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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                FORM 10-Q/A
                              Amendment No. 1

(Mark One)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
  /X/        OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998

                                    OR

  / /       TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                      Commission File Number 1-11848

                REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED
          (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            MISSOURI                             43-1627032
  (State or other jurisdiction                  (IRS employer
of incorporation or organization)           identification number)

                       660 Mason Ridge Center Drive
                        St. Louis, Missouri  63141
                 (Address of principal executive offices)

                              (314) 453-7439
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                 Yes   X         No
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Common stock outstanding ($.01 par value) as of April 30, 1998: 25,228,880
shares



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                            INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit
Number               Description
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  3.1        Restated Articles of Incorporation of RGA incorporated by
             reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
             (No. 33-58960) filed on March 2, 1993

  3.2        Bylaws of RGA incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
             Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-58960) filed on
             March 2, 1993

  3.3        Form of Certificate of Designations for Series A Junior
             Participating Preferred Stock incorporated by reference to
             Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on
             Form S-1 (No. 33-58960) filed on April 14, 1993

 10.27       Restricted Stock Award to A. Greig Woodring dated January 28,
             1998

 27.1        Financial Data Schedule




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                                SIGNATURES
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      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                              Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated



                              By: /s/ Jack B. Lay             5/13/98
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                                             Jack B. Lay
                         Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
                            (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)



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