ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - May 10, 2012) - Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: [ RGA ]), a leading global life reinsurer, today announced it was named to the FORTUNE 500 list for the third consecutive year. RGA, which entered the FORTUNE 500 list at #321 in 2010, is now ranked at #289. The annual list, which ranks U.S.-based companies by total revenues for their respective fiscal years, will appear in the May 21 issue of FORTUNE magazine.

"RGA delivered a strong performance in 2011 as we continued to meet the needs of our clients and deliver excellent value to our shareholders," said Greig Woodring, President and Chief Executive Officer of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated. "Our total revenue of $8.83 billion in 2011 represented an increase of nearly 7% over 2010."

RGA began operations in 1973 and is now one of the largest life reinsurers in the world. The company serves clients in more than 70 countries and provides individual life reinsurance, individual living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, health reinsurance, financial solutions, facultative underwriting and product development.

About RGA
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: [ RGA ]) is one of the largest global providers of life reinsurance, with operations in Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. Worldwide, the company has approximately US$2.8 trillion of life reinsurance in force and assets of US$32.3 billion.