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2021Annual ReportRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.OUR  PURPOSEis to protect communities and enable prosperity.OUR  VISIONis to be the best underwriter.OUR  MISSIONis to match desirable risk with efficient capital.ContentsFinancial Highlights 1Letter to Shareholders 2Message from the Chair 8Comments on Regulation G 10Form 10-K 13Board of Directors and Leadership Team Last PageOffice Locations, Financial and Investor Inside Information Back CoverFinancial Highlights

Financial Highlights for RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts and percentages)
Gross premiums written
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders
Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders(1)
Total assets
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe

2021
$ 7,833,798

2020
5,806,165

2019
4,807,750

$

 (73,421)

731,482

712,042

$
81,599
$ 33,959,502
$ 6,624,281

14,640
30,820,580
7,560,248

397,751
26,330,094
5,971,367

 (1.57)

15.31

16.29

Per common share amounts
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders per common share – diluted
Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders per common share – diluted(1)
Book value per common share
Tangible book value per common share(1)
Tangible book value per common share plus accumulated dividends(1)
Dividends per common share

Ratios
Return on average common equity
Operating return on average common equity(1)

Net claims and claim expense ratio
Underwriting expense ratio
Combined ratio

$

$
$
$
$
$

%
%

%
%
%

1.72
132.17
126.27
149.79
1.44

 (1.1)
1.3

74.6
27.5
102.1

0.12
138.46
133.09
155.17
1.40

11.7
0.2

74.0
27.9
101.9

(1)  Represents a non-GAAP financial measure, which is reconciled in the “Comments on Regulation G” on pages 10-12.

Financial Strength Ratings

Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd.
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc.
RenaissanceRe Europe AG
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. 
Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd.
Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd.

 Ltd.

RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458 
Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating

RenaissanceRe ERM Score

Ratings as of February 2, 2022.

A.M. Best(1)
A+
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A

–
A

S&P(2)
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+

AA
–

–
A+

Very Strong

Very Strong

Moody’s(3)
A1
A3
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–

–

9.01
120.53
114.03
134.71
1.36

14.1
7.9

62.8
29.5
92.3

Fitch(4)
A+
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
AA-

–

(1)  The A.M. Best ratings for the Company’s principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures represent the insurer’s financial strength rating. 

The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represents RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458’s financial strength rating. RenaissanceRe has been assigned a 
“Very Strong” Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) score by A.M. Best.

(2)  The S&P ratings for the Company’s principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures represent the insurer’s financial strength rating and the 
issuer’s long-term issuer credit rating. The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represents RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458’s financial strength rating. 
RenaissanceRe has been assigned a “Very Strong” ERM score by S&P.

(3)  The Moody’s ratings represent the insurer’s financial strength rating.

(4)  The Fitch rating for Renaissance Reinsurance represents the insurer’s financial strength rating. The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represents 

Syndicate 1458’s financial strength rating.

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2021 Annual ReportLetter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,
For us, 2021 was a year of abundant opportunity and strong 
growth. We set challenging objectives, excelled against them, 
and are a stronger company with a more resilient earnings 
stream. We achieved this due to:

•  strong top-line growth, 

•  robust capital management,

•  solid expense management,

•  improved profitability and efficiency in our underwriting 

portfolio,

•  increased scale in our Capital Partners business, and 

•  an investment portfolio positioned to benefit from a rising 

rate environment. 

These accomplishments are the direct result of a multi-year 
strategic journey that has positioned us to outperform in 2022 
and beyond. 

Ten years ago, we recognized that the reinsurance market was 
evolving rapidly. Investors were seeking yield, making capital 
increasingly more interested in reinsurance risk. We set out to 
build the capabilities and scale needed to generate superior 
returns in this changing marketplace. This meant diversifying 
both geographically and into traditional casualty lines. We 
began by forming our Lloyds’ syndicate, acquired Platinum 
and Tokio Millennium Re and accelerated the expansion of 
our Capital Partners business. This process culminated with 
our common equity capital raise in 2020, which afforded us 
the ability to lean into a dramatically improving reinsurance 
market. We did not hesitate. We have nearly tripled our net 
premiums written over the last three years, focusing on 
casualty, specialty and primary property excess & surplus 
(E&S) risks, all of which have experienced significant 
rate increases.

We knew that achieving this strategic imperative would 
require us to become more efficient. We set specific goals 
to increase our capital, investment and operating leverage – 
with a particular focus on managing expenses. In short, we 
transformed the profile of the Company to ensure that we 
could continue to maximize returns for our shareholders over 
the long term.

I. Our Performance in 2021

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

While we strategically outperformed in 2021, our financial 
performance in the year was impacted by the elevated 

“Anthropogenic climate change is 

both an existential threat to the planet 
and an imminent risk to our industry, 
and we bear the responsibility of 
being part of the solution.

By Kevin O’Donnell  
President and Chief Executive Officer

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Letter to Shareholders

frequency of natural catastrophe events, resulting in 
$2.9 billion in gross claims payments and a $962 million net 
negative impact1 to our financial results.

Against this backdrop, we reported a net loss attributable 
to our common shareholders of $73 million and operating 
income available to common shareholders of $82 million. 
Our return on average common equity was (1.1)% and our 
operating return on average common equity was 1.3%. Book 
value per common share decreased by 4.5% and our tangible 
book value per common share, plus change in accumulated 
dividends, decreased by 4%. In both cases, the decline was 
due in part to the repurchase of a substantial proportion of 
our shares at a multiple to book value. We believe that this 
will result in a long-term increase in earnings per share, and 
therefore benefit shareholders.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

We have built a Fortress Balance Sheet that provides us 
tremendous flexibility to create value for shareholders by 
actively managing how we deploy our capital. Our first 
preference is always to deploy any excess capital into 
profitable business opportunities, and second, to return the 
excess to our shareholders. We found ample opportunities in 
2021 to deploy capital into our business, and as a result we 
grew net premiums written by 45%. 

Thanks to strong rate improvements and improved capital 
efficiency in our underwriting portfolio, we were also able to 
return more than $1 billion of capital to shareholders through 
share repurchases. 

As part of a long-term strategy to minimize our cost of 
capital, we also issued $500 million of Series G Preference 
Shares with a fixed-for-life dividend of 4.20%, and used $275 
million of the proceeds to refinance our 5.375% Series E 
Preference Shares. We recognized an excellent opportunity 
to obtain permanent, fixed price capital at extremely attractive 
rates, and used the opportunity to bring down our overall 
cost of capital.

Finally, we paid common dividends of $68 million during the 
year and, despite the year’s catastrophe losses, increased our 
quarterly dividend for the 27th consecutive year.

THREE DRIVERS OF PROFIT

Consistent with prior years, I would like to discuss our three 
drivers of profit, which are underwriting income, fee income 
and investment income.

Underwriting Income
Our first driver of profit is the income we earn on our core 
underwriting business. For the year, this was a loss of $109 
million, comprised of a loss of $186 million in our Property 

1  For a definition of net negative impact, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed 

with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2022. 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.2021 Annual ReportLetter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

For us, 2021 was a year of abundant opportunity and strong 
growth. We set challenging objectives, excelled against them, 
and are a stronger company with a more resilient earnings 

stream. We achieved this due to:

•  strong top-line growth, 

•  robust capital management,

•  solid expense management,

•  improved profitability and efficiency in our underwriting 

portfolio,

•  increased scale in our Capital Partners business, and 

•  an investment portfolio positioned to benefit from a rising 

rate environment. 

These accomplishments are the direct result of a multi-year 
strategic journey that has positioned us to outperform in 2022 

and beyond. 

Ten years ago, we recognized that the reinsurance market was 
evolving rapidly. Investors were seeking yield, making capital 
increasingly more interested in reinsurance risk. We set out to 
build the capabilities and scale needed to generate superior 
returns in this changing marketplace. This meant diversifying 
both geographically and into traditional casualty lines. We 
began by forming our Lloyds’ syndicate, acquired Platinum 
and Tokio Millennium Re and accelerated the expansion of 
our Capital Partners business. This process culminated with 
our common equity capital raise in 2020, which afforded us 
the ability to lean into a dramatically improving reinsurance 
market. We did not hesitate. We have nearly tripled our net 

premiums written over the last three years, focusing on 

casualty, specialty and primary property excess & surplus 

(E&S) risks, all of which have experienced significant 

rate increases.

We knew that achieving this strategic imperative would 

require us to become more efficient. We set specific goals 
to increase our capital, investment and operating leverage – 
with a particular focus on managing expenses. In short, we 

transformed the profile of the Company to ensure that we 

could continue to maximize returns for our shareholders over 

the long term.

I. Our Performance in 2021

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

While we strategically outperformed in 2021, our financial 

performance in the year was impacted by the elevated 

frequency of natural catastrophe events, resulting in 
$2.9 billion in gross claims payments and a $962 million net 
negative impact1 to our financial results.

Against this backdrop, we reported a net loss attributable 
to our common shareholders of $73 million and operating 
income available to common shareholders of $82 million. 
Our return on average common equity was (1.1)% and our 
operating return on average common equity was 1.3%. Book 
value per common share decreased by 4.5% and our tangible 
book value per common share, plus change in accumulated 
dividends, decreased by 4%. In both cases, the decline was 
due in part to the repurchase of a substantial proportion of 
our shares at a multiple to book value. We believe that this 
will result in a long-term increase in earnings per share, and 
therefore benefit shareholders.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

We have built a Fortress Balance Sheet that provides us 
tremendous flexibility to create value for shareholders by 
actively managing how we deploy our capital. Our first 
preference is always to deploy any excess capital into 
profitable business opportunities, and second, to return the 
excess to our shareholders. We found ample opportunities in 
2021 to deploy capital into our business, and as a result we 
grew net premiums written by 45%. 

Thanks to strong rate improvements and improved capital 
efficiency in our underwriting portfolio, we were also able to 
return more than $1 billion of capital to shareholders through 
share repurchases. 

As part of a long-term strategy to minimize our cost of 
capital, we also issued $500 million of Series G Preference 
Shares with a fixed-for-life dividend of 4.20%, and used $275 
million of the proceeds to refinance our 5.375% Series E 
Preference Shares. We recognized an excellent opportunity 
to obtain permanent, fixed price capital at extremely attractive 
rates, and used the opportunity to bring down our overall 
cost of capital.

Finally, we paid common dividends of $68 million during the 
year and, despite the year’s catastrophe losses, increased our 
quarterly dividend for the 27th consecutive year.

THREE DRIVERS OF PROFIT

Consistent with prior years, I would like to discuss our three 
drivers of profit, which are underwriting income, fee income 
and investment income.

Underwriting Income
Our first driver of profit is the income we earn on our core 
underwriting business. For the year, this was a loss of $109 
million, comprised of a loss of $186 million in our Property 

Letter to Shareholders

segment offset by a gain of $77 million in our Casualty and 
Specialty segment.

The loss in the Property segment was driven by the year’s 
natural catastrophe events. Property catastrophe is a 
long-term business, and the cost of the returns that we are 
seeking is short-term volatility. Despite the year’s elevated 
losses, we remain confident in the risk we have assumed 
based on our strong modeling capabilities. Climate change 
increases uncertainty, which we address by sensitivity 
testing our portfolio and adjusting our models to maintain a 
conservative view of loss potential on both an occurrence and 
aggregate basis.

Even after adjusting for the effects of climate change and 
other factors such as inflation, we believe we are being 
paid well above our cost of capital to take catastrophe risk. 
The property market has enjoyed significant rate increases 
over the last 5 years. We are one of the most conservative 
and experienced modelers of climate change and natural 
catastrophe risk, which gives us considerable room to be 
wrong and still exceed our cost of capital. 

Our customers benefited from our protection this year, which 
is the nature of our business. Going forward, we believe 
there are many dynamics at play that should continue to 
drive increases in property rates and improve returns to 
shareholders, including:

•  the poor performance of the industry over the last five years, 

especially in third-party capital, 

•  the impact of social inflation, 

•  the market’s increasing reluctance to accept volatility, 

•  significantly reduced retro capacity, especially for higher 

frequency risk, and 

•  increased cost of volatility that should raise primary 

insurers’ demand for hedges against their own volatility. 

We expect the net result of these various dynamics to be the 
reduced supply of, and increased demand for, the products 
that we sell, resulting in continuing increases in rates and 
growing profitability.

Our Casualty and Specialty segment had a strong year. We 
knowingly, and thoughtfully, began building our Casualty and 
Specialty business during a more challenging phase of the 
market with the intent that, by doing so, we could construct 
a portfolio with embedded options for growth. When the 
Casualty and Specialty market began to improve in 2019, we 
materially accelerated our growth, nearly tripling net premiums 
written over the last three years. 

We evaluate our Casualty and Specialty business over rolling 
ten-year periods. For the last few years, we have been writing 

1  For a definition of net negative impact, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed 

with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2022. 

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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.2021 Annual ReportLetter to Shareholders

well-rated risk that we believe serves as the foundation for a 
strong portfolio with superior returns. We believe that we have 
timed this growth well and are excited about the improved 
profitability we are already beginning to see from a much 
larger portfolio in a much better market. 

Fee Income
Our second driver of profit is the fee income we earn on our 
Capital Partners business. For the year, management and 
performance fees totaled $129 million.

We successfully raised over $1.1 billion in capital across 
Upsilon, DaVinci, Vermeer and Medici in 2021 plus an 
additional $663 million for the January 1, 2022, renewal 
(with $468 million of the $1.8 billion total representing our 
co-investment alongside our partners). It was a challenging 
market to raise new funds, as third-party capital continued to 
experience fatigue due to a fifth consecutive year of elevated 
catastrophe losses and ongoing trapped collateral.

Our ability to raise significant funds in this environment was 
a testament to the deep experience of our Capital Partners 
team and the relationships we have built over more than 
20 years in this business. We offer a differentiated value 
proposition, with deep expertise and a commitment to share 
our investors’ risk.

In addition to the fee income it generates, our Capital 
Partners business increases our ability to optimize our 
Gross-to-Net strategy across all our balance sheets, 
enhancing Superior Risk Selection. This was evident at 
January 1, 2022, when we grew DaVinci by $500 million 
and increased the percentage of property catastrophe 
business we allocated to it. This was good for our customers, 
allowing us to continue to support their programs during a 
period of market dislocation; good for our third-party capital 
partners, who continue to benefit from our ability to access 
the best risk and build high quality efficient portfolios; and 
good for our shareholders, who will gain from increased 
fee income and optimized portfolio construction across all 
our vehicles.

Our Medici catastrophe bond fund continues to execute 
extremely well and had strong returns in 2021. Medici 
surpassed $1 billion in capital in the year, and we anticipate 
continued robust investor demand in 2022. Upsilon was 
affected by losses and trapped capital in 2021. At the 
January 1 renewal, we chose to restructure much of the 
aggregate and single limit programs typical of Upsilon to 
fit the appetite of our other vehicles, resulting in Upsilon 
deploying less than half the limit it did in 2021. 

Investment Income 
Our third driver of profit is investment income. We take a 
disciplined approach in building relatively conservative, 
well-structured portfolios with a focus on fixed income 
investments. As a result, our investment income over the 
last several years has been impacted by historically low 

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interest rates. Looking forward, however, our investment 
portfolio is positioned to benefit from increasing interest 
rates. While rising rates would have an initial negative 
mark-to-market impact on our investment portfolio, due to 
our relatively low duration, we would expect to more than 
recoup these losses over time through reinvestment in higher 
yielding securities. 

CLIMATE CHANGE

Given the multiple weather-driven natural catastrophes the 
world experienced this year, climate change continues to be 
an important issue. The academic research as well as the 
recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th 
Assessment Report are aligning to a more unified view of how 
and when the climate is likely to change. We share the IPCC’s 
view, which is consistent with the way we reflect climate risk in 
our models. 

For almost two decades, we have invested heavily to 
understand the influence of climate change on the weather 
and its effect on the risk we take. RenaissanceRe Risk 
Sciences is the culmination of this investment. It provides 
us with a significant competitive advantage in assessing 
the impact of climate change, and allows us to continuously 
update our models to reflect the latest science.

But while climate change clearly drives weather, how much 
of the volatility experienced in the last few years is directly 
related to it? As with most real-world phenomena, the answer 
is a complex mix of interrelated causes. It is hard not to see 
the fingerprints of climate change when looking at the many 
record-breaking events of the last five years. But we also know 
that there are other environmental influences at work that 
result in alternating active and quiet periods for hurricanes 
and other climatic events. 

An equally important influence on recent volatility has been 
the impact of social inflation. As much as storms are getting 
stronger and more frequent, which we can model for, social 
inflation and outright fraud are also increasing loss costs in 
ways that are much more difficult to quantify. Building cost 
inflation – as well as the continuation of the social inflation we 
saw in Hurricane Irma in 2017 – are both playing a larger role 
in the cost of catastrophes in the United States and beyond. 
So, while we actively adjust our view of hurricane risk for the 
influence of climate change, we also reflect the impacts of 
social and building cost inflation when modeling and building 
our portfolios.

II. Purpose and ESG Strategy

PURPOSE, VISION AND MISSION

During 2021, we adopted a Purpose Statement and updated 
our Vision and Mission statements. Having a clear and 
concise understanding of our purpose, vision and mission 
is the foundation of our consistent strategic approach. Our 

purpose is quite literally why we exist, and by adopting a 
strategy clearly tailored to reflect this purpose, we are able to 
maximize our utility to stakeholders. 

While our purpose captures who we are, our vision and 
mission demonstrate how we are uniquely positioned to 
fulfill our purpose more effectively than our competitors. The 
aggregate of our purpose, vision and mission defines the 
value proposition that enables us to deliver superior returns 
for our shareholders. 

Purpose
Beginning with purpose – this is the answer to the question 
of “What is our value to the world?” For RenaissanceRe, our 
purpose is to “protect communities and enable prosperity.” 
Much is resident in this brief statement. At the most basic 
level, we provide protection against fortuitous losses, most 
notably from natural catastrophes, by assuming the largest 
and most difficult to insure risks in society. Shifting a risk from 
the vulnerable to the resilient has broad, macroeconomic 
benefits, as well as potentially facilitating the internalization 
of harmful negative externalities in those responsible for 
creating them. When catastrophic events occur, we provide 
the capital so insurers can pay claims to homeowners and 
other stakeholders to rebuild their houses and restore their 
communities. In addition, our products provide robust signals 
concerning risky behavior, which encourage safety and 
promote mitigation. 

Reinsurance also enables prosperity. It does this by 
encouraging a Pareto efficient allocation of capital for potential 
future losses. As I have explained in previous Letters to 
Shareholders, this is the ideal balance between undersaving 
and oversaving, which maximizes capital available for other 
productive purposes in society, while minimizing the risk 
of uninsured economic loss (which is the protection gap). 
The result is the Goldilocks scenario of an economy making 
the most of its resources (prosperity) while simultaneously 
preparing for potential disasters (protection). I passionately 
believe our purpose engenders great social utility and find it 
indispensable in guiding our strategy. 

Vision
Vision answers the question, “What is our longest-term 
goal as a firm?” Our vision is “to be the best underwriter.” 
We wanted a vision statement that was memorable, 
repeatable, and understandable, one that would resonate 
with our stakeholders, and most importantly with our 
employees. I believe our vision statement is at the same 
time aspirational and grounding; aspirational in that it is 
an enduring vision which requires constant maintenance; 
grounding in that it serves as a firm guidepost for day-to-
day decision making. In every choice at RenaissanceRe, 
a foundational consideration must be “Does this further 
our vision of being the best underwriter?” If not, why are we 
considering it?

2021 Annual ReportRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.interest rates. Looking forward, however, our investment 

portfolio is positioned to benefit from increasing interest 

rates. While rising rates would have an initial negative 

mark-to-market impact on our investment portfolio, due to 

our relatively low duration, we would expect to more than 

recoup these losses over time through reinvestment in higher 

yielding securities. 

CLIMATE CHANGE

Given the multiple weather-driven natural catastrophes the 
world experienced this year, climate change continues to be 
an important issue. The academic research as well as the 
recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th 
Assessment Report are aligning to a more unified view of how 
and when the climate is likely to change. We share the IPCC’s 
view, which is consistent with the way we reflect climate risk in 

our models. 

For almost two decades, we have invested heavily to 

understand the influence of climate change on the weather 

and its effect on the risk we take. RenaissanceRe Risk 

Sciences is the culmination of this investment. It provides 

us with a significant competitive advantage in assessing 

the impact of climate change, and allows us to continuously 

update our models to reflect the latest science.

But while climate change clearly drives weather, how much 
of the volatility experienced in the last few years is directly 
related to it? As with most real-world phenomena, the answer 
is a complex mix of interrelated causes. It is hard not to see 
the fingerprints of climate change when looking at the many 
record-breaking events of the last five years. But we also know 

that there are other environmental influences at work that 

result in alternating active and quiet periods for hurricanes 

and other climatic events. 

An equally important influence on recent volatility has been 
the impact of social inflation. As much as storms are getting 
stronger and more frequent, which we can model for, social 
inflation and outright fraud are also increasing loss costs in 
ways that are much more difficult to quantify. Building cost 
inflation – as well as the continuation of the social inflation we 
saw in Hurricane Irma in 2017 – are both playing a larger role 
in the cost of catastrophes in the United States and beyond. 
So, while we actively adjust our view of hurricane risk for the 
influence of climate change, we also reflect the impacts of 
social and building cost inflation when modeling and building 

our portfolios.

II. Purpose and ESG Strategy

PURPOSE, VISION AND MISSION

During 2021, we adopted a Purpose Statement and updated 

our Vision and Mission statements. Having a clear and 

concise understanding of our purpose, vision and mission 
is the foundation of our consistent strategic approach. Our 

purpose is quite literally why we exist, and by adopting a 
strategy clearly tailored to reflect this purpose, we are able to 
maximize our utility to stakeholders. 

While our purpose captures who we are, our vision and 
mission demonstrate how we are uniquely positioned to 
fulfill our purpose more effectively than our competitors. The 
aggregate of our purpose, vision and mission defines the 
value proposition that enables us to deliver superior returns 
for our shareholders. 

Purpose
Beginning with purpose – this is the answer to the question 
of “What is our value to the world?” For RenaissanceRe, our 
purpose is to “protect communities and enable prosperity.” 
Much is resident in this brief statement. At the most basic 
level, we provide protection against fortuitous losses, most 
notably from natural catastrophes, by assuming the largest 
and most difficult to insure risks in society. Shifting a risk from 
the vulnerable to the resilient has broad, macroeconomic 
benefits, as well as potentially facilitating the internalization 
of harmful negative externalities in those responsible for 
creating them. When catastrophic events occur, we provide 
the capital so insurers can pay claims to homeowners and 
other stakeholders to rebuild their houses and restore their 
communities. In addition, our products provide robust signals 
concerning risky behavior, which encourage safety and 
promote mitigation. 

Reinsurance also enables prosperity. It does this by 
encouraging a Pareto efficient allocation of capital for potential 
future losses. As I have explained in previous Letters to 
Shareholders, this is the ideal balance between undersaving 
and oversaving, which maximizes capital available for other 
productive purposes in society, while minimizing the risk 
of uninsured economic loss (which is the protection gap). 
The result is the Goldilocks scenario of an economy making 
the most of its resources (prosperity) while simultaneously 
preparing for potential disasters (protection). I passionately 
believe our purpose engenders great social utility and find it 
indispensable in guiding our strategy. 

Vision
Vision answers the question, “What is our longest-term 
goal as a firm?” Our vision is “to be the best underwriter.” 
We wanted a vision statement that was memorable, 
repeatable, and understandable, one that would resonate 
with our stakeholders, and most importantly with our 
employees. I believe our vision statement is at the same 
time aspirational and grounding; aspirational in that it is 
an enduring vision which requires constant maintenance; 
grounding in that it serves as a firm guidepost for day-to-
day decision making. In every choice at RenaissanceRe, 
a foundational consideration must be “Does this further 
our vision of being the best underwriter?” If not, why are we 
considering it?

Letter to Shareholders

Mission
Mission answers the question “What do we do on behalf 
of our customers and investors?” Our mission is “to match 
desirable risk with efficient capital.” This aligns neatly with 
our vision “to be the best underwriter,” as we believe that 
the best underwriter most effectively matches desirable 
risk with efficient capital. Our mission also bridges the gap 
between two important stakeholder groups: the purchasers 
of reinsurance and the providers of capital. It puts them 
on an even footing and reinforces the need to serve their 
interests equally. 

Our mission statement intentionally leads with desirable 
risk, which we believe should always be the starting point for 
the best underwriter. It is only after we have identified and 
quantified risk, and calculated its desirability, that we endeavor 
to match it with efficient capital. The inverse, beginning with 
capital against which one must then allocate risk, often results 
in sub-optimal returns to investors. 

The second half of our mission statement addresses 
efficient capital – which to us means the capital most readily 
able to bear a particular risk. We think of capital broadly. It 
encompasses our shareholders’ equity as well as the third-
party capital in our Capital Partners business. But it extends 
to our preferred equity, our debt, our credit facilities, and the 
retrocessional protection we purchase, including catastrophe 
bonds. Each of these play an important role in our capital 
structure and balancing them efficiently reduces our overall 
cost of capital, helping us approach Pareto optimality while 
simultaneously providing a strong platform for future growth. 

OUR ROLE IN FACILITATING CLIMATE TRANSITION

One important aspect of our purpose is the role we play in 
helping facilitate the world’s transition to a lower-carbon 
economy. Anthropogenic climate change is both an existential 
threat to the planet and an imminent risk to our industry, and 
we bear the responsibility of being part of the solution. 

As a reinsurance company, there are three primary means 
through which we can help effectuate transition to a 
lower-carbon world, which I have listed in order of complexity: 

•  as an asset owner, 

•  through our business operations, and 

•  as an underwriter of risk. 

Our role as an asset owner is the least complex. As I 
will discuss further, we have made significant strides in 
decarbonizing our investment portfolio while also using it 
to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon world. Using our 
investment portfolio to promote a low-carbon future furthers 
our purpose of protecting communities and enabling 
prosperity, while also supporting our vision of being the 
best underwriter by helping reduce long-term climate risk to 
our business. 

5

2021 Annual ReportRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.Letter to Shareholders

covered by insurance. We play an active role in key industry 
partnerships to close the protection gap, such as through our 
leadership position in the IDF and participation in other public 
sector partnerships. 

Inducing Positive Societal Change
Our employees are our most valuable asset, and we are 
committed to maintaining a culture that supports each of them 
in their personal and professional journeys. During the year, 
we furthered our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) 
through both internal action and external leadership. Our DEI 
Council, chaired by our Chief Underwriting Officer, continues 
to promote awareness of, and discussion around, important 
DEI topics through our global quarterly “DEI Spotlight Series” 
and local events. We were a global sponsor of the DiveIn 
Festival, which is a movement in the insurance sector to 
develop more inclusive workplaces and enable people to 
achieve their potential. We are also an ambassador for Race 
Action Through Leadership, which is a new, action-oriented 
initiative to improve the representation of ethnic minorities at 
all levels of the industry. 

Governance
We recently announced the nomination of Shyam Gidumal 
to our Board of Directors. Shyam will be a great addition 
and brings a wealth of experience enhancing operational 
efficiency and navigating digital transformation. I have 
every confidence that Shyam’s experience will contribute 
significantly to the Board’s stewardship of the organization on 
behalf of our shareholders and other stakeholders.

We also announce the planned retirement of Jean Hamilton 
from our Board of Directors in May 2022 after 17 years of 
service. Jean’s outstanding leadership and significant 
contributions, in particular in her capacity as former 
Chair of the Compensation and Corporate Governance 
Committee and more recently in her active role in advancing 
our ESG strategy, have been invaluable to me and my 
team. I would like to thank Jean for her many years of 
distinguished service.

