Reinsurance Group of America Inc: Form 10-Q for the period ended Sep 30, 2024

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and federal securities laws including, among others, statements relating to projections of the future operations, strategies, earnings, revenues, income or loss, ratios, financial performance, and growth potential of the Company. Forward-looking statements often contain words and phrases such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “if,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “pro forma,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and other words and terms of similar meaning or that are otherwise tied to future periods or future performance, in each case in all derivative forms. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future events and actual results, performance, and achievements could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.

Factors that could also cause results or events to differ, possibly materially, from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, include, among others: (1) adverse changes in mortality, morbidity, lapsation, or claims experience, (2) inadequate risk analysis and underwriting, (3) adverse capital and credit market conditions and their impact on the Company’s liquidity, access to capital, and cost of capital, (4) changes in the Company’s financial strength and credit ratings and the effect of such changes on the Company’s future results of operations and financial condition, (5) the availability and cost of collateral necessary for regulatory reserves and capital, (6) requirements to post collateral or make payments due to declines in the market value of assets subject to the Company’s collateral arrangements, (7) action by regulators who have authority over the Company’s reinsurance operations in the jurisdictions in which it operates, (8) the effect of the Company parent’s status as an insurance holding company and regulatory restrictions on its ability to pay principal of and interest on its debt obligations, (9) general economic conditions or a prolonged economic downturn affecting the demand for insurance and reinsurance in the Company’s current and planned markets, (10) the impairment of other financial institutions and its effect on the Company’s business, (11) fluctuations in U.S. or foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, or securities and real estate markets, (12) market or economic conditions that adversely affect the value of the Company’s investment securities or result in the impairment of all or a portion of the value of certain of the Company’s investment securities that in turn could affect regulatory capital, (13) market or economic conditions that adversely affect the Company’s ability to make timely sales of investment securities, (14) risks inherent in the Company’s risk management and investment strategy, including changes in investment portfolio yields due to interest rate or credit quality changes, (15) the fact that the determination of allowances and impairments taken on the Company’s investments is highly subjective, (16) the stability of and actions by governments and economies in the markets in which the Company operates, including ongoing uncertainties regarding the amount of U.S. sovereign debt and the credit ratings thereof, (17) the Company’s dependence on third parties, including those insurance companies and reinsurers to which the Company cedes some reinsurance, third-party investment managers, and others, (18) financial performance of the Company’s clients, (19) the threat of natural disasters, catastrophes, terrorist attacks, pandemics, epidemics, or other major public health issues anywhere in the world where the Company or its clients do business, (20) competitive factors and competitors’ responses to the Company’s initiatives, (21) development and introduction of new products and distribution opportunities, (22) execution of the Company’s entry into new markets, (23) integration of acquired blocks of business and entities, (24) interruption or failure of the Company’s telecommunication, information technology, or other operational systems, or the Company’s failure to maintain adequate security to protect the confidentiality or privacy of personal or sensitive data and intellectual property stored on such systems, (25) adverse developments with respect to litigation, arbitration, or regulatory investigations or actions, (26) the adequacy of reserves, resources, and accurate information relating to settlements, awards, and terminated and discontinued lines of business, (27) changes in laws, regulations, and accounting standards applicable to the Company or its business, including Long-Duration Targeted Improvement accounting changes, and (28) other risks and uncertainties described in this document and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with the many risks and uncertainties that affect the Company’s business, including those mentioned in this document and described in the periodic reports the Company files with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even though the Company’s situation may change in the future, except as required under applicable securities law. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, you are advised to see Item 1A – “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as may be supplemented by Item 1A – “Risk Factors” in the Company’s subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our other periodic and current reports filed with the SEC.

Overview

The Company is among the leading global providers of life reinsurance and financial solutions, with $4.0 trillion of life reinsurance in force and assets of $120.3 billion as of September 30, 2024. Traditional reinsurance includes individual and group life and health, disability, and critical illness reinsurance. Financial Solutions includes longevity reinsurance, asset-intensive reinsurance, capital solutions, including financial reinsurance and stable value products. The Company derives revenues primarily from renewal premiums from existing reinsurance treaties, new business premiums from existing or new reinsurance treaties, fee income from Financial Solutions business and income earned on invested assets.

The Company’s Traditional business involves reinsuring life insurance policies that are often in force for the remaining lifetime of the underlying individuals insured, with premiums earned typically over a period of 10 to 30 years. To a lesser extent, the Company also reinsures health business typically reinsured for one to three years. Each year, however, a portion of the business under existing treaties terminates due to, among other things, lapses or voluntary surrenders of underlying policies, deaths of insureds, and the exercise of recapture options by ceding companies. The Company’s Financial Solutions business includes significant asset-intensive and longevity risk transactions, which allow its clients to take advantage of growth opportunities and manage their capital, longevity and investment risk. The Company also works with partners to provide pension plan sponsors solutions that enable them to diversify and protect the benefits provided to the annuitants.

For its traditional business, the Company’s profitability largely depends on the volume and amount of death- and health-related claims incurred and the ability to adequately price the risks it assumes. While death claims are reasonably predictable over a period of many years, claims become less predictable over shorter periods and are subject to significant fluctuation from quarter to quarter and year to year. For longevity business, the Company’s profitability depends on the lifespan of the underlying contract holders and the investment performance for certain contracts. Additionally, the Company generates profits on investment spreads associated with the reinsurance of investment type contracts and generates fees from financial reinsurance transactions, which are typically shorter duration than its traditional life reinsurance business. The Company believes its sources of liquidity are sufficient to cover potential claims payments on both a short-term and long-term basis.

As is customary in the reinsurance business, clients continually update, refine, and revise reinsurance information provided to the Company. Such revised information is used by the Company in preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements and the financial effects resulting from the incorporation of revised data are reflected in the current period.

Segment Presentation

The Company has geographic-based and business-based operational segments. Geographic-based operations are further segmented into Traditional and Financial Solutions businesses. The Company allocates capital to its segments based on an internally developed economic capital model, the purpose of which is to measure the risk in the business and to provide a consistent basis upon which capital is deployed. The economic capital model considers the unique and specific nature of the risks inherent in RGA’s businesses.

As a result of the economic capital allocation process, a portion of investment income is credited to the segments based on the level of allocated capital. In addition, the segments are charged for excess capital utilized above the allocated economic capital basis. This charge is included in policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses. Segment investment performance varies with the composition of investments and the relative allocation of capital to the operating segments.

Segment revenue levels can be significantly influenced by currency fluctuations, large transactions, mix of business and reporting practices of ceding companies, and therefore may fluctuate from period to period. Although reasonably predictable over a period of years, segment claims experience can be volatile over shorter periods. See “Results of Operations by Segment” below for further information about the Company’s segments.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Results from Operations – 2024 compared to 2023

The following table summarizes net income for the periods presented.

