Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) has reported a net income of $203 million, or $3.03 per diluted share, for the second quarter.
This is a slight decrease from $205 million, or $3.05 per diluted share, in the same quarter last year. The company's adjusted operating income for the quarter reached $365 million, or $5.48 per diluted share, compared to $297 million, or $4.40 per diluted share, in the previous year.
The impact of net foreign currency fluctuations was positive at $0.06 per diluted share on net income, while it had a negative effect of $0.06 per diluted share on adjusted operating income.
RGA's consolidated net premiums totaled $3.9 billion in the second quarter, marking a 17.5% increase over the same period in 2023. This figure includes an adverse net foreign currency effect of $33 million.
When excluding this effect, the increase in net premiums was 18.5%. The quarter's net premiums were bolstered by a $282 million contribution from a single premium pension risk transfer transaction within the U.S. Financial Solutions segment.
Investment income, excluding spread-based businesses, grew by 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year, driven primarily by the addition of large asset-intensive in-force transactions. The average investment yield rose to 4.65%, up from 4.42% in the prior-year quarter, reflecting higher rates on new investments.
The effective tax rate for the quarter was 24.3% on pre-tax income, slightly higher than the expected range of 23% to 24%, largely due to income earned in non-U.S. jurisdictions. For pre-tax adjusted operating income, the effective tax rate was 25.5%, also above the anticipated range, for similar reasons.
Tony Cheng (pictured above), president and chief executive officer, stated that the company's performance was strong overall in the second quarter, continuing the momentum from a robust first quarter.
“Our Asia Traditional and Financial Solutions businesses had a very good quarter, and our U.S. Traditional and EMEA Financial Solutions areas also performed well. We had a solid quarter of in-force transactions, with $307 million of capital deployed. Additionally, we continued to see good momentum in organic new business activity,” Cheng said.
Cheng also said that RGA's balance sheet remains solid, with approximately $1 billion in excess capital at the end of the quarter. He expressed optimism about the company's future, citing favorable business conditions and RGA's global leadership position as factors that are expected to contribute to continued strong financial performance.
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