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Schedule IV Reinsurance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies [Abstract] |
Supplemental Schedule Of Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies [Table Text Block] |
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
SCHEDULE IV—REINSURANCE
(in millions)
|  |  | As of or for the Year ended December 31, |
|  |  | Gross Amount |  | Ceded to Other Companies |  | Assumed from Other Companies |  | Net Amounts |  | Percentage of Amount Assumed to Net |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force | $ | 76 |  | $ | 38,048 |  | $ | 2,927,573 |  | $ | 2,889,601 |  |  | 101.31 | % |
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. operations | $ | 3.8 |  | $ | 202.1 |  | $ | 4,521.2 |  | $ | 4,322.9 |  |  | 104.59 | % |
| Canada operations |  | -- |  |  | 52.9 |  |  | 968.6 |  |  | 915.7 |  |  | 105.78 |  |
| Europe & South Africa operations |  | -- |  |  | 29.5 |  |  | 1,338.0 |  |  | 1,308.5 |  |  | 102.25 |  |
| Asia Pacific operations |  | -- |  |  | 41.5 |  |  | 1,391.8 |  |  | 1,350.3 |  |  | 103.07 |  |
| Corporate and Other |  | -- |  |  | -- |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 100.00 |  |
|  | Total | $ | 3.8 |  | $ | 326.0 |  | $ | 8,228.8 |  | $ | 7,906.6 |  |  | 104.08 | % |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force | $ | 76 |  | $ | 39,987 |  | $ | 2,664,353 |  | $ | 2,624,442 |  |  | 101.52 | % |
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. operations | $ | 2.6 |  | $ | 197.0 |  | $ | 4,187.1 |  | $ | 3,992.7 |  |  | 104.87 | % |
| Canada operations |  | -- |  |  | 104.7 |  |  | 940.1 |  |  | 835.3 |  |  | 112.55 |  |
| Europe & South Africa operations |  | -- |  |  | 30.0 |  |  | 1,224.4 |  |  | 1,194.5 |  |  | 102.50 |  |
| Asia Pacific operations |  | -- |  |  | 36.8 |  |  | 1,341.3 |  |  | 1,304.5 |  |  | 102.82 |  |
| Corporate and Other |  | -- |  |  | -- |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 100.00 |  |
|  | Total | $ | 2.6 |  | $ | 368.5 |  | $ | 7,701.6 |  | $ | 7,335.7 |  |  | 104.99 | % |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Life insurance in force | $ | 74 |  | $ | 42,582 |  | $ | 2,540,317 |  | $ | 2,497,809 |  |  | 101.70 | % |
Premiums |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. operations | $ | 2.7 |  | $ | 196.6 |  | $ | 3,991.0 |  | $ | 3,797.1 |  |  | 105.11 | % |
| Canada operations |  | -- |  |  | 280.6 |  |  | 1,077.8 |  |  | 797.2 |  |  | 135.20 |  |
| Europe & South Africa operations |  | -- |  |  | 32.4 |  |  | 950.9 |  |  | 918.5 |  |  | 103.53 |  |
| Asia Pacific operations |  | -- |  |  | 31.6 |  |  | 1,170.7 |  |  | 1,139.1 |  |  | 102.77 |  |
| Corporate and Other |  | -- |  |  | -- |  |  | 7.8 |  |  | 7.8 |  |  | 100.00 |  |
|  | Total | $ | 2.7 |  | $ | 541.2 |  | $ | 7,198.2 |  | $ | 6,659.7 |  |  | 108.09 | % |

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