Reinsurance Group of America Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Fourth Quarter Results

• Net income available to RGA shareholders of $2.22 per diluted share
• Adjusted operating income of $4.99 per diluted share
• Deployed capital of $250 million into in-force block transactions

Full Year Results

• Net income available to RGA shareholders of $10.73 per diluted share
• Adjusted operating income of $20.06 per diluted share
• Adjusted operating income, excluding notable items of $22.57 per diluted share
• ROE of 7.1%, adjusted operating ROE of 13.8%, adjusted operating ROE, excluding notable items of 15.4% for the trailing twelve months
• Deployed capital of $1,676 million into in-force block transactions
• Increased value of in-force business margins by $4.6 billion, or 13.9%, in the year to $37.6 billion

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA), a leading global provider of life and health reinsurance, reported fourth quarter net income available to RGA shareholders of $148 million, or $2.22 per diluted share, compared with $158 million, or $2.37 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted operating income and adjusted operating income, excluding notable items for the fourth quarter totaled $334 million, or $4.99 per diluted share, compared with $316 million, or $4.73 per diluted share, the year before. Net foreign currency fluctuations had a favorable effect of $0.07 per diluted share on net income available to RGA shareholders, and $0.09 per diluted share on adjusted operating income, both as compared with the prior year.

Full year net income available to RGA shareholders totaled $717 million, or $10.73 per diluted share, compared with $902 million, or $13.44 per diluted share the year before. Adjusted operating income for the full year totaled $1,342 million, or $20.06 per diluted share, compared with $1,334 million, or $19.88 per diluted share the year before. Adjusted operating income, excluding notable items for the full year totaled $1,510 million, or $22.57 per diluted share, compared with $1,334 million, or $19.88 per diluted share the year before. Net foreign currency fluctuations had a favorable effect of $0.18 per diluted share on net income available to RGA shareholders, and $0.06 per diluted share on adjusted operating income, both as compared with the year before.

Tony Cheng, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The fourth quarter capped off a tremendous year, as we delivered record annual operating earnings, with many achievements across our organization. In the quarter, we continued to see strong momentum in organic business activity in the traditional business, and our in-force transactions were solid, with $250 million of capital deployed. This brought our full-year capital deployment into in-force transactions to $1,676 million, a record for RGA and an increase of approximately 80% over the previous record in 2023. Equally strong was the record expected future value from new business written during the year, with a significant amount coming from exclusive opportunities.

“Our balance sheet remains strong, and we ended the quarter with deployable capital of $1.7 billion. Based on favorable business conditions and RGA’s global leadership position, we remain optimistic about the future and expect to continue to deliver attractive financial results over time. In that respect, I am delighted to report that we have increased our intermediate term financial targets, including raising our adjusted operating ROE target to 13% to 15%, to reflect the expectation of continued strong fundamentals of our business for the foreseeable future.”

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions, except per share data)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net premiums

$

4,156

 

$

4,108

 

$

17,843

 

$

15,085

Net income available to RGA shareholders

 

148

 

 

 

158

 

 

 

717

 

 

 

902

 

Net income available to RGA shareholders per diluted share

 

2.22

 

 

 

2.37

 

 

 

10.73

 

 

 

13.44

 

Adjusted operating income

 

334

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

1,334

 

Adjusted operating income, excluding notable items

 

334

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

1,510

 

 

 

1,334

 

Adjusted operating income per diluted share

 

4.99

 

 

 

4.73

 

 

 

20.06

 

 

 

19.88

 

Adjusted operating income, excluding notable items per diluted share

 

4.99

 

 

 

4.73

 

 

 

22.57

 

 

 

19.88

 

Book value per share

 

164.19

 

 

 

138.39

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI)

 

151.31

 

 

 

144.01

 

 

 

 

 

Book value per share, excluding AOCI and B36

 

151.97

 

 

 

146.07

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

118,675

 

 

 

97,623

 

 

 

 

 

Information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures and operating measures included in this press release, including definitions of these measures, reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures and limitations related thereto, is included below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Definitions” and in the tables attached to this press release.

In the fourth quarter, consolidated net premiums totaled $4.2 billion, an increase of 1.2% over the 2023 fourth quarter, with an adverse net foreign currency effect of $15 million. Net premiums for the quarter included a contribution of approximately $150 million from a single premium pension risk transfer, compared with approximately $500 million in the prior year quarter, both of which are in the U.S. Financial Solutions business. For the full year, net premiums totaled $17.8 billion, an increase of 18.3% from 2023, with an adverse net foreign currency effect of $59 million. Net premiums for the full year included a contribution of approximately $2.9 billion from single premium pension risk transfers, compared with approximately $1.5 billion in the prior year.