We are primarily invested in fixed income instruments, and 
also have limited exposure to equities, sometimes directly 
but also through our participation in funds. Our role as a 
direct equity investor is the most straightforward. As an owner, 
we have the responsibility to incentivize management to 
quantify their carbon footprint and have a strategy to reduce 
it. To be clear, this is a journey for many of these companies. 
They are working towards improving and showing progress, 
and we want to help them navigate the path. In my experience, 
one can most effectively influence a positive result by 
staying involved and working with management towards a 
cleaner future.

As a fixed income investor, we are not owners but we can still 
influence behavior. We achieve this by supporting the bonds 
of companies that are making the journey to a low carbon 
economy. This provides positive incentives in two ways. First, 
we provide financial support to companies transitioning to 
a more sustainable future. Second, merely by bidding for 
these bonds, we increase the supply of capital available for 
sustainable instruments, which should result in an overall 
lower cost of capital for their issuers. This process helps to 
internalize the true societal cost of the environmental actions 
of the issuer. 

The second role we play is with respect to our operational 
carbon footprint. Tracking and reporting this footprint is a 
positive first step, and we recognize our responsibility to 
manage the amount of carbon we emit and subsequently 
offset any residual amount. In 2021, we achieved this goal 
by supporting three innovative projects that reduce global 
emissions and increase community resilience. These were 
easy decisions for us, especially as we have focused our 
offsets on vulnerable communities, which aligns closely with 
our purpose, mission and vision. You can read more about 
these projects on our website.

This is not the end of our journey, but it shows our 
commitment to analyzing our operational sustainability and 
identifying opportunities to manage our impact. Importantly, 
we think of our carbon strategy as integral to our purpose, 
mission and vision and that integration with the foundational 
elements of our strategy will serve as a north star in guiding 
our ESG responsibilities in all that we do.

Finally, and most fundamentally, is our role as an assumer 
of risk. This is the most complicated area for us to navigate 
with respect to our ability to influence a cedant’s, and their 
underlying insured’s, journey to a lower carbon future. As 
a reinsurer, our customers are predominately insurance 
companies, and our role is limited to protecting the portfolios 
of risk that they choose to underwrite. 

Where we have direct influence, however, is in choosing the 
cedants we want to work with over time, considering the 
nature and risk of their insurance portfolios. Our purpose 

2  From October 2020 to December 2021 as measured by MSCI.

6

is to protect communities and enable prosperity. I believe 
we best achieve this through the active assumption of risk, 
which promotes the liquidity and capital necessary to enable 
the orderly transition of industries, businesses and society 
towards a lower-carbon future. 

By working with our customers and brokers to enhance their 
understanding of the risk of anthropogenic climate change, 
we can help them develop transition pathways as well as 
products that enable transition. Ultimately, some will transition 
more successfully and faster than others, and our goal is to 
support those that develop and consistently execute credible 
and measurable transition plans.  

ADVANCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND 
GOVERNANCE STRATEGY

Our purpose also drives our ESG Strategy, which focuses on 
three areas where our risk acumen intersects with our ability 
to make a meaningful impact on society:

1.  Promoting Climate Resilience,

2.  Closing the Protection Gap, and

3. 

Inducing Positive Societal Change.

In 2021, we made great progress against each of 
these priorities. 

Promoting Climate Resilience
We demonstrated our industry leadership position on climate 
resilience, adaptation and the transition to a low-carbon world 
through our participation at the United Nations 26th Climate 
Change Conference in Glasgow. We were active in several 
risk focused initiatives, including the “Building Resilience 
in a Riskier World” event sponsored by the Insurance 
Development Forum (IDF), as well as the launch of the Global 
Risk Modelling Alliance. 

We also looked inward for ways to reduce RenaissanceRe’s 
impact on the environment. This included calculating and 
offsetting our carbon footprint and reducing the carbon 
intensity of our corporate credit and public equity portfolios by 
70% with negligible expected impact on the portfolio’s yield.2 
We also actively supported the transition to a low-carbon 
world while furthering the sustainability of our investment 
portfolio by being a cornerstone investor in Blackrock’s US 
Carbon Transition Readiness Fund with a $100 million seed 
investment. 

Closing the Protection Gap
The protection gap is the difference between insured loss 
and economic loss and it is especially pronounced in 
underserved communities where insurance take up rates 
are low or coverage is not available. Global catastrophe-
related economic losses in 2021 were a stark reminder of this 
gap, with as little as a third of these economic losses being 

2021 Annual ReportRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.covered by insurance. We play an active role in key industry 
partnerships to close the protection gap, such as through our 
leadership position in the IDF and participation in other public 
sector partnerships. 

Inducing Positive Societal Change
Our employees are our most valuable asset, and we are 
committed to maintaining a culture that supports each of them 
in their personal and professional journeys. During the year, 
we furthered our focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) 
through both internal action and external leadership. Our DEI 
Council, chaired by our Chief Underwriting Officer, continues 
to promote awareness of, and discussion around, important 
DEI topics through our global quarterly “DEI Spotlight Series” 
and local events. We were a global sponsor of the DiveIn 
Festival, which is a movement in the insurance sector to 
develop more inclusive workplaces and enable people to 
achieve their potential. We are also an ambassador for Race 
Action Through Leadership, which is a new, action-oriented 
initiative to improve the representation of ethnic minorities at 
all levels of the industry. 

Governance
We recently announced the nomination of Shyam Gidumal 
to our Board of Directors. Shyam will be a great addition 
and brings a wealth of experience enhancing operational 
efficiency and navigating digital transformation. I have 
every confidence that Shyam’s experience will contribute 
significantly to the Board’s stewardship of the organization on 
behalf of our shareholders and other stakeholders.

We also announce the planned retirement of Jean Hamilton 
from our Board of Directors in May 2022 after 17 years of 
service. Jean’s outstanding leadership and significant 
contributions, in particular in her capacity as former 
Chair of the Compensation and Corporate Governance 
Committee and more recently in her active role in advancing 
our ESG strategy, have been invaluable to me and my 
team. I would like to thank Jean for her many years of 
distinguished service.

Letter to Shareholders

IN CLOSING

In the nearly 30 years since we started RenaissanceRe, we 
have transformed from a property catastrophe reinsurer to a 
multiline, global reinsurer, with access to the best casualty, 
specialty and property risks. 

We are now at an inflection point in our evolution. We 
have built an organization that can succeed in an industry 
characterized by low interest rates, abundant third-party 
capital, social inflation, and climate change. Going forward, 
we are poised to benefit from higher interest rates and 
improved pricing for our products. Rate increases will help 
offset inflation and climate change. Excellent access to capital 
across multiple forms – traditional, managed third-party 
capital, and retrocessional protection – uniquely positions us 
for growing into new opportunities, while continuing to return 
capital to our shareholders. 

Looking forward to 2022, I believe that we will continue to 
benefit from the strong growth and portfolio optimization 
that we implemented in 2021, and that we have positioned 
ourselves for delivering long-term stakeholder value. 

Thank you to our employees for your efforts to continuously 
innovate and propel us forward, our customers for your 
longstanding partnership, and our shareholders for your 
continued support on our journey.

Sincerely, 

Kevin J. O’Donnell 
President and Chief Executive Officer

is to protect communities and enable prosperity. I believe 

we best achieve this through the active assumption of risk, 
which promotes the liquidity and capital necessary to enable 
the orderly transition of industries, businesses and society 

towards a lower-carbon future. 

By working with our customers and brokers to enhance their 
understanding of the risk of anthropogenic climate change, 

we can help them develop transition pathways as well as 

products that enable transition. Ultimately, some will transition 
more successfully and faster than others, and our goal is to 
support those that develop and consistently execute credible 

and measurable transition plans.  

ADVANCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND 

GOVERNANCE STRATEGY

Our purpose also drives our ESG Strategy, which focuses on 
three areas where our risk acumen intersects with our ability 

to make a meaningful impact on society:

1.  Promoting Climate Resilience,

2.  Closing the Protection Gap, and

3. 

Inducing Positive Societal Change.

In 2021, we made great progress against each of 

these priorities. 

Promoting Climate Resilience

We demonstrated our industry leadership position on climate 
resilience, adaptation and the transition to a low-carbon world 
through our participation at the United Nations 26th Climate 
Change Conference in Glasgow. We were active in several 

risk focused initiatives, including the “Building Resilience 

in a Riskier World” event sponsored by the Insurance 

Development Forum (IDF), as well as the launch of the Global 

Risk Modelling Alliance. 

We also looked inward for ways to reduce RenaissanceRe’s 
impact on the environment. This included calculating and 

offsetting our carbon footprint and reducing the carbon 

intensity of our corporate credit and public equity portfolios by 
70% with negligible expected impact on the portfolio’s yield.2 

We also actively supported the transition to a low-carbon 

world while furthering the sustainability of our investment 

portfolio by being a cornerstone investor in Blackrock’s US 
Carbon Transition Readiness Fund with a $100 million seed 

investment. 

Closing the Protection Gap

The protection gap is the difference between insured loss 

and economic loss and it is especially pronounced in 

underserved communities where insurance take up rates 

are low or coverage is not available. Global catastrophe-

related economic losses in 2021 were a stark reminder of this 
gap, with as little as a third of these economic losses being 

2  From October 2020 to December 2021 as measured by MSCI.

7

2021 Annual ReportRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.management’s utilization of technology. This informal 
working group supplemented regular cybersecurity reports 
to the Audit Committee and full Board. It served to further 
enhance the Board’s understanding of the Company’s 
sophisticated strategy to manage data security and progress 
on the adoption of technologies in its operations. The 
Board will continue to monitor data security risk closely 
and has every confidence that management will continue to 
appropriately address it.

BOARD EVOLUTION 

In 2022, Jean Hamilton announced her retirement effective 
as of our upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. 
Jean was our first female director and brought a new 
viewpoint to both the Board and RenaissanceRe more broadly 
when she was elected to this role almost twenty years ago. I 
would like to thank her for her outstanding leadership over her 
tenure as director, as well as the significant contributions she 
has made to the success of RenaissanceRe. 

The RenaissanceRe Board has nominated Shyam Gidumal 
for election to the Board to fill Jean’s vacancy. Shyam has 
a demonstrated track record of leadership across multiple 

Message from the Chair 

INSTILLING CULTURE IN NEW EMPLOYEES

Over the course of the last two years, RenaissanceRe has 
added approximately 200 new employees. Even under the 
best of circumstances, growing at this scale would have 
been a formidable task. COVID-19 brought an additional 
layer of complexity, as many of these employees were 
onboarded while working from home. RenaissanceRe has 
a unique culture that is critical to its success. The Board 
has consistently reinforced the importance of preserving 
this culture as the organization grows, as well as effectively 
inculcating this culture as new employees join, and we 
worked closely with Kevin and management to ensure this 
was maintained.

PROGRESSING OUR ESG STRATEGY

In 2020, the Board was pleased by RenaissanceRe’s proactive 
formalization of an ESG strategy which consisted of three 
priorities that reflect the confluence of our risk acumen with 
our ability to make a meaningful positive impact. The Board 
is keenly interested in ESG, and passionate in our belief that 
RenaissanceRe should continue its commitment to this critical 
strategy. As Kevin explains in his Letter to Shareholders, the 
Company made great strides in ESG once again this year. 

This progress was especially evident in the Company’s 
industry-leading response to the issue of climate change, 
characterized by its robust modeling capabilities through 
RenaissanceRe Risk Sciences and leadership role at the 
United Nations 26th Climate Change Conference. Of the many 
risks the Company faces, climate change is undoubtedly one 
of the most existential. This was evident once again in 2021, 
with winter storms, hurricanes, floods and wildfires. Oversight 
of climate change risk is among the most critical roles of the 
Board, and we receive frequent reports from management 
regarding how the Company is managing this evolving risk. 
We are confident that the Company continues to lead the 
industry in both understanding and modeling climate change.

MONITORING DATA SECURITY AND 
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS

Just as existing risks continue to evolve, new risks 
constantly arise, and we recognize and evolve to meet them. 
Cybersecurity, and the issue of data security more broadly, is 
one risk that has been growing in prominence recently. As a 
P&C reinsurer, RenaissanceRe has underwritten cyber liability 
for many years. The Board has set definite risk tolerances for 
this business, against which management reports quarterly. 

In 2021, utilizing certain directors’ expertise, the Board 
convoked an informal working group focused on data security 
and technological progress, with the goal of assisting the 
Board’s oversight over emerging risks in this area and 

“Just as existing risks continue to 

evolve, new risks constantly arise,  
and we recognize and evolve to  
meet them.

By James L. Gibbons  
Non-Executive Chair

RenaissanceRe’s Board has many important duties, but 
most important is its governance of the Company’s strategy, 
management, and risk on behalf of shareholders. I wrote 
extensively last year regarding the Board’s oversight in the face 
of COVID-19 restrictions. This year was equally challenging, with 
record-breaking natural catastrophes in addition to the ongoing 
operational and societal challenges of COVID-19. Management 
met these challenges once again, providing the Board 
with regular updates and ensuring we had the information 
necessary to continue to effectively exercise our critical 
oversight function and provide guidance to management. 

More broadly, I believe that management and the Board 
collaborated effectively to deliver many accomplishments 
during the year, several of which I have highlighted in this letter.

OUR PURPOSE, VISION AND MISSION

The Board believes that the consistent execution of the 
Company’s long-term strategy is grounded in a clear 
statement of purpose, which in turn drives a coherent vision 
and an actionable mission. For this reason, the Board was 
pleased with management’s development of new purpose, 
vision and mission statements. Kevin and his team undertook 
a thoughtful and disciplined process to develop statements 
that would resonate deeply with our employees, shareholders 
and other stakeholders. From the Board’s perspective, we 
could not be more pleased with the outcome, and I would 
encourage you to read more about our purpose, vision and 
mission in Kevin’s Letter to Shareholders.

8

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.2021 Annual ReportMessage from the Chair 

INSTILLING CULTURE IN NEW EMPLOYEES

Over the course of the last two years, RenaissanceRe has 
added approximately 200 new employees. Even under the 

best of circumstances, growing at this scale would have 

been a formidable task. COVID-19 brought an additional 

layer of complexity, as many of these employees were 

onboarded while working from home. RenaissanceRe has 

a unique culture that is critical to its success. The Board 

has consistently reinforced the importance of preserving 

this culture as the organization grows, as well as effectively 

inculcating this culture as new employees join, and we 

worked closely with Kevin and management to ensure this 

was maintained.

PROGRESSING OUR ESG STRATEGY

In 2020, the Board was pleased by RenaissanceRe’s proactive 

formalization of an ESG strategy which consisted of three 

priorities that reflect the confluence of our risk acumen with 
our ability to make a meaningful positive impact. The Board 
is keenly interested in ESG, and passionate in our belief that 
RenaissanceRe should continue its commitment to this critical 
strategy. As Kevin explains in his Letter to Shareholders, the 
Company made great strides in ESG once again this year. 

This progress was especially evident in the Company’s 

industry-leading response to the issue of climate change, 

characterized by its robust modeling capabilities through 

RenaissanceRe Risk Sciences and leadership role at the 

United Nations 26th Climate Change Conference. Of the many 
risks the Company faces, climate change is undoubtedly one 
of the most existential. This was evident once again in 2021, 
with winter storms, hurricanes, floods and wildfires. Oversight 
of climate change risk is among the most critical roles of the 
Board, and we receive frequent reports from management 
regarding how the Company is managing this evolving risk. 

We are confident that the Company continues to lead the 

industry in both understanding and modeling climate change.

MONITORING DATA SECURITY AND 

TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS

Just as existing risks continue to evolve, new risks 

constantly arise, and we recognize and evolve to meet them. 
Cybersecurity, and the issue of data security more broadly, is 
one risk that has been growing in prominence recently. As a 
P&C reinsurer, RenaissanceRe has underwritten cyber liability 
for many years. The Board has set definite risk tolerances for 
this business, against which management reports quarterly. 

In 2021, utilizing certain directors’ expertise, the Board 

convoked an informal working group focused on data security 

and technological progress, with the goal of assisting the 

Board’s oversight over emerging risks in this area and 

management’s utilization of technology. This informal 
working group supplemented regular cybersecurity reports 
to the Audit Committee and full Board. It served to further 
enhance the Board’s understanding of the Company’s 
sophisticated strategy to manage data security and progress 
on the adoption of technologies in its operations. The 
Board will continue to monitor data security risk closely 
and has every confidence that management will continue to 
appropriately address it.

BOARD EVOLUTION 

In 2022, Jean Hamilton announced her retirement effective 
as of our upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. 
Jean was our first female director and brought a new 
viewpoint to both the Board and RenaissanceRe more broadly 
when she was elected to this role almost twenty years ago. I 
would like to thank her for her outstanding leadership over her 
tenure as director, as well as the significant contributions she 
has made to the success of RenaissanceRe. 

industries, as well as an innovative approach to operational 
change. I personally look forward to benefiting from Shyam’s 
diverse experience and the perspective he will bring to the 
reinsurance industry.

IN CLOSING

Once again in this past year, the Board and management 
worked closely to deliver industry leading corporate 
governance and best-in-class risk management. I am proud 
of RenaissanceRe’s employees, management and my fellow 
directors for going above and beyond to fulfill our duties to 
shareholders and all stakeholders to the highest standard.

On behalf of my fellow directors, thank you for your ongoing 
support of RenaissanceRe.

Sincerely,

The RenaissanceRe Board has nominated Shyam Gidumal 
for election to the Board to fill Jean’s vacancy. Shyam has 
a demonstrated track record of leadership across multiple 

James L. Gibbons  
Non-Executive Chair

9

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.2021 Annual ReportComments on Regulation G

Comments on Regulation G (Continued)

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”) 
set forth in this Annual Report, the Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation 
G. The Company has consistently provided these financial measures in previous investor communications and the Company’s 
management believes that these measures are important to investors and other interested persons, and that investors and such 
other persons benefit from having a consistent basis for comparison between quarters and for comparison with other companies 
within the industry. These measures may not, however, be comparable to similarly titled measures used by companies outside 
of the insurance industry. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP measures in assessing the 
Company’s overall financial performance.

Operating Income (Loss) Available (Attributable) to RenaissanceRe Common 
Shareholders and Operating Return on Average Common Equity - Annualized
The Company uses “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” as a measure 
to evaluate the underlying fundamentals of its operations and believes it to be a useful measure of its corporate performance. 
“Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” as used herein differs from “net 
income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders,” which the Company believes is the most directly 
comparable GAAP measure, by the exclusion of net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments, excluding other 
investments - catastrophe bonds, net foreign exchange gains and losses, corporate expenses associated with the acquisition 
of TMR and the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK, the income tax expense or benefit associated with these adjustments 
and the portion of these adjustments attributable to the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests. The Company’s 
management believes that “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” is useful 
to investors because it more accurately measures and predicts the Company’s results of operations by removing the variability 
arising from: fluctuations in the fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity investment portfolio, equity investments trading, other 
investments (excluding catastrophe bonds) and investments-related derivatives; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; corporate 
expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR and the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK; the associated income tax 
expense or benefit of these adjustments; and the portion of these adjustments attributable to the Company’s redeemable 
noncontrolling interests. The Company also uses “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders” to calculate “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per 
common share - diluted” and “operating return on average common equity - annualized.” The following table is a reconciliation 
of: (1) net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders to “operating income (loss) available 
(attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders”; (2) net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders per common share - diluted to “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders per common share - diluted”; and (3) return on average common equity - annualized to “operating return on 
average common equity - annualized.” Comparative information for all prior periods has been updated to conform to the current 
methodology and presentation.

10

(in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts and percentages)

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe  
common shareholders

Adjustment for net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, 
excluding other investments - catastrophe bonds
Adjustment for net foreign exchange losses (gains)
Adjustment for corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR and 
the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK(1)
Adjustment for income tax expense (benefit)(2)
Adjustment for net (loss) income attributable to redeemable 
noncontrolling interests(3)

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$ (73,421)

$ 731,482

$ 712,042

183,101

41,006

(827,667)

(27,773)

(423,501)

2,938

135

(11,521)

47,964

29,863

49,725

20,367

(57,701)

60,771

36,180

Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe  
common shareholders

$ 81,599

$ 14,640

$ 397,751

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders per common share - diluted

$

(1.57)

$

15.31

$

16.29

Adjustment for net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, 
excluding other investments - catastrophe bonds
Adjustment for net foreign exchange losses (gains)
Adjustment for corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR and 
the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK(1)
Adjustment for income tax expense (benefit)(2)
Adjustment for net (loss) income attributable to redeemable 
noncontrolling interests(3)

3.88

0.87

—

(0.24)

(1.22)

(17.54)

(0.59)

1.02

0.63

1.29

Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders per common share - diluted

$

1.72

$

0.12

$

9.01

Return on average common equity - annualized

(1.1)%

11.7%

14.1%

Adjustment for net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, 
excluding other investments - catastrophe bonds
Adjustment for net foreign exchange losses (gains)
Adjustment for corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR and 
the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK(1)
Adjustment for income tax expense (benefit)(2)
Adjustment for net (loss) income attributable to redeemable 
noncontrolling interests(3)

Operating return on average common equity - annualized

2.9%

0.6%

—%

(0.2)%

(0.9)%

1.3%

(13.4)%

(0.4)%

0.8%

0.5%

1.0%

0.2%

(1)  Included in the year ended December 31, 2020 is the loss on sale of RenaissanceRe UK of $30.2 million.

(2)  Adjustment for income tax expense (benefit) represents the income tax (expense) benefit associated with the adjustments to net income 

(loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders. The income tax impact is estimated by applying the statutory rates of 
applicable jurisdictions, after consideration of other relevant factors. 

(3)  Represents the portion of these adjustments that are attributable to the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests, including the income 

tax impact of those adjustments.

(9.81)

0.07

1.15

0.47

0.84

(8.4)%

0.1%

1.0%

0.4%

0.7%

7.9%

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.2021 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
 
Comments on Regulation G

Comments on Regulation G (Continued)

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”) 
set forth in this Annual Report, the Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation 
G. The Company has consistently provided these financial measures in previous investor communications and the Company’s 
management believes that these measures are important to investors and other interested persons, and that investors and such 
other persons benefit from having a consistent basis for comparison between quarters and for comparison with other companies 
within the industry. These measures may not, however, be comparable to similarly titled measures used by companies outside 
of the insurance industry. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP measures in assessing the 

Company’s overall financial performance.

Operating Income (Loss) Available (Attributable) to RenaissanceRe Common 
Shareholders and Operating Return on Average Common Equity - Annualized
The Company uses “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” as a measure 
to evaluate the underlying fundamentals of its operations and believes it to be a useful measure of its corporate performance. 

“Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” as used herein differs from “net 

income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders,” which the Company believes is the most directly 
comparable GAAP measure, by the exclusion of net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments, excluding other 
investments - catastrophe bonds, net foreign exchange gains and losses, corporate expenses associated with the acquisition 
of TMR and the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK, the income tax expense or benefit associated with these adjustments 

and the portion of these adjustments attributable to the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests. The Company’s 

management believes that “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” is useful 
to investors because it more accurately measures and predicts the Company’s results of operations by removing the variability 
arising from: fluctuations in the fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity investment portfolio, equity investments trading, other 
investments (excluding catastrophe bonds) and investments-related derivatives; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; corporate 
expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR and the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK; the associated income tax 

expense or benefit of these adjustments; and the portion of these adjustments attributable to the Company’s redeemable 

noncontrolling interests. The Company also uses “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 

shareholders” to calculate “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per 

common share - diluted” and “operating return on average common equity - annualized.” The following table is a reconciliation 
of: (1) net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders to “operating income (loss) available 
(attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders”; (2) net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 

shareholders per common share - diluted to “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 

shareholders per common share - diluted”; and (3) return on average common equity - annualized to “operating return on 

average common equity - annualized.” Comparative information for all prior periods has been updated to conform to the current 

methodology and presentation.

(in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts and percentages)

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe  
common shareholders

Adjustment for net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, 
excluding other investments - catastrophe bonds
Adjustment for net foreign exchange losses (gains)
Adjustment for corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR and 
the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK(1)
Adjustment for income tax expense (benefit)(2)
Adjustment for net (loss) income attributable to redeemable 
noncontrolling interests(3)

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$ (73,421)

$ 731,482

$ 712,042

183,101
41,006

(827,667)
(27,773)

(423,501)
2,938

135
(11,521)

47,964
29,863

49,725
20,367

(57,701)

60,771

36,180

Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe  
common shareholders

$ 81,599

$ 14,640

$ 397,751

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders per common share - diluted

$

(1.57)

$

15.31

$

16.29

Adjustment for net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, 
excluding other investments - catastrophe bonds
Adjustment for net foreign exchange losses (gains)
Adjustment for corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR and 
the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK(1)
Adjustment for income tax expense (benefit)(2)
Adjustment for net (loss) income attributable to redeemable 
noncontrolling interests(3)

3.88
0.87

—
(0.24)

(1.22)

(17.54)
(0.59)

1.02
0.63

1.29

(9.81)
0.07

1.15
0.47

0.84

Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 
shareholders per common share - diluted

$

1.72

$

0.12

$

9.01

Return on average common equity - annualized

(1.1)%

11.7%

14.1%

Adjustment for net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments, 
excluding other investments - catastrophe bonds
Adjustment for net foreign exchange losses (gains)
Adjustment for corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR and 
the subsequent sale of RenaissanceRe UK(1)
Adjustment for income tax expense (benefit)(2)
Adjustment for net (loss) income attributable to redeemable 
noncontrolling interests(3)

Operating return on average common equity - annualized

2.9%
0.6%

—%
(0.2)%

(0.9)%

1.3%

(13.4)%
(0.4)%

0.8%
0.5%

1.0%

0.2%

(8.4)%
0.1%

1.0%
0.4%

0.7%

7.9%

(1)  Included in the year ended December 31, 2020 is the loss on sale of RenaissanceRe UK of $30.2 million.

(2)  Adjustment for income tax expense (benefit) represents the income tax (expense) benefit associated with the adjustments to net income 

(loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders. The income tax impact is estimated by applying the statutory rates of 
applicable jurisdictions, after consideration of other relevant factors. 

(3)  Represents the portion of these adjustments that are attributable to the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests, including the income 

tax impact of those adjustments.

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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.2021 Annual Report 
 
 
 
 
 
Comments on Regulation G (Continued)

Tangible Book Value Per Common Share and Tangible Book Value Per Common 
Share Plus Accumulated Dividends
The Company has included in this Annual Report “tangible book value per common share” and “tangible book value per 
common share plus accumulated dividends.” “Tangible book value per common share” is defined as book value per common 
share excluding goodwill and intangible assets per share. “Tangible book value per common share plus accumulated dividends” 
is defined as book value per common share excluding goodwill and intangible assets per share, plus accumulated dividends. 
The Company’s management believes “tangible book value per common share” and “tangible book value per common 
share plus accumulated dividends” are useful to investors because they provide a more accurate measure of the realizable 
value of shareholder returns, excluding the impact of goodwill and intangible assets. The following table is a reconciliation of 
book value per common share to “tangible book value per common share” and “tangible book value per common share plus 
accumulated dividends.”

Book value per common share

Adjustment for goodwill and other intangibles(1)

Tangible book value per common share

Adjustment for accumulated dividends

Tangible book value per common share plus accumulated dividends

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$ 132.17
(5.90)
 126.27 
 23.52 
$  149.79 

$ 138.46
 (5.37)
 133.09 
 22.08 
$  155.17 

$ 120.53
 (6.50)
 114.03 
 20.68 
$ 134.71 

Change in book value per common share
Change in tangible book value per common share plus change in  
accumulated dividends

(4.5)%

14.9%

15.7%

(4.0)%

17.9%

17.9%

(1)  For 2021, 2020 and 2019, goodwill and other intangibles included $18.6 million, $23.0 million and $24.9 million, respectively, of goodwill and 

other intangibles included in investments in other ventures, under equity method.

