6M
Net Change In Cash	-489.0M	440.0M	633.6M
YoY Change	44.72%	-30.56%	446.21%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$476.2M	$445.9M	$710.8M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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	us-gaap	Investment Income Net InvestmentIncomeNet	-1029000	USD
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	rga	Impairment Losses On Equity Securities ImpairmentLossesOnEquitySecurities	0	USD
	rga	Impairment Losses On Equity Securities ImpairmentLossesOnEquitySecurities	-3025000	USD
CY2012Q3	rga	Impairment Losses On Equity Securities ImpairmentLossesOnEquitySecurities	0	USD
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	rga	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Provision For Income Tax Segment IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeProvisionForIncomeTaxSegment	598134000	USD
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	rga	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Provision For Income Tax Segment IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeProvisionForIncomeTaxSegment	405764000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Investment Revenue InvestmentRevenue	382503000	USD
	rga	Investment Revenue InvestmentRevenue	1277309000	USD
	rga	Investment Revenue InvestmentRevenue	1094696000	USD
CY2012Q3	rga	Investment Revenue InvestmentRevenue	406601000	USD
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CY2012Q4	rga	Mortgage Loan Percent Of Cash And Invested Assets MortgageLoanPercentOfCashAndInvestedAssets	0.070
	rga	Mortgage Loan To Value Ratio On Approval MortgageLoanToValueRatioOnApproval	0.75
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CY2012Q4	rga	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Commercial And Consumer Net Percentage Of Total MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCommercialAndConsumerNetPercentageOfTotal	1.000
CY2012Q4	rga	Net Credit Exposure On Derivative Contracts NetCreditExposureOnDerivativeContracts	7118000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Net Credit Exposure On Derivative Contracts NetCreditExposureOnDerivativeContracts	12141000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Numberofcreditfacilities Numberofcreditfacilities	7	credit_facilities
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CY2012Q3	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	10301000	USD
	rga	Other Impairment Losses And Change In Mortgage Loan Provision OtherImpairmentLossesAndChangeInMortgageLoanProvision	1268000	USD
CY2012Q4	rga	Other Invested Assets Percent Of Cash And Invested Assets OtherInvestedAssetsPercentOfCashAndInvestedAssets	0.035
CY2013Q3	rga	Other Invested Assets Percent Of Cash And Invested Assets OtherInvestedAssetsPercentOfCashAndInvestedAssets	0.035
	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses On Securities Impaired To Fair Value OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsCreditLossesOnSecuritiesImpairedToFairValue	22291000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses On Securities Impaired To Fair Value OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsCreditLossesOnSecuritiesImpairedToFairValue	0	USD
	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses On Securities Impaired To Fair Value OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsCreditLossesOnSecuritiesImpairedToFairValue	1449000	USD
CY2012Q3	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses On Securities Impaired To Fair Value OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsCreditLossesOnSecuritiesImpairedToFairValue	2622000	USD
CY2012Q3	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments On Fixed Maturity Securities Transferred To Other Comprehensive Loss OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsOnFixedMaturitySecuritiesTransferredToOtherComprehensiveLoss	559000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments On Fixed Maturity Securities Transferred To Other Comprehensive Loss OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsOnFixedMaturitySecuritiesTransferredToOtherComprehensiveLoss	-59000	USD
	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments On Fixed Maturity Securities Transferred To Other Comprehensive Loss OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsOnFixedMaturitySecuritiesTransferredToOtherComprehensiveLoss	247000	USD
	rga	Other Than Temporary Impairments On Fixed Maturity Securities Transferred To Other Comprehensive Loss OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsOnFixedMaturitySecuritiesTransferredToOtherComprehensiveLoss	7618000	USD
CY2012Q4	rga	Percentage Of Fixed Maturity Securities Classified As Level3 PercentageOfFixedMaturitySecuritiesClassifiedAsLevel3	0.100
CY2013Q3	rga	Percentage Of Fixed Maturity Securities Classified As Level3 PercentageOfFixedMaturitySecuritiesClassifiedAsLevel3	0.107
CY2012Q4	rga	Percentage Of Total Available For Sale Securities PercentageOfTotalAvailableForSaleSecurities	1.000
CY2013Q3	rga	Percentage Of Total Available For Sale Securities PercentageOfTotalAvailableForSaleSecurities	1.000
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CY2013Q3	rga	Percentage Of Total Gross Unrealized Losses For Fixed Maturity And Equity Securities PercentageOfTotalGrossUnrealizedLossesForFixedMaturityAndEquitySecurities	1.000
CY2013Q3	rga	Performance Contingent Units PerformanceContingentUnits	300000	shares
CY2012Q3	rga	Policy Acquisition Costs And Other Insurance Expenses PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses	318106000	USD
	rga	Policy Acquisition Costs And Other Insurance Expenses PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses	995943000	USD
	rga	Policy Acquisition Costs And Other Insurance Expenses PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses	961679000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Policy Acquisition Costs And Other Insurance Expenses PolicyAcquisitionCostsAndOtherInsuranceExpenses	268081000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Policy Loans Percent Of Total Investments PolicyLoansPercentOfTotalInvestments	0.039
CY2012Q4	rga	Policy Loans Percent Of Total Investments PolicyLoansPercentOfTotalInvestments	0.039
CY2012Q3	rga	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Sold At Loss ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesSoldAtLoss	220500000	USD
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	rga	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Sold At Loss ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesSoldAtLoss	622100000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Sold At Loss ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesSoldAtLoss	410400000	USD
CY2012Q4	rga	Reinsurance Claims Recoverables ReinsuranceClaimsRecoverables	156000000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Reinsurance Claims Recoverables ReinsuranceClaimsRecoverables	132400000	USD
	rga	Retrocession Pool Participants Minimum Am Best Rating RetrocessionPoolParticipantsMinimumAmBestRating	A- (excellent)
CY2012	rga	Retrocession Pool Participants Minimum Am Best Rating RetrocessionPoolParticipantsMinimumAmBestRating	A- (excellent)
	rga	Securities Borrowed Or Pledged Minimum Fair Value Percentage SecuritiesBorrowedOrPledgedMinimumFairValuePercentage	1
CY2013Q3	rga	Shares Granted To Non Employee Directors SharesGrantedToNonEmployeeDirectors	14200	shares
CY2013Q3	rga	Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility Capacity SyndicatedRevolvingCreditFacilityCapacity	850000000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Securities As Percentage Of Consolidated Stockholder Equity SecuritiesAsPercentageOfConsolidatedStockholderEquity	0.10
CY2012Q4	rga	Securities As Percentage Of Consolidated Stockholder Equity SecuritiesAsPercentageOfConsolidatedStockholderEquity	0.10
CY2012Q4	rga	Undrawn Outstanding Letters Of Credit Between Subsidiaries UndrawnOutstandingLettersOfCreditBetweenSubsidiaries	763500000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Undrawn Outstanding Letters Of Credit Between Subsidiaries UndrawnOutstandingLettersOfCreditBetweenSubsidiaries	916500000	USD
CY2012Q4	rga	Undrawn Outstanding Letters Of Credit In Favor Of Third Parties UndrawnOutstandingLettersOfCreditInFavorOfThirdParties	45400000	USD
CY2013Q3	rga	Undrawn Outstanding Letters Of Credit In Favor Of Third Parties UndrawnOutstandingLettersOfCreditInFavorOfThirdParties	223700000	USD
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	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	Q3
	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2013
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2013-09-30
	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-Q
	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000898174
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	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
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CY2012Q4	invest	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	6598107000	USD

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