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to three months ended September 30, 2023

The decrease in income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily the result of:

• During the third quarter of 2024, the Company completed its annual assumptions review resulting in a loss of $58 million, primarily driven by updated lapse assumptions in India, partially offset by favorable mortality updates in the U.S. and Canada. The 2023 annual assumptions update resulted in a gain of $3 million in the third quarter of 2023. See Note 4 – “Future Policy Benefits” for additional information.
• During the third quarter of 2024, the Company made a decision to increase its per life retention limit from $8 million to $30 million. The current per life retention limit has been effective since 2008. Since then, the Company has grown significantly and further diversified its business, thus increasing the ability to absorb earnings volatility related to claims. Additionally, the recently adopted LDTI accounting standard further reduces earnings volatility related to claims. These factors led to the decision to increase the per life retention limit effective effective January 1, 2025. As a result, the Company expects to recapture business previously retroceded starting in 2025. The increased retention limit and updated recapture assumption resulted in a future policy benefits remeasurement loss of $136 million recognized in the third quarter of 2024. The higher per life retention limit is expected to increase profits in the future. See Note 9 – “Reinsurance” for additional information.
• An increase in policy acquisition costs due to varying increased allowance levels within coinsurance type arrangements and other insurance expenses related to an increase in retrocessions on a funds withheld basis.
• A remeasurement loss of $31 million in the current period related to changes in the fair value of market risk benefits compared to a remeasurement gain of $21 million in the prior year.
• The losses due to changes in assumptions and remeasurement of market risk benefits were partially offset by an increase in net investment income attributable to an increase in average asset base and higher interest rates on new investments.

Nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2023

The decrease in income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily the result of:

• Unfavorable results in the U.S. Financial Solutions business as a result of a non-economic loss recognized at the inception of a single premium pension risk transfer (“PRT”) transaction completed in first quarter of 2024. The non-economic loss at inception is the difference between the single premium received and the valuation of the initial reserve based on interest rates prescribed by U.S. GAAP.
• An increase in investment related losses resulting from portfolio repositioning.
• The increases in claims and other policy benefits and investment related losses were partially offset by an increase in net investment income attributable to an increase in average asset base and higher interest rates on new investments, favorable impacts of in force management actions and higher surrender charges and market value adjustments related to higher lapses on a single premium annuity block of business.

Foreign currency fluctuations can result in variances in the financial statement line items. Foreign currency exchange fluctuations decreased income before income taxes by $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the weakening of the Canadian Dollar and Japanese Yen compared to the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations increased income before income taxes by $9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the weakening of the Japanese Yen compared to the U.S. dollar. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts discussed below are net of foreign currency fluctuations.

Premiums and business growth

The increase in premiums for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to single premium pension risk transfer (“PRT”) transactions. The PRT single premiums received were offset by an increase in reserves. The remaining increase in premiums for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, was attributable to organic growth on existing treaties and new business production, measured by the face amount of life reinsurance in force, of $403.1 billion and $265.5 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Consolidated assumed life reinsurance in force increased to $3,966.5 billion as of September 30, 2024, from $3,499.4 billion as of September 30, 2023, primarily due to new business production.

Net investment income and investment related gains (losses), net

The increase in net investment income was primarily attributable to an increase in the average invested asset base and interest rates earned on new investments, partially offset by a decrease in variable investment income associated with joint venture and limited partnership investments:

• The average invested assets at amortized cost, excluding spread related business, totaled $38.2 billion and $35.9 billion in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
• The average yield earned on investments, excluding spread related business, was 5.08% and 4.72% for the three month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and 4.81% and 4.62% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in yield for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the prior year was attributable to higher new money rates.

The average yield will vary from period to period depending on several variables, including the prevailing risk-free interest rate and credit spread environment, prepayment fees and make-whole premiums, changes in the mix of the underlying investments and cash and cash equivalents balances. Variable investment income from joint ventures and limited partnerships will also vary from period to period and is highly dependent on the timing of dividends and distributions on certain investments. Investment income is allocated to the operating segments based upon average assets and related capital levels deemed appropriate to support segment operations.

The decrease and increase in investment related losses, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, was primarily attributable to the following:

• During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repositioned its portfolio generating net capital losses of $41 million and $305 million, respectively, compared to net capital losses of $49 million and $119 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
• The Company uses various derivative instruments such as interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and foreign exchange forwards for risk management purposes that either do not qualify or have not been elected for hedge accounting treatment. Changes in the fair value of these instruments are included in investment related gains (losses), net. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the fair value of these instruments increased by $87 million and decreased by $131 million respectively, compared to decreases of $98 million and $222 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. See Note 11 – “Derivative Instruments” for additional information.
• During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred $9 million and $45 million of impairments and change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities compared to $(7) million and $31 million during the three and nine months of 2023.
• The decrease in investment related losses were partially offset by the following:
• Changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives associated with modco/funds withheld treaties increased investment related losses by $112 million and $9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to investment related gains of $1 million and $18 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

The effective tax rate was 26.7% and 24.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to 24.2% and 24.9% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. See Note 13 – “Income Tax” for additional information on the Company’s consolidated effective tax rate.

Impact of certain derivatives, market risk benefits and non-economic changes in insurance liabilities on income before taxes

The Company recognizes in consolidated income any changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives on modco or funds withheld treaties and non-economic changes in insurance liabilities, such as the initial loss on PRT transactions, and changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives associated with equity index annuities (“EIAs”). In addition, the Company recognizes the changes in fair value of market risk benefits associated with guaranteed minimum benefit riders in market risk benefits remeasurement gains (losses). The Company utilizes freestanding derivatives to minimize the income statement volatility due to changes in the fair value of market risk benefits associated with guaranteed minimum benefit riders. The following table presents the effect of embedded derivatives, market risk benefits, related freestanding derivatives and non-economic changes in insurance liabilities on income before income taxes for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):

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Results of Operations by Segment

U.S. and Latin America Operations

The U.S. and Latin America operations consist of two major segments: Traditional and Financial Solutions. The Traditional segment primarily specializes in the reinsurance of individual mortality-risk, health and long-term care, universal life products and to a lesser extent, group reinsurance. The Financial Solutions segment consists of asset-intensive and capital solutions. Asset-intensive includes coinsurance of annuities, corporate-owned life insurance policies, pension risk transfer (“PRT”) group annuity contracts and, to a lesser extent, fee-based synthetic guaranteed investment contracts, which include investment-only, stable value contracts. Capital solutions includes assisting ceding companies in meeting applicable regulatory requirements by enhancing the ceding companies’ financial strength and regulatory surplus position through relatively low risk reinsurance and other transactions. Typically, these transactions do not qualify as reinsurance under GAAP due to the low-risk nature of the transactions; therefore, only the related net fees are reflected in other revenues on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

(dollars in millions)

The decreases in income before income taxes for the third quarter and the first nine months of the year were primarily due to increases in investment related losses and unfavorable impacts of the change in per life retention from $8 million to $30 million in the Traditional segment, partially offset by increases in net investment income, favorable other assumption updates and the net impact of market risk benefits and related derivatives.

The decrease in income before income taxes for the first nine months of the year was primarily due to non-economic changes in insurance liabilities in the Financial Solutions segment and unfavorable impacts of the change in per life retention limit in the Traditional segment, partially offset by increases in net investment income, other assumption updates, management in-force actions and the net impact of market risk benefits and related derivatives. The non-economic change in insurance liabilities was primarily related to the initial loss recognized at the inception of a single premium PRT transaction completed in the first quarter of 2024. The non-economic loss at inception is the difference between the single premium received and the valuation of the initial reserve based on interest rates prescribed by U.S. GAAP.

Traditional Reinsurance

(dollars in millions)

(1) Includes Claims and other policy benefits and Future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses.