Compared with the year-ago period, excluding spread-based businesses, fourth quarter investment income increased 9.3%, primarily due to higher average invested assets. For the full year, investment income, excluding spread-based businesses, increased 10.4%, reflecting higher average invested assets. Average investment yield decreased to 4.83% in the fourth quarter, compared with 4.86% in the prior-year period, reflecting higher investment expenses and lower variable investment income, partially offset by the favorable impacts from new money rates exceeding portfolio yields. For the full year, average investment yield increased to 4.82% compared with the prior-year period of 4.68% due to higher new money rates relative to the existing portfolio yields at the time.

The effective tax rate for the quarter was 33.6% on pre-tax income, above the expected range of 24% to 25%, primarily due to non-cash tax expense on a restructuring transaction that occurred in the quarter and income earned in non-U.S. jurisdictions. The increase was partially offset with a release of valuation allowances in non-U.S. jurisdictions. The effective tax rate for the full year was 26.3% on pre-tax income, above the expected range of 24% to 25%, primarily due to non-cash tax expense on a legal entity restructuring that occurred in the fourth quarter and income earned in non-U.S. jurisdictions. The increase was partially offset with a release of valuation allowances in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

The effective tax rate for the quarter was 22.5% on adjusted operating income before taxes, below the expected range of 24% to 25%, primarily related to a release of valuation allowances in non-U.S. jurisdictions, partially offset by income earned in non-U.S. jurisdictions with tax rates higher than the U.S. The effective tax rate for the full year was 23.4% on adjusted operating income before taxes, below the expected range of 24% to 25%, primarily related to a release of valuation allowances in non-U.S. jurisdictions, partially offset by income earned in non-U.S. jurisdictions with tax rates higher than the U.S.

SEGMENT RESULTS

U.S. and Latin America

Traditional

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net premiums

$

2,046

 

 

$

1,912

 

 

$

7,500

 

 

$

7,023

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes

 

151

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

525

 

 

 

313

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes, excluding notable items

 

151

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

578

 

 

 

330

 

Quarterly Results

• Results reflected favorable impacts of in-force management actions, partially offset by unfavorable Group experience.

Full Year Results

• Results reflected $30 million of favorable impacts from the annual actuarial assumption review and $83 million of unfavorable impacts from the change in policy retention limit, both of which are reflected as notable items.
• Excluding notable items, results reflected favorable impacts of in-force management actions and favorable Individual Health results.

Financial Solutions

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Adjusted operating income before taxes

76

 

 

101

 

 

326

 

 

451

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes, excluding notable items

76

 

 

101

 

 

326

 

 

429

 

Quarterly Results

• Results were below the expected range due to the continued runoff of existing annuity business and the earnings emergence from new transactions.

Full Year Results

• Results were below the expected range due to the continued runoff of existing annuity business and the earnings emergence from new transactions.

Canada

Traditional

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net premiums

$

333

 

 

$

311

 

 

$

1,291

 

 

$

1,215

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes

 

32

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

134

 

 

 

91

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes, excluding notable items

 

32

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

104

 

Net Premiums

• Foreign currency exchange rates had an adverse effect on net premiums of $10 million for the quarter and $20 million for the full year.

Quarterly Results

• Results reflect unfavorable Individual Life claims experience, mostly offset by favorable experience in Group business.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had an adverse effect of $1 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Full Year Results

• Results reflected $30 million of favorable impacts from the annual actuarial assumption review and $25 million of unfavorable impacts from the change in policy retention limit, both of which are reflected as notable items.
• Excluding notable items, results were in line with expectations.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had an adverse effect of $2 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Financial Solutions

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Adjusted operating income before taxes

8

 

 

6

 

 

26

 

 

52

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes, excluding notable items

8

 

 

6

 

 

26

 

 

30

 

Quarterly Results

• Results were in line with expectations.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had an immaterial effect on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Full Year Results

• Results were in line with expectations.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had an adverse effect of $1 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

Traditional

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net premiums

$

488

 

 

$

461

 

 

$

2,002

 

 

$

1,775

 

Adjusted operating income (loss) before taxes

 

11

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

(20

)

Adjusted operating income before taxes, excluding notable items

 

11

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

27

 

Net Premiums

• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect on net premiums of $8 million for the quarter and $28 million for the full year.

