---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-246762"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RGA"
cik: "0000898174"
company_name: "REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC"
filed_at: "2022-09-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T08:58:11.340695+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RGA Board Chair J. Cliff Eason to retire Dec 31, 2022; Stephen T. O'Hearn appointed Chair effective Jan 1, 2023

## Summary
- J. Cliff Eason retires after nearly 30 years on the board, Chair since 2008.
- Stephen T. O'Hearn, board member since 2020, will become Chair on Jan 1, 2023.
- O'Hearn is former Global Leader of PwC's Insurance Practice with 38 years at the firm.
- CEO Anna Manning thanked Eason for his leadership and welcomed O'Hearn's financial expertise.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-246762
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RGA
- cik: 0000898174
- company_name: REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC
- filed_at: 2022-09-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898174/000119312522246762/0001193125-22-246762-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898174/000119312522246762/d355737d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-246762.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephen T. O'Hearn changed role as Chair of the Board of Directors at REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC.
  - Action: assume the role of Chair
  - Role: Chair of the Board of Directors
  source text: Current Board member Stephen T. O’Hearn will assume the role of Chair on January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898174/000119312522246762/0001193125-22-246762-index.htm
- Executive change
  J. Cliff Eason departed as Chair of the Board of Directors at REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chair of the Board of Directors
  source text: J. Cliff Eason will retire from his position as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), and will no longer be a member of the Board as of such date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/898174/000119312522246762/0001193125-22-246762-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.