Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Reinsurance Group of
America, Incorporated and subsidiaries, (the "Company"), for the year ended
December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"), A. Greig Woodring, Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certifies, to his best knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

         1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Date: March 11, 2004                         /s/ A. Greig Woodring
                                             A. Greig Woodring
                                             President & Chief Executive Officer