Quarterly Results

• Results reflected unfavorable claims experience, partially offset by higher fee income related to a treaty recapture.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect of $2 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Full Year Results

• Results reflected $25 million of unfavorable impacts from the annual actuarial assumption review and $15 million of unfavorable impacts from the change in policy retention limit, both of which are reflected as notable items.
• Excluding notable items, results reflected unfavorable claims experience, partially offset by higher fee income related to a treaty recapture and the positive impacts from new business.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect of $1 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Financial Solutions

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Adjusted operating income before taxes

96

 

 

112

 

 

345

 

 

355

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes, excluding notable items

96

 

 

112

 

 

347

 

 

321

 

Quarterly Results

• Results reflected the impact of strong new business in recent periods, favorable longevity experience, and higher investment margins.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect of $1 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Full Year Results

• Results reflected $2 million of unfavorable impacts from assumption updates, which are reflected as notable items.
• Excluding notable items, results reflected the impact of strong new business in recent periods and favorable longevity experience.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect of $6 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Asia Pacific

Traditional

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net premiums

$

834

 

 

$

709

 

 

$

3,014

 

 

$

2,785

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes

 

63

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

282

 

 

 

373

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes, excluding notable items

 

63

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

377

 

 

 

371

 

Net Premiums

• Foreign currency exchange rates had an adverse effect on net premiums of $9 million for the quarter and $59 million for the full year.

Quarterly Results

• Results reflected unfavorable claims and other experience. However, economic claims experience was favorable for the quarter.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect of $1 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Full Year Results

• Results reflected $82 million of unfavorable impacts from the annual actuarial assumption review and $13 million of unfavorable impacts from the change in policy retention limit, both of which are reflected as notable items.
• Excluding notable items, results reflected the benefit of in-force management actions and favorable overall experience.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect of $1 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Financial Solutions

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net premiums

$

66

 

 

$

47

 

 

$

224

 

 

$

218

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes

 

65

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

255

 

 

 

212

 

Adjusted operating income before taxes, excluding notable items

 

65

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

212

 

Quarterly Results

• Results reflected favorable overall experience, partially offset by lower variable investment income.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect of $6 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Full Year Results

• Results reflected $9 million of unfavorable impacts from assumption changes, which are reflected as notable items.
• Excluding notable items, results reflected favorable overall experience, partially offset by lower variable investment income.
• Foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable effect of $1 million on adjusted operating income before taxes.

Corporate and Other

 

Quarterly Results

 

Year-to-Date Results

($ in millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Adjusted operating income (loss) before taxes

(71

)

 

(23

)

 

(171

)

 

(128

)

Adjusted operating income (loss) before taxes, excluding notable items

(71

)

 

(23

)

 

(171

)

 

(128

)

Quarterly Results

• Results were unfavorable compared to the expected quarterly average run rate due to higher general expenses, primarily related to projects, initiatives, and incentive compensation accrual true-up, and higher financing costs.

Full Year Results

• Results were unfavorable due to higher general expenses, primarily related to projects, initiatives, and incentive compensation, and higher financing costs, partially offset by favorable investment income.

Intermediate Financial Targets

We have updated our intermediate term financial targets, including raising our adjusted operating ROE target to 13% to 15%, and current run rates to better reflect our expectations going forward due to the growth in our business. Additional information about updated financial targets is included in the earnings presentation posted to our website.

Dividend Declaration

Effective February 4, 2025, the board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.89, payable March 4, 2025, to shareholders of record as of February 18, 2025.

Earnings Conference Call

A conference call to discuss fourth quarter results will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 7, 2025. Interested parties may access the call by dialing 1-844-481-2753 (1-412-317-0669 international) and asking to be joined into the Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) call. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on RGA's Investor Relations website at www.rgare.com. A replay of the conference call will be available at the same address for 90 days following the conference call.

RGA has posted to its website an earnings presentation and a Quarterly Financial Supplement that includes financial information for all segments as well as information on its investment portfolio. Additionally, RGA posts periodic reports, press releases and other useful information on its Investor Relations website.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Definitions

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (the “Company”) discloses certain financial measures that are not determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company principally uses such non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating performance because the Company believes that such measures, when reviewed in conjunction with relevant U.S. GAAP measures, present a clearer picture of our operating performance and assist the Company in the allocation of its resources. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and other third parties with a better understanding of the Company’s results of operations, financial statements and the underlying profitability drivers and trends of the Company’s businesses by excluding specified items which may not be indicative of the Company’s ongoing operating performance and may fluctuate significantly from period to period. These measures should be considered supplementary to the Company’s financial results that are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be viewed as a substitute for U.S. GAAP measures. Other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated differently from the way the Company calculates such measures. Consequently, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

The following non-GAAP financial measures are used in this document or in other public disclosures made by the Company from time to time:

1.

