8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 5, 2005

                   REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           MISSOURI                    1-11848               43-1627032
(State or Other Jurisdiction of      (Commission            (IRS Employer
        Incorporation)               File Number)        Identification Number)

           1370 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY, CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI 63017
                     (Address of Principal Executive Office)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (636) 736-7000

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On December 5, 2005, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (the
"Company") issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing, among other
things, the pricing of $400 million of junior subordinated debentures pursuant
to a public offering. A copy of the Press Release is furnished with this report
as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

         This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities of the Company, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such state. The offer of the junior subordinated debentures as described above
will be made solely by means of a prospectus in accordance with the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.

         The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and
Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information
or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (d) Exhibits

             See exhibit index.






                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA,
                                              INCORPORATED

Date:  December 7, 2005                       By: /s/ Jack B. Lay
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                  Jack B. Lay
                                                  Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit No.       Exhibit
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    99.1          Press release issued December 5, 2005

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2005--Reinsurance Group of America,
Incorporated (NYSE:RGA) announced today that it has priced $400 million of
Junior Subordinated Debentures pursuant to a public offering. RGA expects to use
the net proceeds from the sale of its Junior Subordinated Debentures to repay at
maturity $100 million of its 7.25% Senior Notes in April 2006, to fund an
approximate $100 million stock buyback pursuant to an accelerated share
repurchase program and for general corporate purposes.

The Junior Subordinated Debentures have a 60-year final maturity and feature a
fixed rate coupon of 6.75% for an initial ten-year period with an issue price of
99.660%. After the initial ten-year period, the coupon will become floating. The
Junior Subordinated Debentures are rated Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, BBB-
by Standard & Poor's and bbb by A.M. Best.

RGA expects to complete the offering on December 8, 2005, subject to customary
closing conditions.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the Junior Subordinated Debentures
in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such states.

Copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement relating to the Junior
Subordinated Debentures may be obtained by contacting Morgan Stanley & Co., 180
Varick Street, New York, New York 10004, or Lehman Brothers, 745 Seventh Avenue,
Attention: High Grade Fixed Income Syndicate, New York, New York 10019, or call
(212) 526-9664.

About Reinsurance Group of America

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, is among
the largest global providers of life reinsurance. In addition to its U.S. and
Canadian operations, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated has subsidiary
companies or offices in Australia, Barbados, China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland,
Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
Worldwide, the company has approximately $1.7 trillion of life reinsurance in
force, and assets of $15.4 billion. MetLife, Inc. is the beneficial owner of
approximately 51 percent of RGA's outstanding shares.


CONTACT: Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated
         Jack B. Lay, 636-736-7439
         www.rgare.com