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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K 
☒   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 

OR
☐  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from            to           

Commission File No. 001-14428 

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. 
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Bermuda
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

98-0141974
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Renaissance House, 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM 19 Bermuda 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(441) 295-4513 
(Registrant’s telephone number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Common Shares, Par Value $1.00 per share

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 
Series F 5.750% Preference Share, Par Value $1.00 per share

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a 
Series G 4.20% Preference Share, Par Value $1.00 per share 

Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
RNR
RNR PRF

New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange

RNR PRG 

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Act. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such 
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that 
the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x  No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller 
reporting company, or an emerging growth company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act. Large accelerated filer x, Accelerated filer 
o, Non-accelerated filer o, Smaller reporting company ☐, Emerging growth company ☐	
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for 
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the 
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by 
the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐  No x
The aggregate market value of Common Shares held by nonaffiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2021 was $7.1 billion based on 
the closing sale price of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on that date.

The number of Common Shares, par value US $1.00 per share, outstanding at February 2, 2022 was 43,982,413.

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by 
reference into Part III of this report.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART I    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 1.
BUSINESS     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART II       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER 

MATTERS AND ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES    . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 6. RESERVED     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK      . . . . . . . 108
ITEM 8.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART III     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE      . . . . . . . .
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND 

MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR 

INDEPENDENCE    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART IV    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ITEM 16. 10-K SUMMARY     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SIGNATURES      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
INDEX TO SCHEDULES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    . . . . . . . . . S-1

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NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 
21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions 
that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and 
contingencies, many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These 
uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially 
from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. In particular, 
statements using words such as “may,” “should,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” 
“predict,” “potential,” or words of similar import generally involve forward-looking statements. For example, 
we may include certain forward-looking statements in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations” with regard to trends in results, prices, volumes, operations, 
investment results, margins, combined ratios, fees, reserves, market conditions, risk management and 
exchange rates. This Form 10-K also contains forward-looking statements with respect to our business and 
industry, such as those relating to our strategy and management objectives, market standing and product 
volumes, competition and new entrants in our industry, industry capital, insured losses from loss events, 
government initiatives and regulatory matters affecting the reinsurance and insurance industries. 

The inclusion of forward-looking statements in this report should not be considered as a representation by 
us or any other person that our current objectives or plans will be achieved. Numerous factors could cause 
our actual results to differ materially from those addressed by the forward-looking statements, including the 
following: 

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our exposure to natural and non-natural catastrophic events and circumstances and the variance 
they may cause in our financial results; 
the effect of climate change on our business, including the trend towards increasingly frequent and 
severe climate events;
the effectiveness of our claims and claim expense reserving process;
the effect of emerging claims and coverage issues;
the highly competitive nature of our industry, resulting in consolidation of competitors, customers 
and (re)insurance brokers, and our reliance on a small and decreasing number of brokers;
the historically cyclical nature of the (re)insurance industries;
collection on claimed retrocessional coverage, and new retrocessional reinsurance being available 
on acceptable terms; 
the ability of our ceding companies and delegated authority counterparties to accurately assess the 
risks they underwrite;
our ability to maintain our financial strength ratings;
the impact of large non-recurring contracts and reinstatement premiums on our financial results;
our ability to attract and retain key executives and employees;
the effect of cybersecurity risks, including technology breaches or failure;
the performance of our investment portfolio and financial market volatility;
the effects of inflation;
our ability to successfully implement our business, strategies and initiatives, and the success of any 
of our strategic investments or acquisitions, including our ability to manage our operations as our 
product and geographical diversity increases;
our exposure to credit loss from counterparties;
our need to make many estimates and judgments in the preparation of our financial statements;
our ability to effectively manage capital on behalf of investors in joint ventures or other entities we 
manage;

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changes to the accounting rules and regulatory systems applicable to our business, including 
changes in Bermuda laws or regulations or as a result of increased global regulation of the 
insurance and reinsurance industries; 
other political, regulatory or industry initiatives adversely impacting us;
our ability to comply with covenants in our debt agreements; 
a contention by the IRS that any of our Bermuda subsidiaries are subject to taxation in the U.S.;
the effects of possible future tax reform legislation and regulations, including changes to the tax 
treatment of our shareholders or investors in our joint ventures or other entities we manage;
our ability to determine any impairments taken on our investments; 
the uncertainty of the continuing and future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including measures 
taken in response thereto and the effect of legislative, regulatory and judicial influences on our 
potential reinsurance, insurance and investment exposures, or other effects that it may have;
foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
our ability to raise capital if necessary;
our ability to comply with applicable sanctions and foreign corrupt practices laws;
our dependence on the ability of our operating subsidiaries to declare and pay dividends; 
aspects of our corporate structure that may discourage third-party takeovers and other transactions; 
and
difficulties investors may have in serving process or enforcing judgments against us in the U.S.

As a consequence, our future financial condition and results may differ from those expressed in any 
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us. The factors listed above, which are discussed in 
more detail in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” in this Form 10-K, should not be construed as exhaustive. 
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to 
revise or update forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the 
date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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PART I

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

In this Form 10-K, references to “RenaissanceRe” refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the parent 
company) and references to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 
together with its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.  

Defined terms used throughout this Form 10-K are included in the “Glossary of Defined Terms” at the end of 
“Part I, Item 1. Business” of this Form 10-K. We have also included a “Glossary of Selected Insurance and 
Reinsurance Terms” at the end of “Part I, Item 1. Business” of this Form 10-K.

All dollar amounts referred to in this Form 10-K are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. 

Due to rounding, numbers presented in the tables included in this Form 10-K may not add up precisely to 
the totals provided.

OVERVIEW

RenaissanceRe is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. We provide property, casualty and 
specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to customers, principally through intermediaries. 
Established in 1993, we have offices in Bermuda, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the U.K., and 
the U.S. To best serve our clients in the places they do business, we have operating subsidiaries, branches, 
joint ventures, managed funds and underwriting platforms around the world. Our operating subsidiaries 
include Renaissance Reinsurance, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., 
RREAG, Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe and our Lloyd’s syndicate, Syndicate 1458. We write 
property and casualty and specialty reinsurance through our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, joint 
ventures, managed funds and Syndicate 1458 and certain insurance products primarily through Syndicate 
1458 and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Syndicate 1458 provides us with access to Lloyd’s extensive 
distribution network and worldwide licenses, and also writes business through delegated authority 
arrangements. We also underwrite reinsurance on behalf of joint ventures, including DaVinci, Top Layer Re, 
Upsilon RFO and Vermeer. In addition, through Medici, we invest in various insurance-based investment 
instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk. 

Our mission is to match desirable, well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital to achieve our vision 
of being the best underwriter. We believe that this will allow us to produce superior returns for our 
shareholders over the long term, and to protect communities and enable prosperity. We seek to accomplish 
these goals by being a trusted, long-term partner to our customers for assessing and managing risk, 
delivering responsive and innovative solutions, leveraging our core capabilities of risk assessment and 
information management, investing in these core capabilities in order to serve our customers across market 
cycles, and keeping our promises. Our strategy focuses on superior risk selection, superior customer 
relationships and superior capital management. We provide value to our customers and joint venture and 
managed fund partners in the form of financial security, innovative products, and responsive service. We 
are known as a leader in paying valid claims promptly. We principally measure our financial success 
through long-term growth in tangible book value per common share plus the change in accumulated 
dividends. We believe this metric is the most appropriate measure of our financial performance, and in 
respect of which we believe we have delivered superior performance over time. The principal drivers of our 
profit are underwriting income, investment income, and fee income generated by our third-party capital 
management business.

Our core products include property, casualty and specialty reinsurance, and certain insurance products 
principally distributed through intermediaries, with whom we have cultivated strong long-term relationships. 
We believe we have been one of the world’s leading providers of catastrophe reinsurance since our 
founding. In recent years, through the strategic execution of several initiatives, including organic growth and 
acquisitions, we have expanded and diversified our casualty and specialty platform and products, and 
believe we are a leader in certain casualty and specialty lines of business. 

Our current business strategy focuses predominantly on writing reinsurance, although as we grow our 
casualty and specialty and other property lines of business, we are increasingly writing excess and surplus 
lines insurance through delegated authority arrangements. We also pursue a number of other opportunities, 
such as creating and managing our joint ventures and managed funds, executing customized reinsurance 
transactions to assume or cede risk, and managing certain strategic investments directed at classes of risk 

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other than catastrophe reinsurance. From time to time we consider diversification into new ventures, either 
through organic growth, the formation of new joint ventures or managed funds, or the acquisition of, or the 
investment in, other companies or books of business of other companies.

We have determined our business consists of the following reportable segments: (1) Property, which is 
comprised of catastrophe and other property (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, 
joint ventures and managed funds, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and 
specialty (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and managed funds. 
The underwriting results of our operating subsidiaries and underwriting platforms are included in our 
Property and Casualty and Specialty segment results as appropriate.

A meaningful portion of the reinsurance and insurance we write provides protection from damages relating 
to natural and man-made catastrophes. Our results depend to a large extent on the frequency and severity 
of these catastrophic events, and the coverages we offer to customers that are affected by these events. 
We are exposed to significant losses from these catastrophic events and other exposures we cover, which 
primarily impact our Property segment, in both the property catastrophe and other property lines of 
business. Accordingly, we expect a significant degree of volatility in our financial results and our financial 
results may vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and from year-to-year, based on the level of insured 
catastrophic losses occurring around the world. Our Casualty and Specialty business, which represents 
approximately half of our gross premiums written annually, is an efficient use of capital that is generally less 
correlated with our Property business. It allows us to bring additional capacity to our clients, across a wider 
range of product offerings, while continuing to be good stewards of our shareholders’ capital.

We continually explore appropriate and efficient ways to address the risk needs of our clients and the 
impact of various regulatory and legislative changes on our operations. We have created, and manage, 
multiple capital vehicles across several jurisdictions and may create additional risk bearing vehicles or enter 
into additional jurisdictions in the future. In addition, our differentiated strategy and capabilities position us to 
pursue bespoke or large solutions for clients, which may be non-recurring. This, and other factors including 
the timing of contract inception, could result in significant volatility of premiums in both our Property and 
Casualty and Specialty segments. As our product and geographical diversity increases, we may be exposed 
to new risks, uncertainties and sources of volatility.

CORPORATE STRATEGY

Our mission is to match desirable, well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital to achieve our vision 
of being the best underwriter. We believe that this will allow us to produce superior returns for our 
shareholders over the long term, and to protect communities and enable prosperity. Our strategy for 
achieving these objectives, which is supported by our core values, our principles and our culture, is to 
operate an integrated system of what we believe are our three competitive advantages: superior customer 
relationships, superior risk selection and superior capital management. We believe all three competitive 
advantages are required to achieve our objectives, and we aim to seamlessly coordinate the delivery of 
these competitive advantages for the benefit of our shareholders, ceding insurers, brokers, investors in our 
joint ventures and managed funds, and other stakeholders. 

Superior Customer Relationships. We aim to be a trusted long-term partner to our customers for assessing 
and managing risk and delivering responsive solutions. We believe our modeling and technical expertise, 
our risk management products, and our track record of keeping our promises have made us a provider of 
first choice in many lines of business to our customers worldwide. We seek to offer stable, predictable and 
consistent risk-based pricing and a prompt turnaround on claims.

Superior Risk Selection. We aim to build a portfolio of risks that produces an attractive risk-adjusted return 
on utilized capital. We develop a perspective of each risk using both our underwriters’ expertise and 
sophisticated risk selection techniques, including computer models and databases such as REMS©. We 
pursue a disciplined approach to underwriting and seek to select only those risks that we believe will 
produce a portfolio with an attractive return, subject to prudent risk constraints. We manage our portfolio of 
risks dynamically, both within sub-portfolios and across the Company.

Superior Capital Management. We aim to write as much attractively priced business as is accessible to us 
and then manage our capital accordingly. We generally look to raise capital when we forecast increased 
demand in the market, at times by accessing capital through joint ventures or other structures, and return 
capital to our shareholders or joint venture investors when the demand for our coverages appears to decline 

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and when we believe a return of capital would be beneficial to our shareholders or joint venture and 
managed fund investors. In using joint ventures and managed funds, we aim to leverage our access to 
business and our underwriting capabilities on an efficient capital base, develop fee income, generate profit 
commissions, diversify our portfolio, and provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our capital providers. We 
also routinely evaluate and review potential joint venture and managed fund opportunities and strategic 
investments.

We believe we are well positioned to fulfill our objectives by virtue of the experience and skill of our 
management team, our integrated and flexible underwriting and operating platform, our significant financial 
strength, our strong relationships with brokers and customers, our commitment to superior service and our 
proprietary modeling technology. In particular, we believe our strategy, high performance culture, and 
commitment to our customers and joint venture and managed fund partners help us to differentiate 
ourselves by offering specialized services and products at times and in markets where capacity and 
alternatives may be limited.

SEGMENTS

Our reportable segments are defined as follows: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe and other 
property (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and managed funds; 
and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty (re)insurance written on behalf 
of our operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and managed funds. In addition to our two reportable segments, 
we have an Other category, which primarily includes our strategic investments, investments unit, corporate 
expenses, capital servicing costs, noncontrolling interests and certain expenses related to acquisitions and 
dispositions.

The following table shows gross premiums written allocated between our segments. Operating results 
relating to our segments are included in “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations.”

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

(in thousands, except percentages)
Property

Casualty and Specialty

Gross
Premiums
Written

$  3,958,724 

  3,875,074 

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

Gross
Premiums
Written

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

Gross
Premiums
Written

 50.5 % $  2,999,142 

 51.7 % $  2,430,985 

 49.5 %   2,807,023 

 48.3 %   2,376,765 

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

 50.6 %

 49.4 %

Total gross premiums written

$  7,833,798 

 100.0 % $  5,806,165 

 100.0 % $  4,807,750 

 100.0 %

We write proportional business as well as excess of loss business. In addition, Syndicate 1458 and 
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. write insurance business through delegated authority arrangements, which 
are included in our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, as appropriate. Our relative mix of 
business between proportional business and excess of loss business has fluctuated in the past and will 
likely vary in the future. Proportional and delegated authority business typically have relatively higher 
premiums per unit of expected underwriting income, together with a higher acquisition expense ratio and 
combined ratio, than traditional excess of loss reinsurance, as these coverages tend to be exposed to 
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The following table shows gross premiums written allocated between excess of loss, proportional and 
delegated authority for each of our segments:

Year ended December 31, 2021
(in thousands)
Excess of loss
Proportional
Delegated authority

Total gross premiums written

Year ended December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Excess of loss
Proportional
Delegated authority

Total gross premiums written

Year ended December 31, 2019
(in thousands)
Excess of loss
Proportional
Delegated authority

Total gross premiums written

Property Segment

Property

Casualty and 
Specialty

Total

$  2,485,999  $  663,749  $  3,149,748 
  3,777,681 
  2,853,339 
906,369 
357,986 
$  3,958,724  $  3,875,074  $  7,833,798 

924,342 
548,383 

$  2,075,961  $  626,468  $  2,702,429 
  2,582,537 
  1,925,884 
521,199 
254,671 
$  2,999,142  $  2,807,023  $  5,806,165 

656,653 
266,528 

$  1,758,787  $  508,515  $  2,267,302 
  2,129,959 
  1,583,554 
410,489 
284,696 
$  2,430,985  $  2,376,765  $  4,807,750 

546,405 
125,793 

Our Property segment includes our catastrophe class of business, principally comprised of excess of loss 
reinsurance and excess of loss retrocessional reinsurance to insure insurance and reinsurance companies 
against natural and man-made catastrophes. It also includes our other property class of business, primarily 
comprised of proportional reinsurance, property per risk, property (re)insurance, binding facilities and 
regional U.S. multi-line reinsurance, certain of which have exposure to natural and man-made catastrophes. 
The following table shows gross premiums written in our Property segment allocated by class of business:

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

(in thousands, except percentages)
Catastrophe

Other property

Total Property segment gross 

premiums written

Gross
Premiums
Written

$  2,235,736 

  1,722,988 

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

Gross
Premiums
Written

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

Gross
Premiums
Written

 56.5 % $  1,886,785 

 62.9 % $  1,595,472 

 43.5 %   1,112,357 

 37.1 %  

835,513 

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

 65.6 %

 34.4 %

$  3,958,724 

 100.0 % $  2,999,142 

 100.0 % $  2,430,985 

 100.0 %

We write catastrophe reinsurance and insurance coverage protecting against large natural catastrophes, 
such as earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons and tsunamis, as well as claims arising from other natural and 
man-made catastrophes such as winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, windstorms, tornadoes, explosions 
and acts of terrorism. We offer this coverage to insurance companies and other reinsurers primarily on an 
excess of loss basis. This means we begin paying when our customers’ claims from a catastrophe exceed a 
certain retained amount. We also offer proportional coverages and other structures on a catastrophe-
exposed basis and may increase these offerings on an absolute or relative basis in the future. Recently, as 
our other property class of business has become a larger percentage of our Property segment gross 
premiums written, proportional coverage and business written through delegated authority arrangements 
have become larger percentages of our Property segment. 

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As noted above, our excess of loss property contracts generally cover all natural perils, and our 
predominant exposure under such coverage is to property damage. However, other risks, including 
business interruption and other non-property losses, may also be covered under our property reinsurance 
contracts when arising from a covered peril. 

We offer our coverages on a worldwide basis. Because of the wide range of possible catastrophic events to 
which we are exposed, including the size of such events and the potential for multiple events to occur in the 
same time period, our property business is volatile and our financial condition and results of operations 
reflect this volatility. To moderate the volatility of our risk portfolio, we may increase or decrease our 
presence in the property business based on market conditions and our assessment of risk-adjusted pricing 
adequacy. We frequently purchase reinsurance or other protection for our own account for a number of 
reasons, including to optimize the expected outcome of our underwriting portfolio, to manage capital 
requirements for regulated entities and to reduce the financial impact that a large catastrophe or a series of 
catastrophes could have on our results.

Casualty and Specialty Segment
We write casualty and specialty reinsurance and insurance covering primarily targeted classes of business 
where we believe we have a sound basis for underwriting and pricing the risk we assume. This business is 
predominantly reinsurance, however our book of insurance business has been increasing in recent periods, 
and may continue to do so. The following table shows gross premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty 
segment aggregated by class of business:

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

(in thousands, except percentages)
General casualty (1)

Professional liability (2)

Financial lines (3)

Other (4)

Total Casualty and Specialty segment 

gross premiums written

Gross
Premiums
Written

$  1,258,536 

  1,283,864 

498,946 

833,728 

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

Gross
Premiums
Written

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

Gross
Premiums
Written

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

 32.5 % $  904,594 

 32.2 % $  807,901 

 33.1 %  

836,120 

 29.8 %  

650,750 

 12.9 %  

514,192 

 18.3 %  

457,000 

 21.5 %  

552,117 

 19.7 %  

461,114 

 34.0 %

 27.4 %

 19.2 %

 19.4 %

$  3,875,074 

 100.0 % $  2,807,023 

 100.0 % $  2,376,765 

 100.0 %

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Includes automobile liability, casualty clash, employer’s liability, umbrella or excess casualty, workers’ compensation and general 
liability.

Includes directors and officers, medical malpractice, and professional indemnity.

Includes financial guaranty, mortgage guaranty, political risk, surety and trade credit.

Includes accident and health, agriculture, aviation, cyber, energy, marine, satellite and terrorism. Lines of business such as 
regional multi-line and whole account may have characteristics of various other classes of business, and are allocated 
accordingly.

In recent years, we have expanded our Casualty and Specialty segment operations through organic growth 
initiatives and acquisitions, and we plan to continue to expand these operations over time if market 
conditions are appropriate. 

Our Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written may be subject to significant volatility as 
certain lines of business in this segment can be influenced by a small number of relatively large 
transactions. We seek to underwrite these lines using a disciplined underwriting approach and sophisticated 
analytical tools. We generally target lines of business where we believe we can adequately quantify the 
risks assumed and provide coverage where we believe our underwriting is robust and the market is 
attractive. We also seek to identify market dislocations and write new lines of business whose risk and 
return characteristics are estimated to exceed our hurdle rates. Furthermore, we also seek to manage the 
correlations of this business with our overall portfolio. We believe that our underwriting and analytical 
capabilities have positioned us well to manage our casualty and specialty business.

We offer our casualty and specialty reinsurance products principally on a proportional basis, and we also 
provide excess of loss coverage. These products frequently include tailored features such as limits or sub-
limits which we believe help us manage our exposures. Any liability exceeding, or otherwise not subject to, 

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such limits reverts to the cedant. Our Casualty and Specialty segment frequently provides coverage for 
relatively large limits or exposures, and thus we are subject to potential significant claims volatility.

Our Casualty and Specialty segment also offers certain casualty insurance products through Syndicate 
1458, including general liability, medical malpractice and professional liability. Syndicate 1458 also writes 
business through delegated authority arrangements.

As a result of our financial strength, we have the ability to offer significant capacity and, for select risks, we 
have made available significant limits. We believe these capabilities, the strength of our casualty and 
specialty underwriting team, and our demonstrated ability and willingness to pay valid claims are 
competitive advantages of our casualty and specialty business. While we believe that these and other 
initiatives will support growth in our Casualty and Specialty segment, we intend to continue to apply our 
disciplined underwriting approach.

Other

Our Other category primarily includes the results of: (1) our share of strategic investments in certain 
markets we believe offer attractive risk-adjusted returns or where we believe our investment adds value, 
and where, rather than assuming exclusive management responsibilities ourselves, we partner with other 
market participants; (2) our investment unit which manages and invests the funds generated by our 
consolidated operations; and (3) corporate expenses, certain expenses related to acquisitions and 
dispositions, capital servicing costs and noncontrolling interests. 

Geographic Breakdown

Our exposures are generally diversified across geographic zones, but are also a function of market 
conditions and opportunities. Our largest exposure has historically been to the U.S. and Caribbean market, 
which represented 50.8% of our gross premiums written for the year ended December 31, 2021. A 
significant amount of our U.S. and Caribbean premium provides coverage against windstorms (mainly U.S. 
Atlantic hurricanes), earthquakes and other natural and man-made catastrophes. 

The following table sets forth the amounts and percentages of our gross premiums written allocated to the 
territory of coverage exposure:

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

Gross
Premiums
Written

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

Gross
Premiums
Written

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

Gross
Premiums
Written

Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written

$  2,257,088 

  1,188,737 

 28.8 % $  1,683,538 

 29.0 % $  1,368,205 

 15.2 %  

889,917 

 15.3 %  

643,744 

253,678 

114,981 

34,742 

69,188 

40,310 

 3.2 %  

189,587 

 3.3 %  

182,544 

 1.5 %  

102,228 

 0.4 %  

 0.9 %  

 0.5 %  

62,058 

40,243 

31,571 

 1.8 %  

 1.1 %  

 0.7 %  

 0.5 %  

90,328 

79,393 

32,203 

34,568 

 28.4 %

 13.4 %

 3.8 %

 1.9 %

 1.7 %

 0.7 %

 0.7 %

  3,958,724 

 50.5 %   2,999,142 

 51.7 %   2,430,985 

 50.6 %

  1,746,450 

  1,721,663 

 22.3 %   1,315,386 

 22.6 %  

935,626 

 22.0 %   1,248,981 

 21.5 %   1,071,170 

217,721 

108,376 

29,001 

51,863 

 2.8 %  

121,369 

 2.1 %  

227,178 

 1.4 %  

 0.4 %  

 0.6 %  

56,225 

12,429 

52,633 

 1.0 %  

 0.2 %  

 0.9 %  

25,291 

34,053 

83,447 

 19.5 %

 22.3 %

 4.7 %

 0.5 %

 0.7 %

 1.7 %

 49.4 %

 100.0 %

Total Casualty and Specialty Segment

  3,875,074 

 49.5 %   2,807,023 

 48.3 %   2,376,765 

Total gross premiums written

$  7,833,798 

 100.0 % $  5,806,165 

 100.0 % $  4,807,750 

(1)  The category “Worldwide (excluding U.S.)” consists of contracts that cover more than one geographic region (other than the U.S.).

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(in thousands, except percentages)
Property Segment

U.S. and Caribbean

Worldwide

Europe

Japan

Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)

Australia and New Zealand

Other

Total Property Segment

Casualty and Specialty Segment

Worldwide

U.S. and Caribbean

Europe

Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)

Australia and New Zealand

Other

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAPITAL PARTNERS AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS

We pursue a number of other opportunities, including creating and managing our joint ventures and 
managed funds, executing structured reinsurance transactions to assume or cede risk and managing 
certain strategic investments.

Managed Joint Ventures and Managed Funds

We actively manage a number of joint ventures and managed funds which provide us with an additional 
presence in the market, enhance our client relationships and generate fee income and profit commissions. 
These joint ventures and managed funds allow us to leverage our access to business and our underwriting 
capabilities on a larger capital base. Currently, our principal joint ventures and managed funds include 
DaVinci, Top Layer Re, Medici, Upsilon RFO, Upsilon Fund and Vermeer. 

DaVinci

DaVinci was established in 2001 and principally writes property catastrophe reinsurance and certain 
casualty and specialty reinsurance lines of business on a global basis. In accordance with DaVinci’s 
underwriting guidelines, we principally seek to construct for DaVinci a portfolio of short-tail reinsurance risks 
written primarily alongside Renaissance Reinsurance and certain other operating subsidiaries. From time to 
time, Renaissance Reinsurance or certain other operating subsidiaries write business for, and then cede it 
to, DaVinci. Third-party investors subscribe for the majority of the shares of DaVinciRe, DaVinci’s holding 
company. RUM, a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, acts as the exclusive underwriting manager 
for DaVinciRe in return for a management fee and a performance fee. Our noncontrolling economic 
ownership in DaVinciRe was 28.7% at December 31, 2021 (2020 - 21.4%).

Top Layer Re

Top Layer Re was established in 1999 and writes high excess non-U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance. 
Top Layer Re is owned 50% by State Farm and 50% by Renaissance Reinsurance. State Farm provides 
$3.9 billion of stop loss reinsurance coverage to Top Layer Re. Top Layer Re is managed by RUM in return 
for a management fee.

Medici

Medici is an exempted fund that was incorporated in Bermuda in 2009. Medici’s objective is to invest 
substantially all of its assets in various insurance-based investment instruments that have returns primarily 
correlated to property catastrophe risk. Third-party investors subscribe for the majority of the participating, 
non-voting common shares of Medici. RFM, a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, acts as the 
exclusive investment fund manager of Medici in return for a management fee. Our economic ownership in 
Medici was 14.7% at December 31, 2021 (2020 - 15.7%).

Upsilon RFO

In 2013, we formed a managed fund, Upsilon RFO, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and 
registered as a collateralized insurer, principally to provide additional capacity to the worldwide aggregate 
and per-occurrence primary and retrocessional property catastrophe excess of loss market. Upsilon RFO 
enhances our efforts to match desirable reinsurance risk with efficient capital through a strategic capital 
structure. Original business is written directly by Upsilon RFO under fully-collateralized reinsurance 
contracts capitalized through the sale of non-voting shares to us and Upsilon Fund, or, to a lesser extent, is 
written directly by Renaissance Reinsurance and then ceded to Upsilon RFO. As a segregated accounts 
company, Upsilon RFO is permitted to establish segregated accounts to invest in and hold identified pools 
of assets and liabilities. Each pool of assets and liabilities in each segregated account is ring-fenced from 
any claims from the creditors of Upsilon RFO’s general account and from the creditors of other segregated 
accounts within Upsilon RFO. 

Upsilon Fund

We incorporated Upsilon Fund, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a 
segregated accounts company, in 2014. Upsilon Fund is registered as a Class A Professional fund and was 

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formed to provide a fund structure through which third-party investors can invest in property reinsurance risk 
managed by us. Third-party investors purchase redeemable, non-voting preference shares linked to specific 
segregated accounts of Upsilon Fund and own 100% of these shares. Upsilon Fund is managed by RFM in 
return for a management fee and a performance fee. Currently, Upsilon Fund is invested in specific 
segregated accounts of Upsilon RFO.