Adjusted operating income, on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, and adjusted operating income per diluted share. The Company uses these measures as a basis for analyzing financial results because the Company believes that such measures better reflect the ongoing profitability and underlying trends of the Company’s continuing operations. Adjusted operating income is calculated as net income available to the Company’s shareholders (or, in the case of pre-tax adjusted operating income, income before income taxes) excluding, as applicable:

• substantially all of the effect of net investment related gains and losses;
• changes in the fair value of certain embedded derivatives;
• changes in the fair value of contracts that provide market risk benefits;
• non-economic losses at contract inception for direct pension risk transfer single premium business (which are amortized into adjusted operating income within claims and other policy benefits over the estimated lives of the contracts);
• any net gain or loss from discontinued operations;
• the cumulative effect of any accounting changes;
• the impact of certain tax-related items; and
• any other items that the Company believes are not indicative of the Company’s ongoing operations

 

as such items can be volatile and may not reflect the underlying performance of the Company’s business. In addition, adjusted operating income per diluted share is calculated as adjusted operating income divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding. These measures also serve as a basis for establishing target levels and awards under the Company’s management incentive programs.



 

Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes, when presented at a segment level, is a measure reported to our management for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to our business segments and assessing the performance of our business segments, and will be presented in our financial statement footnotes beginning with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K to be filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 in accordance with ASC 280 – “Segment Reporting.” Adjusted operating income (loss) before income taxes, when presented on a consolidated basis, is a non-GAAP financial measure.

2.

Adjusted operating income (on a pre-tax and after-tax basis), excluding notable items, and adjusted operating income per diluted share, excluding notable items.

Notable items are items the Company believes may not be indicative of its ongoing operating performance which are excluded from adjusted operating income to provide investors and other third parties with a better understanding of the Company’s results. Such items may be unexpected, unknown when the Company prepares its business plan or otherwise. Notable items presented include the financial impact of the Company’s assumption reviews.

3.

Adjusted operating revenue. This measure excludes the effects of net realized capital gains and losses, and changes in the fair value of certain embedded derivatives.

4.

Shareholders’ equity position excluding the impact of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), shareholders’ average equity position excluding AOCI, and book value per share excluding the impact of AOCI. The Company believes that these measures provide useful information since such measures exclude AOCI-related items that are not permanent and can fluctuate significantly from period to period, and may not reflect the impact of the underlying performance of the Company’s businesses on shareholders’ equity and book value per share. AOCI primarily relates to changes in interest rates, credit spreads on its investment securities, future policy benefits discount rate measurement gains (losses), market risk benefits instrument-specific credit risk remeasurement gains (losses) and foreign currency fluctuations. The Company also discloses the following non-GAAP financial measures:

• Shareholders’ average equity position excluding AOCI and B36, where B36 refers to the cumulative change in fair value of funds withheld embedded derivatives;
• Shareholders’ average equity position excluding AOCI and notable items; and
• Shareholders’ average equity position excluding AOCI, B36 and notable items.

5.

Adjusted operating return on equity

. This measure is calculated as adjusted operating income divided by average shareholders’ equity excluding AOCI. Adjusted operating return on equity also serves as a basis for establishing target levels and awards under the Company’s management incentive programs. The Company also discloses the following non-GAAP financial measures:

• Adjusted operating return on equity excluding AOCI and B36;
• Adjusted operating return on equity excluding AOCI and notable items, which is calculated as adjusted operating income excluding notable items divided by average shareholders’ equity excluding notable items and AOCI; and
• Adjusted operating return on equity excluding AOCI, B36 and notable items.

