St. Louis-based Reinsurance Group of America Inc. is a Fortune 500 company that provides reinsurance coverage to life and health insurance providers. With $9.8 billion in revenue in 2012 and about 1,850 employees, RGA is one of the top two reinsurers of life insurance companies in the world and competes with companies such as Swiss Re A.G. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s General Re Corp. Started in 1973 by the General American Life Insurance Co., RGA became part of MetLife Inc. in 2000 before becoming a stand-alone company in 2008.

LEGAL TEAM

From just two lawyers in 2001, RGA’s legal team has grown to 27 attorneys in 10 offices across the globe, and is led by William Hutton.