Vermeer

In 2018, we formed Vermeer, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a Class 3B 
insurer, with PGGM, a Dutch pension fund manager. Vermeer provides capacity focused on risk remote 
layers in the U.S. property catastrophe market. Vermeer is managed by RUM in return for a management 
fee. We maintain majority voting control of Vermeer, while Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, a 
pension fund represented by PGGM, retains economic benefits.

Strategic Investments

We also pursue strategic investments where, rather than assuming exclusive management responsibilities 
ourselves, we partner with other market participants. These investments may be directed at classes of risk 
other than catastrophe reinsurance, and at times may also be directed at non-insurance risks, such as 
Insurtech opportunities. We find these investments attractive because of their expected returns, and 
because they provide us with diversification benefits and information and exposure to other aspects of the 
market. For example, we have a minority shareholding in Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd, a long-term 
consolidator in the non-life insurance/reinsurance run-off sector, which is accounted for at fair value and is 
included in other investments. Other examples of strategic investments include our investments in the 
Tower Hill Companies, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. We also have 
investments in Essent Group Ltd. and Trupanion Inc., which are accounted for at fair value and are included 
in equity investments trading.

The carrying value of these investments on our consolidated balance sheet, individually or in the aggregate, 
may differ significantly from the realized value we may ultimately attain. For example, we believe that our 
investments in the Tower Hill Companies, which are recorded under the equity method of accounting in our 
consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, would attract a significantly higher valuation 
than what is currently recognized in our consolidated financial statements. However, under GAAP, we are 
prohibited from recording these investments at fair value. In addition, there is no liquid market for these 
investments.

Other Transactions

From time to time, we pursue other customized reinsurance and financing transactions. For example, we 
have participated in, and continuously analyze, other attractive opportunities in the market for insurance-
linked securities and derivatives. We believe our products contain a number of customized features 
designed to fit the needs of our partners, as well as our risk management objectives.

NEW BUSINESS

From time to time we consider diversification into new ventures, either through organic growth, the 
formation of new joint ventures and managed funds, or the acquisition of, or investment in, other companies 
or books of business of other companies. This potential diversification includes opportunities to write 
targeted, additional classes of risk-exposed business, both directly for our own account and through new 
joint venture opportunities. We also regularly evaluate potential strategic opportunities we believe might 
utilize our skills, capabilities, proprietary technology and relationships to support possible expansion into 
further risk-related coverages, services and products. Generally, we focus on underwriting or trading risks 
where we believe reasonably sufficient data is available and our analytical abilities provide us with a 
competitive advantage. 

We regularly review potential strategic transactions that might improve our portfolio of business, enhance or 
focus our strategies, expand our distribution or capabilities, or provide other benefits. In evaluating potential 
new ventures or investments, we generally seek an attractive estimated return on equity, the ability to 
develop or capitalize on a competitive advantage, and opportunities which we believe will not detract from 
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supported by our strong reputation and financial resources, and by the capabilities and track record of our 
Capital Partners and Strategic Investments teams.

COMPETITION

The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. Our competitors include independent reinsurance 
and insurance companies, subsidiaries, divisions and/or affiliates of globally recognized insurance 
companies, reinsurance divisions of certain insurance companies, domestic and international underwriting 
operations, such as managing general agents, as well as a range of other entities offering risk transfer 
protection on a collateralized or other non-traditional basis. As our business and the (re)insurance industry 
continue to evolve, we expect our competitors to evolve as well, and we may face competition from other 
non-traditional participants, such as technology or Insurtech companies, among others.

We believe that our principal competitors include traditional insurance and reinsurance companies such as 
Allied World Assurance Company, AG, Arch Capital Group Ltd., Argo Group, Ark Insurance Holdings Ltd., 
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, AXA XL, Axis Capital Holdings Limited, Chubb Limited, Conduit 
Holdings Limited, Convex Re Limited, Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc., Everest Re Group, Ltd., 
Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd., Hamilton Re Ltd., James River Insurance Company, LGT Capital Partners 
Ltd., Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., PartnerRe Ltd., SiriusPoint Reinsurance Ltd., Sompo International, 
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (a part of Alleghany Corporation), Validus Reinsurance Ltd. (a part of 
American International Group Inc.) and Watford Re Ltd. (a part of Arch Capital Group Ltd.). 

Our principal competitors also include third-party capital managers such as Aeolus Re Ltd., AlphaCat 
Managers (a part of American International Group Inc.), Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies, Fermat 
Capital Management, LLC, Elementum Advisors, LLC, Hudson Structured Capital Management, Leadenhall 
Capital Partners, LGT Capital Partners Ltd., Nephila Capital Ltd. (a part of Markel Corporation), Pillar 
Capital Management Limited and Securis Investment Partners LLC.

We also compete with certain Lloyd’s syndicates active in the London market, such as those managed by 
Beazley PLC, Hiscox Ltd., and Lancashire Holdings, as well as with several other industry participants, 
such as American International Group, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the D. E. Shaw Group, Hannover Re AG, 
Ironshore Inc., Munich Reinsurance Company and Swiss Re Ltd. 

Hedge funds, pension funds and endowments, investment banks, insurance exchanges and other capital 
market participants may also be active in the reinsurance market and the market for related risk, either 
through the formation of reinsurance companies (such as Aeolus Re Ltd., Fidelis Insurance Holdings 
Limited, Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd., Hamilton Re Ltd., and SiriusPoint Reinsurance Ltd.) or through the 
use of financial products, such as catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities. 

The tax policies of the countries where our customers operate, as well as government sponsored or backed 
insurance companies and catastrophe funds may also affect demand for reinsurance, sometimes 
significantly. Moreover, government-backed entities may represent competition for the coverages we 
provide, either directly or by competing for the business of our customers, thereby reducing the potential 
amount of third-party private protection our clients may need or desire.

RISK MANAGEMENT

Underwriting Risk Management

Our primary underwriting goal is to construct a portfolio of reinsurance and insurance contracts and other 
financial risks that maximizes our return on shareholders’ equity, subject to prudent risk constraints, and to 
generate long-term growth in tangible book value per common share plus the change in accumulated 
dividends. We assess each new (re)insurance contract on the basis of the expected incremental return 
relative to the incremental contribution to portfolio risk.

We have developed a proprietary pricing and exposure management system, REMS©, which has analytic 
and modeling capabilities that help us to assess the risk and return of each incremental (re)insurance 
contract in relation to our overall portfolio of (re)insurance contracts. We believe that REMS© is a robust 
underwriting and risk management system that has been successfully integrated into our business 
processes and culture. In conjunction with pricing models that we run outside of REMS©, the REMS© 
framework encompasses and facilitates risk capture, analysis, correlation, portfolio aggregation and capital 

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allocation within a single system for all of our natural and non-natural hazards (re)insurance contracts. We 
continue to invest in and improve REMS©, incorporating our underwriting and modeling experience and 
adding proprietary software and industry data. We continually strive to improve our analytical techniques for 
both natural and non-natural hazard models in REMS©. Through organic and inorganic growth over the last 
ten years, we have developed our casualty and specialty modeling tools and capabilities in line with our 
business needs. We believe that the expertise and tools added throughout this period are state of the art 
and have been fully embedded in our underwriting processes.

We generally utilize a multiple model/method approach when evaluating a proposed transaction, combining 
both probabilistic and deterministic techniques. We combine the analyses generated by REMS© with other 
information and other model inputs available to us, including our own knowledge of the client submitting the 
proposed program, to assess the premium offered against the risk of loss and the cost of utilized capital 
which the program presents. The underlying risk models integrated into our underwriting and REMS© 
framework are a combination of internally constructed and commercially available models. We use 
commercially available models to assist with validating and stress testing our base model and REMS© 
results. 

Before we bind a (re)insurance risk, exposure data, historical loss information and other risk data is 
gathered from customers. Using a combination of proprietary software, underwriting experience, actuarial 
techniques and engineering expertise, the exposure data is reviewed and augmented, as we deem 
appropriate. We use this data as primary inputs into the REMS© modeling system as a base to create risk 
distributions to represent the risk being evaluated. We believe that the REMS© modeling system helps us to 
analyze each policy on a consistent basis, assisting our determination of what we believe to be an 
appropriate price to charge for each policy based upon the risk to be assumed. In part, through the process 
described above and the utilization of REMS©, we seek to compare our estimate of the expected returns in 
respect of a contract with the amount of capital we notionally allocate to the contract based on our estimate 
of its marginal impact on our portfolio of risks. A key advantage of our REMS© framework is our ability to 
include additional perils, risks and geographic areas that may not be captured in commercially available 
natural hazards risk models. For instance, we believe that we are able to incorporate the risk of an increase 
in the frequency and severity of natural catastrophes due to climate change in our models more 
comprehensively than commercially available models.

We periodically review the estimates and assumptions that are reflected in REMS© and our other tools, 
driven either by new hazard science and understanding or by experience of loss events. For example, the 
movement in cedant loss estimates seen across the market in the months following Hurricane Irma 
prompted us to perform, in conjunction with several partner companies, a detailed review of the nature of 
the claims made as a result of that and subsequent events. We have reviewed the prevalence of 
“assignment of benefits” activity in underlying claims, as well as the impact of loss adjusting expenses and 
the costs associated with any litigation (often called social inflation), and this process has informed a 
change in our view of reinsurance risk based on observed behavioral norms. We continually monitor 
frequency and severity trends for our casualty lines of business, in particular emerging trends toward higher 
levels of social inflation. Where appropriate, we are able to shift our business mix away from classes and 
industry sectors that are particularly sensitive to higher social inflation trends. More generally our team of 
scientists at RenaissanceRe Risk Sciences Inc. have been tracking the impact of climate change and 
expanding urban development on both tornado/hail and wildfire risk over the last several years. The recent 
history of California wildfire events, and particularly the extreme outbreaks during 2017 and 2018, are being 
used to validate, and where necessary inform, our representation of this risk. 

Our underwriters use the combination of our risk assessment and underwriting process, REMS© and other 
tools in their pricing decisions, which we believe provides them with several competitive advantages. These 
include the ability to:

• simulate a range of potential outcomes that adequately represents the risk to an individual contract;

• analyze the incremental impact of an individual reinsurance contract on our overall portfolio;

• better assess the underlying exposures associated with assumed retrocessional business;

• price contracts within a short time frame;

• capture various classes of risk, including catastrophe and other insurance risks;

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• assess risk across multiple entities (including our various joint ventures and managed funds) and 

across different components of our capital structure; and

• provide consistent pricing information.

As part of our risk management process, we also use REMS© to assist us, as a retrocedant, with the 
purchase of reinsurance coverage for our own account.

Our underwriting and risk management process, in conjunction with REMS©, quantifies and manages our 
exposure to claims from single events and the exposure to losses from a series of events. As part of our 
pricing and underwriting process, we also assess a variety of other factors, including:

• the reputation of the proposed cedant and the likelihood of establishing a long-term relationship with 

the cedant;

• the geographic area in which the cedant does business and its market share;

• historical loss data for the cedant and, where available, for the industry as a whole in the relevant 

regions and lines of business, in order to compare the cedant’s historical catastrophe loss experience 
to industry averages;

• the cedant’s pricing strategies; and

• the perceived financial strength of the cedant and factors such as the cedant’s historical record of 

making premium payments in full and on a timely basis.

In order to estimate the risk profile of each line of non-natural hazard reinsurance (i.e., our casualty and 
specialty lines of business), we establish probability distributions and assess the correlations with the rest of 
our portfolio. In lines with catastrophe risk, such as excess workers’ compensation and terrorism, we seek 
to directly leverage our skill in modeling property reinsurance risks, and aim to appropriately estimate and 
manage the correlations between these casualty and specialty lines and our property reinsurance portfolio. 
For other classes of business, in which we believe we have little or no natural catastrophe exposure, and 
therefore less correlation with our property reinsurance coverages, we derive probability distributions from a 
variety of underlying information sources, including recent historical experience, and the application of 
judgment as appropriate. The nature of some of these businesses lends itself less to the analysis we use for 
our property reinsurance coverages, reflecting both the nature of available exposure information, and the 
impact of human factors such as tort exposure. We produce probability distributions to represent our 
estimates of the related underlying risks which our products cover, which we believe helps us to make 
consistent underwriting decisions and to manage our total risk portfolio.

In addition, we also produce, utilize, and report on models which measure our utilization of capital in light of 
regulatory capital considerations and constraints. Our position in respect of these regulatory capital models 
is reviewed by our risk management professional staff and periodically reported to and reviewed by senior 
underwriting personnel and executive management with responsibility for our regulated operating entities. 

Enterprise Risk Management 

We believe that high-quality and effective ERM is best achieved when it is a shared cultural value 
throughout the organization and consider ERM to be a key process which is the responsibility of every 
individual within the Company. We have developed and utilize tools and processes we believe support a 
culture of risk management and create a robust framework of ERM within our organization. We believe that 
our ERM processes and practices help us to identify potential events that may affect us, quantify, evaluate 
and manage the risks to which we are exposed, and provide reasonable assurance regarding the 
achievement of our objectives. We also believe that effective ERM assists our efforts to minimize the 
likelihood of suffering financial outcomes in excess of the ranges which we have estimated in respect of 
specific investments, underwriting decisions, or other operating or business activities, although we do not 
believe this risk can be eliminated. In particular, we utilize our risk management tools to support our efforts 
to monitor our capital and liquidity positions, on a consolidated basis and for each of our major operating 
subsidiaries, and to allocate an appropriate amount of capital to support the risks we have assumed in the 
aggregate and for each of our major operating subsidiaries. 

Our Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing enterprise-wide risk management and is actively 
involved in the monitoring of risks that could affect us. The members of the Board have regular, direct 

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access to the senior executives and other officers responsible for identifying and monitoring our risks and 
coordinating our ERM, including our Group Chief Risk Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Group General 
Counsel, each of whom reports directly to our Chief Executive Officer, as well as other senior personnel 
such as our Chief Investment Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Global Corporate 
Controller and Head of Internal Audit. The Board also receives regular reports from the Controls and 
Compliance Committee described below.

Our ERM framework operates via a three lines of defense model. The first line of defense consists of 
individual functions that deliberately assume risks on our behalf and own and manage risk within the 
Company on a day-to-day and business operational basis. The second line of defense is responsible for 
risk oversight and also supports the first line to understand and manage risk. A dedicated risk team led by 
the Group Chief Risk Officer is responsible for this second line and reports to the Board of Director’s 
Investment and Risk Management Committee and the Chief Executive Officer. The third line of defense, our 
Internal Audit team, reports to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and provides independent, 
objective assurance as to the assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control systems 
and also coordinates risk-based audits and compliance reviews and other specific initiatives to evaluate and 
address risk within targeted areas of our business. 

The principal risk areas that make up our ERM framework are assumed risk (including reserve risk), 
business environment risk and operational risk:

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Assumed Risk. We define assumed risk as activities where we deliberately take risk against our 
capital base, including underwriting risks and other quantifiable risks such as credit risk and market 
risk as they relate to investments, ceded reinsurance credit risk and strategic investment risk, each 
of which can be analyzed in substantial part through quantitative tools and techniques. Of these, we 
believe underwriting risk to be the most material to us. In order to understand, monitor, quantify and 
proactively assess underwriting risk, we seek to develop and deploy appropriate tools to estimate 
the comparable expected returns on potential business opportunities and the impact that such 
incremental business could have on our overall risk profile. We use the tools and methods 
described above in “Underwriting” to seek to achieve these objectives. Embedded within our 
consideration of assumed risk is our management of our aggregate, consolidated risk profile. In part 
through the utilization of REMS© and our other systems and procedures, we analyze our in-force 
aggregate assumed risk portfolio on a daily basis. We believe this capability helps us to manage 
our aggregate exposures and to rigorously analyze and evaluate individual proposed transactions 
in the context of our in-force portfolio. This aggregation process captures line of business, segment 
and corporate risk profiles, calculates internal and external capital tests and explicitly models ceded 
reinsurance. Generally, additional data is added quarterly to our aggregate risk framework to reflect 
updated or new information or estimates relating to matters such as interest rate risk, credit risk, 
capital adequacy and liquidity. This information is used in day-to-day decision making for 
underwriting, investments and operations and is also reviewed quarterly from both a unit level and 
consolidated financial position perspective. We also regularly assess, monitor and review our 
regulatory risk capital and related constraints.

Reserve Risk. Reserve risk is a subcomponent of assumed risk. We define reserve risk as the risks 
related to our reserve for net claims and claim expenses, including the amount, both absolute and 
relative, of our outstanding reserve for net claims and claim expenses, and the impact of economic, 
social, legal and regulatory matters. Our reserve for net claims and claim expenses is subject to 
significant uncertainty and has the potential to develop adversely in future periods. While reserve 
risk may increase in both absolute terms and relative to its overall consideration in our ERM 
framework, we employ robust resources, procedures and technology to identify, understand, 
quantify and manage this risk. Our reserving methodologies and sensitivities for each respective 
line of business described in “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates—Claims and 
Claim Expense Reserves.” 

Business Environment Risk. We define business environment risk as the risk of changes in the 
business, political or regulatory environment that could negatively impact our short term or long-
term financial results or the markets in which we operate. This risk area also typically includes 
emerging risks. These risks are predominately extrinsic to us and our ability to alter or eliminate 

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these risks is limited, so we focus our efforts on monitoring developments, assessing potential 
impacts of any changes, and investing in cost effective means to attempt to mitigate the 
consequences of, and ensure compliance with, any new requirements applicable to us.

• Operational Risk. We are subject to a number of additional risks arising out of operational, 

regulatory, and other matters. We define operational risk to include the risk we fail to create, 
manage, control or mitigate the people, processes, structures or functions required to execute our 
strategic and tactical plans and assemble an optimized portfolio of assumed risk, and to adjust to 
and comply with the evolving requirements of business environment risk applicable to us. In light of 
the rapid evolution of our markets, business environment, and business initiatives, we seek to 
continually invest in the tools, processes and procedures we use to mitigate our exposure to 
operational risk on a cost-effective basis. As with assumed risk and business environment risk, 
operational risk presents intrinsic uncertainties, and we may fail to appropriately identify or mitigate 
applicable operational risk.

Controls and Compliance Committee. The Controls and Compliance Committee is comprised of our Chief 
Financial Officer, Group General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Global 
Corporate Controller, Group Chief Risk Officer, Head of Internal Audit, staff compliance and controls 
professionals and representatives from our other business units. The purpose of the Controls and 
Compliance Committee is to establish, assess the effectiveness of, and enforce policies, procedures and 
practices relating to accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, regulatory, legal, compliance and 
related matters, and to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, our Code of Ethics, and 
other relevant standards. In addition, the Controls and Compliance Committee is charged with reviewing 
certain transactions that potentially raise complex and/or significant tax, legal, accounting, regulatory, 
financial reporting, reputational or compliance issues.

We address other areas of operational risk through our business continuity and incident response program, 
human resource practices such as motivating and retaining top talent, our strict tax protocols and our legal 
and regulatory policies and procedures. 

Environmental and Climate Change Matters

Our principal economic exposures arise from our coverages for natural disasters and catastrophes. We 
believe, and believe the consensus view of current scientific studies substantiates, that changes in climate 
conditions, primarily global temperatures and expected sea levels, have increased, and are likely to 
continue to increase, the severity and frequency of weather related natural disasters and catastrophes 
relative to the historical experience over the past 100 years. While it is difficult to distinguish between 
permanent climate change and transient climate variability, an ever expanding body of research suggests 
that these trends are in fact man-made, and, if correct, we believe that this trend will not revert to the mean 
but continue to worsen. We believe that this increase in severe weather, coupled with currently projected 
demographic trends in catastrophe-exposed regions, contributes to factors that will increase the average 
economic value of expected losses, increase the number of people exposed per year to natural disasters 
and in general exacerbate disaster risk, including risks to infrastructure, global supply chains and 
agricultural production. Accordingly, we expect an increase in both the frequency and magnitude of claims, 
especially from properties located in coastal areas. 

The consideration of the impacts of climate change is integral to our ERM process. We have taken 
measures to mitigate losses related to climate change through our underwriting process and by 
continuously monitoring and adjusting our risk management models to reflect the higher level of risk that we 
think will persist. We have been progressively integrating the consideration of the financial risk of climate 
change into our governance frameworks, risk management processes, and business strategies over the 
past several years, and many of our regulators are increasingly focused on these and other climate change 
disclosures. 

Our Board of Directors and its committees are actively engaged in the oversight of environmental, social 
and governance initiatives and receive regular updates from management on progress and developments, 
and our executive management team and the Board of Directors receive regular reports.

As discussed further below under “—Investments,” we structure our investment portfolio to emphasize the 
preservation of capital and the availability of liquidity to meet our claims obligations, to be well diversified 

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across market sectors and to generate relatively attractive returns on a risk-adjusted basis over time. To 
further the sustainability of our investment portfolio, we consider certain environmental, social and 
governance factors within our investment strategy. 

In addition to the impacts that environmental incidents have on our business, there has been a proliferation 
of governmental and regulatory scrutiny related to climate change and greenhouse gases, which will also 
affect our business. 

RATINGS

Financial strength ratings are an important factor in evaluating and establishing the competitive position of 
reinsurance and insurance companies. We have received high claims-paying and financial strength ratings 
from A.M. Best, S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. These ratings represent independent opinions of an insurer’s 
financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet policyholder obligations, and are not an 
evaluation directed toward the protection of investors or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any of our 
securities. Rating organizations continually review the financial positions of our principal operating 
subsidiaries and joint ventures and ratings may be revised or revoked by the agencies which issue them. 
Additionally, rating organizations may make changes in their capital models and rating methodologies, 
which could have a material impact on our business.

In addition, S&P and A.M. Best assess companies’ ERM practices, which is an opinion on the many critical 
dimensions of risk that determine overall creditworthiness. RenaissanceRe has been assigned an ERM 
score of “Very Strong” from each of these agencies, which is the highest ERM score assigned. 
See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources—Ratings” for the ratings of our principal 
operating subsidiaries and joint ventures by segment, and details of recent ratings actions.

RESERVES FOR CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSES

We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of claims and 
claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and 
statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid 
claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. We establish our 
claims and claim expense reserves by taking claims reported to us by insureds and ceding companies, but 
which have not yet been paid, “case reserves,” adding estimates for the anticipated cost of claims incurred 
but not yet reported to us, or incurred but not enough reported to us, which are collectively referred to as 
“IBNR,” and, if deemed necessary, adding costs for additional case reserves which represent our estimates 
for claims related to specific contracts which we believe may not be adequately estimated by the client as of 
that date, or adequately covered in the application of IBNR. Our reserving committee, which includes 
members of our senior management, reviews, discusses, and assesses the reasonableness and adequacy 
of the reserving estimates included in our audited financial statements. Because of the nature of the 
coverages that we provide, the amount and timing of the cash flows associated with our policy liabilities will 
fluctuate, perhaps significantly, and, therefore, are highly uncertain.

Our reserving techniques, assumptions and processes differ among our Property and Casualty and 
Specialty segments. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving 
techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior 
year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims 
development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty 
segments. In addition, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates—Claims and Claim 
Expense Reserves” for more information on our current estimates versus our initial estimates of our claims 
reserves, and sensitivity analysis for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments.

INVESTMENTS

We structure our investment portfolio to emphasize the preservation of capital and the availability of liquidity 
to meet our claims obligations, to be well diversified across market sectors, and to generate relatively 
attractive returns on a risk-adjusted basis over time. The majority of our investments are highly-rated fixed 
income securities. We also hold a significant amount of short-term investments which have a maturity of 

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one year or less when purchased. In addition, we hold other investments, including direct private equity 
investments, catastrophe bonds, fund investments and term loans, which offer the potential for higher 
returns but with relatively higher levels of risk. Our investment portfolio takes into account the duration of 
our liabilities and the level of strategic asset risk we wish to assume over the medium- to long-term. We may 
from time to time re-evaluate our investment guidelines and explore investment allocations to other asset 
classes that either increase or decrease our overall asset risk. Our investments are subject to market-wide 
risks and fluctuations, as well as to risks inherent in particular securities. 

For additional information regarding our investment portfolio, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity 
and Capital Resources—Investments” and “Note 5. Investments” in our “Notes to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.”

MARKETING

We believe that our modeling and technical expertise, the risk management products we provide to our 
customers, and our reputation for paying claims promptly has enabled us to become a provider of first 
choice in many lines of business to our customers worldwide. We market our products primarily through 
reinsurance brokers and we focus our marketing efforts on targeted brokers and partners. We believe that 
our existing portfolio of business is a valuable asset and, therefore, we attempt to continually strengthen 
relationships with our existing brokers and customers. We believe that by maintaining close relationships 
with brokers, we are able to obtain access to a broad range of potential reinsureds. We target prospects 
that are capable of supplying detailed and accurate underwriting data and that potentially add further 
diversification to our book of business.

We believe that primary insurers’ and brokers’ willingness to use a particular reinsurer is based not just on 
pricing, but also on the financial security of the reinsurer, its claim paying ability ratings and demonstrated 
willingness to promptly pay valid claims, the quality of a reinsurer’s service, the reinsurer’s willingness and 
ability to design customized programs, its long-term stability and its commitment to provide stable 
reinsurance capacity across market cycles. We believe we have established a reputation with our brokers 
and customers for prompt response on underwriting submissions, for fast payments on valid claims and for 
providing creative solutions to our customers’ needs. 

Our portfolio of business continues to be characterized by relatively large transactions with ceding 
companies with whom we do business, although no current relationship exceeds 10% of our gross 
premiums written. 

Our brokers assess client needs and also perform data collection, contract preparation and other 
administrative tasks, enabling us to market our products cost effectively. Our distribution is reliant on a small 
number of broker relationships, which has continued to decrease in recent years as a result of consolidation 
in the broker sector. We expect this concentration to continue. In 2021, three brokerage firms accounted for 
78.0% of our gross premiums written.

The following table shows the percentage of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments’ gross 
premiums written generated through subsidiaries and affiliates of our largest brokers:

Year ended December 31, 2021
Aon plc

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Arthur J. Gallagher (1)

Total of largest brokers

All others

Total

Property

Casualty and 
Specialty

Total

 41.8 %

 25.6 %
 5.8 %

 73.2 %

 26.8 %

 29.7 %

 34.5 %
 18.7 %

 82.9 %

 17.1 %

 35.8 %

 30.0 %
 12.2 %

 78.0 %

 22.0 %

 100.0 %

 100.0 %

 100.0 %

(1)   Includes the percentage of gross premiums written for the year ended December 31, 2021 which were generated through Willis 

Re, a subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company, which was acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher on December 1, 
2021.

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HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES

Human Capital Resources Oversight

At RenaissanceRe, our people are our most valuable resource and are core to our success. We believe in 
fostering an open and collaborative culture that encourages employees to take ownership of their 
performance and development. Our executive management team is committed to creating an environment 
where every person on our team can succeed. The Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee 
of our Board of Directors is actively engaged in the oversight of our employees, work environment, DEI 
initiatives and compensation practices, and receives regular updates from management on progress and 
developments, and our executive management team and Compensation and Corporate Governance 
Committee receive regular reports on progress against our annual human resources tactical plans.

Employees

At February 2, 2022, we employed 649 people worldwide (February 1, 2021 - 604, February 3, 2020 - 566). 
Of these employees, 171 were located in Bermuda, 159 in the U.S., 302 in Europe and 17 in the Asia-
Pacific region.

Talent Acquisition, Development, and Retention

We strive to hire talented people and invest heavily in their development to aid them in their professional 
and personal growth. As employees grow at RenaissanceRe, we support them in mastering specific 
competencies at each career level, and we believe our Career Development Framework provides all our 
employees with tools to facilitate career growth at RenaissanceRe. We also invest in the professional 
growth of our leaders through customized leadership development programs to build advanced skills and 
capabilities across a diverse set of participants within the organization. Our bespoke approach to 
development encourages continuous learning through skills-based training, technical development and 
stretch assignments. We aim to attract, motivate, reward and retain the best people by aligning our 
performance management practices with our compensation and benefits programs.

