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- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. is a Bermuda-based global provider of reinsurance and insurance that specializes in matching desirable risk with efficient capital. Founded in 1993 and headquartered at Renaissance House, 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM19, Bermuda, the company offers property catastrophe reinsurance covering high-severity natural and man-made events such as hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires on an excess-of-loss and retrocessional basis; other property reinsurance including proportional, per-risk and binding facilities; casualty reinsurance encompassing general liability, workers' compensation and motor liability; and specialty reinsurance spanning professional liability, credit, marine and aviation risks, principally through intermediaries to property and casualty insurers worldwide. It operates two primary segments, Property and Casualty & Specialty, with additional insurance solutions and ventures through subsidiaries and joint ventures including Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd., Fontana Holdings L.P., Vermeer Re, Top Layer Re, Upsilon RFO, Medici catastrophe bond fund and RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458; geographic operations span offices in Bermuda, the United States (including New York, Stamford, Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis, Florham Park, Raleigh and South Kingstown), United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Australia, Singapore, Canada and additional locations. RenaissanceRe manages third-party capital through RenaissanceRe Capital Partners, providing institutional investors and pension funds access to its risk selection via joint ventures and insurance-linked securities strategies that generated record assets under management of $8.54 billion in third-party capital as of September 2025, up 11% year-over-year, with total partner capital including co-investments exceeding $14 billion for the first time; fee income from these vehicles rose significantly, supporting strong operating results including $907.7 million of net income available to common shareholders in Q3 2025. Recent developments include the March 2025 completion of its $1.5 billion acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re, enhancing product diversification and market access; ongoing expansion of third-party capital inflows such as $566 million raised in Q1 2024 across DaVinci, Fontana and Medici; robust property book growth with gross premiums written nearing $6.8 billion in FY2024; and share repurchases totaling over $300 million in recent quarters amid favorable renewals and underwriting discipline.