Reconciliations of the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures (to the extent disclosed in this document) to the most comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in the Appendix at the end of this document. Except as otherwise noted herein, the non-GAAP figures and reconciliations presented herein reflect the Company’s adoption of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-12, “Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts” and related amendments (“LDTI”). For additional information regarding the Company’s adoption of LDTI, see Note 1 – “Business and Basis of Presentation” and Note 3 – “Impact of New Accounting Standard” in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The Company is unable to provide reconciliations of the intermediate term targets of consolidated adjusted operating income (loss) before taxes, adjusted operating income (loss) before taxes, excluding notable items (on both a segment-level and consolidated basis), consolidated adjusted operating ROE, respectively, which are forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, due to, among other things, that these targets are a composite of our goals for future results, the inherent difficulty in forecasting generally, and the difficulty of quantifying accurate forecasts of the numerous components comprising these calculations that would be necessary to provide any such reconciliations. In addition, actual performance in future periods may vary from the intermediate term target ranges for a variety of reasons, including known and unknown risk and uncertainties.

Other Definitions:

Value of In-force Business Margins is an operating measure reflecting:

• Expected underwriting margin1, which is derived from the estimated cash flows used to determine LDTI reserves. This amount is calculated using the locked-in LDTI liability discount rates.
• Expected investment margin, which (i) for LDTI products, values derived from the difference between using the expected book yields2 and locked-in LDTI liability discount rates and (ii) for Interest-sensitive products, values calculated using expected investment spread2 and expected duration of treaty.
• Expected fee income, which comes primarily from capital solutions products, is calculated as the present value of expected fees.

Such measure excludes management expenses, impact of capital, and taxes.

These values are based on the Company’s current estimates and assumptions and could materially change.

1 Represents the expected difference, based on current assumptions, between the present value of premiums and present value of claim benefits and treaty allowances, with:

• Present value of premiums is the present value of expected gross premiums plus Deferred Profit Liability (DPL);
• Present value of claim benefits is the present value of expected claim payments less Liability for Future Policy Benefits (LFPB) (before zero floor is applied); and
• Present value of treaty allowances is the present value of future allowances plus related Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC).

2 Expected book yields are based on 2024 actual portfolio book yields adjusted for longer-term VII expectations. Investment spread is the difference between expected book yields and interest credited expense.

Cohort Definitions:

• Uncapped (profitable) cohorts: cohorts with a net premium ratio under 100%
• Capped (loss) cohorts: cohorts with a net premium ratio equal to or greater than 100%
• Floored cohorts: cohorts with reserves floored at zero as reserves cannot be negative

About RGA

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is a global industry leader specializing in life and health reinsurance and financial solutions that help clients effectively manage risk and optimize capital. Founded in 1973, RGA is today one of the world’s largest and most respected reinsurers and remains guided by a powerful purpose: to make financial protection accessible to all. As a global capabilities and solutions leader, RGA empowers partners through bold innovation, relentless execution, and dedicated client focus – all directed toward creating sustainable long-term value. RGA has approximately $3.9 trillion of life reinsurance in force and assets of $118.7 billion as of December 31, 2024. To learn more about RGA and its businesses, please visit www.rgare.com or follow RGA on LinkedIn and Facebook. Investors can learn more at investor.rgare.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and federal securities laws including, among others, statements relating to projections of the future operations, strategies, earnings, revenues, income or loss, ratios, financial performance, and growth potential of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (the “Company”). Forward-looking statements often contain words and phrases such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “if,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “pro forma,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and other words and terms of similar meaning or that are otherwise tied to future periods or future performance, in each case in all derivative forms. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future events and actual results, performance, and achievements could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.

