Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Tony Cheng, President & CEO, was paid $13.1M in 2025, up 14% from $11.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 78:1, on median employee pay of $167,596.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$13.1M+14% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
78:1median $167,596
CEO pay in equity
57%$7.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
2025 Net Income Per Share
$17.69Per diluted share available to shareholders
Adjusted Operating Income
$24.42Excluding notable items per diluted share
Return on Equity
9.7%For trailing twelve months
Adjusted Operating ROE
15.7%Excluding notable items

How Cheng was paid

$13.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards43%Option awards14%Non-equity incentive19%Pension and deferred comp3%All other compensation13%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Tony ChengPresident & CEO$13,063,229
Axel AndréEVP & CFO$5,335,902
My Chi ToEVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary$5,799,368
Ronald HerrmannEVP, Head of RGA Americas$5,021,545
Leslie BarbiEVP & Chief Investment Officer$4,322,047

What changed and why

  • $13.1MCEO Tony Cheng received total compensation of $13,063,229 in 2025, representing an increase from $11,455,249 in 2024.
  • $17.69Full-year net income available to RGA shareholders reached $17.69 per diluted share.
  • $24.42Adjusted operating income excluding notable items was $24.42 per diluted share.
  • 94%Shareholders approved executive compensation with 94% support at the prior annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.