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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950138-14-000553
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140717
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140718
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140718

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000898174
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				431627032
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1370 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY
		CITY:			CHESTERFIELD
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63017-6039
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6367367000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1370 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY
		CITY:			CHESTERFIELD
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63017-6039

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hayden John W.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001612523

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11848
		FILM NUMBER:		14982031

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1370 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY
		CITY:			CHESTERFIELD
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63017
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    <remarks>Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney for John W. Hayden</remarks>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;The undersigned, as an officer of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated hereby constitutes and appoints Jack B. Lay and William L. Hutton, and each of them singly, with full power to sign for me, and in my name and in the capacity stated below, an application for an Edgar SEC Form ID, Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any other forms concerning beneficial ownership of equity securities in Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 13.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocations, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 13.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I am no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to my holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of <u>July 1</u>, 2014.</div>

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