Some Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE:RGA) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Executive VP, William Hutton, recently sold a substantial US$786k worth of stock at a price of US$150 per share. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 27%, which is notable but not too bad.

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Reinsurance Group of America Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

Notably, that recent sale by William Hutton is the biggest insider sale of Reinsurance Group of America shares that we've seen in the last year. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$145. While we don't usually like to see insider selling, it's more concerning if the sales take place at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

In the last year Reinsurance Group of America insiders didn't buy any company stock. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Does Reinsurance Group of America Boast High Insider Ownership?

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. It appears that Reinsurance Group of America insiders own 0.5% of the company, worth about US$47m. While this is a strong but not outstanding level of insider ownership, it's enough to indicate some alignment between management and smaller shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Reinsurance Group of America Tell Us?

Insiders haven't bought Reinsurance Group of America stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. But since Reinsurance Group of America is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. We're in no rush to buy! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Reinsurance Group of America and we suggest you have a look.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.

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