The decrease in income before income taxes for the third quarter of 2024 was primarily the result of unfavorable impacts of the change in per life retention from $8 million to $30 million and investment related losses due to portfolio repositioning, partially offset by net favorable assumption updates and management in-force actions. The increase in income before income taxes for the first nine months of 2024 was primarily the result of favorable claims experience period over period primarily within the U.S. Individual Life business, management in-force actions and assumption updates, partially offset by unfavorable impacts of the change in retention and investment related losses due to portfolio repositioning.

Revenues

• The increase in net premiums was primarily due to organic growth and new business, as well as the recapture of a large retrocession treaty, effective April 1, 2023. The segment added new life business, measured by face amount of life reinsurance in force, of $226.9 billion and $106.4 billion during the first nine months of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
• The increase in other revenues was due to transaction and other fees related to a large in-force transaction completed during the quarter.
• The increases in net investment income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to a higher invested asset base in 2024 due to new business growth and higher yields.
• The change in future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses for during the third quarter of 2024 was primarily the result of unfavorable impacts of the change in the Company’s per life retention limit which resulted in a loss of $83 million, partially offset by net favorable assumption updates totaling $30 million and a management in-force transaction within the U.S. Individual Life business. The change in future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses for the first nine months of 2024 was attributable to favorable claims experience period over period, primarily within the U.S. Individual Life business, favorable impacts of in-force management actions and net favorable mortality assumption updates, partially offset by unfavorable impacts of the change in the retention limit.
• The increase in policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses as a percentage of net premiums was primarily due to varying allowance levels within coinsurance type arrangements and the mix of new business between coinsurance versus yearly renewable term.

Financial Solutions

(dollars in millions)

The decreases in income before income taxes for the U.S. and Latin America Financial Solutions segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were driven by the decline in the invested asset base, increases in other insurance expenses due to increases in retrocessions to Ruby Re, and non-economic changes in insurance liabilities, partially offset by increases in net investment income and the net impact of market risk benefits and related derivatives.

The invested asset base supporting asset-intensive transactions decreased to $22.1 billion as of September 30, 2024, from $23.0 billion as of September 30, 2023.

• The decrease in the asset base was primarily due to $1.8 billion in net run off of existing in-force transactions and $2.8 billion associated with an in-force retrocession transaction, partially offset by $3.9 billion from new transactions.
• As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, $3.4 billion and $3.8 billion, respectively, of the invested assets were funds withheld at interest, of which greater than 90% was associated with two clients.

As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the amount of reinsurance assumed in capital solutions transactions, as measured by pre-tax statutory surplus, risk based capital and other financial structures was $29.5 billion and $25.9 billion, respectively.

Impact of certain derivatives, market risk benefits and non-economic changes in insurance liabilities

Income from the Financial Solutions business tends to be volatile due to the impact of certain items such as changes in the fair value of certain derivatives, including embedded derivatives associated with reinsurance treaties structured on a modco or funds withheld basis, non-economic changes in insurance liabilities, which include the initial loss on PRT transactions and changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives associated with the Company’s reinsurance of EIAs, and changes in the fair value of market risk benefits associated with guaranteed minimum benefit riders. Fluctuations occur period to period primarily due to changing investment conditions including, but not limited to, interest rate movements (including risk-free rates and credit spreads), implied volatility and equity market performance, all of which are factors in the calculations of the fair value of the assets and liabilities.

The following table summarizes the U.S. and Latin America Financial Solutions results and quantifies the impact of these embedded derivatives, market risk benefits and non-economic changes in insurance liabilities for the periods presented. Revenues before the impact of certain items should not be viewed as substitutes for GAAP revenues, GAAP benefits and expenses and GAAP income before income taxes.

(dollars in millions)

Embedded Derivatives – Modco/Funds Withheld Treaties – Represents the change in the fair value of embedded derivatives on funds withheld at interest associated with treaties written on a modco or funds withheld basis. The Company’s utilization of a credit valuation adjustment did not have a material effect on the change in fair value of these embedded derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

The change in fair value of the embedded derivatives related to modco/funds withheld treaties increased (decreased) income before income taxes by $(90) million and $(1) million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and increased income before income taxes by $18 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The decrease in income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was due to the impact of declining interest rates on funds withheld liabilities.

Non-Economic Changes in Insurance Liabilities – Non-economic changes in insurance liabilities include the initial loss on PRT transactions, net of amortization, and changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives associated with the Company’s reinsurance of EIAs. The initial loss at inception of a PRT transaction is the difference between the single premium received and the valuation of the initial reserve based on interest rates prescribed by U.S. GAAP.

Market Risk Benefits – Represents the impact related to market risk benefits, which consist of guaranteed minimum benefits associated with the Company’s reinsurance of variable and equity-indexed annuities. The fair value changes of market risk benefits along with the changes in fair value of the freestanding derivatives (interest rate swaps, financial futures and equity options) purchased by the Company to substantially hedge the liability are reflected in revenues. The change in fair value of market risk benefits for guaranteed minimum benefits, after allowing for changes in the associated freestanding derivatives, decreased income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, by $8 million and $16 million, respectively. The changes in fair value of the market risk benefits decreased income before income taxes by $23 million and $48 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

Discussion and analysis before certain derivatives, market risk benefits and non-economic changes in insurance liabilities

The impact of certain derivatives, market risk benefits and non-economic changes in insurance liabilities discussed above are considered unrealized and non-economic by management and do not affect current cash flows, crediting rates or performance on the underlying treaties. Fluctuations occur period to period primarily due to changing investment conditions including, but not limited to, interest rate movements (including benchmark rates and credit spreads), implied volatility and equity market performance, all of which are factors in the calculations of fair value. Therefore, management believes it is helpful to distinguish between the effects of these items and the primary factors that drive profitability of the underlying treaties, which are investment income, fee income (included in other revenues) and interest credited.

• Income before income taxes and certain items decreased by $65 million and $122 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the same periods in 2023, primarily due to increases in realized investment related losses and the decline in the invested asset base.
• Revenue before certain items decreased by $176 million and increased by $1,924 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the same periods in 2023. The decrease in the quarter ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to less premiums recognized from PRT transactions compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to premiums recognized on PRT transactions, which was offset by a corresponding increase in reserves.
• Benefits and expenses before certain items decreased by $111 million and increased by $2,046 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the same periods in 2023. The decrease in the third quarter of 2024 was primarily due to less liabilities for future policy benefits established on associated PRT transactions. The increase was primarily due to the establishment of liabilities for future policy benefits associated with PRT transactions.

Canada Operations

The Canada operations are primarily engaged in traditional reinsurance, which consists mainly of traditional individual life reinsurance, and to a lesser extent, creditor, group life and health, critical illness and disability reinsurance. Creditor insurance covers the outstanding balance on personal, mortgage or commercial loans in the event of death, disability or critical illness and is generally shorter in duration than traditional individual life insurance. The Canada Financial Solutions segment consists of longevity and capital solutions.

(dollars in millions)

The increase in income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to higher investment related gains, partially offset by lower future policy benefits remeasurement gains. The increase in income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to favorable experience on group business and higher investment related gains, partially offset by lower future policy benefits remeasurement gains.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the increases in net premiums, net investment income, investment related gains (losses), net, other revenues, claims and other policy benefits and policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses were due to a new financial solutions transaction executed in the second quarter of 2024.