Factors that could also cause results or events to differ, possibly materially, from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, include, among others: (1) adverse changes in mortality, morbidity, lapsation, or claims experience, (2) inadequate risk analysis and underwriting, (3) adverse capital and credit market conditions and their impact on the Company’s liquidity, access to capital, and cost of capital, (4) changes in the Company’s financial strength and credit ratings and the effect of such changes on the Company’s future results of operations and financial condition, (5) the availability and cost of collateral necessary for regulatory reserves and capital, (6) requirements to post collateral or make payments due to declines in the market value of assets subject to the Company’s collateral arrangements, (7) action by regulators who have authority over the Company’s reinsurance operations in the jurisdictions in which it operates, (8) the effect of the Company parent’s status as an insurance holding company and regulatory restrictions on its ability to pay principal of and interest on its debt obligations, (9) general economic conditions or a prolonged economic downturn affecting the demand for insurance and reinsurance in the Company’s current and planned markets, (10) the impairment of other financial institutions and its effect on the Company’s business, (11) fluctuations in U.S. or foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, or securities and real estate markets, (12) market or economic conditions that adversely affect the value of the Company’s investment securities or result in the impairment of all or a portion of the value of certain of the Company’s investment securities that in turn could affect regulatory capital, (13) market or economic conditions that adversely affect the Company’s ability to make timely sales of investment securities, (14) risks inherent in the Company’s risk management and investment strategy, including changes in investment portfolio yields due to interest rate or credit quality changes, (15) the fact that the determination of allowances and impairments taken on the Company’s investments is highly subjective, (16) the stability of and actions by governments and economies in the markets in which the Company operates, including ongoing uncertainties regarding the amount of U.S. sovereign debt and the credit ratings thereof, (17) the Company’s dependence on third parties, including those insurance companies and reinsurers to which the Company cedes some reinsurance, third-party investment managers, and others, (18) financial performance of the Company’s clients, (19) the threat of natural disasters, catastrophes, terrorist attacks, pandemics, epidemics, or other major public health issues anywhere in the world where the Company or its clients do business, (20) competitive factors and competitors’ responses to the Company’s initiatives, (21) development and introduction of new products and distribution opportunities, (22) execution of the Company’s entry into new markets, (23) integration of acquired blocks of business and entities, (24) interruption or failure of the Company’s telecommunication, information technology, or other operational systems, or the Company’s failure to maintain adequate security to protect the confidentiality or privacy of personal or sensitive data and intellectual property stored on such systems, (25) adverse developments with respect to litigation, arbitration, or regulatory investigations or actions, (26) the adequacy of reserves, resources, and accurate information relating to settlements, awards, and terminated and discontinued lines of business, (27) changes in laws, regulations, and accounting standards applicable to the Company or its business, including Long-Duration Targeted Improvement accounting changes, and (28) other risks and uncertainties described in this document and in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with the many risks and uncertainties that affect the Company’s business, including those mentioned in this document and described in the periodic reports the Company files with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even though the Company’s situation may change in the future, except as required under applicable securities law. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, you are advised to see Item 1A – “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as may be supplemented by Item 1A - “Risk Factors” in the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our other periodic and current reports filed with the SEC.

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of Consolidated Net Income to Adjusted Operating Income

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

Net income available to RGA shareholders

$

148

 

 

$

2.22

 

 

$

158

 

 

$

2.37

 

Reconciliation to adjusted operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized (gains) losses, derivatives and other, included in investment related gains (losses), net

300

4.48

(14

)

(0.22

)

Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses

(26

)

(0.39

)

22

0.33

Realized (gains) losses on funds withheld, included in investment income, net of related expenses

 

4

 

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(0.03

)

Embedded derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in investment related gains/losses, net

 

(99

)

 

 

(1.48

)

 

 

143

 

 

 

2.14

 

Included in interest credited

 

(2

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

0.06

 

Investment (income) loss on unit-linked variable annuities

 

1

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(0.03

)

Interest credited on unit-linked variable annuities

 

(1

)

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

0.03

 

Interest expense on uncertain tax positions

 

1

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(0.01

)

Other (1)

 

(16

)

 

 

(0.24

)

 

 

23

 

 

 

0.34

 

Uncertain tax positions and other tax related items

 

22

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(0.28

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

2

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

0.03

 

Adjusted operating income

 

334

 

 

 

4.99

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

4.73

 

Notable items

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Adjusted operating income, excluding notable items

$

334

 

 

$

4.99

 

 

$

316

 

 

$

4.73

 

(Unaudited)

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

Net income available to RGA shareholders

$

717

 

 

$

10.73

 

 

$

902

 

 

$

13.44

 

Reconciliation to adjusted operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized (gains) losses, derivatives and other, included in investment related gains (losses), net

 

706

 

 

 

10.56

 

 

 

280

 

 

 

4.18

 

Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses

 

(35

)

 

 

(0.52

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(0.12

)

Realized (gains) losses on funds withheld, included in investment income, net of related expenses

 

2

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(0.06

)

Embedded derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in investment related gains/losses, net

 

(92

)

 

 

(1.38

)

 

 

129

 

 

 

1.92

 

Included in interest credited

 

12

 

 

 

0.18

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(0.07

)

Investment (income) loss on unit-linked variable annuities

 

2

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

0.01

 

Interest credited on unit-linked variable annuities

 

(2

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(0.01

)

Interest expense on uncertain tax positions

 

1

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Other (1)

 

13

 

 

 

0.19

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

0.43

 

Uncertain tax positions and other tax related items

 

11

 

 

 

0.16

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

0.06

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

7

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

0.10

 

Adjusted operating income

 

1,342

 

 

 

20.06

 

 

 

1,334

 

 

 

19.88

 

Notable items

 

168

 

 

 

2.51

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Adjusted operating income, excluding notable items

$

1,510

 

 

$

22.57

 

 

$

1,334

 

 

$

19.88

 

(1)

The Other line item includes pension risk transfer day one loss, market value adjustments on surrender charges and other immaterial items.

