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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

 OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

16600 Swingley Ridge Road

Chesterfield, Missouri 63017

(Address of principal executive offices)

(636) 736-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ☒  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x     Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer o     

Smaller reporting company ☐     Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐  No ☒

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

As of April 30, 2021, 67,985,243 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item												Page
						PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1						Financial Statements
						Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020						3
						Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020						4
						Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020						5
						Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020						6
						Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020						7
						Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):						8
						1. Business and Basis of Presentation						8
						2. Earnings Per Share						8
						3. Equity						9
						4. Investments						11
						5. Derivative Instruments						21
						6. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities						25
						7. Segment Information						30
						8. Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees						32
						9. Income Tax						33
						10. Employee Benefit Plans						33
						11. Reinsurance						34
						12. Policy Claims and Benefits						34
						13. New Accounting Standards						35
2						Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations						37
3						Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk						64
4						Controls and Procedures						64
						PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
1						Legal Proceedings						65
1A						Risk Factors						65
2						Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds						65
6						Exhibits						65
						Index to Exhibits						66
						Signatures						68