Foreign currency fluctuations can result in variances in the financial statement line items. Foreign currency fluctuations resulted in decreases in income before income taxes of $2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts discussed below are net of foreign currency fluctuations.

Traditional Reinsurance

(dollars in millions)

(1) Includes Claims and other policy benefits and Future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses.

The increase in income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to future policy benefits remeasurement gains as compared to future policy benefits remeasurement losses in the third quarter of 2023. The increase in income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to favorable experience on group business and future policy benefits remeasurement gains as compared to future policy benefits remeasurement losses in 2023, partially offset by lower investment related gains.

Revenues

• The increase in net premiums for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to new group business and organic growth on all lines of business.
• The segment added new life business, measured by face amount of life reinsurance in force, of $35.7 billion and $33.0 billion during the first nine months of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
• The increase in net investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to an increase in the invested asset base.
• The changes in future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily the result of net favorable assumption updates totaling $30 million primarily attributable to updated mortality assumptions, partially offset by unfavorable impacts of the change in the Company’s per life retention limit which resulted in a loss of $25 million. The decrease in the loss ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to favorable experience on group line of business and future policy benefits remeasurement gains as compared to future policy benefits remeasurement losses in 2023.

Financial Solutions

(dollars in millions)

The decreases in income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were due to a decrease in future policy benefits remeasurement gains, partially offset by higher investment related gains. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the increases in net premiums, net investment income, investment related gains (losses), net, other revenues, claims and other policy benefits and policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses were due to a new transaction executed in the second quarter of 2024.

Europe, Middle East and Africa Operations

The Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) operations consists of two major segments: Traditional and Financial Solutions. The Traditional segment primarily provides reinsurance through yearly renewable term and coinsurance agreements on a variety of life, health and critical illness products. Reinsurance agreements may be facultative or automatic agreements covering primarily individual risks and, in some markets, group risks. The Financial Solutions segment consists of reinsurance and other transactions associated with longevity closed blocks, payout annuities, capital management solutions and financial reinsurance.

(dollars in millions)

The increases in income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to increased net premiums and net investment income, partially offset by increased claims and other policy benefits and increased policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses.

Foreign currency fluctuations can result in variances in the financial statement line items. Foreign currency fluctuations resulted in a $1 million increase in income before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and a $4 million increase in income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts discussed below are net of foreign currency fluctuations.

Traditional Reinsurance

(dollars in millions)

(1) Includes Claims and other policy benefits and Future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses.

The increases in income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to increased net premiums and net investment income, decreased future policy benefits remeasurement losses, which includes the impact of changes in cash flow assumptions, partially offset by increased claims and other policy benefits and increased policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses.

Revenues

• The increases in net premiums for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to increased business volume on new and existing treaties.
• The segment added new life business production, measured by face amount of life reinsurance in force, of $89.0 billion and $97.6 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Benefits and expenses

• The changes in future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses for the three and nine months of 2024 were primarily the result of unfavorable impacts of the change in the Company’s per life retention limit, which resulted in a loss of $15 million, and net unfavorable assumption updates totaling $25 million primarily attributable to updated lapse assumptions in the United Kingdom, partially offset by favorable claims experience in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.
• The decreases in the loss ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to favorable mortality and morbidity claims experience.
• The increase in policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses as a percentage of net premiums for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to an increase in premiums with higher allowances.

Financial Solutions

(dollars in millions)

The increase in income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily due to increases in net investment income and growth in closed longevity business, partially offset by future policy benefits remeasurement losses.

Revenues

• The increases in net premiums for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to increased volumes of closed block longevity transactions.
• The increases in net investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily related to an increase in invested assets and higher yields from fixed-income securities.
• The decreases in investment related losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were attributable to lower investment related losses on fixed-income security sales associated with portfolio repositioning and fluctuations in the fair market value of CPI swap derivatives due to changes in future inflation expectations.
• The increases in claims other policy benefits the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were the result of increased volumes of closed block longevity and asset-intensive transactions.
• During the third quarter of 2024 and 2023, the Company completed its annual assumption review, and there was an immaterial change in assumptions in the current period compared to a $34 million remeasurement gain recognized in 2023.

Asia Pacific Operations

The Asia Pacific operations include business generated by its offices throughout Asia and Australia. The Traditional segment’s principal types of reinsurance include individual and group life and health, critical illness, disability and superannuation. Reinsurance agreements may be facultative or automatic agreements covering primarily individual risks, and in some markets, group risks. Superannuation is the Australian government mandated compulsory retirement savings program. Superannuation funds accumulate retirement funds for employees, and, in addition, typically offer life and disability insurance coverage. The Financial Solutions segment includes financial reinsurance, asset-intensive and certain disability and life blocks.

(dollars in millions)

The decreases in income before taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to future policy benefits remeasurement losses, partially offset by higher net premiums.

Foreign currency fluctuations can result in variances in the financial statement line items. Foreign currency fluctuations resulted in no impact for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and a $8 million increase in income before income taxes during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts discussed below are net of foreign currency fluctuations.

Traditional Reinsurance

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(1) Includes Claims and other policy benefits and Future policy benefits remeasurement (gains) losses.

The decreases in income before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily the result of higher losses from future policy benefits remeasurement and increased claims and other policy benefits, partially offset by higher net premiums.

Revenues

• The increase in net premiums was primarily due to continued business growth in the segment.
• The segment added new life business production, measured by face amount of life reinsurance in force, of $42.2 billion and $25.7 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
• The increases in the loss ratio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to unfavorable impact of annual assumption review of $82 million primarily attributable to updated lapse assumption in India and the unfavorable impacts of the change in the Company’s retention limit which resulted in a loss of $13 million, partially offset by favorable underlying underwriting experience.

Financial Solutions

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The increases in income (loss) before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were driven by investment related gains (losses) and surrender charges and market value adjustments from higher lapses on a single premium annuity block of business.

The invested asset base supporting asset-intensive transactions increased to $23.2 billion as of September 30, 2024, from $14.4 billion as of September 30, 2023. The increase in the asset base compared to September 30, 2023, was primarily due to approximately $7.3 billion from recently executed transactions and net organic growth of $1.5 billion from existing in force blocks. The amount of reinsurance assumed from client companies, as measured by pre-tax statutory surplus, risk based capital and other financial reinsurance structures was $1.9 billion and $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Fees earned from this business can vary significantly depending on the size, complexity, and timing of the transactions and, therefore, can fluctuate from period to period.

Revenues

• The increase in net investment income was the result of a growing asset base.
• The increase in investment related gains (losses), net for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was attributable to an increase in the fair value of derivatives of $141 million, largely driven by the strengthening of the Japanese Yen, partially offset by net losses from investment activity of $57 million, primarily due to higher lapses and portfolio repositioning on recently executed transactions. The decrease in investment related gains (losses), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was related to net losses from investment activity of $98 million, largely attributable to higher lapses and portfolio repositioning, partially offset by an increase in the fair value of derivatives of $42 million, primarily driven by the strengthening of the Japanese Yen. Investment losses associated with higher lapses were offset by surrender charges and market value adjustments.
• The increases in other revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were due to surrender charges and market value adjustments from higher lapses on a single premium annuity block of business.
• The increase in claims and other policy benefits, interest credited, policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were the result of new asset-intensive transactions.