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of Consolidated Effective Income Tax Rates

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024

 

Pre-tax Income (Loss)

 

Income Taxes

 

Effective Tax Rate(1)

 

Pre-tax Income (Loss)

 

Income Taxes

 

Effective Tax Rate(1)

GAAP income

$

225

 

 

$

75

 

 

33.6

%

 

$

980

 

 

$

256

 

 

26.3

%

Reconciliation to adjusted operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized (gains) losses, derivatives and other, included in investment related gains (losses), net

 

380

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

897

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses

 

(32

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

Realized (gains) losses on funds withheld, included in investment income, net of related expenses

 

6

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Embedded derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in investment related gains/losses, net

 

(125

)

 

 

(26

)

 

 

 

 

(116

)

 

 

(24

)

 

 

Included in interest credited

 

(3

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Investment (income) loss on unit-linked variable annuities

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

Interest credited on unit-linked variable annuities

 

(2

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

Interest expense on uncertain tax positions

 

1

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

Other (2)

 

(21

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Uncertain tax positions and other tax related items

 

—

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

Adjusted operating income

 

431

 

 

 

97

 

 

22.5

%

 

 

1,752

 

 

 

410

 

 

23.4

%

Notable items

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income, excluding notable items

$

431

 

 

$

97

 

 

 

 

$

1,946

 

 

$

436

 

 

 

(1)

The Company rounds amounts in the financial statements to millions and calculates the effective tax rate from the underlying whole-dollar amounts. Thus certain amounts may not recalculate based on the numbers due to rounding.

(2)

The Other line item includes pension risk transfer day one loss, market value adjustments on surrender charges and other immaterial items.

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of Consolidated Income before Income Taxes to Pre-tax Adjusted Operating Income

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Income before income taxes

$

225

 

 

$

164

 

Reconciliation to pre-tax adjusted operating income:

 

 

 

Realized (gains) losses, derivatives and other, included in investment related gains (losses), net

 

380

 

 

 

(18

)

Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses

 

(32

)

 

 

28

 

Realized (gains) losses on funds withheld, included in investment income, net of related expenses

 

6

 

 

 

(3

)

Embedded derivatives:

 

 

 

Included in investment related gains/losses, net

 

(125

)

 

 

181

 

Included in interest credited

 

(3

)

 

 

5

 

Investment (income) loss on unit-linked variable annuities

 

2

 

 

 

(3

)

Interest credited on unit-linked variable annuities

 

(2

)

 

 

3

 

Interest expense on uncertain tax positions

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

Other (1)

 

(21

)

 

 

30

 

Pre-tax adjusted operating income

 

431

 

 

 

386

 

Notable items

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Pre-tax adjusted operating income, excluding notable items

$

431

 

 

$

386

 

(Unaudited)

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Income before income taxes

$

980

 

 

$

1,160

 

Reconciliation to pre-tax adjusted operating income:

 

 

 

Realized (gains) losses, derivatives and other, included in investment related gains (losses), net

 

897

 

 

 

360

 

Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses

 

(44

)

 

 

(10

)

Realized (gains) losses on funds withheld, included in investment income, net of related expenses

 

3

 

 

 

(5

)

Embedded derivatives:

 

 

 

Included in investment related gains/losses, net

 

(116

)

 

 

163

 

Included in interest credited

 

15

 

 

 

(6

)

Investment (income) loss on unit-linked variable annuities

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

Interest credited on unit-linked variable annuities

 

(3

)

 

 

(1

)

Interest expense on uncertain tax positions

 

1

 

 

 

—

 

Other (1)

 

16

 

 

 

37

 

Pre-tax adjusted operating income

 

1,752

 

 

 

1,699

 

Notable items

 

194

 

 

 

(3

)

Pre-tax adjusted operating income, excluding notable items

$

1,946

 

 

$

1,696

 

(1)

The Other line item includes pension risk transfer day one loss, market value adjustments on surrender charges and other immaterial items.

