Ron Herrmann is Executive Vice President, Head of the Americas for RGA Reinsurance Company (RGA). He oversees the company's business lines across North and South America, which include U.S. Individual Life, U.S. Individual Health, U.S. Group Reinsurance, RGA Canada, RGA Latin America, GFS Americas, and TAI. He is also a member of the RGA Executive Committee.
Ron’s extensive insurance industry career includes more than 25 years of senior-level experience at major life and multi-line insurance companies. Prior to joining RGA in 2020, he was Head of Individual Life and Employee Benefits at Equitable and was also a member of the company’s Operating Committee.
Over the course of his career, Ron has had extensive corporate transactional experience and played strategic roles in mergers, spin-offs, and acquisitions with both the acquiring and acquired entities. In addition, he has held senior sales and sales management roles for three large national and international insurance companies.
Ron is a member of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Board of Directors and serves on the Council's CEO Steering Committees for Prudential Issues and Taxation, as well as its Reinsurance Executive Council. In addition, he is a member of the LL Global Board of Directors and is actively involved with FINSECA.
Ron graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and is a Certified Financial Planner®.