Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 23, 2009, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting, among other things, the election of Arnoud W.A. Boot and John F. Danahy to the Company's Board of Directors. At the time the Form 8-K was filed, it had not yet been determined on which Board committees Messrs. Boot and Danahy would serve. The Company is filing this Amendment to the Form 8-K to report that on February 18, 2009, Messrs. Boot and Danahy were appointed to the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board effective April 15, 2009.
On February 18, 2009, the Board also approved the formation of a Finance, Investment and Risk Management Committee to assist the Board in connection with its oversight responsibilities for the Company's risk, investment and finance policies, programs, procedures and strategies.
Effective April 15, 2009, the Board's committee assignments will be as follows:
• Audit Committee: William J. Bartlett (chairman), Arnoud W.A. Boot and John F. Danahy

• Compensation Committee: John F. Danahy (chairman), Arnoud W.A. Boot and J.
Cliff Eason

• Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: Alan C. Henderson (chairman), J. Cliff Eason and Stuart I. Greenbaum

• Finance, Investment and Risk Management Committee: Stuart I. Greenbaum (chairman), William J. Bartlett, Alan C. Henderson and A. Greig Woodring