Work Environment

We endeavor to provide a safe, healthy and supportive work environment that promotes the well-being of 
our employees and the value that they contribute to our global organization. We actively encourage open 
dialogue with our employees, and conduct regular surveys to measure employee satisfaction and 
engagement, allowing us to ensure that lower-scoring areas are addressed and clear guidance and support 
is provided.

We have focused on our employees’ safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and have used a remote work 
paradigm as circumstances have dictated across our offices. Our Board of Directors and management team 
have focused on safety during the COVID-19 pandemic by, among other things, establishing corporate, 
location-based policies and procedures, providing additional personal protective equipment and cleaning 
supplies to employees, and implementing protocols to address actual and suspected COVID-19 exposures 
and cases. As appropriate, certain of our offices have opened in accordance with applicable rules and 
regulations in their respective jurisdictions. We believe that we have adjusted well to date, benefiting from 
prior and enhanced investments in technology, systems and training, which have enabled us to maintain 
robust oversight of the Company and keep our employees connected during the ongoing COVID-19 
pandemic.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

We believe that by seeking diversity, creating equity and practicing inclusion we will build an even stronger 
culture and company. Our cross-functional DEI Executive Council, chaired by our Chief Underwriting Officer, 
sets our DEI strategy, identifying focus areas such as raising awareness of DEI throughout our organization, 
enhancing our recruitment and selection process, and furthering equity around leadership opportunities and 
development. Our DEI governance structure also includes local advisory committees responsible for 
implementation at a country level. 

Compensation Practices

We design our compensation programs to incorporate a range of components that we believe help to attract 
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strategic and financial objectives through appropriate risk taking, risk management and prudent tactical and 
strategic decision making. We strive to provide fair and living employee wages that are competitive and 
consistent with employee positions, skill levels, experience, knowledge and geographic location. We do this 
by performing regular market checks of our competitive pay programs in each of our locations, as well as an 
annual pay cycle review where we assess each employee’s pay levels.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBERSECURITY

Our business and support functions utilize information systems that provide critical services to both our 
employees and our customers. We have an integrated team of professionals who manage and support our 
communication platforms, transaction-management systems, and analytics and reporting capabilities, 
including the development of proprietary solutions like REMS©. We use both cloud services and off-site, 
secure data centers in North America and Europe for our core applications.

Information security and privacy are important concerns, with an escalating cyber-threat environment and 
evolving regulatory requirements driving continued investment in this area. Our information security 
program is designed to meet or exceed industry best practices. We are subject to a number of cybersecurity 
and data privacy laws and regulations, such as the BMA’s Insurance Sector Operational Cyber Risk 
Management Code of Conduct, the NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500 Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial 
Services Companies, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation. New York’s cybersecurity regulation 
requires regulated entities, including Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., a New York licensed insurer, and 
RREAG, US Branch, to establish and maintain a cybersecurity program designed to protect each of their 
information technology systems as well as their customers’ data. Our program is designed to comply with all 
applicable cybersecurity regulatory requirements and we continue to evaluate and assess our compliance in 
the changing regulatory environment.

We have in place, and seek to continuously improve, a comprehensive system of security controls, 
managed by a dedicated staff. Periodically, we engage the services of reputable third parties to perform 
security penetration testing, and update our security controls based on any findings. In addition, we are 
subject to independent assessment and review by regulators, as well as an annual audit of our security 
controls by our independent internal audit team. We also provide regular security risk education awareness 
and training sessions for all staff. Despite these efforts, computer viruses, hackers, employee misuse or 
misconduct, and other internal or external hazards could expose our data systems to security breaches, 
cyber-attacks or other disruptions.

We have implemented incident response and business continuity plans for our operations, which are 
regularly tested with respect to our business-critical infrastructure and systems. We employ data backup 
procedures that seek to ensure that our key business systems and data are regularly backed up, and can 
be restored promptly if, and as, needed. In addition, we generally store backup information at off-site 
locations, in order to seek to minimize our risk of loss of key data in the event of a disaster. Our recovery 
plans involve arrangements with our off-site, secure data centers and cloud infrastructure. We believe we 
will be able to utilize these plans to efficiently recover key system functionality in the event that our primary 
systems are unavailable due to various scenarios, such as natural disasters.

REGULATION

Most countries and all U.S. states regulate (re)insurance business to varying degrees. We currently operate 
through offices in Australia, Bermuda, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K. Our operating 
subsidiaries are principally regulated by the regulatory authorities of their respective jurisdictions, and may 
also be subject to regulation in the jurisdictions of their ceding companies. Expansion into additional 
(re)insurance markets could expose us or our subsidiaries to increasing regulatory oversight. However, we 
intend to continue to conduct our operations so as to minimize the likelihood that our Bermudian 
subsidiaries will become subject to direct U.S. regulation. 

Bermuda Regulation

All Bermuda companies must comply with the provisions of the Bermuda Companies Act 1981. Bermuda-
licensed insurance companies and management companies are also regulated under the Bermuda 
Insurance Act 1978 and related regulations. The Insurance Act imposes solvency and liquidity standards as 
well as auditing and reporting requirements, and confers on the BMA powers to supervise, investigate and 
intervene in the affairs of insurance companies. As a holding company, RenaissanceRe is not regulated as 

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an insurer under the Insurance Act. Our Bermuda-licensed entities registered under the Insurance Act 
include:

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Class 4 general business insurers: Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci

Class 3B general business insurers: RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Vermeer and RREAG, 
Bermuda Branch

Class 3A general business insurer: Top Layer Re

Class 3 general business insurer: Shima Reinsurance Ltd.

Collateralized insurer: Upsilon RFO

SPIs: Mona Lisa Re Ltd. and Fibonacci Reinsurance Ltd.

Insurance managers: RUM and RenaissanceRe Underwriting Management Ltd. 

From time to time, RenaissanceRe’s Bermuda-licensed operating insurance subsidiaries, branches, joint 
ventures and managed funds may apply for, and be granted, certain modifications to, or exemptions from, 
regulatory requirements which may otherwise apply to them. For example, RREAG, Bermuda Branch has 
applied for and been granted certain modifications. 

The European Parliament recognizes Bermuda’s regulatory regime as achieving Solvency II equivalence for 
its commercial (re)insurers. Equivalence between Bermuda’s regulatory regime and the U.K.’s prudential 
regime was maintained following the expiry of the U.K.’s transition period for leaving the EU on January 1, 
2021. 

General Purpose Financial Statements. Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 general business insurers 
are generally required to prepare annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP, IFRS or other 
acceptable accounting standards. Audited annual financial statements for each of Renaissance 
Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., DaVinci, Top Layer Re, Vermeer and RREAG, Bermuda 
Branch must be filed with the BMA prior to April 30 of each year and are available free of charge on the 
BMA’s website. 

Statutory Financial Statements. Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 general business insurers are 
generally required to submit annual statutory financial statements to the BMA no later than four months after 
the financial year end (unless specifically extended). The statutory financial statements are prepared based 
on the GAAP, IFRS, or other acceptable accounting standards financial statements, subject to the 
application of certain prescribed prudential filters, and contain both consolidated and unconsolidated 
statements. The unconsolidated information forms the basis for assessing the insurer’s liquidity position, 
minimum solvency margin and class of registration.

Capital and Solvency Return. Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 general business insurers are generally 
required to file an annual capital and solvency return, or “BSCR.” The BSCR is a mathematical model 
designed to give the BMA robust methods for determining an insurer’s capital adequacy, based on the belief 
that all insurers should operate on an ongoing basis with a view to maintaining their capital at a prudent 
level in excess of the minimum solvency margin otherwise prescribed under the Insurance Act. 2021 
BSCRs must be filed with the BMA before April 30, 2022; at this time, we believe each company that is 
required to file will exceed the minimum amount required to be maintained under Bermuda law. 

Financial Condition Report. Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers and insurance groups are generally 
required to prepare and publish an FCR. With the BMA’s approval, we file a consolidated group FCR, 
inclusive of DaVinci, Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Top Layer Re and 
Vermeer, and an FCR for RREAG, in lieu of a standalone FCR for RREAG, Bermuda Branch. Our most 
recent FCRs were filed with the BMA prior to the required deadline, and are available on our website.

Minimum Solvency Margin. Where applicable, a general business insurer’s statutory assets must exceed its 
statutory liabilities by an amount equal to or greater than the prescribed minimum solvency margin. The 
minimum solvency for various registration categories is as follows:

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Class 4 insurer: the greater of (i) $100.0 million, (ii) 50% of net premiums written (with a 
credit for reinsurance ceded not exceeding 25% of gross premiums), (iii) 15% of net 
aggregate loss and loss expense provisions and other insurance reserves, or (iv) 25% of 
the ECR. 

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Class 3 insurer: the greater of (i) $1.0 million, (ii) 20% of the first $6.0 million of net 
premiums written; if in excess of $6.0 million, the figure is $1.2 million plus 15% of net 
premiums written in excess of $6.0 million, or (iii) 15% of net aggregate loss and loss 
expense provisions and other insurance reserves. 

Class 3A or Class 3B insurer: the greater of (i) $1.0 million, (ii) 20% of the first $6.0 million 
of net premiums written; if in excess of $6.0 million, the figure is $1.2 million plus 15% of 
net premiums written in excess of $6.0 million, (iii) 15% of net aggregate loss and loss 
expense provisions and other insurance reserves, or (iv) 25% of the insurer’s ECR. 

Collateralized insurer: $0.25 million. 

Enhanced Capital Requirement. Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are generally required to maintain 
available statutory economic capital and surplus at a level at least equal to their ECR and may be adjusted 
if the BMA concludes that the insurer’s risk profile deviates significantly from the assumptions underlying its 
ECR or the insurer’s assessment of its risk management policies and practices used to calculate the ECR. 
The BMA has also established a target capital level for each Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurer equal 
to 120% of the applicable ECR, which is not a required level of statutory economic capital and surplus, but 
serves as an early warning tool for the BMA. Failure to maintain statutory capital at least equal to the target 
capital level would likely result in increased BMA regulatory oversight. 

Minimum Liquidity Ratio. An insurer engaged in general business is generally required to maintain a 
minimum liquidity ratio equal to the value of its relevant assets at not less than 75% of the amount of its 
relevant liabilities.

Eligible Capital. To enable the BMA to better assess the quality of an insurer’s capital resources, Class 3A, 
Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are generally required to maintain available capital in accordance with a 
“three tiered capital system.” All capital instruments are classified as either basic or ancillary capital, which 
in turn are classified into Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3 based on their “loss absorbency” characteristics. Eligibility 
limits are then applied to each tier to determine the amounts eligible to cover regulatory capital requirement 
levels. Tier 1 capital is the highest quality capital, and lesser quality capital is classified as either Tier 2 or 
Tier 3. Not more than certain specified percentages of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 capital may be used to 
satisfy the Class 3A, 3B and 4 insurers’ minimum solvency margin, ECR requirements and target capital 
level.

Restrictions on Dividends, Distributions and Reductions of Capital. Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 
insurers are prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends if in breach of the required minimum 
solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio, or if the declaration or payment of such dividend would cause 
the insurer to fail to meet the required minimum solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio. Further, Class 
3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are prohibited from declaring or paying in any financial year dividends of 
more than 25% of total statutory capital and surplus unless the insurer file an affidavit with the BMA stating 
that it will continue to meet the required minimum solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio. Class 3, Class 
3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers must obtain the BMA’s prior approval for a reduction by 15% or more of 
the total statutory capital as set forth in its previous year’s financial statements. These restrictions on 
declaring or paying dividends and distributions under the Insurance Act are in addition to the solvency 
requirements under the Companies Act 1981 which apply to all Bermuda companies.

Fit and Proper Controllers. The BMA maintains supervision over the controllers (as defined herein) of all 
Bermuda registered insurers, insurance managers, brokers, agents or insurance marketplace providers. For 
so long as shares of RenaissanceRe are listed on the NYSE or another recognized stock exchange, the 
Insurance Act requires that the BMA be notified in writing within 45 days of any person becoming, or 
ceasing to be, a controller. A controller includes the managing director or chief executive of the registered 
insurer or its parent company; a 10%, 20%, 33% or 50% shareholder controller; and any person in 
accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the registered insurer or of its parent 
company are accustomed to act. In addition, all Bermuda insurers and insurance managers are also 
required to give the BMA written notice of the fact that a person has become, or ceased to be, a controller 
or officer of the registered insurer within 45 days (and in the case of an insurance manager, before the end 
of a 14 day period) of becoming aware of such fact. An officer of a registered insurer includes a director, 
secretary, chief executive or senior executive performing the duties of underwriting, actuarial, risk 
management, compliance, internal audit, finance or investment matters.

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Insurance Code of Conduct. All Bermuda insurers are generally required to comply with the BMA’s 
Insurance Code of Conduct, which establishes duties, requirements and standards to ensure each insurer 
implements sound corporate governance, risk management and internal controls. The BMA will consider 
failure to comply with these requirements when determining whether an insurer is conducting its business in 
a sound and prudent manner under the Insurance Act and in calculating the operational risk charge 
applicable in accordance with the insurer’s BSCR model (or an approved internal model).

Special Purpose Insurer and Collateralized Insurer Reporting Requirements. Unlike other (re)insurers, SPIs 
and collateralized insurers are fully funded to meet their (re)insurance obligations; therefore the application 
and supervision processes are streamlined to facilitate the transparent structure. Further, the BMA has the 
discretion to modify such insurer’s accounting requirements under the Insurance Act. Like other 
(re)insurers, the principal representative of an SPI or a collateralized insurer has a duty to inform the BMA in 
relation to solvency matters, where applicable. SPIs and collateralized insurers are generally required to 
prepare audited financial statements in accordance with GAAP or other standards recognized by the BMA, 
as well as annual statutory financial statements, and file these statements with the BMA together with a 
statutory financial return. 

Insurance Manager Reporting Requirements. The BMA’s Insurance Manager Code of Conduct requires 
insurance managers to file an Insurance Manager’s Return, which requires, among other things, details 
around the insurance manager’s directors and officers, services provided by the entity, and the insurers 
managed by the insurance manager. Additionally, under the Insurance Act, insurance managers are 
required to notify the BMA of certain events, such as a failure to comply with a condition imposed upon it by 
the BMA or the occurrence of a cyber-reporting event.

Group Supervision. Pursuant to the Insurance Act, the BMA acts as the group supervisor of the 
RenaissanceRe Group and it has designated Renaissance Reinsurance to be the “designated insurer” in 
respect of the RenaissanceRe Group. The designated insurer is required to ensure that the RenaissanceRe 
Group complies with the provisions of the Insurance Act pertaining to groups and all related group solvency 
and group supervision rules. Under these rules, the RenaissanceRe Group is required to prepare annual 
group GAAP financial statements, group statutory financial statements, a group capital and solvency return. 
a group solvency self-assessment and an FCR. The value of the insurance group’s assets must exceed the 
amount of the insurance group’s liabilities by the group minimum solvency margin, which is the aggregate 
of: (i) the individual minimum solvency margin of each qualifying member of the group controlled by the 
parent company; and (ii) the parent company’s percentage shareholding in the member multiplied by the 
member’s minimum solvency margin, where the parent company exercises significant influence over a 
member of the group but does not control the member. A member is a qualified member of the insurance 
group if it is subject to solvency requirements in the jurisdiction in which it is registered. The group must 
appoint a group actuary and group auditor approved by the BMA. Insurance groups are required to maintain 
available statutory economic capital and surplus that is equal to or exceeds the value of its group ECR, 
which is calculated by reference to the group BSCR (or an approved internal capital model). The BMA 
expects insurance groups to operate at or above a target capital level of 120% of its group ECR. In addition, 
under the tiered capital requirements described above, not more than certain specified percentages of Tier 
1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 capital may be used by an insurance group to satisfy the group minimum solvency 
margin and group ECR requirements. 

We are currently completing our 2021 group BSCR, which must be filed with the BMA on or before May 31, 
2022, and at this time, we believe we will exceed the target capital. Our 2020 group BSCR exceeded the 
target capital level. In addition, the RenaissanceRe Group is required to prepare and submit to the BMA a 
quarterly financial return.

The BMA has certain powers of investigation and intervention relating to insurers and their holding 
companies, subsidiaries and other affiliates, which it may exercise in the interest of such insurer’s 
policyholders or if there is any risk of insolvency or of a breach of the Insurance Act or the insurer’s license 
conditions. The BMA may cancel an insurer’s registration on certain grounds specified in the Insurance Act.

Under the provisions of the Insurance Act, the BMA may conduct “on site” visits at the offices of insurers it 
regulates, and has conducted “on site” reviews of our Bermuda-domiciled operating insurers over the past 
several years.

Economic Substance Act. Under the provisions of the Economic Substance Act 2018, as amended, every 
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activities) must satisfy economic substance requirements by maintaining a substantial economic presence 
in Bermuda. Certain of our entities registered in Bermuda, are required to demonstrate compliance with 
economic substance requirements by filing an annual economic substance declaration with the Registrar of 
Companies in Bermuda, or they could face financial penalties, restriction or regulation of its business 
activities and/or may be struck off as a registered entity in Bermuda.

Income Taxes. Currently, neither we nor our shareholders are required to pay Bermuda income or profits 
tax, withholding tax, capital gains tax, capital transfer tax, estate duty or inheritance tax in respect of our 
shares. We have obtained an assurance from the Minister of Finance of Bermuda under the Exempted 
Undertakings Tax Protection Act 1966 that, if Bermuda enacts legislation imposing any tax on profits, 
income, capital asset, gain or appreciation or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax, such tax 
shall not be applicable to us, our operations or our shares, debentures or other obligations until March 31, 
2035, except insofar as such tax applies to persons ordinarily resident in Bermuda or is payable by us in 
respect of real property owned or leased by us in Bermuda.

Policyholder Priority. The Insurance Amendment (No. 2) Act 2018 provides that, subject to the prior 
payment of preferential debts under the Employment Act 2000 and the Companies Act 1981, the insurance 
debts of an insurer must be paid in priority to all other unsecured debts of the insurer. 

Investment Fund Regulation. Medici, Upsilon Fund and RenaissanceRe Upsilon Co-Invest Fund Ltd. are 
registered or regulated by the BMA pursuant to the Bermuda Investment Funds Act 2006, as amended from 
time to time.

The purpose of the Bermuda Investment Funds Act is to set standards and criteria applicable to the 
establishment and operation of investment funds in Bermuda, with a view to protecting the interests of 
investors. The BMA is responsible for supervising, regulating and inspecting any financial institution which 
operates in Bermuda, including investment funds. The BMA has general powers to supervise, investigate 
and intervene in the affairs of investment funds registered with it and requires each registered fund to certify 
on an annual basis that the fund has complied with the Bermuda Investment Funds Act.

The BMA has also issued the Investment Fund Offering Document Rules 2019 and Investment Fund Rules 
2019, both effective January 1, 2020. The Offering Document Rules provide that an offering document for 
every registered or authorized fund be submitted to the BMA for approval and set forth certain minimum 
content requirements for offering documents. The Investment Fund Rules set forth obligations of funds with 
respect to service providers, depositary functions, safekeeping obligations, valuations, and reporting to 
investors and the public, among other requirements.

U.S. Regulation

Admitted Company Regulation. Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is a Maryland-domiciled insurer licensed in 
26 states and the District of Columbia and accredited as a reinsurer in an additional 24 states. As a U.S. 
licensed and authorized insurer, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is subject to considerable regulation and 
supervision by state insurance regulators. State insurance departments regulate insurer solvency, 
authorized investments, loss and loss adjustment expense and unearned premium reserves, and deposits 
of securities for the benefit of policyholders. They also conduct periodic examinations of the affairs of 
authorized insurance companies and require the filing of annual and other reports relating to the financial 
condition of companies and other matters. The MIA, as Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.’s domestic 
regulator, is the primary financial regulator of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. 

Holding Company Regulation. We are subject to the insurance holding company laws of Maryland, which 
require Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. to file certain reports concerning its capital structure, ownership, 
financial condition and general business operations with the MIA. As the ultimate controlling person in the 
insurance holding company system, RenaissanceRe must also file an annual enterprise risk report 
identifying the material risks within the holding company system that could pose enterprise risk to 
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.

Generally, all affiliate transactions involving Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. must be fair and, if material or 
of specified types, require prior notice and approval or non-disapproval by the MIA. 

Restrictions on Dividends and Distributions. Further, Maryland law places limitations on the amounts of 
dividends or distributions payable by Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Payment of ordinary dividends by 
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. requires notice to the MIA. Declaration of an extraordinary dividend, which 

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must be paid out of earned surplus, generally requires thirty days’ prior notice to and approval or non-
disapproval of the MIA. An extraordinary dividend includes any dividend whose fair market value together 
with that of other dividends or distributions made within the preceding twelve months exceeds the lesser of 
(1) ten percent of the insurer’s surplus as regards policyholders as of December 31 of the preceding year or 
(2) the insurer’s net investment income, excluding realized capital gains (as determined under statutory 
accounting principles), for the twelve month period ending December 31 of the preceding year and pro rata 
distributions of any class of the insurer’s own securities, plus any amounts of net investment income 
(subject to the foregoing exclusions), in the three calendar years prior to the preceding year which have not 
been distributed.

Acquisition of Control. Any person seeking to acquire control of a Maryland-domestic insurer or of an entity 
that directly or indirectly controls a Maryland-domestic insurer, including its holding company, must file a 
statement with the MIA at least 60 days before the proposed acquisition of control. Any purchaser of 10% or 
more of the outstanding voting securities of an insurance company, its holding company or any other entity 
directly or indirectly controlling the insurance company is presumed to have acquired control, unless the 
presumption is rebutted. Therefore, any investor who intends to acquire 10% or more of RenaissanceRe’s 
outstanding voting securities may need to comply with these laws and would be required to file statements 
and reports with the MIA before such acquisition.

ORSA. The Risk Management and Own Risk Solvency and Assessment Act requires Renaissance 
Reinsurance U.S. to: (i) maintain a risk management framework for identifying, assessing, monitoring, 
managing, and reporting its material and relevant risks; (ii) complete an ORSA at least once each year and 
at any time there is a significant change to the risk profile of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. or its holding 
company system; and (iii) submit an ORSA summary report to the MIA at least once each year. The 
obligation to maintain a risk management framework may be satisfied if the RenaissanceRe Group 
maintains a risk management framework that applies to the operations of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. 
and the ORSA obligation may be satisfied if the RenaissanceRe Group completes an ORSA in accordance 
with the requirements of the Risk Management and Own Risk Solvency and Assessment Act. 

Capital Requirements. Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is required to meet certain minimum statutory capital 
and surplus requirements under Maryland law. At December 31, 2021, we believe that Renaissance 
Reinsurance U.S. exceeded the minimum required statutory capital and surplus.

Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is also subject to risk-based capital requirements under Maryland law, and 
must file an annual report of its risk-based capital levels. If the report shows Renaissance Reinsurance 
U.S.’s statutory capital and surplus or total adjusted capital is below certain levels, Renaissance 
Reinsurance U.S. may be required to take certain corrective action or the MIA may be permitted or required 
to take certain regulatory action. As of December 31, 2021, we believe Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.’s 
total adjusted capital exceeded the company action level and regulatory action level thresholds.

RREAG, US Branch. RREAG, US Branch is a United States branch of RREAG whose port of entry is New 
York. Following receipt of applicable regulatory approvals from the New York and Maryland state insurance 
regulators, the U.S. casualty portfolio of RREAG, US Branch was transferred to Renaissance Reinsurance 
U.S. through a loss portfolio transfer retrocession agreement effective as of October 1, 2019. The remaining 
property and specialty business portfolio of RREAG, US Branch will be runoff until all liabilities are 
extinguished through novation, commutation or expiration, subject to applicable ceding company consent. 
We expect that the run-off of RREAG, US Branch will not be complete for several years.

RREAG, US Branch is licensed in New York and Kansas and it is an accredited reinsurer in 48 states, and 
the District of Columbia. The NYDFS is RREAG, US Branch’s domestic insurance regulator in the U.S. As a 
New York regulated insurer, RREAG, US Branch is subject to New York’s holding company laws as well as 
laws and regulations pertaining to solvency, authorized investments, deposits of securities for the benefit of 
policyholders, cybersecurity, corporate governance and the financial risks related to climate change. The 
NYDFS may conduct periodic examinations of RREAG, US Branch’s affairs and it requires the filing of 
annual and other reports relating to RREAG, US Branch’s financial condition. 

RREAG, US Branch is required to meet certain trusteed surplus requirements under New York law. At 
December 31, 2021, we believe that RREAG, US Branch’s trusteed surplus exceeded the minimum 
required statutory level.

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RREAG, US Branch must file an annual report of its risk-based capital levels with the NYDFS. If the report 
shows RREAG, US Branch’s total adjusted capital is below certain levels, RREAG, US Branch may be 
required to take certain corrective action or the NYDFS may be permitted or required to take certain 
regulatory action. As of December 31, 2021, we believe RREAG, US Branch’s total adjusted capital 
exceeded the company action level and regulatory action level thresholds. RREAG, US Branch does not 
pay ordinary dividends and would need approval from the NYDFS for any return of capital to RREAG.

Reinsurance Regulation. The insurance laws of each U.S. state regulate the sale of reinsurance to licensed 
ceding insurers by non-admitted alien reinsurers acting from locations outside the state. With some 
exceptions, the sale of insurance within a jurisdiction where the insurer is not admitted to do business is 
prohibited. Our Bermuda-domiciled insurance operations and joint ventures (principally Renaissance 
Reinsurance, DaVinci, Top Layer Re, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Upsilon RFO and Vermeer) are all 
admitted to transact insurance business in Bermuda and do not maintain an office or solicit, advertise, settle 
claims or conduct other insurance activities in any other jurisdiction where the conduct of such activities 
would require that any company be so admitted.

RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S. LLC is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Insurance 
as a reinsurance intermediary broker and is required to maintain its reinsurance intermediary broker license 
in force in order to conduct its reinsurance operations in Connecticut.

Although reinsurance contract terms and rates are generally not subject to regulation by state insurance 
authorities, a primary U.S. insurer ordinarily will enter into a reinsurance agreement only if it can obtain 
credit on its statutory financial statements for the reinsurance ceded. State insurance regulators permit U.S. 
ceding insurers to take credit for reinsurance ceded to non-admitted, non-U.S. (alien) reinsurers if the 
reinsurance contract contains certain minimum provisions and if the reinsurance obligations of the non-U.S. 
reinsurer are appropriately collateralized. Qualifying collateral may be established by an alien reinsurer 
exclusively for a single U.S. ceding company. Alternatively, an alien reinsurer that is accredited by a state 
may establish a multi-beneficiary trust with qualifying assets equal to its reinsurance obligations to all of its 
U.S. ceding insurers, plus trusteed surplus. Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci and RREAG have all 
established multi-beneficiary trusts with a qualifying financial institution in New York for the benefit of their 
respective U.S. cedants.

States also permit U.S. ceding insurers to take credit for reinsurance ceded to non-admitted alien reinsurers 
that post collateral in amounts less than one hundred percent of their reinsurance obligations if the reinsurer 
(i) has been designated as a “certified reinsurer” and (ii) is domiciled in a country recognized by the state 
and the NAIC as a “qualified” jurisdiction. A certified reinsurer is a non-U.S. reinsurer that, based on a 
secure rating assigned by a U.S. state insurance regulator upon an assessment of the reinsurer’s financial 
condition, financial strength ratings and other factors, may post a reduced collateral amount. Bermuda, the 
U.K. and Switzerland are listed as qualified jurisdictions by the NAIC, and each of Renaissance 
Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., DaVinci and RREAG has been approved as a “certified 
reinsurer” eligible for collateral reduction in various states.

