RGA Reports Strong First Quarter 2024 Results | Insurance business America
“Excellent results” herald a great start to the year, says the CEO
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By Kenneth Araullo
Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, reporting net income of $210 million, or $3.16 per diluted share.
This is down from $252 million, or $3.72 per diluted share, recorded in the same period last year. However, the company’s adjusted operating income increased to $401 million, or $6.02 per diluted share, compared to $349 million, or $5.16 per diluted share, a year ago.
Net currency fluctuations positively impacted RGA stockholders’ net income by $0.07 per diluted share and adjusted operating income by $0.01 per diluted share compared to the prior year.
During the quarter, RGA’s consolidated net premiums reached $5.4 billion, up 58.8% from the first quarter of 2023, despite a negative net currency impact of $12 million.
Excluding this currency effect, consolidated net premiums increased by 59.2%. This quarter’s performance included a notable $1.9 billion from a one-time pension risk transfer transaction in the U.S. financial solutions business.
Investment income, excluding spread-based transactions, increased 7.0%, primarily due to new business. The average investment return remained constant at 4.70%, almost reaching the 4.71% in the first quarter of the previous year. This stability was due to higher new money interest rates, which offset a decline in variable capital gains.
The effective tax rate for the quarter was 22.0% of pre-tax profit, slightly below the expected range of 23% to 24%, primarily due to tax benefits in foreign jurisdictions. The tax rate on the adjusted operating profit before taxes was also 22.4%, which was also below the expected range.
Commenting on the quarter’s performance, RGA President and CEO Tony Cheng highlighted the group’s “excellent results”, signaling a great start to the year.
“Our traditional business performed very well and the financial solutions business also had a good quarter. In our ongoing transactions, we had a record quarter of revenue of $737 million and we continued to see strong momentum in organic new business activity. Our balance sheet remains strong and we ended the quarter with a capital surplus of approximately $0.6 billion. Given RGA’s favorable business conditions and global leadership position, we are optimistic about the future and expect to continue to deliver attractive financial results over time,” said Cheng.
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2024-05-03 13:20:00
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