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RenaissanceRe is a leading global reinsurance company headquartered in Bermuda.

Founded in 1993 in Bermuda, RenaissanceRe has used its underwriting expertise and analytical insight to offer unique reinsurance risk transfer solutions and also to manage third-party capital from investors.

One of the largest catastrophe reinsurance specialists in the world, in recent years RenaissanceRe (RenRe) has also broadened its scope to cover casualty and specialty reinsurance business as well.

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RenRe’s Qutub and Curtis to retire at year-end, Neuber named CFO

15th May 2026

Robert “Bob” Qutub, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Ross Curtis, Chief Portfolio Officer of Bermuda-domiciled, global reinsurance company, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe), are set to retire on December 31st, 2026. RenRe confirms that Matthew Neuber, RenRe’s Senior Financial Officer and Corporate Treasurer, will succeed Qutub as CFO, effective January 1st, 2027. ... Read the full article

RenRe appoints Henry Klehm as Non-Executive Chair of Board, declares quarterly dividend

7th May 2026

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe), a Bermuda-based reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Henry Klehm as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors. Klehm succeeds James L. Gibbons, who will continue to serve as an independent director and member of the Audit Committee. Stephen C. Hooley has also been elected as an independent ... Read the full article

New reinsurance demand is trending higher than we thought at Jan 1, says RenRe CUO

29th April 2026

David Marra, Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe), said today that new demand for reinsurance protection ahead of the mid-year renewals is trending higher than the firm expected at January 1, with RenRe seeing "really good opportunities" to deploy capital. During RenRe's recently held Q1 2026 ... Read the full article

RenaissanceRe returns to underwriting profit in Q1’26 amid ‘deliberate portfolio construction’

29th April 2026

Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe) produced underwriting profit of $588.8 million in the first quarter of 2026, a significant improvement on the prior year's $770.6 million loss, as gross premiums written (GPW) fell by approximately 17% year-on-year to $3.5 billion. RenRe has started 2026 strongly with solid contributions from each ... Read the full article

Property cat rates strongly adequate, large loss needed to substantially adjust pricing: RenRe CEO

19th March 2026

Property catastrophe rates remain strongly adequate, so a relatively large loss would be needed to drive a meaningful adjustment, said RenaissanceRe’s CEO Kevin J. O'Donnell, though he noted that it is not the catastrophe itself that shifts rates, but the cumulative effect of rising loss trends and inflation gradually outpacing ... Read the full article

Supply / demand dynamics to persist in property cat, but there’s strong rate adequacy in mid-year renewals: RenRe

5th February 2026

Bermuda-based reinsurance company, RenaissanceRe (RenRe), expects the supply demand dynamics in property catastrophe that played out at the January 1st renewals to persist into the mid-year renewals, but believes that the robustness of rate adequacy will produce a similar outcome to what the firm achieved at 1.1 2026, according to ... Read the full article

RenRe’s underwriting income rises amid strong property performance in Q4’25

4th February 2026

Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) generated underwriting income of $669 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 and underwriting income of $1.3 billion for the full year, with a strong performance across the firm's three drivers of profit. RenRe ended 2025 strongly with net income of $752 million for Q4'25, compared with ... Read the full article

Swiss Re’s Paloma Quiroga Arias joins RenRe as SVP, Client Data & Analytics

7th January 2026

RenaissanceRe (RenRe), a global property and casualty reinsurer, has appointed Paloma Quiroga Arias as Senior Vice President (SVP), Client Data & Analytics. Arias brings extensive experience in reinsurance, corporate strategy, research, data analysis, and consulting. She joins RenRe from Swiss Re, where she spent nearly three years serving as Head of Risk ... Read the full article

RenRe CEO optimistic Jan 1 property cat renewal will be a pricing shift rather than T&Cs

29th October 2025

Kevin J. O'Donnell, President and Chief Executive Officer of global property and casualty reinsurer, RenaissanceRe (RenRe), said today that he is optimistic the January 1 renewals will be a pricing shift in the property catastrophe space, with terms and conditions (T&Cs) expected to hold as reinsurer discipline persists. RenRe produced ... Read the full article

RenRe posts strong rise in underwriting income to $770m in Q3’25 results

29th October 2025

Global reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) generated underwriting income of $770.2 million in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 96% on the prior year quarter, as the firm highlights 21.9% underlying growth in the catastrophe class gross premiums written (GPW) from Q3'24, without the impact of reinstatement premiums. The improved underwriting ... Read the full article

RenRe and subsidiaries get positive outlooks from AM Best

3rd October 2025

Credit ratings agency AM Best has revised the outlooks of Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. (RenRe) and its subsidiaries to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs), and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term ICRs of “aa-” (Superior). The subsidiaries include Renaissance Reinsurance ... Read the full article

RenRe expands Adria Richards’ role to manage Property Cat Assumed Retro portfolio

7th September 2025

Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) has announced the expansion of Adria Da Breo Richards’ role to include management of Property Cat Assumed Retro portfolio, alongside her current role overseeing Property Cat portfolios for RenRe’s Global clients. In her expanded role, Richards will be responsible for helping RenRe’s Assumed Retro clients solve their ... Read the full article

RenRe built one of its largest & most profitable property cat portfolios at mid-year renewal: CEO O’Donnell

24th July 2025

Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) had a strong mid-year renewal and constructed one of its largest and most profitable net retained property catastrophe portfolios, with the firm's President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kevin O'Donnell, revealing that 80% of Florida premium the company wrote was at private terms above market rates. Speaking ... Read the full article

RenRe posts underwriting income of $602m in Q2’25 as CoR drops to 75.1%

24th July 2025

Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) has posted underwriting income of $601.7 million for the second quarter of 2025, with an overall combined ratio of 75.1%, compared to $479.3 million and 81.1% respectively, in the second quarter of 2024. The reinsurer has posted a solid set of results for the quarter, with Group-wide ... Read the full article

RenRe makes senior promotions across U.S. & underwriting teams

9th June 2025

RenaissanceRe has announced a series of senior promotions across its U.S. operations and global underwriting teams. RJ Shea has been named President of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., following a two-year tenure as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Credit. In his new role, Shea will reportedly lead U.S. underwriting operations, foster ... Read the full article