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Per Share and Shares Data

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

Earnings per share from net income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

$

2.26

 

$

2.40

 

$

10.90

 

$

13.60

Diluted earnings per share

$

2.22

 

$

2.37

 

$

10.73

 

$

13.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share from adjusted operating income

$

4.99

 

$

4.73

 

$

20.06

 

$

19.88

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding

 

66,982

 

 

66,721

 

 

66,880

 

 

67,117

(Unaudited)

At December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

Treasury shares

 

19,439

 

 

19,690

Common shares outstanding

 

65,872

 

 

65,621

Book value per share outstanding

$

164.19

 

$

138.39

Book value per share outstanding, before impact of AOCI

$

151.31

 

$

144.01

Reconciliation of Book Value Per Share to Book Value Per Share Excluding AOCI and B36 Derivatives

(Unaudited)

At December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Book value per share outstanding

$

164.19

 

 

$

138.39

 

Less effect of AOCI:

 

 

 

Accumulated currency translation adjustment

 

(0.27

)

 

 

1.04

 

Unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of securities

 

(68.73

)

 

 

(55.88

)

Effect of updating discount rates on future policy benefits

 

82.16

 

 

 

49.62

 

Change in instrument-specific credit risk for market risk benefits

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.05

 

Pension and postretirement benefits

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.45

)

Book value per share outstanding, before impact of AOCI

 

151.31

 

 

 

144.01

 

Less effect of B36 derivatives

 

(0.66

)

 

 

(2.06

)

Book value per share outstanding, before impact of AOCI and B36 derivatives

$

151.97

 

 

$

146.07

 

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of Shareholders' Average Equity to Shareholders' Average Equity Excluding AOCI

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

Trailing Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024:

Average Equity

Shareholders' average equity

$

10,045

 

Less effect of AOCI:

 

Accumulated currency translation adjustment

 

60

 

Unrealized (depreciation) appreciation of securities

 

(3,950

)

Effect of updating discount rates on future policy benefits

 

4,234

 

Change in instrument-specific credit risk for market risk benefits

 

4

 

Pension and postretirement benefits

 

(27

)

Shareholders' average equity, excluding AOCI

 

9,724

 

Year-to-date notable items, net of tax

 

67

 

Shareholders' average equity, excluding AOCI and notable items

$

9,791

 

Reconciliation of Trailing Twelve Months of Consolidated Net Income to Adjusted Operating Income

and Related Return on Equity

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Return on Equity

Trailing Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024:

Income

 

Net income available to RGA shareholders

$

717

 

7.1 %

Reconciliation to adjusted operating income:

 

 

 

Capital (gains) losses, derivatives and other, net

 

687

 

 

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives

 

(80)

 

 

Tax expense on uncertain tax positions and other tax related items

 

11

 

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

7

 

 

Adjusted operating income

 

1,342

 

13.8 %

Notable items after tax

 

168

 

 

Adjusted operating income, excluding notable items

$

1,510

 

15.4 %

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net premiums

$

4,156

 

 

$

4,108

 

 

$

17,843

 

 

$

15,085

 

Investment income, net of related expenses

 

1,185

 

 

 

956

 

 

 

4,416

 

 

 

3,591

 

Investment related gains (losses), net

 

(247

)

 

 

(155

)

 

 

(745

)

 

 

(481

)

Other revenue

 

147

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

593

 

 

 

372

 

Total revenues

 

5,241

 

 

 

5,007

 

 

 

22,107

 

 

 

18,567

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claims and other policy benefits

 

3,943

 

 

 

3,837

 

 

 

16,903

 

 

 

13,872

 

Future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses

 

(69

)

 

 

33

 

 

 

(32

)

 

 

(62

)

Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses

 

(32

)

 

 

28

 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

(10

)

Interest credited

 

292

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

1,087

 

 

 

864

 

Policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses

 

411

 

 

 

369

 

 

 

1,641

 

 

 

1,397

 

Other operating expenses

 

385

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

1,268

 

 

 

1,089

 

Interest expense

 

86

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

304

 

 

 

257

 

Total benefits and expenses

 

5,016

 

 

 

4,843

 

 

 

21,127

 

 

 

17,407

 

Income before income taxes

 

225

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

980

 

 

 

1,160

 

Provision for income taxes

 

75

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

256

 

 

 

251

 

Net income

 

150

 

 

 

160

 

 

 

724

 

 

 

909

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Net income available to RGA shareholders

$

148

 

 

$

158

 

 

$

717

 

 

$

902

 

 

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