Company Quick10K Filing
Reinsurance Group of America
Market
Closing Price ($) Shares Out (MM) Market Cap ($MM)
$0.00 64 $9,721
Financial Filings
10-K 2020-02-27 Annual: 2019-12-31
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 2020-03-03 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2020-02-21 Other Events
8-K 2020-01-28 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2020-01-05 Officers
8-K 2019-12-31 Officers
8-K 2019-10-30 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-07-29 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-07-25 Officers, Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-07-25 Officers, 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 2019-12-31
Content
Item 1. Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2. Properties
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Part II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Note 1 Business and Basis of Presentation
Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements
Note 3 Earnings per Share
Note 4 Investments
Note 5 Derivative Instruments
Note 6 Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Note 7 Reinsurance
Note 8 Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
Note 9 Income Tax
Note 10 Employee Benefit Plans
Note 11 Financial Condition and Net Income on A Statutory Basis - Significant Subsidiaries
Note 12 Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees
Note 13 Debt
Note 14 Collateral Finance and Securitization Notes
Note 15 Segment Information
Note 16 Policy Claims and Benefits
Note 17 Equity
Note 18 Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
Part III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholders Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Exhibits
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Reinsurance Group of America Earnings 2019-12-31

RGA 10K Annual 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 12,357 325,278 305,279 17,444 0 853 838 9,527 0% 11.4 0%
TMK 9,989 23,469 17,931 4,296 844 1,564 964 11,299 20% 11.7 7%
RGA 10,190 75,774 64,250 13,935 0 745 1,097 10,936 0% 10.0 1%
VOYA 8,132 166,850 155,639 8,962 0 641 849 9,798 0% 11.5 0%
PRI 5,494 13,452 11,844 2,008 0 359 498 5,256 0% 10.6 3%
BHF 4,625 225,876 208,116 10,274 0 1,776 1,979 4,701 0% 2.4 1%
ANAT 3,277 28,519 22,687 3,532 0 346 405 2,841 0% 7.0 1%
AEL 2,213 68,330 64,203 1,900 0 80 111 1,074 0% 9.7 0%
GNW 2,280 105,653 89,508 8,393 0 632 1,089 3,995 0% 3.7 1%
FG 1,740 36,117 33,542 1,339 0 134 171 750 0% 4.4 0%
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