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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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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
Level of rate established in reinsurance market isn’t going to trend down: RenRe CEO
28th April 2025
Kevin O'Donnell, President and CEO of RenaissanceRe, stated that the current level of rate established in the reinsurance market is not going to trend down, affirming that there is no indication that the market is returning to pre-23 levels. Speaking during RenRe's first-quarter 2025 earnings call, O'Donnell explained that the ... Read the full article
RenRe CEO affirms core business is insulated from tariffs and economic downturns
25th April 2025
During RenaissanceRe's first-quarter 2025 earnings call, CEO Kevin J. O'Donnell focused early remarks on the impact of tariffs and inflation—two major forces shaping the global economic landscape and the reinsurer's business strategy. He emphasised that these macroeconomic factors continue to influence pricing, risk assessment, and overall market behaviour, with direct implications ... Read the full article
Mid-year renewal trading conditions more favourable for reinsurers than Jan 1: RenRe CUO
24th April 2025
David Marra, Executive Vice President and Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe), said today that the firm is encouraged with trading conditions ahead of the mid-year property renewals, with more balance between supply and demand when compared with the January 1st renewals. Addressing analysts after the release ... Read the full article
RenRe falls to Q1’25 underwriting loss amid $1.6bn California wildfire bill
24th April 2025
Bermuda-based reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) incurred net claims and claims expenses from large loss events of more than $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2025, driven by almost $1.6 billion of net claims from the January California wildfires, leading the firm to record an underwriting loss in the period. The California ... Read the full article
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