Corporate and Other

Corporate and Other revenues primarily include investment income from unallocated invested assets, investment related gains and losses and service fees. Corporate and Other expenses consist of the offset to capital charges allocated to the operating segments within the policy acquisition costs and other insurance income line item, unallocated overhead and executive costs, interest expense related to debt and service business expenses. Additionally, Corporate and Other includes results from the Company’s Funding Agreement Backed Notes (“FABN”) program and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries that, among other activities, develop and market technology and provide consulting and outsourcing solutions for the insurance and reinsurance industries. The Company invests in this area in an effort to both support its clients and accelerate the development of innovative solutions and services to increase consumer engagement within the life insurance industry and hence generate new future revenue streams.

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The increase in loss before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to increases in investment related losses, net and interest credited, partially offset by higher net investment income and other revenues. The increase in loss before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to increases in investment related losses, interest credited, other operating expenses and interest expense, partially offset by higher net investment income and other revenues.

Revenues

• The increases in net investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were the result of higher income on Corporate invested assets due to a higher asset base.
• The increase in investment related gains (losses), net for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to a decrease in change in fair value of derivatives in 2024, compared to an increase in 2023. The increase in investment related gains (losses), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to losses on sales of fixed maturity securities in 2024.
• The increases in other revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily attributable to favorable foreign currency fluctuations in 2024.

Expenses

• The increases in interest credited for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily attributable to new FABN issuances.
• The increase in other operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to an increase in compensation expense.
• The increase in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily attributable to an increase in outstanding debt.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

The Company believes that cash flows from the source of funds available to it will provide sufficient cash flows for the next twelve months to satisfy the current liquidity requirements of the Company under various scenarios that include the potential risk of early recapture of reinsurance treaties, market events and higher than expected claims. The Company performs periodic liquidity stress testing to ensure its asset portfolio includes sufficient high quality liquid assets that could be utilized to bolster its liquidity position under stress scenarios. These assets could be utilized as collateral for secured borrowing transactions with various third parties or by selling the securities in the open market if needed. The Company’s liquidity requirements have been and will continue to be funded through net cash flows from operations. However, in the event of significant unanticipated cash requirements beyond normal liquidity needs, the Company has multiple liquidity alternatives available based on market conditions and the amount and timing of the liquidity need. These alternatives include the sale of invested assets subject to market conditions, borrowings under committed credit facilities, secured borrowings, and if necessary, issuing long-term debt, preferred securities or common equity.

Current Market Environment

The Company’s average investment yield, excluding spread related business, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 5.08%, 36 basis points above the same period in 2023, primarily attributable to higher new money rates. The average yield will vary from year to year depending on several variables, including the prevailing risk-fee interest rate and credit spread environment, prepayment fees and make-whole premiums, changes in the mix of the underlying investments and cash and cash equivalents balances. Variable investment income from joint ventures and limited partnerships will also vary from year to year and is highly dependent on the timing of dividends and distributions on certain investments. Gross unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities available-for-sale increased from $1.1 billion at December 31, 2023, to $1.8 billion at September 30, 2024, and gross unrealized losses decreased from $5.6 billion at December 31, 2023, to $5.1 billion at September 30, 2024.

The Company continues to be in a position to hold any investment security showing an unrealized loss until recovery, provided it remains comfortable with the credit of the issuer. The Company does not rely on short-term funding or commercial paper and to date it has experienced no liquidity pressure, nor does it anticipate such pressure in the foreseeable future.

The Company projects its reserves to be sufficient and it would not expect to be required to take any actions to augment capital, even if interest rates remain at current levels for the next five years, assuming all other factors remain constant. To mitigate disintermediation risk, the Company purchased swaptions to protect it against a material increase in interest rates. While the Company has felt the pressures of sustained low interest rates, followed by the recent significant increase in risk-free rates, and volatile equity markets, its business and results of operations are not overly sensitive to these risks. Mortality and morbidity risks continue to be the most significant risk for the Company. Although management believes the Company’s current capital base is adequate to support its business at current operating levels, it continues to monitor new business opportunities and any associated new capital needs that could arise from the changing financial landscape.

The Holding Company

RGA is an insurance holding company whose primary uses of liquidity include, but are not limited to, the immediate capital needs of its operating companies, dividends paid to its shareholders, repurchase of common stock and interest payments on its indebtedness. The primary sources of RGA’s liquidity include proceeds from its capital-raising efforts, interest income on undeployed corporate investments, interest income received on surplus notes with RGA Reinsurance Company (“RGA Reinsurance”), RGA Life and Annuity Insurance Company (“RGA Life and Annuity”) and Rockwood Reinsurance Company (“Rockwood Re”) and dividends from operating subsidiaries. As the Company continues its growth efforts, RGA will continue to be dependent upon these sources of liquidity. The following tables provide comparative information for RGA (dollars in millions):

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See Item 15, Schedule II – “Condensed Financial Information of the Registrant” in the 2023 Annual Report for additional financial information related to RGA.

The undistributed earnings of substantially all of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have been reinvested indefinitely in those non-U.S. operations, as described in Note 14 – “Income Tax” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2023 Annual Report. As U.S. Tax Reform generally eliminates U.S. federal income taxes on dividends from foreign subsidiaries, the Company does not expect to incur material income taxes if these funds are repatriated.

RGA endeavors to maintain a capital structure that provides financial and operational flexibility to its subsidiaries, credit ratings that support its competitive position in the financial services marketplace, and shareholder returns. As part of the Company’s capital deployment strategy, it has in recent years repurchased shares of RGA common stock and paid dividends to RGA shareholders, as authorized by the board of directors.

On January 23, 2024, RGA’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $500 million of RGA’s outstanding common stock. The authorization was effective immediately and does not have an expiration date. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, RGA did not repurchase any shares under this program.

The pace of repurchase activity depends on various factors such as the level of available cash, an evaluation of the costs and benefits associated with alternative uses of excess capital, such as acquisitions and in force reinsurance transactions, and RGA’s stock price.

Details underlying dividend and share repurchase program activity were as follows (in millions, except share data):

(1) Excludes shares utilized to execute and settle certain equity based compensation awards.

In October 2024, RGA’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.89 per share. All future payments of dividends are at the discretion of RGA’s board of directors and will depend on the Company’s earnings, capital requirements, insurance regulatory conditions, operating conditions, and other such factors as the board of directors may deem relevant. The amount of dividends that RGA can pay will depend in part on the operations of its reinsurance subsidiaries. See Note 3 – “Equity” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the Company’s share repurchase program.

