Quarterly Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

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Note 19 QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Years Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)
2011		First		Second		Third		Fourth
Total Revenues		$	2,282,435	$	2,203,977	$	1,994,907	$	2,348,219
Total benefits and expenses			2,040,586		2,003,571		1,823,367		2,127,634
Income before income taxes			241,849		200,406		171,540		220,585
Net Income			160,816		132,888		147,385		158,531
Earnings Per Share:
	Basic earnings per share	$	2.20	$	1.80	$	2.00	$	2.16
	Diluted earnings per share		2.18		1.78		1.98		2.15
Dividends declared per share		$	0.12	$	0.12	$	0.18	$	0.18
Market price of common stock
	Quarter end	$	62.78	$	60.86	$	45.95	$	52.25
	Common stock price, high		63.14		63.73		64.32		55.51
	Common stock price, low		53.92		58.40		44.51		44.67
Total outstanding common shares - end of period			73,797		74,076		73,267		73,368
2010		First		Second		Third		Fourth
Total Revenues		$	2,100,185	$	1,931,877	$	1,955,539	$	2,274,129
Total benefits and expenses			1,906,870		1,733,805		1,758,366		1,998,872
Income before income taxes			193,315		198,072		197,173		275,257
Net Income			122,439		127,019		128,232		196,712
Earnings Per Share:
	Basic earnings per share	$	1.68	$	1.74	$	1.75	$	2.68
	Diluted earnings per share		1.64		1.70		1.72		2.62
Dividends declared per share		$	0.12	$	0.12	$	0.12	$	0.12
Market price of common stock
	Quarter end	$	52.52	$	45.71	$	48.29	$	53.71
	Common stock price, high		52.64		56.49		51.09		54.89
	Common stock price, low		44.89		44.21		42.72		47.30
Total outstanding common shares - end of period			73,103		73,154		73,172		73,363
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "RGA". There were 82,599 stockholders of record of RGA's common stock on January 31, 2012.