States also permit U.S. ceding insurers to take credit for reinsurance ceded to non-admitted alien reinsurers 
that post zero collateral if the reinsurer (i) has been designated as a “reciprocal jurisdiction reinsurer” and 
(ii) is domiciled in a country recognized by the state and the NAIC as a “qualified” jurisdiction. Bermuda, the 
U.K. and Switzerland are listed as qualified jurisdictions by the NAIC, and each of Renaissance 
Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., DaVinci and RREAG has been approved as a “reciprocal 
jurisdiction reinsurer” eligible for zero collateral in various states.

NAIC Ratios. The NAIC has established 13 financial ratios to assist state insurance departments in their 
oversight of the financial condition of licensed property and casualty insurance companies. The NAIC’s 
Insurance Regulatory Information System calculates these ratios based on information submitted by 
insurers on an annual basis and shares the information with the applicable state insurance departments. 
Each ratio has an established “usual range” of results and assists state insurance departments in executing 
their statutory mandate to oversee the financial condition of insurance companies. A ratio result falling 
outside the usual range of such ratios is not considered a failing result; rather, unusual values are viewed as 
part of the regulatory early monitoring system. Furthermore, in some years, it may not be unusual for 
financially sound companies to have several ratios with results outside the usual ranges. An insurance 
company may fall outside of the usual range for one or more ratios because of specific transactions that are 
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Federal Oversight and Other Government Intervention. Although generally the insurance industry is not 
directly regulated by the federal government, federal legislation and initiatives can affect the industry and 
our business.The Dodd-Frank Act created the Federal Insurance Office, which does not have general 
supervisory or regulatory authority over the business of insurance, but has preemption authority over state 
insurance laws that conflict with certain international agreements. The Dodd-Frank Act also authorizes the 
U.S. Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into international agreements of 
mutual recognition regarding the prudential regulation of insurance or reinsurance, or “covered 
agreements.” The U.S. and EU entered into a bilateral agreement regarding the prudential regulation of 
insurance and reinsurance in 2017. Each party has been working to complete its internal requirements and 
procedures (such as amending or promulgating appropriate statutes and regulations) in order to satisfy the 
U.S.-EU covered agreement’s substantive and timing requirements. Following the U.K.’s decision to leave 
the EU, the U.S. and the U.K. also entered into a bilateral agreement in 2018, which largely reflects the 
provisions of the U.S.-EU covered agreement and incorporates the same timeframes for implementation. 
The U.S.-EU and U.S.-U.K. covered agreements require U.S. state insurance regulators to work towards 
eliminating statutory collateral requirements for qualifying EU and U.K. reinsurers. These standards include, 
among others, minimum capital and solvency or capital ratios, submission to U.S. jurisdictions by the non-
U.S. reinsurers and prompt payment of reinsured claims. Under the terms of the covered agreements, as of 
September 1, 2022, state credit for reinsurance laws that result in non-U.S. reinsurers subject to the 
covered agreements being treated less favorably than U.S. reinsurers may be pre-empted by the applicable 
covered agreement.

U.K. Regulation

Lloyd’s Regulation

General. The operations of RSML are subject to oversight by Lloyd’s, substantially effected through the 
Lloyd’s Council. RSML’s business plan for Syndicate 1458, including maximum underwriting capacity, 
requires annual approval by Lloyd’s. Lloyd’s may require changes to any business plan presented to it or 
additional capital to be provided to support the underwriting plan. Lloyd’s also imposes various charges and 
assessments on its members. We have deposited certain assets with Lloyd’s to support RenaissanceRe 
CCL’s underwriting business at Lloyd’s. Dividends from a Lloyd’s managing agent and a Lloyd’s corporate 
member can be declared and paid provided the relevant company has sufficient profits available for 
distribution.

By entering into a membership agreement with Lloyd’s, RenaissanceRe CCL has undertaken to comply with 
all Lloyd’s bye-laws and regulations as well as the provisions of the Lloyd’s Acts and the Financial Services 
and Markets Act 2000, as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012.

Capital Requirements. The underwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a 
deposit, referred to as “Funds at Lloyd’s” or “FAL,” in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit in an 
amount determined under the capital adequacy regime of the PRA. The amount of such deposit is 
calculated for each member through the completion of an annual capital adequacy exercise. Under these 
requirements, Lloyd’s must demonstrate that each member has sufficient assets to meet its underwriting 
liabilities plus a required solvency margin. The amount of FAL for Syndicate 1458 is determined by Lloyd’s 
and is based on Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirement as calculated through its internal 
model. In addition, if the FAL are not sufficient to cover all losses, the Lloyd’s Central Fund provides an 
additional level of security for policyholders. 

Restrictions. A Reinsurance to Close generally is put in place after the third year of operations of a 
syndicate year of account. On successful conclusion of a Reinsurance to Close, any profit from the 
syndicate’s operations for that year of account can be remitted by the managing agent to the syndicate’s 
members. If the syndicate’s managing agency concludes that an appropriate Reinsurance to Close cannot 
be determined or negotiated on commercially acceptable terms in respect of a particular underwriting year, 
it must determine that the underwriting year remain open and be placed into run-off. During this period, 
there cannot be a release of the Funds at Lloyd’s of a member of that syndicate without the consent of 
Lloyd’s.

The financial security of the Lloyd’s market as a whole is regularly assessed by three independent rating 
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of the Lloyd’s market. A satisfactory credit rating issued by an accredited rating agency is necessary for 
Lloyd’s syndicates to be able to trade in certain classes of business at current levels. RSML and 
RenaissanceRe CCL would be adversely affected if Lloyd’s current ratings were downgraded.

Intervention Powers. The Lloyd’s Council has wide discretionary powers to regulate members’ underwriting 
at Lloyd’s. It may, for instance, withdraw a member’s permission to underwrite business or to underwrite a 
particular class of business. The Lloyd’s Council may change the basis on which syndicate expenses are 
allocated or vary the Funds at Lloyd’s requirements or the investment criteria applicable to the provision of 
Funds at Lloyd’s. Exercising any of these powers might affect the return on the corporate member’s 
participation in a given underwriting year. If a member of Lloyd’s is unable to pay its debts to policyholders, 
the member may obtain financial assistance from the Lloyd’s Central Fund, which in many respects acts as 
an equivalent to a state guaranty fund in the U.S. If Lloyd’s determines that the Central Fund needs to be 
increased, it has the power to assess premium levies on current Lloyd’s members. The Lloyd’s Council has 
discretion to call or assess up to 3% of a member’s underwriting capacity in any one year as a Central Fund 
contribution.

While not currently material to our operations, Syndicate 1458 also accesses insurance business from the 
European Economic Area though the Lloyd’s Brussels Subsidiary. The Lloyd’s Brussels Subsidiary is 
authorized and regulated by the National Bank of Belgium and regulated by the Financial Services and 
Markets Authority.

PRA and FCA Regulation 

The PRA currently has ultimate responsibility for the prudential supervision of financial services in the U.K. 
The FCA has responsibility for market conduct regulation. As such, the PRA and the FCA regulate all 
financial services firms in the U.K. including the Lloyd’s market, RSML and RREAG, UK Branch. Both the 
PRA and FCA have substantial powers of intervention in relation to regulated firms.

Lloyd’s as a whole is authorized by the PRA and regulated by both the FCA and the PRA. Lloyd’s is 
required to implement certain rules prescribed by the PRA and by the FCA; such rules are to be 
implemented by Lloyd’s pursuant to its powers under the Lloyd’s Act 1982 relating to the operation of the 
Lloyd’s market. Lloyd’s prescribes, in respect of its managing agents, certain principles relating to their 
management and control, solvency and various other requirements. If it appears to either the PRA or the 
FCA that either Lloyd’s is not fulfilling its delegated regulatory responsibilities or that managing agents are 
not complying with the applicable regulatory rules and guidance, the PRA or the FCA may intervene at their 
discretion. 

Solvency II and the U.K.’s Domestic Prudential Regime

The European Parliament adopted Solvency II in April 2009 and it came into effect on January 1, 2016. 
Solvency II represents a risk-based approach to insurance regulation and capital adequacy. Its principal 
goals are to improve the correlation between capital and risk, effect group supervision of insurance and 
reinsurance affiliates, implement a uniform capital adequacy structure for (re)insurers across the EU 
Member States, establish consistent corporate governance standards for insurance and reinsurance 
companies, and establish transparency through standard reporting of insurance operations. Under Solvency 
II, an insurer’s or reinsurer’s capital adequacy in relation to various insurance and business risks may be 
measured with an internal model developed by the insurer or reinsurer and approved for use by the 
Member State’s regulator or pursuant to a standard formula developed by the European Commission. 
Following the U.K.'s exit from the EU, and the expiry of the transition period on December 31, 2020, U.K. 
authorized insurers will be subject to the U.K.'s separate domestic prudential regime. This regime is 
identical to the Solvency II regime from January 1, 2021, although the two regimes may begin to diverge 
over time. The U.K. is currently undertaking a review of Solvency II and of the regulatory regime applicable 
to U.K. authorized insurers and reinsurers.

The PRA granted approval to Lloyd’s internal model application in December 2015. Each year, the PRA 
requires Lloyd’s to satisfy an annual solvency test which measures whether Lloyd’s has sufficient assets in 
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test, the PRA may require the entire Lloyd’s market to cease underwriting or individual Lloyd’s members 
may be required to cease or reduce their underwriting. 

RREAG, UK Branch is authorized and regulated in the U.K. by the PRA and by the FCA. RREAG, UK 
Branch was therefore subject to the Solvency II regime, until January 1, 2021, at which point it became 
subject to the U.K.’s domestic prudential regime. However, notwithstanding these regulatory changes, 
RREAG, UK Branch is still not required, nor will it be required under the terms of the U.K.’s domestic 
prudential regime, to hold capital at the branch level. In light of this and related matters, the PRA granted 
various modifications and waivers to RREAG, UK Branch from its regulatory reporting requirements.

Change of Control

The PRA and the FCA currently regulate the acquisition of control of insurers, reinsurers and Lloyd’s 
managing agents which are authorized under the Financial Services Act 2012. Any company or individual 
that, together with its or his associates, directly or indirectly acquires 10% or more of the shares in such an 
entity or its parent company, or is entitled to exercise or control the exercise of 10% or more of the voting 
power in such entity or its parent company, would be considered to have acquired control for the purposes 
of the relevant legislation, as would a person who had significant influence over the management of such 
entity or its parent company by virtue of their shareholding or voting power in either. A purchaser of 10% or 
more of RenaissanceRe’s common shares or voting power would therefore be considered to have acquired 
control of RSML. Under the Financial Services Act 2012, any person or entity proposing to acquire control 
over an insurer, reinsurer or Lloyd’s managing agent must give prior notification to the PRA and the FCA of 
their or the entity’s intention to do so. The PRA and FCA would then have 60 working days to consider the 
application to acquire control. Failure to make the relevant prior application could result in action being 
taken against RSML by the PRA or the FCA or both of them. Lloyd’s approval is also required before any 
person can acquire control (using the same definition as for the PRA and FCA) of a Lloyd’s managing agent 
or Lloyd’s corporate member.

Other Applicable Laws 

Lloyd’s worldwide insurance and reinsurance business is subject to various regulations, laws, treaties and 
other applicable policies of the EU, as well as of each nation, state and locality in which it operates. Material 
changes in governmental requirements and laws could have an adverse effect on Lloyd’s and market 
participants, including RSML and RenaissanceRe CCL.

Switzerland Regulation

Swiss Group Affiliate Companies and Reinsurance Branches. RREAG, a company limited by shares with its 
registered seat in Zurich, Switzerland, is a reinsurance company licensed in class C1 and supervised by 
FINMA. As such, RREAG must comply with Swiss insurance supervisory law (as applicable to reinsurers), 
including in particular the Insurance Supervisory Act, Insurance Supervisory Ordinance, FINMA ordinances 
and FINMA circulars. RREAG’s accounts are prepared in accordance with the Swiss Code of Obligations, 
the Insurance Supervision Act and the Insurance Supervision Ordinance. RREAG maintains branch 
operations in Australia, Bermuda, U.K. and the U.S., each in accordance with applicable local regulations.

Further, the group affiliates Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci each have a branch office registered 
with the commercial register of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland; however, as these are reinsurance-only 
branch offices of a foreign reinsurer, they are not currently subject to the license and supervision 
requirements of FINMA.

The group affiliate RenaissanceRe Services of Switzerland AG, a company limited by shares with registered 
seat in Zurich, Switzerland, is a service company. Until December 31, 2019, it held a license granted by 
FINMA for the distribution of insurance-linked securities. This license type ceased to exist on January 1, 
2020 as a result of the new Swiss Federal Financial Institutions Act and the Swiss Federal Financial 
Services Act, which amended certain provisions of the Swiss collective investment schemes legislation. 
Thus, as of that date, RenaissanceRe Services of Switzerland AG has ceased to hold any FINMA license. 
However, RenaissanceRe Services of Switzerland AG has affiliated with a Swiss ombudsman’s office and 
registered the relevant client advisors with a Swiss recognized client advisor register in accordance with the 
Swiss Federal Financial Services Act, which has enabled it to continue its distribution activities for 
insurance-linked securities. 

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Adequacy of Financial Resources. The minimum capital requirement for a Swiss reinsurance company 
under the Insurance Supervisory Act for reinsurance license class C1 is CHF 10 million. 

Being a Swiss domiciled reinsurance company, RREAG must further maintain adequate solvency and 
provide for sufficient free and unencumbered capital in relation to its entire activities in accordance with the 
Swiss Solvency Test. The SST adopts a risk-based and total balance sheet approach whereby reinsurance 
companies are required to provide a market-consistent assessment of the value of their assets and 
liabilities. The solvency requirement is met if the available risk-bearing capital exceeds the required target 
capital. It is then assessed whether the identified available capital can meet the SST requirements and is 
sufficient to cover the company’s obligations in less favorable scenarios. The European Commission 
recognized the SST as being of an equivalent standard to European law with an effective date of January 1, 
2016. The SST is also equivalent to the standards in the U.K.’s prudential regime following the expiry of the 
U.K.’s transition period for leaving the EU on January 1, 2021.

In addition, RREAG must establish sufficient technical reserves for its entire reinsurance business activities. 
RREAG also has to maintain an organizational fund to cover the costs of establishing and developing the 
business, and for an extraordinary business expansion. The organizational fund usually amounts to up to 
50% of the minimum capital (as discussed above) at the start of business operations and subsequently 
should typically settle at an amount equivalent to around 20% of the minimum capital. The exact minimum 
amount is determined by FINMA in each individual case.

Reporting and Disclosure Requirements. RREAG has to submit an annual report (consisting of the annual 
financial statements and management report) and an annual supervisory report to FINMA by the end of 
June of the following year. In the course of the supervisory reporting to FINMA, RREAG has to annually 
disclose its financial condition report containing quantitative and qualitative information, in particular relating 
to business activities, business results, risk management, the risk profile and valuation principles and 
methods applied to provisions, capital management and solvency by the end of April of the following year.

Moreover, under the Insurance Supervisory Act, a reinsurance undertaking must be organized in a way that 
it can, in particular, identify, limit and monitor all material risks. In this context, RREAG must conduct a 
forward-looking self-assessment of their risk situation and capital requirements at least once a year, and a 
report on the ORSA must be submitted to FINMA no later than the end of January of the following year.

Further, a reinsurance undertaking must maintain and file with FINMA a regulatory business plan, including 
details on its organization, financials, qualified participants, management, oversight and control persons, 
responsible actuary, among other items. Any changes to the business plan must either be approved by 
FINMA prior to the implementation or be notified to FINMA, depending on the type of change.

Dividends and Distributions. RREAG may only distribute dividends out of its retained earnings or 
distributable reserves based on the audited annual accounts of the company. Any distribution of dividends 
remains subject to the approval of FINMA (as a change of the regulatory business plan) if they have a 
bearing on the solvency of the reinsurer and/or the interests of the insured. The solvency and capital 
requirements must still be met following any distribution. At December 31, 2020, we believe RREAG 
exceeded the minimum solvency and capital requirements required to be maintained under Swiss law. 
RREAG was required to prepare an FCR for the year ended December 31, 2020, which is available on our 
website.

Singapore Regulation

Branches of Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci based in the Republic of Singapore have each 
received a license to carry on insurance business as a general reinsurer. The activities of these Singapore 
branches are primarily regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore pursuant to Singapore’s Insurance 
Act. Additionally, these branches are each regulated by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority 
as a foreign company pursuant to Singapore’s Companies Act. We do not currently consider the activities 
and regulatory requirements of these branches to be material to us.

Renaissance Services of Asia Pte. Ltd., our Singapore-based service company, was established as a 
private company limited by shares in Singapore on March 15, 2012 and is registered with the Accounting 
and Corporate Regulatory Authority and subject to Singapore’s Companies Act.

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Ireland Regulation

Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, incorporated under the laws of Ireland, provides coverage to insurers 
and reinsurers, primarily in Europe. Business has been written in Dublin. However, following the U.K.'s exit 
from the EU, and the expiry of the transition period on December 31, 2020, Renaissance Reinsurance of 
Europe's U.K. branch is no longer underwriting any new business, and its existing book of business is now 
undergoing an orderly run-off under the U.K.’s “Financial Services Contracts Regime.”

Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe is regulated and supervised by the Central Bank of Ireland and is 
subject to the requirements of Solvency II. Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe is registered with the 
Companies Registration Office in Ireland and is subject to the Companies Act 2014. The Central Bank of 
Ireland adopts a risk-based framework to the supervision of regulated firms. Firms are rated according to 
the impact their failure would have on financial systems, the Irish economy and on the citizens of Ireland. 
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe is currently considered by the Central Bank of Ireland to be a ‘low 
impact’ firm. We do not currently consider the regulatory requirements of Renaissance Reinsurance of 
Europe to be material to us. 

Renaissance Services of Europe Ltd., our Dublin-based Irish service company, was established as a private 
company limited by shares in Ireland and is registered with the Companies Registration Office and subject 
to the Companies Act 2014.

Australia Regulation

RREAG, Australia Branch, based in Sydney, Australia, has received a license to carry on insurance 
business. RREAG, Australia Branch provides coverage to insurers and reinsurers from Australia and New 
Zealand. The activities of RREAG, Australia Branch are primarily regulated by APRA. RREAG, Australia 
Branch is classified as a Category C insurer (a foreign insurer operating as a foreign branch in Australia) 
pursuant to the Insurance Act 1973. Additionally, RREAG, Australia Branch is also regulated by the 
Australian Securities and Investments Commission as a foreign company pursuant to the Corporations Act 
2001. We do not currently consider the activities and regulatory requirements of RREAG, Australia Branch 
to be material to us. 

RREAG, Australia Branch’s regulatory reporting is prepared in accordance with the Australian Accounting 
Standards and APRA Prudential Standards. APRA Prudential Standards require the maintenance of net 
assets in Australia in excess of a calculated Prescribed Capital Amount. At December 31, 2021, we believe 
that the net assets of RREAG, Australia Branch that are located in Australia exceeded the Prescribed 
Capital Amount that we estimated under the APRA Prudential Standards.

GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS

“2017 Large Loss Events”

“2018 Large Loss Events”

“2019 Aggregate Losses”
“2019 Large Loss Events”

“2020 Aggregate Losses”

“2020 Weather-Related Large 
Loss Events”

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the Mexico City Earthquake, the 
wildfires in California during the fourth quarter of 2017 and certain losses 
associated with aggregate loss contracts
Typhoons Jebi, Mangkhut and Trami, Hurricane Florence, the wildfires in 
California during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, Hurricane Michael 
and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts 
certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts in 2019
Hurricane Dorian and Typhoons Faxai and Hagibis and certain losses 
associated with aggregate loss contracts
loss estimates associated with aggregate loss contracts triggered during 
2021 primarily as a result of losses associated with the Q3 2020 Weather-
Related Catastrophe Events and Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe 
Events.
Hurricanes Laura, Sally, Isaias, Delta, Zeta and Eta, the California, Oregon 
and Washington wildfires, Typhoon Maysak, the August 2020 Derecho, 
and losses associated with aggregate loss contracts

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“2021 Weather-Related Large 
Losses”

“A.M. Best”
“APRA”
“BMA”
“BSCR”
“Code of Ethics”
“DaVinci”
“DaVinciRe”
“DEI”
“ECR”
“ERM”
“EU”
“Exchange Act”
“FAL”

“FASB”
“FCA”
“FCR”
“FINMA”
“Fitch”
“Form 10-K”
“GAAP”
“IFRS”
“IRS”
“MIA”
“Medici”
“Moody’s”
“NAIC”
“NYDFS”
“NYSE”
“OECD”
“OFAC”
“ORSA”
“Other 2021 Catastrophe 
Events”

“PFIC”
“PGGM”
“Platinum”
“PRA”
“Proxy Statement”

“Q3 2020 Weather-Related 
Catastrophe Events”

Winter Storm Uri, the European Floods, Hurricane Ida, Other 2021 
Catastrophe Events and loss estimates associated with certain aggregate 
loss contracts triggered during 2021 as a result of weather-related 
catastrophe events
A.M. Best Company, Inc.
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Bermuda Monetary Authority
Bermuda solvency and capital requirement
RenaissanceRe’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.
DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Enhanced Capital Requirement
enterprise risk management
European Union
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
a deposit that must be submitted to support the underwriting capacity of a 
member of Lloyd’s
Financial Accounting Standards Board
U.K. Financial Conduct Authority
financial condition report
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
Fitch Ratings Ltd.
this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021
generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.
International Financial Reporting Standards
United States Internal Revenue Service
Maryland Insurance Administration
RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd.
Moody’s Investors Service
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
New York State Department of Financial Services
New York Stock Exchange
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
Own Risk and Solvency Assessment
the hail storm in Europe in late June 2021, the wildfires in California during 
the third quarter of 2021, the tornadoes in the Central and Midwest U.S. in 
December 2021, and the Midwest Derecho in December 2021.
passive foreign investment company
PGGM Vermogensbeheer B.V.
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
U.K. Prudential Regulatory Authority
Proxy Statement for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be 
held on May 16, 2022
Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Sally, the third quarter 2020 wildfires in 
California, Oregon and Washington, other third quarter catastrophe events 
including the August 2020 derecho which impacted the U.S. Midwest, 
Hurricane Isaias, and Typhoon Maysak

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“Q4 2020 Weather-Related 
Catastrophe Events”
“REMS©”
“Renaissance Reinsurance”
“Renaissance Reinsurance of 
Europe”
“Renaissance Reinsurance 
U.S.”
“RenaissanceRe CCL”
“RenaissanceRe Group”
“RenaissanceRe Specialty 
U.S.”
“RenaissanceRe UK”
“RenaissanceRe”
“RFM”
“RREAG, Australia Branch”
“RREAG, Bermuda Branch”
“RREAG, UK Branch”
“RREAG, US Branch”
“RREAG”
“RSML”
“RUM”
“S&P”
“SEC”
“Securities Act”
“SPI”
“SST”
“State Farm”
“Syndicate 1458”
“TMR”

“Top Layer Re”
“Tower Hill Companies” 

“U.K.”
“U.S. persons”

“U.S. Treasury”
“U.S.”
“Upsilon Fund”
“Upsilon RFO”
“Vermeer”
“VOBA”

Hurricanes Zeta, Delta, Hurricane Eta and wildfires on the West Coast of 
the United States during the fourth quarter of 2021
Renaissance Exposure Management System
Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd.
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company 

Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc.

RenaissanceRe Corporate Capital (UK) Limited
RenaissanceRe group of companies
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd.

RenaissanceRe (UK) Limited
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
RenaissanceRe Fund Management Ltd.
RenaissanceRe Europe AG, Australia Branch
RenaissanceRe Europe AG, Bermuda Branch
RenaissanceRe Europe AG, UK Branch
RenaissanceRe Europe AG, US Branch
RenaissanceRe Europe AG
RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management Ltd.
Renaissance Underwriting Managers, Ltd.
Standard and Poor’s Rating Services
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Act of 1933, as amended
special purpose insurer
Swiss Solvency Test
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458
collectively, Tokio Millennium Re AG and certain associated entities and 
subsidiaries
Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd.
collectively, our investments in a group of Tower Hill affiliated companies 
including Bluegrass Insurance Management, LLC, Tower Hill Claims 
Service, LLC, Tower Hill Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC, 
Tower Hill Insurance Managers, LLC, Tower Hill Re Holdings, Inc., Tower 
Hill Signature Insurance Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Risk Management LLC 
and Tomoka Re Holdings, Inc.
United Kingdom
a citizen or resident of the United States, a U.S. partnership or corporation, 
or an estate or trust that is not a foreign estate or trust
U.S. Department of the Treasury
United States of America
RenaissanceRe Upsilon Fund Ltd.
Upsilon RFO Re Ltd.
Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd.
value of business acquired

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GLOSSARY OF SELECTED INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE TERMS

Accident year

Year of occurrence of a loss. Claim payments and reserves for claims and 
claim expenses are allocated to the year in which the loss occurred for 
losses occurring contracts and in the year the loss was reported for claims 
made contracts.

Acquisition expenses

The aggregate expenses incurred by a company for acquiring new 
business, including commissions, underwriting expenses, premium taxes 
and administrative expenses.

Additional case reserves

Additional case reserves represent management’s estimate of reserves for 
claims and claim expenses that are allocated to specific contracts, less 
paid and reported losses by the client.

Attachment point

Bordereaux

Bound

Broker

Capacity

The dollar amount of loss (per occurrence or in the aggregate, as the case 
may be) above which excess of loss reinsurance becomes operative.

A report providing premium or loss data with respect to identified specific 
risks. This report is periodically furnished to a reinsurer by the ceding 
insurers or reinsurers.

A (re)insurance contract is considered bound, and the (re)insurer 
responsible for the risks of the contract, when both parties agree to the 
terms and conditions set forth in the contract.

An intermediary who negotiates contracts of insurance or reinsurance, 
receiving a commission for placement and other services rendered, 
between (1) a policy holder and a primary insurer, on behalf of the insured 
party, (2) a primary insurer and reinsurer, on behalf of the primary insurer, 
or (3) a reinsurer and a retrocessionaire, on behalf of the reinsurer.

The percentage of surplus, or the dollar amount of exposure, that an 
insurer or reinsurer is willing or able to place at risk. Capacity may apply to 
a single risk, a program, a line of business or an entire book of business. 
Capacity may be constrained by legal restrictions, corporate restrictions or 
indirect restrictions.

Case reserves

Loss reserves, established with respect to specific, individual reported 
claims.

Casualty insurance or 
reinsurance

Catastrophe

Insurance or reinsurance that is primarily concerned with the losses 
caused by injuries to third persons and their property (in other words, 
persons other than the policyholder) and the legal liability imposed on the 
insured resulting therefrom. Also referred to as liability insurance.

A severe loss, typically involving multiple claimants. Common perils 
include earthquakes, hurricanes, hailstorms, severe winter weather, floods, 
fires, tornadoes, typhoons, explosions and other natural or man-made 
disasters. Catastrophe losses may also arise from acts of war, acts of 
terrorism and political instability.

Catastrophe excess of loss 
reinsurance

A form of excess of loss reinsurance that, subject to a specified limit, 
indemnifies the ceding company for the amount of loss in excess of a 
specified retention with respect to an accumulation of losses resulting from 
a “catastrophe.”

Catastrophe-linked securities; 
cat-linked securities

Cat-linked securities are generally privately placed fixed income securities 
where all or a portion of the repayment of the principal is linked to 
catastrophic events. This includes securities where the repayment is linked 
to the occurrence and/or size of, for example, one or more hurricanes or 
earthquakes, or insured industry losses associated with these catastrophic 
events.

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Cede; cedant; ceding 
company

When a party reinsures its liability with another, it “cedes” business and is 
referred to as the “cedant” or “ceding company.”

Claim

Request by an insured or reinsured for indemnification by an insurance 
company or a reinsurance company for losses incurred from an insured 
peril or event.

Claims made contracts

Contracts that cover claims for losses occurring during a specified period 
that are reported during the term of the contract.

Claims and claim expense 
ratio, net

The ratio of net claims and claim expenses to net premiums earned 
determined in accordance with either statutory accounting principles or 
GAAP.