Debt

Certain of the Company’s debt agreements contain financial covenant restrictions related to, among others, liens, the issuance and disposition of stock of restricted subsidiaries, minimum requirements of consolidated net worth, maximum ratios of debt to capitalization and change of control provisions. The Company renewed its syndicated credit facility in the first quarter of 2023. Under the terms of the facility the Company is required to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, as defined in the debt agreements, of $6.3 billion. Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2018-12, the minimum consolidated net worth, as defined in the debt agreements, was reduced to $5.8 billion effective with the June 30, 2023, covenant calculations. Also, consolidated indebtedness, calculated as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, cannot exceed 35% of the sum of the Company’s consolidated indebtedness plus adjusted RGA Inc.’s shareholders’ equity. A material ongoing covenant default could require immediate payment of the amount due, including principal, under the various agreements. Additionally, the Company’s debt agreements contain cross-acceleration covenants, which would make outstanding borrowings immediately payable in the event of a material uncured covenant default under any of the agreements, including, but not limited to, non-payment of indebtedness when due for an amount in excess of the amounts set forth in those agreements, bankruptcy proceedings, or any other event that results in the acceleration of the maturity of indebtedness.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $5.1 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively, in outstanding borrowings under its debt agreements and was in compliance with all covenants under those agreements. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the average interest rate on long-term debt outstanding was 5.17% and 5.09%, respectively. The ability of the Company to make debt principal and interest payments depends on the earnings and surplus of subsidiaries, investment earnings on undeployed capital proceeds, available liquidity at the holding company, and the Company’s ability to raise additional funds.

The Company enters into derivative agreements with counterparties that reference either the Company’s debt rating or its financial strength rating. If either rating is downgraded in the future, it could trigger certain terms in the Company’s derivative agreements, which could negatively affect overall liquidity. For the majority of the Company’s derivative agreements, there is a termination event should the long-term senior debt ratings drop below either BBB+ (S&P) or Baa1 (Moody’s) or the financial strength ratings drop below either A- (S&P) or A3 (Moody’s).

The Company may borrow up to $850 million in cash and obtain letters of credit in multiple currencies on its revolving credit facility that matures in March 2028. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had no cash borrowings outstanding and no issued letters of credit under this facility.

On May 13, 2024, the Company issued 5.75% fixed rate Senior Notes due 2034 with a face amount of $650 million and will be used for general corporate purposes. Capitalized issuance costs were $6 million.

Based on the historic cash flows and the current financial results of the Company, management believes RGA’s cash flows will be sufficient to enable RGA to meet its obligations for at least the next 12 months.

Credit and Committed Facilities

The Company has obtained bank letters of credit in favor of various affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies from which the Company assumes business. These letters of credit represent guarantees of performance under the reinsurance agreements and allow ceding companies to take statutory reserve credits. Certain of these letters of credit contain financial covenant restrictions similar to those described in the “Debt” discussion above. At September 30, 2024, there were approximately $54 million of outstanding bank letters of credit in favor of third parties. Additionally, in accordance with applicable regulations, the Company utilizes letters of credit to secure statutory reserve credits when it retrocedes business to its affiliated subsidiaries. The Company cedes business to its affiliates to help reduce the amount of regulatory capital required in certain jurisdictions, such as the U.S., Canada and UK. The Company believes the capital required to support the business in the affiliates reflects more realistic expectations than the original jurisdiction of the business, where capital requirements are often considered to be quite conservative. As of September 30, 2024, $1.0 billion in letters of credit from various banks were outstanding, but undrawn, backing reinsurance between the various subsidiaries of the Company.

On March 13, 2023, the Company entered into a syndicated revolving credit facility with a five year term and an overall capacity of $850 million. See Note 18 – “Financing Activities” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2023 Annual Report for further information.

Cash Flows

The Company’s principal cash inflows from its reinsurance operations include premiums and deposit funds received from ceding companies. The primary liquidity concerns with respect to these cash flows are early recapture of the reinsurance contract by the ceding company and lapses of annuity products reinsured by the Company. The Company’s principal cash inflows from its invested assets result from investment income and the maturity and sales of invested assets. The primary liquidity concerns with respect to these cash inflows relates to the risk of default by debtors and interest rate volatility. The Company manages these risks very closely. See “Investments” below.

Additional sources of liquidity to meet unexpected cash outflows in excess of operating cash inflows and current cash and equivalents on hand also includes drawing funds under a revolving credit facility, under which the Company had availability of $850 million as of September 30, 2024. The Company also has $624 million of funds available through collateralized borrowings from the FHLB as of September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the Company could have borrowed these additional amounts without violating any of its existing debt covenants.

The Company’s principal cash outflows relate to the payment of claims liabilities, interest credited, operating expenses, income taxes, dividends to shareholders, purchases of treasury stock, and principal and interest under debt and other financing obligations. The Company seeks to limit its exposure to loss on any single insured and to recover a portion of benefits paid by ceding reinsurance to other insurance enterprises or reinsurers under excess coverage and coinsurance contracts. See Note 2 – “Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2023 Annual Report. The Company performs annual financial reviews of its retrocessionaires to evaluate financial stability and performance. The Company has never experienced a material default in connection with retrocession arrangements, nor has it experienced any difficulty in collecting claims recoverable from retrocessionaires; however, no assurance can be given as to the future performance of such retrocessionaires nor to the recoverability of future claims. The Company’s management believes its cash and cash equivalents as well as its current sources of liquidity are adequate to meet its cash requirements for the next 12 months.

Summary of Primary Sources and Uses of Liquidity and Capital

The Company’s primary sources and uses of liquidity and capital are summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

Cash Flows from Operations – The principal cash inflows from the Company’s reinsurance activities come from premiums, investment and fee income, annuity considerations and deposit funds. The principal cash outflows relate to the liabilities associated with various life and health insurance, annuity and disability products, operating expenses, income tax payments and interest on outstanding debt obligations. The primary liquidity concern with respect to these cash flows is the risk of shortfalls in premiums and investment income, particularly in periods with abnormally high claims levels.

Cash Flows from Investments – The principal cash inflows from the Company’s investment activities come from repayments of principal on invested assets, proceeds from maturities of invested assets, sales of invested assets and settlements of freestanding derivatives. The principal cash outflows relate to purchases of investments, issuances of policy loans and settlements of freestanding derivatives. The Company typically has a net cash outflow from investing activities because cash inflows from insurance operations are reinvested in accordance with its asset/liability management discipline to fund insurance liabilities. The Company closely monitors and manages these risks through its credit risk management process. The primary liquidity concerns with respect to these cash flows are the risk of default by debtors and market disruption, which could make it difficult for the Company to sell investments.

Financing Cash Flows – The principal cash inflows from the Company’s financing activities come from issuances of RGA debt and equity securities, and deposit funds associated with universal life and other investment type policies and contracts. The principal cash outflows come from repayments of debt, payments of dividends to shareholders, purchases of treasury stock and withdrawals associated with universal life and other investment type policies and contracts. A primary liquidity concern with respect to these cash flows is the risk of early contractholder and policyholder withdrawal.

Contractual Obligations

There were no material changes in the Company’s contractual obligations from those reported in the 2023 Annual Report, except for the following:

• The Company’s contractual obligations associated with future policy benefits increased $10.6 billion at September 30, 2024, due to new transactions executed during the year.
• The Company’s contractual obligations associated with other investment commitments increased $0.7 billion at September 30, 2024, primarily due to an increase in payables for securities sold or loaned under agreements to repurchase, see Note 10 – “Investments” for further details.

Asset / Liability Management

The Company actively manages its cash and invested assets using an approach that is intended to balance quality, diversification, asset/liability matching, liquidity and investment return. The goals of the investment process are to optimize after-tax, risk-adjusted investment income and after-tax, risk-adjusted total return while managing the assets and liabilities on a cash flow and duration basis.

