Exhibit 99.1

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Jack B. Lay
Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
(636) 736-7000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RGA ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO RECORD DATE

     ST. LOUIS, February 2, 2010 — Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) announces that, further to the dividend declaration in the press release issued on February 1, 2010, the dividend record date has been changed to Tuesday, February 9, 2010. The dividend payment date of February 25, 2010 remains unchanged.

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