Claim reserves

Combined ratio

Delegated authority

Excess of loss reinsurance or 
insurance

Liabilities established by insurers and reinsurers to reflect the estimated 
costs of claim payments and the related expenses that the insurer or 
reinsurer will ultimately be required to pay in respect of insurance or 
reinsurance policies it has issued. Claims reserves consist of case 
reserves, established with respect to individual reported claims, additional 
case reserves and “IBNR” reserves. For reinsurers, loss expense reserves 
are generally not significant because substantially all of the loss expenses 
associated with particular claims are incurred by the primary insurer and 
reported to reinsurers as losses.

The combined ratio is the sum of the net claims and claim expense ratio 
and the underwriting expense ratio. A combined ratio below 100% 
generally indicates profitable underwriting prior to the consideration of 
investment income. A combined ratio over 100% generally indicates 
unprofitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income.

A contractual arrangement between an insurer or reinsurer and an agent 
whereby the agent is authorized to bind insurance or reinsurance on 
behalf of the insurer or reinsurer. The authority is normally limited to a 
particular class or classes of business and a particular territory. The 
exercise of the authority to bind insurance or reinsurance is normally 
subject to underwriting guidelines and other restrictions such as maximum 
premium income. Under the delegated authority, the agent is responsible 
for issuing policy documentation, the collection of premium and may also 
be responsible for the settlement of claims.

Reinsurance or insurance that indemnifies the reinsured or insured against 
all or a specified portion of losses on underlying insurance policies in 
excess of a specified amount, which is called a “level” or “retention.” Also 
known as non-proportional reinsurance. Excess of loss reinsurance is 
written in layers. A reinsurer or group of reinsurers accepts a layer of 
coverage up to a specified amount. The total coverage purchased by the 
cedant is referred to as a “program” and will typically be placed with 
predetermined reinsurers in pre-negotiated layers. Any liability exceeding 
the outer limit of the program reverts to the ceding company, which also 
bears the credit risk of a reinsurer’s insolvency.

Exclusions

Those risks, perils, or classes of insurance with respect to which the 
reinsurer will not pay loss or provide reinsurance, notwithstanding the 
other terms and conditions of reinsurance.

Expense override

An amount paid to a ceding company in addition to the acquisition cost to 
compensate for overhead expenses.

Frequency

The number of claims occurring during a given coverage period.

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Funds at Lloyd’s

Funds of an approved form that are lodged and held in trust at Lloyd’s as 
security for a member’s underwriting activities. They comprise the 
members’ deposit, personal reserve fund and special reserve fund and 
may be drawn down in the event that the member’s syndicate level 
premium trust funds are insufficient to cover its liabilities. The amount of 
the deposit is related to the member’s premium income limit and also the 
nature of the underwriting account.

Generally Accepted 
Accounting Principles in the 
United States

Accounting principles as set forth in the statements of the Financial 
Accounting Standards Board and related guidance, which are applicable in 
the circumstances as of the date in question.

Gross premiums written

Total premiums for insurance written and assumed reinsurance during a 
given period.

Incurred but not reported; 
IBNR

Insurance-linked securities

Reserves for estimated losses that have been incurred by insureds and 
reinsureds but not yet reported to the insurer or reinsurer, including 
unknown future developments on losses that are known to the insurer or 
reinsurer.

Financial instruments whose values are driven by (re)insurance loss 
events. Our investments in insurance-linked securities are generally linked 
to property losses due to natural catastrophes.

International Financial 
Reporting Standards

Accounting principles, standards and interpretations as set forth in 
opinions of the International Accounting Standards Board which are 
applicable in the circumstances as of the date in question.

Layer

Line

Line of business

Lloyd’s

Loss; losses

Loss reserve

The interval between the retention or attachment point and the maximum 
limit of indemnity for which a reinsurer is responsible.

The amount of excess of loss reinsurance protection provided to an 
insurer or another reinsurer, often referred to as limit.

The general classification of insurance written by insurers and reinsurers, 
e.g., fire, allied lines, homeowners and surety, among others.

Depending on the context, this term may refer to (a) the society of 
individual and corporate underwriting members that insure and reinsure 
risks as members of one or more syndicates (i.e., Lloyd’s is not an 
insurance company); (b) the underwriting room in the Lloyd’s building in 
which managing agents underwrite insurance and reinsurance on behalf of 
their syndicate members (in this sense Lloyd’s should be understood as a 
market place); or (c) the Corporation of Lloyd’s which regulates and 
provides support services to the Lloyd’s market.

An occurrence that is the basis for submission and/or payment of a claim. 
Whether losses are covered, limited or excluded from coverage is 
dependent on the terms of the policy.

For an individual loss, an estimate of the amount the insurer expects to 
pay for the reported claim. For total losses, estimates of expected 
payments for reported and unreported claims. These may include amounts 
for claims expenses.

Managing agent

An underwriting agent which has permission from Lloyd’s to manage a 
syndicate and carry on underwriting and other functions for a member.

Net claims and claim 
expenses

The expenses of settling claims, net of recoveries, including legal and 
other fees and the portion of general expenses allocated to claim 
settlement costs (also known as claim adjustment expenses or loss 
adjustment expenses) plus losses incurred with respect to net claims.

Net claims and claim expense 
ratio

Net claims and claim expenses incurred expressed as a percentage of net 
earned premiums.

Net premiums earned

The portion of net premiums written during or prior to a given period that 
was actually recognized as income during such period.

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Net premiums written

Gross premiums written for a given period less premiums ceded to 
reinsurers and retrocessionaires during such period.

Perils

Profit commission

This term refers to the causes of possible loss in the property field, such 
as fire, windstorm, collision, hail, etc. In the casualty field, the term 
“hazard” is more frequently used.

A provision found in some reinsurance agreements that provides for profit 
sharing. Parties agree to a formula for calculating profit, an allowance for 
the reinsurer’s expenses, and the cedant’s share of such profit after 
expenses.

Property insurance or 
reinsurance

Insurance or reinsurance that provides coverage to a person with an 
insurable interest in tangible property for that person’s property loss, 
damage or loss of use.

Property per risk

Reinsurance on a treaty basis of individual property risks insured by a 
ceding company.

Proportional reinsurance

Quota share reinsurance

A generic term describing all forms of reinsurance in which the reinsurer 
shares a proportional part of the original premiums and losses of the 
reinsured. (Also known as pro rata reinsurance, quota share reinsurance 
or participating reinsurance.) In proportional reinsurance, the reinsurer 
generally pays the ceding company a ceding commission. The ceding 
commission generally is based on the ceding company’s cost of acquiring 
the business being reinsured (including commissions, premium taxes, 
assessments and miscellaneous administrative expense) and also may 
include a profit factor. See also “Quota Share Reinsurance.”

A form of proportional reinsurance in which the reinsurer assumes an 
agreed percentage of each insurance policy being reinsured and shares all 
premiums and losses accordingly with the reinsured. See also 
“Proportional Reinsurance.”

Reinstatement premium

The premium charged for the restoration of the reinsurance limit of a 
catastrophe contract to its full amount after payment by the reinsurer of 
losses as a result of an occurrence.

Reinsurance

Reinsurance to Close

Retention

An arrangement in which an insurance company, the reinsurer, agrees to 
indemnify another insurance or reinsurance company, the ceding 
company, against all or a portion of the insurance or reinsurance risks 
underwritten by the ceding company under one or more policies. 
Reinsurance can provide a ceding company with several benefits, 
including a reduction in net liability on insurances and catastrophe 
protection from large or multiple losses. Reinsurance also provides a 
ceding company with additional underwriting capacity by permitting it to 
accept larger risks and write more business than would be possible 
without an equivalent increase in capital and surplus, and facilitates the 
maintenance of acceptable financial ratios by the ceding company. 
Reinsurance does not legally discharge the primary insurer from its liability 
with respect to its obligations to the insured.

Also referred to as a RITC, it is a contract to transfer the responsibility for 
discharging all the liabilities that attach to one year of account of a 
syndicate into a later year of account of the same or different syndicate in 
return for a premium.

The amount or portion of risk that an insurer retains for its own account. 
Losses in excess of the retention level are paid by the reinsurer. In 
proportional treaties, the retention may be a percentage of the original 
policy’s limit. In excess of loss business, the retention is a dollar amount of 
loss, a loss ratio or a percentage.

Retrocedant

A reinsurer who cedes all or a portion of its assumed insurance to another 
reinsurer.

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Retrocessional reinsurance; 
Retrocessionaire

Risks

Solvency II

Specialty lines

Statutory accounting 
principles

Stop loss

Submission

Surplus lines insurance

Syndicate

Treaty

Underwriting

Underwriting capacity

A transaction whereby a reinsurer cedes to another reinsurer, the 
retrocessionaire, all or part of the reinsurance that the first reinsurer has 
assumed. Retrocessional reinsurance does not legally discharge the 
ceding reinsurer from its liability with respect to its obligations to the 
reinsured. Reinsurance companies cede risks to retrocessionaires for 
reasons similar to those that cause primary insurers to purchase 
reinsurance: to reduce net liability on insurances, to protect against 
catastrophic losses, to stabilize financial ratios and to obtain additional 
underwriting capacity.

A term used to denote the physical units of property at risk or the object of 
insurance protection that are not perils or hazards. Also defined as chance 
of loss or uncertainty of loss.

A set of regulatory requirements that codify and harmonize the EU 
insurance and reinsurance regulation. Among other things, these 
requirements impact the amount of capital that EU insurance and 
reinsurance companies are required to hold. Solvency II came into effect 
on January 1, 2016.

Lines of insurance and reinsurance that provide coverage for risks that are 
often unusual or difficult to place and do not fit the underwriting criteria of 
standard commercial products carriers.

Recording transactions and preparing financial statements in accordance 
with the rules and procedures prescribed or permitted by Bermuda, U.S. 
state insurance regulatory authorities including the NAIC and/or in 
accordance with Lloyd’s specific principles, all of which generally reflect a 
liquidating, rather than going concern, concept of accounting.

A form of reinsurance under which the reinsurer pays some or all of a 
cedant’s aggregate retained losses in excess of a predetermined dollar 
amount or in excess of a percentage of premium.

An unprocessed application for (i) insurance coverage forwarded to a 
primary insurer by a prospective policyholder or by a broker on behalf of 
such prospective policyholder, (ii) reinsurance coverage forwarded to a 
reinsurer by a prospective ceding insurer or by a broker or intermediary on 
behalf of such prospective ceding insurer or (iii) retrocessional coverage 
forwarded to a retrocessionaire by a prospective ceding reinsurer or by a 
broker or intermediary on behalf of such prospective ceding reinsurer.

Any type of coverage that cannot be placed with an insurer admitted to do 
business in a certain jurisdiction. Risks placed in excess and surplus lines 
markets are often substandard in respect to adverse loss experience, 
unusual, or unable to be placed in conventional markets due to a shortage 
of capacity.

A member or group of members underwriting (re)insurance business at 
Lloyd’s through the agency of a managing agent or substitute agent to 
which a syndicate number is assigned.

A reinsurance agreement covering a book or class of business that is 
automatically accepted on a bulk basis by a reinsurer. A treaty contains 
common contract terms along with a specific risk definition, data on limit 
and retention, and provisions for premium and duration.

The insurer’s or reinsurer’s process of reviewing applications submitted for 
insurance coverage, deciding whether to accept all or part of the coverage 
requested and determining the applicable premiums.

The maximum amount that an insurance company can underwrite. The 
limit is generally determined by a company’s retained earnings and 
investment capital. Reinsurance serves to increase a company’s 
underwriting capacity by reducing its exposure from particular risks.

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Underwriting expense ratio

The ratio of the sum of the acquisition expenses and operational expenses 
to net premiums earned.

Underwriting expenses

The aggregate of policy acquisition costs, including commissions, and the 
portion of administrative, general and other expenses attributable to 
underwriting operations.

Unearned premium

The portion of premiums written representing the unexpired portions of the 
policies or contracts that the insurer or reinsurer has on its books as of a 
certain date.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We maintain a website at www.renre.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference 
in this Form 10-K. We make available, free of charge through our website, our Annual Reports on Form 10-
K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or 
furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after 
we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the SEC. We also make available, free 
of charge from our website, our Audit Committee Charter, Compensation and Corporate Governance 
Committee Charter, Corporate Governance Guidelines, and Code of Ethics. Such information is also 
available in print for any shareholder who sends a request to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Attn: Office of 
the Corporate Secretary, P.O. Box HM 2527, Hamilton, HMGX, Bermuda. The SEC maintains an internet 
site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, 
including the Company, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC’s website is 
www.sec.gov.

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS

Factors that could have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition are outlined 
below. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem insignificant may also impair our 
business or results of operations as they become known or as facts and circumstances change. Any of the 
risks described below could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking 
statements contained in this Form 10-K and other documents we file with the SEC: 

Risks Related to our (Re)insurance Business

Our exposure to natural and non-natural catastrophic events and circumstances could cause 
significant variance in, or adversely impact, our financial results.

We have substantial exposure to natural and non-natural catastrophic events and circumstances, such as 
earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, tornadoes, hailstorms, drought, 
pandemics, cyber-risks, political unrest, war, riots and acts of terrorism. Historically, a relatively large 
percentage of our coverage exposures has been concentrated in natural disasters in the U.S. Southeast or 
West Coast, but we have significant exposure to large catastrophic events globally. As a result, our 
operating results have historically been, and we expect will continue to be, significantly affected by the 
frequency and severity of loss events.

The occurrence, or nonoccurrence, of catastrophic events, the frequency and severity of which are 
inherently unpredictable, may cause significant volatility in our quarterly and annual financial results and 
may materially adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition, we 
believe that certain factors may continue to increase the number and severity of claims from catastrophic 
events in the future, including increases in the value and geographic concentration of insured property, 
increasing risks associated with extreme weather events because of changes in climate conditions and sea-
level rise, and the effects of higher-than-expected inflation.

The trend towards increasingly frequent and severe climate events could exacerbate our potential 
exposure to losses from natural perils.

Our largest estimated economic exposures arise from natural disasters and other catastrophes. We believe 
the trend towards increased severity and frequency of weather-related natural disasters and catastrophes 
arises in part from climate change. In addition, we believe that climate change and shifting demographic 
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expected losses. Further, we believe that the recent increase in catastrophic events is indicative of 
permanent climate change rather than transient climate variability.  

A substantial portion of our property coverages may be adversely impacted by climate change. While we 
have invested heavily to understand the influence of climate change on the weather and its impact on the 
risks that we take, we cannot predict with certainty the frequency or severity of tropical cyclones, wildfires or 
other natural catastrophes, and our risk assessments may not accurately reflect shifting environmental and 
climate related risks. Unanticipated factors could lead to additional insured losses that exceed our current 
estimates, resulting in disruptions to or adverse impacts on our business, the market, or our clients. Further, 
some of our investments, such as catastrophe-linked securities and property catastrophe joint ventures or 
managed funds, could also be adversely impacted by climate change.

Our claims and claim expense reserves are subject to inherent uncertainties, and if actual claims 
exceed our reserves, our financial results could be adversely affected.

Our results of operations and financial condition depend upon our ability to accurately assess the potential 
losses associated with the risks that we insure and reinsure. Our claims and claim expense reserves reflect 
our estimates of these potential losses. We use actuarial and computer models, historical reinsurance and 
insurance industry loss statistics, and management’s experience and judgment to assist in the 
establishment of appropriate claims and claim expense reserves. Ssee “Part I, Item 1. Business—
Underwriting and Enterprise Risk Management.” Our estimates and judgments may be revised as additional 
experience and other data become available, as new or improved methodologies are developed, as loss 
trends and claims inflation impact future payments, or as rules and regulations change.

Due to the assumptions and estimates involved in establishing reserves, they are inherently uncertain. As 
information emerges and losses are paid, we expect that some of our assumptions or estimates will 
change, perhaps materially, and that our actual net claims and claim expenses paid and reported will differ, 
perhaps materially, from the reserve estimates reflected in our financial statements. For example, our 
significant gross and net reserves associated with the large catastrophe events of the past several years, as 
well as those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, remain subject to significant uncertainty.

If we determine that our claims and claim expense reserves are inadequate, we may be required to 
increase these reserves at the time of the determination and take income statement charges, reducing our 
net income and available capital. Conversely, if our reserving estimates are too conservative, it could 
impede our ability to grow our business. Our claims reserves are large, and a small percentage increase to 
those liabilities could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Emerging claim and coverage issues, or other litigation, could adversely affect us.

Unanticipated developments in the law as well as changes in social conditions could result in unexpected 
claims for coverage under our insurance and reinsurance contracts. These developments and changes may 
adversely affect us, perhaps materially, by, for example, imposing additional coverage obligations beyond 
our underwriting intent or increasing the number or size of claims to which we are subject. We believe that 
our property results have been adversely impacted over recent periods by increasing fraud and abuses at 
the primary claims level, as well as other forms of social inflation, and that these trends may continue. 
Assignment of benefits practices, particularly in Florida, have resulted in increases in the size and number 
of claims and incidences of litigation, which may directly affect us through policies we write or by reducing 
the value of investments we have in Florida domestic reinsurers.

These legal and social changes and their impact may not become apparent until some time after their 
occurrence, particularly with respect to our casualty and specialty business. Our exposure to these 
uncertainties could be exacerbated by social inflation trends, including increased litigation, expanded 
theories of liability and higher jury awards.

The full effects of these and other unforeseen emerging claims and coverage issues are extremely difficult 
to predict. As a result, the full extent of our liability under our coverages may not be known for many years 
after a contract is issued. Furthermore, we expect that our exposure to this uncertainty will grow as our 
casualty business grows, because in these “long-tail” lines claims can typically be made for many years, 
making them more susceptible to these trends than our property and specialty businesses, which are 
generally more “short-tail.” 

We depend on a few insurance and reinsurance brokers for a preponderance of our business, and 
any loss of business provided by them could adversely affect us.

We market our insurance and reinsurance products worldwide through a limited number of insurance and 
reinsurance brokers. As a result, the loss of a broker, through a merger, acquisition or otherwise, could 

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result in the loss of a substantial portion of our business, which would reduce our premium volume and 
could have a material adverse effect on us. Further, due to the concentration of our brokers, they may have 
increased power to dictate the terms and conditions of our arrangements with them, which could have a 
negative impact on our business.

The (re)insurance business is historically cyclical and the pricing and terms for our products may 
decline, which would affect our profitability and ability to maintain or grow premiums.

The (re)insurance industry has historically been cyclical by product and market. After experiencing a 
prolonged soft market cycle over the last several years, we believe that the current (re)insurance 
underwriting market is in a hard market phase for many lines of business, characterized by increasing 
prices and improving terms and conditions. This shift has likely been caused by recent withdrawals of 
alternative capital, the number of multiple catastrophic events and continuing prior year adverse 
development. We cannot assure you that this increase in premium rates will continue, and rates may 
decrease in the future. If demand for our products falls or the supply of competing capacity rises, our 
prospects for potential growth may be adversely affected. In particular, we might lose existing customers or 
suffer a decline in business during shifting market cycles, which we might not regain when industry 
conditions improve.

We believe the hard/soft market cycle dynamic is likely to persist, and that we may return to soft market 
conditions in the future. Additionally, it is possible that increased access of primary insurers to capital, new 
technologies and other factors may reduce the duration or eliminate or significantly lessen the impact of any 
current or future hard reinsurance underwriting market. The cumulative impact of these risks could 
negatively impact our profitability and ability to maintain or grow premiums.

Retrocessional reinsurance may not be available to us on acceptable terms or provide the coverage 
we intended to obtain, or we may not be able to collect on claimed retrocessional coverage.

The retrocessional reinsurance that we purchase for our own account is generally subject to annual 
renewal, and market conditions may. Recent large catastrophe events have limited and may continue to 
limit or prevent us from obtaining desired amounts of new or replacement coverage on favorable terms or 
from entities with satisfactory creditworthiness. This could limit the amount of business we are willing to 
write or decrease the protection available to us following large loss events.

When we purchase reinsurance or retrocessional reinsurance for our own account, complex coverage 
issues or coverage disputes may impede our ability to collect amounts we believe we are owed. We have 
significant reinsurance recoverable associated with the large catastrophe events of the past several years, 
and the insolvency of any of our reinsurers, or the inability or reluctance of any of our reinsurers to make 
timely payments to us under the terms of our reinsurance agreements, could have a material adverse effect 
on us.

In addition, a large portion of our reinsurance protection is concentrated with a relatively small number of 
reinsurers, which could increase credit risk and may make it difficult to negotiate favorable terms and 
conditions. The risk of such concentration of retrocessional coverage may be increased by recent and 
future consolidation within the industry. 

We depend on the policies, procedures and expertise of ceding companies and delegated authority 
counterparties, who may fail to accurately assess the risks they underwrite, which exposes us to 
operational and financial risks.

We do not separately underwrite each primary risk assumed under our reinsurance contracts or pursuant to 
our delegated authority business. Accordingly, we are heavily dependent on the original underwriting 
decisions made by our ceding companies and delegated authority counterparties, who may not have 
adequately evaluated the risks to be reinsured. As a result, the premiums they cede to us may not properly 
compensate us for the risks we assume, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition. In 
addition, it is possible that our delegated authority counterparties or other counterparties authorized to bind 
policies on our behalf will fail to comply with regulatory requirements, such as those relating to sanctions, or 
our own standards regarding underwriting and reputational risk tolerance, which could lead to increased 
regulatory and operational burden, among other risks. We expect the amount of business we write through 
delegated authority counterparties to continue to increase, and to the extent we continue to increase the 
proportional coverages we offer, we will increase our aggregate exposure to risks of this nature.

A decline in our financial strength ratings may adversely impact our business, perhaps materially.

Financial strength ratings are used by ceding companies and reinsurance intermediaries to assess the 
financial strength and quality of reinsurers and insurers. Rating agencies evaluate us periodically and may 

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downgrade or withdraw their financial strength ratings if we do not continue to meet their criteria. In addition, 
rating agencies may make changes in their capital models and rating methodologies, which could increase 
the amount of capital required to support our ratings. In December 2021, S&P announced proposed 
changes to its rating methodologies. The proposed changes have not been finalized, so the impact, if any, 
these changes may have on our ratings is unknown.

A ratings downgrade or other negative ratings action could adversely affect our ability to compete with other 
reinsurers and insurers, the marketability of our product offerings, access to and cost of borrowing, and 
ability to write new business. We could also breach covenants under, or incur higher borrowing costs on, 
our credit facilities. In addition, if we are downgraded below a certain rating level, nearly all of our 
reinsurance contracts contain provisions permitting cedants to cancel coverage and/or requiring us to post 
collateral for our obligations.

For the current ratings of certain of our subsidiaries and joint ventures and additional ratings information, 
refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources—Ratings.”

We operate in a highly competitive environment.

Competition and consolidation in the (re)insurance industry could adversely impact us. We compete with 
major U.S. and non-U.S. insurers and reinsurers, many of which have greater financial, marketing and 
management resources than we do. In addition, pension funds, endowments, investment banks, investment 
managers, exchanges, hedge funds and other capital markets participants have become increasingly active 
in the reinsurance market, either through the formation of reinsurance companies or the use of other 
financial products intended to compete with traditional reinsurance. We may also face competition from non-
traditional competitors, as well as Insurtech start-up companies and others who aim to leverage access to 
“big data,” artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies to gain a competitive advantage. 

We expect competition to continue to increase over time. It is possible that new or alternative capital could 
cause reductions in prices of our products or reduce the duration or amplitude of attractive portions of the 
historical market cycles. New entrants or existing competitors, which may include government sponsored 
funds or other vehicles, may attempt to replicate all or part of our business model and provide further 
competition in the markets in which we participate. We will also need to continue to invest significant time 
and resources in new technologies and new ways to deliver our products and services in order to maintain 
our competitive position.

Along with increased competition, there has also been significant consolidation in the (re)insurance industry 
over the last several years, including among our competitors, customers and brokers. These consolidated 
enterprises may try to use their enhanced market power or better capitalization to negotiate price reductions 
for our products and services or obtain a larger market share through increased line sizes. If competitive 
pressures decrease the prices for our products, we would generally expect to reduce our future underwriting 
activities, resulting in lower premium volume and profitability. 

As the insurance industry consolidates, we expect competition for customers to become more intense, and 
sourcing and properly servicing each customer to become even more important. We could incur greater 
expenses relating to customer acquisition and retention, further reducing our operating margins. In addition, 
insurance companies that merge may be able to spread their risks across a consolidated, larger capital 
base so that they require less reinsurance. 

Reinsurance intermediaries may also continue to consolidate, potentially adversely impacting our ability to 
access business and distribute our products. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our business or 
results of operations.

Large non-recurring contracts and reinstatement premiums may increase the volatility of our 
financial results.

Our premiums are prone to significant volatility due to factors including the timing of contract inception, as 
well as our differentiated strategy and capability that position us to pursue potentially non-recurring bespoke 
or large solutions for clients. In addition, after a large catastrophic event or circumstance, we may record 
significant amounts of reinstatement premium, which can cause quarterly, non-recurring fluctuations in both 
our written and earned premiums in our Property segment. 

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Risks Related to our Strategy and Operations

The loss of key senior members of management and the inability to attract and retain qualified 
personnel could adversely affect us.

Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain our senior officers and to attract and retain 
additional qualified personnel in the future. The loss of services of members of our senior management 
team and the uncertain transition of new members of our senior management team may strain our ability to 
execute our strategic initiatives, or make it more difficult to retain customers, attract or maintain our capital 
support, or meet other needs of our business. This risk may be particularly acute for us relative to some of 
our competitors because some of our senior executives work in countries where they are not citizens (such 
as Bermuda) and work permit and immigration issues could adversely affect the ability to retain or hire key 
persons. 

We are subject to cybersecurity risks and may incur increasing costs to minimize those risks.

Cybersecurity threats and incidents have increased in recent years, and we may be subject to heightened 
cyber-related risks, in part due to the extended period of remote work arrangements due to the COVID-19 
pandemic. Our business depends on the proper functioning and availability of our information technology 
platform, including communications and data processing systems and our proprietary systems. We are also 
required to effect electronic transmissions with third parties including brokers, clients, vendors and others 
with whom we do business, as well as with our Board of Directors. We cannot guarantee that the controls 
and procedures we or third parties have in place to protect or recover our systems and information will be 
effective, successful or sufficiently rapid to avoid harm to our business. 

Security breaches, including at third parties that have our information, could expose us to a risk of loss or 
misuse of our information, litigation and potential liability. In addition, cyber incidents, such as ransomware 
attacks, that impact the availability, reliability, speed, accuracy or other proper functioning of our systems 
could have a significant impact on our operations and financial results. We may not have the resources or 
technical sophistication to anticipate or prevent rapidly evolving types of cyberattacks. A significant cyber 
incident, including system failure, security breach, disruption by malware or other damage could interrupt or 
delay our operations, result in a violation of applicable cybersecurity and privacy and other laws, damage 
our reputation, cause a loss of customers or expose sensitive customer data, or give rise to monetary fines 
and other penalties, which could be significant. While management is not aware of a cybersecurity incident 
that has had a material effect on our operations, there can be no assurances that a cybersecurity incident 
that could have a material impact on us will not occur in the future.

The cybersecurity regulatory environment is evolving, and it is likely that the costs of complying with new or 
developing regulatory requirements will increase. In addition, we operate in a number of jurisdictions with 
strict data privacy and other related laws, which could be violated in the event of a significant cybersecurity 
incident or in the event of noncompliance by our personnel. Failure to comply with these obligations can 
give rise to fines and other penalties, which could be significant.

See “Part I, Item 1. Business—Information Technology and Cybersecurity” for additional information related 
to information technology and cybersecurity.

We may from time to time modify our business and strategic plan, and these changes could 
adversely affect us and our financial condition.