The Company has established target asset portfolios for its operating segments, which represent the investment strategies intended to profitably fund its liabilities within acceptable risk parameters. These strategies include objectives and limits for effective duration, yield curve sensitivity and convexity, liquidity, asset sector concentration and credit quality.

The Company’s asset-intensive products are primarily supported by investments in fixed maturity securities reflected on the Company’s balance sheet and under funds withheld arrangements with the ceding company. Investment guidelines are established to structure the investment portfolio based upon the type, duration and behavior of products in the liability portfolio so as to achieve targeted levels of profitability. The Company manages the asset-intensive business to provide a targeted spread between the interest rate earned on investments and the interest rate credited to the underlying interest-sensitive contract liabilities. The Company periodically reviews models projecting different interest rate scenarios and their effect on profitability. Certain of these asset-intensive agreements, primarily in the U.S. and Latin America Financial Solutions operating segment, are generally funded by fixed maturity securities that are withheld by the ceding company.

The Company’s liquidity position (cash and cash equivalents and short term investments) was $5.6 billion and $3.2 billion at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Liquidity needs are determined from valuation analyses conducted by operational units and are driven by product portfolios. Periodic evaluations of demand liabilities and short-term liquid assets are designed to adjust specific portfolios, as well as their durations and maturities, in response to anticipated liquidity needs.

See “Securities Borrowing, Lending and Repurchase/Reverse Repurchase Agreements” in Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to the Company’s securities borrowing, lending and repurchase/reverse repurchase programs. In addition to its security agreements with third parties, certain RGA subsidiaries have entered into intercompany securities lending agreements to more efficiently source securities for lending to third parties and to provide for more efficient regulatory capital management.

The Company is a member of the FHLB and holds $72 million of FHLB common stock, which is included in other invested assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company has entered into funding agreements with the FHLB under guaranteed investment contracts whereby the Company has issued the funding agreements in exchange for cash and for which the FHLB has been granted a blanket lien on the Company’s commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage loans used to collateralize the Company’s obligations under the funding agreements. The Company maintains control over these pledged assets, and may use, commingle, encumber or dispose of any portion of the collateral as long as there is no event of default and the remaining qualified collateral is sufficient to satisfy the collateral maintenance level. The funding agreements and the related security agreements represented by this blanket lien provide that upon any event of default by the Company, the FHLB’s recovery is limited to the amount of the Company’s liability under the outstanding funding agreements. The amount of the Company’s liability for the funding agreements with the FHLB was $1.4 billion at September 30, 2024 and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2023, which is included in interest-sensitive contract liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The advances on these agreements are collateralized primarily by commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage loans, and U.S. Treasury and government agency securities. The amount of collateral exceeds the liability and is dependent on the type of assets collateralizing the guaranteed investment contracts.

Investments

Management of Investments

The Company’s investment and derivative strategies involve matching the characteristics of its reinsurance products and other obligations. The Company seeks to closely approximate the interest rate sensitivity of the assets with estimated interest rate sensitivity of the reinsurance liabilities. The Company achieves its income objectives through strategic and tactical asset allocations, applying security and derivative strategies within asset/liability and disciplined risk management frameworks. Derivative strategies are employed within the Company’s risk management framework to help manage duration, currency, and other risks in assets and/or liabilities and to replicate the credit characteristics of certain assets.

The Company’s portfolio management groups work with the Enterprise Risk Management function to develop the investment policies for the assets of the Company’s domestic and international investment portfolios. All investments held by the Company, directly or in a funds withheld at interest reinsurance arrangement, are monitored for conformance with the Company’s stated investment policy limits as well as any limits prescribed by the applicable jurisdiction’s insurance laws and regulations. See Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company’s investments.

Portfolio Composition

The Company had total cash and invested assets of $103.4 billion and $81.9 billion as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, as illustrated below (dollars in millions):

Investment Yield

The following table presents consolidated average invested assets at amortized cost, net investment income, investment yield, variable investment income (“VII”) and investment yield excluding VII, which can vary significantly from period to period (dollars in millions). The table excludes spread related business. Spread related business is primarily associated with contracts on which the Company earns an interest rate spread between assets and liabilities. To varying degrees, fluctuations in the yield on other spread related business is generally subject to corresponding adjustments to the interest credited on the liabilities.

Investment yield increased for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and the nine months ended September 30, 2024, in comparison to the same periods in the prior year, primarily due to higher new money rates. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, this was partially offset by decreased variable income from real estate joint ventures.

Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale

See “Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale” in Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for tables that provide the amortized cost, allowance for credit losses, unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair value of these securities by type as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Important factors in the selection of investments include diversification, quality, yield, call protection and total rate of return potential. The relative importance of these factors is determined by market conditions and the underlying reinsurance liability and existing portfolio characteristics. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, approximately 94.9% and 94.3%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated investment portfolio of fixed maturity securities were investment grade.

The Company owns floating rate securities that represent approximately 7.5% and 7.7% of the total fixed maturity securities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. These investments have a higher degree of income variability than the other fixed income holdings in the portfolio due to fluctuations in interest payments. The Company holds floating rate investments to enhance asset management strategies and match certain interest-sensitive contract liabilities.

The largest asset class in which fixed maturity securities were invested was corporate securities, which represented approximately 65.4% and 64.1% of total fixed maturity securities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. See “Corporate Fixed Maturity Securities” in Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for tables showing the major sector types, which comprise the corporate fixed maturity holdings as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s investments in Canadian government securities represented 6.4% and 6.5%, respectively, of the fair value of total fixed maturity securities. These assets are primarily high quality, long duration provincial strip bonds, the valuation of which is closely linked to the interest rate curve. These assets are longer in duration and held primarily for asset/liability management to meet Canadian regulatory requirements.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s investments in Japanese government securities represented 6.7% and 5.2%, respectively, of the fair value of total fixed maturity securities. These assets are primarily long duration government bonds matching the liability profile of the Company’s Japanese business.

The Company references rating agency designations in some of its investments disclosures. These designations are based on the ratings from nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, primarily Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Structured securities held by the Company’s insurance subsidiaries that maintain the NAIC statutory basis of accounting utilize the NAIC rating methodology. The NAIC assigns designations to publicly traded as well as privately placed securities. The designations assigned by the NAIC range from class 1 to class 6, with designations in classes 1 and 2 generally considered investment grade (BBB or higher rating agency designation). NAIC designations in classes 3 through 6 are generally considered below investment grade (BB or lower rating agency designation). If no rating is available from a rating agency or the NAIC, then an internally developed rating is used.

The quality of the Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity securities portfolio, as measured at fair value and by the percentage of fixed maturity securities invested in various ratings categories, relative to the entire available-for-sale fixed maturity securities portfolio, as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was as follows (dollars in millions):

The Company’s fixed maturity portfolio includes structured securities. The following table shows the types of structured securities the Company held as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (dollars in millions):

The Company’s ABS portfolio primarily consists of CLOs, aircraft and NAV loans. The principal risks in holding ABS are structural, credit, capital market and interest rate risks. Structural risks include the securities’ cash flow priority in the capital structure and the inherent prepayment sensitivity of the underlying collateral. Credit risks include the adequacy and ability to realize proceeds from the collateral. Credit risks are mitigated by credit enhancements that include excess spread, over-collateralization and subordination. Capital market risks include general level of interest rates and the liquidity for these securities in the marketplace.

