Company Quick10K Filing
Reinsurance Group of America
Market
Closing Price ($) Shares Out (MM) Market Cap ($MM)
$0.00 64 $9,721
Financial Filings
10-Q 2019-11-01 Quarter: 2019-09-30
10-Q 2019-08-02 Quarter: 2019-06-30
10-Q 2019-05-03 Quarter: 2019-03-31
10-K 2019-02-27 Annual: 2018-12-31
10-Q 2018-11-02 Quarter: 2018-09-30
10-Q 2018-08-03 Quarter: 2018-06-30
10-Q 2018-05-04 Quarter: 2018-03-31
10-K 2018-02-27 Annual: 2017-12-31
10-Q 2017-11-02 Quarter: 2017-09-30
10-Q 2017-08-02 Quarter: 2017-06-30
10-Q 2017-05-04 Quarter: 2017-03-31
10-K 2017-02-28 Annual: 2016-12-31
10-Q 2016-11-02 Quarter: 2016-09-30
10-Q 2016-08-03 Quarter: 2016-06-30
10-Q 2016-05-05 Quarter: 2016-03-31
10-K 2016-02-29 Annual: 2015-12-31
10-Q 2015-11-04 Quarter: 2015-09-30
10-Q 2015-08-05 Quarter: 2015-06-30
10-Q 2015-05-05 Quarter: 2015-03-31
10-K 2015-03-02 Annual: 2014-12-31
10-Q 2014-11-05 Quarter: 2014-09-30
10-Q 2014-08-05 Quarter: 2014-06-30
10-Q 2014-05-05 Quarter: 2014-03-31
10-K 2014-02-27 Annual: 2013-12-31
10-Q 2013-11-05 Quarter: 2013-09-30
10-Q 2013-08-05 Quarter: 2013-06-30
10-Q 2013-05-07 Quarter: 2013-03-31
10-Q 2012-08-07 Quarter: 2012-06-30
10-Q 2012-05-07 Quarter: 2012-03-31
10-Q 2011-11-04 Quarter: 2011-09-30
10-Q 2011-08-04 Quarter: 2011-06-30
10-Q 2011-05-05 Quarter: 2011-03-31
10-K 2011-02-28 Annual: 2010-12-31
10-Q 2010-11-03 Quarter: 2010-09-30
10-Q 2010-08-04 Quarter: 2010-06-30
10-Q 2010-05-05 Quarter: 2010-03-31
10-K 2010-02-26 Annual: 2009-12-31
Current Reports
8-K 2020-01-05 Officers
8-K 2019-10-30 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-07-29 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-07-25 Officers, Exhibits
8-K 2019-07-25 Officers, Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-06-18 Enter Agreement, Off-BS Arrangement, Exhibits
8-K 2019-06-13 Officers
8-K 2019-06-06 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-05-22 Shareholder Vote
8-K 2019-05-15 Enter Agreement, Off-BS Arrangement, Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2019-05-08 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2019-04-29 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-03-14 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-03-05 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-01-28 Earnings, Officers, Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2018-10-25 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-08-21 Enter Agreement, Leave Agreement, Off-BS Arrangement, Exhibits
8-K 2018-07-26 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-06-07 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2018-05-23 Amend Bylaw, Shareholder Vote, Exhibits
8-K 2018-05-17 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2018-04-26 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-04-20 Officers, Amend Bylaw, Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2018-02-28 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2018-02-23 Officers
8-K 2018-01-29 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-01-12 Officers
RGA 2019-09-30
Content
Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits
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EX-32.2 ex3222019q310-q.htm

Reinsurance Group of America Earnings 2019-09-30

RGA 10Q Quarterly Report

Balance SheetIncome StatementCash Flow
Comparables ($MM TTM)
Ticker M Cap Assets Liab Rev G Profit Net Inc EBITDA EV G Margin EV/EBITDA ROA
LNC 12,435 322,259 303,804 17,070 0 1,504 1,688 9,121 0% 5.4 0%
TMK 10,809 24,855 18,155 4,398 897 715 970 12,166 20% 12.5 3%
RGA 9,721 72,044 61,335 13,586 0 783 1,172 10,815 0% 9.2 1%
VOYA 8,170 165,162 154,423 8,977 0 667 952 9,826 0% 10.3 0%
PRI 5,085 13,318 11,732 1,972 0 348 493 4,840 0% 9.8 3%
BHF 4,417 221,212 204,871 8,509 0 822 8 4,801 0% 600.1 0%
ANAT 3,308 28,386 22,619 3,651 0 416 464 2,995 0% 6.5 1%
AEL 2,525 66,371 62,874 2,450 0 212 320 1,309 0% 4.1 0%
GNW 1,908 104,306 88,714 8,516 0 331 867 4,014 0% 4.6 0%
FG 1,781 35,098 32,838 1,328 0 158 238 1,009 0% 4.2 0%
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