The Company’s CMBS portfolio primarily consists of large pool securitizations that are diverse by property type, borrower and geographic dispersion. The principal risks in holding CMBS are structural and credit risks. Structural risks include the securities’ cash flow priority in the capital structure and the inherent prepayment sensitivity of the underlying collateral. Credit risks include the adequacy and ability to realize proceeds from the collateral. The Company focuses on investment grade rated tranches that provide additional credit support beyond the equity protection in the underlying loans. These assets are viewed as an attractive alternative to other fixed income asset classes.

The Company’s RMBS portfolio includes agency-issued pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Agency-issued pass-through securities are guaranteed or otherwise supported by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association, or the Government National Mortgage Association. The principal risks inherent in holding RMBS are prepayment and extension risks, which will affect the timing of when cash will be received and are dependent on the level of mortgage interest rates. Prepayment risk is the unexpected increase in principal payments from the expected, primarily as a result of owner refinancing. Extension risk relates to the unexpected slowdown in principal payments from the expected. In addition, non-agency RMBS face credit risk should the borrower be unable to pay the contractual interest or principal on their obligation. The Company monitors its mortgage-backed securities to mitigate exposure to the cash flow uncertainties associated with these risks.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $5.1 billion and $5.6 billion, respectively, of gross unrealized losses related to its fixed maturity securities. The Company monitors its fixed maturity securities to determine impairments in value and evaluates factors such as financial condition of the issuer, payment performance, compliance with covenants, general market and industry sector conditions, current intent and ability to hold securities, and various other subjective factors. Based on management’s judgment, an allowance for credit losses in the amount that fair value is less than the amortized cost is recorded for securities determined to have expected credit losses.

Mortgage Loans

The Company’s mortgage loan portfolio consists of U.S., Canada and UK based investments primarily in retail locations, light industrial properties, and commercial offices. The mortgage loan portfolio is diversified by geographic region and property type as discussed further under “Mortgage Loans” in Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Mortgage loans in the Company’s portfolio range in size up to $45 million, with the average mortgage loan investment as of September 30, 2024, of $10 million.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s recorded investment in mortgage loans, gross of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and allowance for credit losses, were distributed geographically as follows (dollars in millions):

See “Allowance for Credit Losses and Impairments” in Note 2 – “Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements” of the Company’s 2023 Annual Report and “Mortgage Loans” in Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the Company’s policy for allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans.

Allowance for Credit Losses and Impairments

The table below summarizes investment related gains (losses), net related to allowances for credit losses and impairments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in millions):

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The Company’s determination of whether a decline in value necessitates the recording of an allowance for credit losses includes an analysis of whether the issuer is current on its contractual payments, evaluating whether it is probable that the Company will be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security and analyzing the overall ability of the Company to recover the amortized cost of the investment. See “Allowance for Credit Losses and Impairments” in Note 2 – “Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements” of the Company’s 2023 Annual Report for additional information.

See “Unrealized Losses for Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale” in Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for tables that present the estimated fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities that have estimated fair values below amortized cost by class and grade, as well as the length of time the related estimated fair value has remained below amortized cost as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company classified approximately 9.9% and 10.6%, respectively, of its fixed maturity securities in the Level 3 category. Refer to Note 12 – “Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. These securities primarily consist of private placement corporate and asset-backed securities.

See “Securities Lending and Repurchase/Reverse Repurchase Agreements” in Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to the Company’s securities lending and repurchase/reverse repurchase agreements.

Funds Withheld at Interest

For reinsurance agreements written on a modified coinsurance basis and certain agreements written on a coinsurance basis, assets equal to the net statutory reserves are withheld and legally owned and managed by the ceding company and are reflected as funds withheld at interest on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. In the event of a ceding company’s insolvency, the Company would need to assert a claim on the assets supporting its reserve liabilities. However, the risk of loss to the Company is mitigated by its ability to offset amounts it owes the ceding company for claims or allowances against amounts owed by the ceding company. Interest accrues to the total funds withheld at rates defined by the treaty terms. The Company is subject to the investment performance on the withheld assets, although it does not directly control them. These assets are primarily fixed maturity investment securities and pose risks similar to the fixed maturity securities the Company owns. To mitigate this risk, the Company helps set the investment guidelines followed by the ceding company and monitors compliance. Ceding companies with funds withheld at interest had an average financial strength rating of “A” as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Certain ceding companies maintain segregated portfolios for the benefit of the Company.

Other Invested Assets

Other invested assets primarily include lifetime mortgages, derivative contracts, FHLB common stock and real estate held for investment. See “Other Invested Assets” in Note 10 – “Investments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a table that presents the carrying value of the Company’s other invested assets by type as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to protect the Company against possible changes in the fair value of its investment portfolio as a result of interest rate changes, to hedge against risk of changes in the purchase price of securities, to hedge liabilities associated with the reinsurance of variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits and to manage the portfolio’s effective yield, maturity and duration. In addition, the Company utilizes derivative financial instruments to reduce the risk associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company uses exchange-traded, centrally cleared, and customized over-the-counter derivative financial instruments.

See Note 11 – “Derivative Instruments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a table that presents the notional amounts and fair value of investment related derivative instruments held as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The Company may be exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to derivative financial instruments. Generally, the credit exposure of the Company’s derivative contracts is limited to the fair value and accrued interest of non-collateralized derivative contracts in an asset position at the reporting date. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had credit exposure of $16 million.

The Company manages its credit risk related to over-the-counter derivatives by entering into transactions with creditworthy counterparties, maintaining collateral arrangements and through the use of master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty to another at each due date and upon termination. As exchange-traded futures are affected through regulated exchanges, and positions are marked to market on a daily basis, the Company has minimal exposure to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties. See Note 12 – “Derivative Instruments” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments.

The Company holds $1,026 million and $944 million of beneficial interest in lifetime mortgages in the UK, net of allowance for credit losses, as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Investment income includes $12 million and $11 million in interest income earned on lifetime mortgages for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $33 million and $29 million in interest income earned on lifetime mortgages for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Lifetime mortgages represent loans provided to individuals 55 years of age and older secured by the borrower’s residence. Lifetime mortgages are comparable to a home equity loan by allowing the borrower to utilize the equity in their home as collateral. The amount of the loan is dependent on the appraised value of the home at the time of origination, the borrower's age and interest rate. Unlike a home equity loan, no payment of principal or interest is required until the death of the borrower or sale of the home. Lifetime mortgages may also be either fully funded at origination, or the borrower can request periodic funding similar to a line of credit. Lifetime mortgages are subject to risks, including market, credit, interest rate, liquidity, operational, reputational and legal risks.

New Accounting Standards

Changes to the general accounting principles are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of accounting standards updates to the FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM.

See Note 18 – “New Accounting Standards” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on new accounting pronouncements and their impact, if any, on the Company’s results of operations and financial position.

Market risk is the risk of fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of absolute or relative changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, equity prices or commodity prices. To varying degrees, the Company products and services, and the investment activities supporting them, generate exposure to market risk. The market risk incurred, and the Company’s strategies for managing this risk, vary by product. As of September 30, 2024, there have been no material changes in the Company’s economic exposure to market risk or the Company’s Enterprise Risk Management function from December 31, 2023, a description of which may be found in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2023, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.