We frequently monitor and analyze opportunities to acquire or make strategic investments in new or other 
businesses. The negotiation of potential acquisitions or strategic investments as well as the integration of an 
acquired business could be unsuccessful, result in a substantial diversion of management resources, or 
lead to other unanticipated risks or challenges. In addition, while our current business strategy focuses 
predominantly on writing reinsurance, as we grow our casualty and specialty and other property lines of 
business, we are increasingly writing excess and surplus lines insurance through delegated authority 
arrangements. risks associated with implementing or changing our business strategies and initiatives, 
including risks related to developing or enhancing our operations, controls and other infrastructure, may not 
have an impact on our publicly reported results until many years after implementation. Our failure to carry 
out our business plans may have an adverse effect on our long-term results of operations and financial 
condition.

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The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make many estimates and 
judgments.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires us to make many estimates and judgments 
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities (including claims and claim expense reserves), 
shareholders’ equity, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate 
our estimates, including those related to premiums written and earned, our net claims and claim expenses, 
investment valuations and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience, where possible, 
and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, which form the 
basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from 
other sources. Our judgments and estimates may not reflect, and may deviate materially from, our actual 
results. For more details on our estimates and judgments, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion 
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates.”

We are exposed to risks in connection with our management of capital on behalf of investors in joint 
ventures or other entities we manage.

Our operating subsidiaries owe certain legal duties and obligations (including reporting, governance and 
allocation obligations) to third-party investors and are subject to laws and regulations relating to the 
management of third-party capital. Complying with these obligations, laws and regulations requires 
significant management time and attention. Faulty judgments, simple errors or mistakes, or the failure of our 
personnel to adhere to established policies and procedures could result in our failure to comply with 
applicable obligations, laws or regulations, which could result in significant liabilities, penalties or other 
losses to us and seriously harm our business and results of operations. 

In addition, our third-party capital providers may, subject to restrictions, redeem their interests in our joint 
ventures and managed funds or we may be unable to attract and raise additional third-party capital for our 
existing or potential new joint ventures and managed funds. The loss, or alteration in a negative manner, of 
any of this capital support could cause us to forego fee income and other income-generating opportunities 
and could materially impact our financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, we can provide no 
assurance that we will be able to attract and raise additional third-party capital for our existing joint ventures 
and managed funds or for potential new joint ventures and managed funds and therefore we may forego 
existing and/or potentially attractive

The covenants in our debt agreements limit our financial and operational flexibility, which could 
have an adverse effect on our financial condition.

We have incurred indebtedness and may incur additional indebtedness in the future. Our indebtedness 
primarily consists of publicly traded notes, letters of credit and a revolving credit facility. For more details on 
our indebtedness, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
Results of Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Resources.”

The agreements governing our indebtedness contain covenants that limit our ability and the ability of some 
of our subsidiaries to make particular types of investments or other restricted payments, sell or place a lien 
on our or their respective assets, merge or consolidate. Some of these agreements also require us or our 
subsidiaries to maintain specific financial ratios or contain cross-defaults to our other indebtedness. Under 
certain circumstances, if we or our subsidiaries fail to comply with these covenants or meet these financial 
ratios, the noteholders or the lenders could declare a default and demand immediate repayment of all 
amounts owed to them or, where applicable, cancel their commitments to lend or issue letters of credit or, 
where the reimbursement obligations are unsecured, require us to pledge collateral or, where the 
reimbursement obligations are secured, require us to pledge additional or a different type of collateral.

The determination of impairments taken is highly subjective and could materially impact our 
financial condition or results of operations.

The determination of impairments taken on our investments, investments in other ventures, goodwill and 
other intangible assets and loans varies by type of asset and is based upon our periodic evaluation and 
assessment of known and inherent risks associated with the respective asset class. Such evaluations and 
assessments are revised as conditions change and new information becomes available. Management 
updates its evaluations regularly and reflects impairments in operations as such evaluations are revised. 
We cannot assure you that we have accurately assessed the level of impairments taken in our financial 
statements. Furthermore, management may determine that impairments are needed in future periods and 
any such impairment will be recorded in the period in which it occurs, which could materially impact our 
financial condition or results of operations. Historical trends may not be indicative of future impairments.

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Risks Related to the Economic Environment

A decline in our investment performance could reduce our profitability and capital resources.

We have historically derived a meaningful portion of our income from our invested assets, which are 
principally comprised of fixed maturity securities. Accordingly, our financial results are subject to a variety of 
investment risks, including risks relating to general economic conditions, inflation, market volatility, interest 
rate fluctuations, foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and credit and default risk. The volatility in global 
financial markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, and may continue to impact, the 
value of our investment portfolio and our strategic investments. Additionally, some of our investments are 
subject to pre-payment or reinvestment risk. Our investment portfolio also includes securities with a longer 
duration, which may be more susceptible to risks such as inflation. Changes in various factors, including 
prevailing interest rates and credit spreads may cause fluctuations in the market value of our fixed maturity 
investments. Any decline in interest rates or continuation of a low interest rate environment could reduce 
our investment yield, which would reduce our overall profitability. Conversely, increases in interest rates 
could cause the market value of our investment portfolio to decrease, which could reduce our capital 
resources. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary policies, 
inflation levels, domestic and international economic and political conditions, and other factors beyond our 
control. 

A portion of our investment portfolio is allocated to other classes of investments including equity securities, 
catastrophe bonds, term loans and interests in alternative investment vehicles such as private equity 
investments, private credit investments, senior secured bank loan funds and hedge funds. For certain 
investments, the valuation on our consolidated balance sheet may differ significantly from the values that 
would be used if ready markets existed for the securities representing interests in the relevant investment 
vehicles. If we were to sell these assets (which may be necessary if we need liquidity to pay claims), it may 
be at significantly lower prices than we have recorded them. Furthermore, our interests in many of the 
investment classes described above are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales that limit our 
ability to liquidate these investments in the short term. The performance of these classes of investments is 
also dependent on individual investment managers and investment strategies. It is possible that these 
investment managers will leave, the investment strategies will become ineffective or that the managers will 
fail to follow our investment guidelines. Our investment portfolio may become concentrated in a limited 
number of issuers or have significant exposure to certain geographic areas or economic sectors. 
Concentration of investments can increase investment risk and portfolio volatility. Any of the foregoing could 
result in a decline in our investment performance and capital resources, and accordingly, adversely affect 
our financial results.

We may be adversely impacted by inflation.

The principal markets in which we operate are susceptible to monetary inflation, which could cause loss 
costs to increase, impact the performance of our investment portfolio, and borrowing costs to increase. We 
believe the risks of inflation across our key markets have increased. In particular, the steps taken by 
governments in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the costs of such actions, have led to 
significant inflation. The impact of inflation on loss costs could be more pronounced for those lines of 
business that are long tail in nature, as they require a relatively long period of time to finalize and settle 
claims. Changes in the level of inflation may also result in an increased level of uncertainty in our estimation 
of loss reserves, particularly for long tail lines of business, and may require us to strengthen reserves, with 
a corresponding reduction in our net income in the period in which the deficiency is identified. Unanticipated 
higher inflation could also lead to higher interest rates, which would negatively impact the value of our fixed 
income securities and potentially other investments. To the extent higher inflation could lead to currency 
fluctuation, we may also experience increased volatility on foreign exchange gains and losses in our 
consolidated financial statements.

We are exposed to counterparty credit risk, which could increase our liabilities and reduce liquidity.

Counterparty credit risk typically increases during periods of economic uncertainty, and we believe our 
exposure has increased in recent years. In connection with the settlement of reinsurance balances, we 
assume a substantial degree of credit risk associated with our brokers. In accordance with industry practice, 
we pay virtually all amounts owed on claims under our policies to reinsurance brokers, who then forward 
these payments to the ceding insurers that have purchased reinsurance from us. Likewise, premiums due 
to us by ceding insurers are virtually all paid to brokers, who then pass the amounts to us. Many of our 
contracts provide that if a broker fails to make a payment to a ceding insurer, we remain liable to the ceding 
insurer for the deficiency. Conversely, when the ceding insurer pays premiums to brokers for payment to us, 

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these premiums are considered to have been received by us upon receipt by the broker and the ceding 
insurer is no longer liable to us for those amounts, even if we have not received the premiums. 

We are also exposed to the credit risk of our customers, who, pursuant to their contracts with us, frequently 
pay us over time. We may not collect all our premiums receivable from our ceding insurers and reinsurers, 
and we may not collect all our reinsurance recoverable from our own retrocessionaires. We have significant 
premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverable, and our failure to collect even a small portion of these 
amounts, or a meaningful delay in the collection of recoverables as to which our own underlying obligations 
are due, could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition, perhaps materially.

The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has and may continue to adversely affect our financial 
performance and ability to conduct operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had immense impacts on a global scale, including on the insurance and 
reinsurance industries where it has raised many new questions and challenges for us and our industry. It is 
difficult to predict all of the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the markets in which we 
participate and our ability to effectively respond to these changing market dynamics.

The pandemic has significantly increased economic uncertainty. To the extent these conditions continue and 
potentially worsen, particularly with subsequent waves of infection, they could have the following impacts on 
our business operations and current and future financial performance and could impact us in other ways 
that we cannot predict:

• We have significant exposure to losses stemming from COVID-19 related claims, and we expect 

losses to emerge over time as the full impact of the pandemic and its effects on the global economy 
are realized. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic triggers coverage is dependent on 
specific policy language, terms and exclusions. In addition, legislative, regulatory, judicial or social 
influences may impose new obligations on insurers in connection with the pandemic that extend 
coverage beyond the intended contractual obligations or lead to an increase in the frequency or 
severity of claims beyond expected levels, resulting in the emergence of unexpected or un-modeled 
insurance or reinsurance losses. 

•

An economic recession or slowdown in economic activity resulting from the pandemic will not only 
increase the probability of losses, but could also reduce the demand for insurance and reinsurance, 
which could reduce our premium volume. 

• Ongoing disruption in global financial markets and economic uncertainty due to the continuing 

impact of COVID-19 could cause us to incur investment losses, including credit impairments in our 
fixed maturity portfolio, or decline in interest rates which may reduce our future net investment 
income. Responses to the pandemic, including by governments, may lead or contribute to 
continued high inflation.

• Our counterparty credit risk may also increase, as some of our counterparties may face increased 

financial difficulties due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on the world economy and financial 
markets. 

•

From an operational perspective, our employees, directors and agents, as well as the workforces of 
our brokers, vendors, service providers, retrocessionaires and other counterparties, may be 
adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or efforts to mitigate the pandemic. Remote work 
arrangements affect our business continuity plans, introduce operational risk, including 
cybersecurity risks, and may adversely affect our ability to manage our business. 

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could also exacerbate the other risks we face described herein. All 
of the foregoing events or potential outcomes, including in combination with other risk factors included 
herein, could cause a material adverse effect on our results of operations for any period, and, depending on 
their severity, could also materially and adversely affect our financial condition.

We may be adversely affected by foreign currency fluctuations.

We routinely transact business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, our financial reporting currency. 
Moreover, we maintain a portion of our cash and investments in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and 
certain of our subsidiaries have non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. Although we generally seek to hedge 
significant non-U.S. dollar positions, we may experience losses resulting from fluctuations in the values of 
these foreign currencies, which could cause our consolidated earnings to decrease. In addition, failure to 
manage our foreign currency exposures could cause our results of operations to be more volatile. Our 

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significant third-party capital management operations may further complicate these foreign currency 
operational needs and risk.

We may require additional capital in the future, which may not be available or may only be available 
on unfavorable terms.

Our exposure to significant catastrophic events may cause significant volatility in our operating and capital 
needs. To the extent that our existing capital is insufficient to support our future operating requirements, we 
may need to raise additional funds through financings or limit our growth. Any further equity, debt or hybrid 
financings, or capacity needed for letters of credit, if available at all, may be on terms that are unfavorable 
to us. We are also exposed to the risk that the contingent capital facilities we have in place may not be 
available as expected.

If we are unable to obtain adequate capital when needed, we may not be able to grow and take advantage 
of favorable market conditions, or we may be required to reduce the amount of business that we write, 
impacting our results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, we are exposed to the risk that we may be unable to raise new capital for our joint ventures, 
managed funds and other private alternative investment vehicles, which would reduce our future fee income 
and market capacity, and thus negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition. For 
example, it is possible that substantial losses ceded to the alternative capital sector over a period of years, 
and restraints on capital return and maintenance of collateral for prior loss periods by a number of market 
participants, may contribute to a reduction in investor appetite to this product class in the near term.

Risks Related to Legal and Regulatory Matters

The regulatory systems under which we operate could restrict our ability to operate, increase our 
costs, or otherwise adversely impact us.

Our operating subsidiaries conduct business globally and are subject to varying degrees of regulation and 
supervision in multiple jurisdictions. See “Part I, Item 1. Business—Regulation.” These statutes, regulations 
and policies may, among other things, restrict the ability of our subsidiaries, joint ventures or managed 
funds to write certain business, make certain investments and distribute funds. We may not be able to 
comply fully with, or obtain appropriate exemptions from, these statutes and regulations, which could result 
in restrictions on our ability to do business or undertake activities that are regulated in these jurisdictions, 
which could subject us to fines and/or penalties. Our current or future business strategy could cause one or 
more of our currently unregulated subsidiaries to become subject to some form of regulation in the future. 
Any failure to comply with current or future applicable laws or regulations could result in restrictions on our 
ability to do business or undertake activities that are regulated in these jurisdictions, which could subject us 
to fines and other penalties. In addition, changes in the laws or regulations to which our operating 
subsidiaries are subject or in their interpretation could have an adverse effect on our business. 

Several of our operating subsidiaries are not licensed or admitted in any jurisdiction except Bermuda, 
conduct business only from their offices in Bermuda and do not maintain offices in the U.S. The insurance 
and reinsurance regulatory framework continues to be subject to increased scrutiny in many jurisdictions, 
including the U.S. and Europe. If our Bermuda insurance or reinsurance operations become subject to the 
insurance laws of any state in the U.S., jurisdictions in the EU, or elsewhere, we could face challenges to 
the future operations of these companies. We could also be required to allocate considerable time and 
resources to comply with any new or additional regulatory requirements in any of the jurisdictions in which 
we operate, and any such requirements could impact the operations of our insurance and/or non-insurance 
subsidiaries, result in increased costs for us and impact our financial condition

It is possible that individual jurisdiction or cross border regulatory developments could adversely 
differentiate Bermuda, the jurisdiction in which we are subject to group supervision, or could exclude 
Bermuda-based companies from benefits such as market access, mutual recognition or reciprocal rights 
made available to other jurisdictions, which could adversely impact us. Any such development could 
significantly and negatively affect our operations.

Political, regulatory and industry initiatives by state and international authorities could adversely 
affect our business.

The insurance and reinsurance regulatory framework is subject to heavy scrutiny by the U.S. and individual 
state governments, as well as a number of international authorities, and we believe it is likely there will be 
increased regulatory intervention in our industry in the future. 

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We could also be adversely affected by proposals or enacted legislation that provide for reinsurance 
capacity in markets and to consumers that we target, expand the scope of coverage under existing policies 
for perils such as hurricanes or earthquakes or for a pandemic disease outbreak, mandate the terms of 
insurance and reinsurance policies, expand the scope of the Federal Insurance Office or establish a new 
federal insurance regulator or otherwise revise laws, regulations, or contracts under which we operate, 
which may disproportionately benefit the companies of one country over those of another. 

Bermuda is also subject to increasing scrutiny by political bodies outside of Bermuda, including the EU 
Code of Conduct Group. See “The OECD and the EU may pursue measures that might increase our taxes 
and reduce our net income and increase our reporting requirements.” Due to this increased legislative and 
regulatory scrutiny of the reinsurance industry and Bermuda, our cost of compliance with applicable laws 
may increase, which could result in a decrease to our profitability. Further, as we continue to expand our 
business operations outside of Bermuda, we are increasingly subject to new and additional regulations, 
including, for example, laws relating to anti-corruption and anti-bribery.

We face risks related to changes in Bermuda law and regulations, and the political environment in 
Bermuda.

We are incorporated in Bermuda and many of our operating companies are domiciled in Bermuda. 
Therefore, changes in Bermuda law and regulation may have an adverse impact on our operations, such as 
the imposition of tax liability, increased regulatory supervision or changes in regulation. 

In addition, we are subject to changes in the political environment in Bermuda, which could make it difficult 
to operate in, or attract talent to, Bermuda. In addition, Bermuda, which is currently an overseas territory of 
the U.K., may consider changes to its relationship with the U.K. in the future. These changes could 
adversely affect Bermuda or the international reinsurance market focused there, either of which could 
adversely impact us commercially.

Our liquidity could be impacted due to regulatory requirements for collateral by non-U.S. insurers.

Many jurisdictions in the U.S. do not permit insurance companies to take credit for reinsurance obtained 
from unlicensed or non-admitted insurers on their statutory financial statements unless security is posted, 
the form and quantity of which is also subject to the regulations of those jurisdictions. Our contracts 
generally require us to post such security via a letter of credit, a trust account, or where applicable utilize a 
multi-beneficiary reinsurance trust, with the release of such security being controlled by the insurance 
company and/or a regulator. Because of these requirements, we could be put at a competitive disadvantage 
relative to certain of our competitors who are licensed and admitted in U.S. jurisdictions. Further, if we are 
not able to access sufficient unrestricted liquid assets from our other operations in order to operate our 
business from time to time, our business could be adversely impacted. See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity 
and Capital Resources—Liquidity and Cash Flows—Credit Facilities, Trusts and Other Collateral 
Arrangements—Multi-Beneficiary Reinsurance Trusts and Multi-Beneficiary Reduced Collateral 
Reinsurance Trusts” for a discussion of certain of these collateral arrangements. 

Regulatory regimes and changes to accounting rules may adversely impact our financial results 
irrespective of business operations.

Accounting standards and regulatory changes may require modifications to our accounting principles, both 
prospectively and for prior periods, and such changes could have an adverse impact on our financial 
results. Required modification of our existing principles, and new disclosure requirements, could have an 
impact on our results of operations and increase our expenses in order to implement and comply with any 
new requirements.

Our business is subject to certain laws and regulations relating to sanctions and foreign corrupt 
practices, the violation of which could adversely affect our operations.

We must comply with all applicable economic sanctions and anti-bribery laws and regulations of the U.S. 
and other jurisdictions. U.S. laws and regulations that may be applicable to us include economic trade 
sanctions laws and regulations administered by OFAC as well as certain laws administered by the U.S. 
Department of State. The sanctions laws and regulations of non-U.S. jurisdictions in which we operate may 
differ to some degree from those of the U.S. and these differences may additionally expose us to sanctions 
violations. 

In addition, we are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery laws that generally 
prohibit corrupt payments or improper gifts to non-U.S. governments or officials. It is possible that an 
employee or intermediary could fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations. In such event, we could 

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be exposed to civil penalties, criminal penalties and other sanctions, including fines or other punitive 
actions. In addition, such violations could damage our business and our reputation. Such criminal or civil 
sanctions, penalties, other sanctions, and damage to our business and reputation could adversely affect our 
financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Taxation

Our Bermuda subsidiaries may be subject to U.S. corporate income tax.

We conduct a significant amount of business through Bermuda subsidiaries that we believe are not subject 
to U.S. corporate income tax as they are not engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. Since there is 
considerable uncertainty, however, as to the activities that constitute being engaged in a trade or business 
within the U.S., we cannot be certain that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will not contend successfully 
that any of our non-U.S. companies is engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. Were this to occur, such 
company could be subject to U.S. corporate income and additional branch profits taxes on the portion of its 
earnings effectively connected to such U.S. business. If we or one or more of our Bermuda subsidiaries 
were ultimately held to be subject to taxation, our earnings would correspondingly decline.

While we have maintained our rigorous tax-related operating protocols during the ongoing COVID-19 
pandemic, it is possible that ongoing severe travel restrictions may give rise to substantial operating 
challenges should current conditions persist.

U.S. tax changes could reduce our access to capital, decrease demand for our products, impact our 
shareholders or investors in our joint ventures or other entities we manage or otherwise adversely 
affect us.

In 2017, the U.S. adopted tax reform legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The 
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a new base erosion anti-avoidance tax that would have substantially altered 
the taxation of affiliate reinsurance between our operating affiliates which are subject to U.S. taxation and 
our non-U.S. affiliates which are not. Although base erosion anti-avoidance tax has not significantly 
impacted us to date as the affiliate reinsurance targeted by the base erosion anti-avoidance tax was not 
material to our operations, it could limit our ability to execute affiliate reinsurance transactions that would 
otherwise be undertaken for non-tax business reasons, such as efficient use of capital within our group, in 
the future and could result in higher prices for the reinsurance products we buy and sell.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased the likelihood that we or any of our non-U.S. subsidiaries or any entity 
managed by us will be deemed a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of the Internal 
Revenue Code for U.S. federal tax purposes. Specifically, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expands the definition 
of “U.S. shareholder” for “controlled foreign corporation” purposes to include “U.S. persons” who own 10% 
or more of the value of a foreign corporation’s shares, rather than only looking to voting power held. In the 
event a corporation is characterized as a “controlled foreign corporation,” any “U.S. shareholder” of the 
“controlled foreign corporation” is required to include its pro rata share of certain insurance and related 
investment income in income for a taxable year, even if such income is not distributed. 

In addition to changes in the “controlled foreign corporation” rules, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act contains 
modifications to certain provisions relating to PFIC status that could, for example, discourage U.S. persons 
from investing in our joint ventures or other entities we manage. While we believe that we should not be 
characterized as a PFIC, we cannot assure you that this will continue to be the case in future years. It is 
also possible that joint venture entities managed by us may be characterized as PFICs, which could make 
these entities less attractive to investors and reduce our fee income.

It is currently anticipated (though not assured) that we will operate each of our non-U.S. subsidiaries in such 
a way that gross related person insurance income will constitute less the 20% of the gross insurance 
income of each of our non-U.S. insurance subsidiaries for any taxable year in the foreseeable future. On 
January 25, 2022, proposed regulations were published which could, if finalized in their current form, 
substantially expand the definition of related person insurance income to include insurance income of our 
non-U.S. subsidiaries related to affiliate reinsurance transactions. These regulations would apply to taxable 
years beginning after the date the regulations are finalized. Although we cannot predict whether, when or in 
what form the proposed regulations might be finalized, the proposed regulations, if finalized in their current 
form, could limit our ability to execute affiliate reinsurance transactions that would otherwise be undertaken 
for non-tax business reasons in the future and could increase the risk that gross related person insurance 
income could constitute 20% or more of the gross insurance income of one or more of our non-U.S. 
insurance subsidiaries in a particular taxable year, which could result in such related person insurance 
income being taxable to U.S. persons that own our shares.

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Further, the taxation of us or our subsidiaries and our shareholders may be the subject of future tax 
legislation, which could have a material adverse effect on us or our shareholders.

The OECD and the jurisdictions in which we operate may pursue measures that might increase our 
taxes and reduce our net income and increase our reporting requirements.

The OECD has published reports and launched a global dialog among member and non-member countries 
on measures to limit harmful tax competition. These measures are largely directed at counteracting the 
effects of jurisdictions perceived by the OECD to be tax havens or offering preferential tax regimes. In 2017, 
the EU initiated similar measures and identified certain jurisdictions, including Bermuda, which it considered 
had tax systems that facilitated offshore structuring by attracting profits without commensurate economic 
activity. The EU did temporarily add Bermuda to its “blacklist” of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax 
purposes between March 2019 and May 2019, when Bermuda adopted economic substance legislation that 
the EU deemed compliant with its requirements. 

In addition, in 2015, the OECD published its final series of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting reports related 
to its attempt to coordinate multilateral action on international tax rules. The actions recommended changes 
in the tax law which, if adopted, could subject us to additional taxes and increase the complexity and cost of 
tax compliance.

Following the recommendations in the final series of these reports, the OECD has continued to consult on 
and review the tax challenges arising from the digital economy. In May 2019, the OECD published a 
“Programme of Work,” divided into two pillars, with the goal of tackling the challenges of taxing the digital 
economy. The OECD then published Blueprints for the two pillars late in 2020 and commenced a public 
consultation on the proposals.

In 2021, significant steps were taken to develop a plan for implementing a two-pillar solution. In October, the 
OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework released a statement agreeing a two-pillar solution to address the tax 
challenges arising from the digital economy. Pillar One addresses the broader challenge of a digitalized 
economy and focuses on the allocation of group profits among taxing jurisdictions based on a market-based 
concept rather than historical “permanent establishment” concepts. Pillar One includes explicit exclusions 
for Regulated Financial Services, so is not expected to have a material impact on insurance and 
reinsurance groups. Pillar Two addresses the remaining Base Erosion and Profit Shifting risk of profit 
shifting to entities in low tax jurisdictions by introducing a global minimum tax on large groups (groups with 
consolidated revenues in excess of €750 million), which would require large groups to calculate the 
effective tax rate of each group company operating in a relevant jurisdiction and, where a group company 
has an effective tax rate below 15%, pay an additional top-up tax. In December 2021, the OECD issued 
Pillar Two model rules for domestic implementation of the global minimum tax and shortly thereafter the 
European Commission proposed a Directive to implement the Pillar Two rules into EU law, which, if 
unanimously agreed by EU member states, will require EU member states to transpose the rules into their 
national laws by 31 December 2022 with certain measures initially coming into effect from 1 January 2023. 
If the countries in which we operate amend their tax laws to fully adopt the Pillar Two framework, there may 
be an increase in the company’s income taxes. 

Further, we could be adversely impacted by other changes in tax laws, tax treaties or tax regulations or the 
interpretation or enforcement thereof by taxation authorities in the jurisdictions in which we operate, which 
could materially adversely affect our results of operations.

Risks Related to the Ownership of our Securities

Because we are a holding company, we are dependent on dividends and payments from our 
subsidiaries.

As a holding company with no direct operations, we rely on our investment income, cash dividends and 
other permitted payments from our subsidiaries to make principal and interest payments on our debt and to 
pay dividends to our shareholders. From time to time, we may not have sufficient liquid assets to meet 
these obligations. Regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends under Bermuda law, Swiss law and 
various U.S. laws regulate the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends. If our subsidiaries are restricted 
from paying dividends to us, we may be unable to pay dividends to our shareholders or to repay our 
indebtedness. 

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Some aspects of our corporate structure may discourage third-party takeovers and other 
transactions or prevent the removal of our current board of directors and management.

Some provisions of our bye-laws may discourage third parties from making unsolicited takeover bids or 
prevent the removal of our current board of directors and management. In particular, our bye-laws prohibit 
transfers of our capital shares if the transfer would result in a person owning or controlling shares that 
constitute 9.9% or more of any class or series of our shares, unless otherwise waived at the discretion of 
the Board. In addition, our bye-laws reduce the total voting power of any shareholder owning, directly or 
indirectly, beneficially or otherwise, more than 9.9% of our common shares to not more than 9.9% of the 
total voting power of our shares unless otherwise waived at the discretion of the Board. These provisions 
may have the effect of deterring purchases of large blocks of our common shares or proposals to acquire 
us, even if our shareholders might deem these purchases or acquisition proposals to be in their best 
interests.

In addition, our bye-laws provide for, among other things:

•

•

•

•

a classified Board, whose size is generally fixed and whose members may be removed by the 
shareholders only for cause upon a 66 2/3% vote;

restrictions on the ability of shareholders to nominate persons to serve as directors, submit 
resolutions to a shareholder vote and requisition special general meetings;

a large number of authorized but unissued shares which may be issued by the Board without 
further shareholder action; and

a 66 2/3% shareholder vote to amend, repeal or adopt any provision inconsistent with several 
provisions of the bye-laws.

These bye-law provisions make it more difficult to acquire control of us by means of a tender offer, open 
market purchase, proxy contest or otherwise and could discourage a prospective acquirer from making a 
tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us. In addition, these bye-law provisions could 
prevent the removal of our current Board of Directors and management. To the extent these provisions 
discourage takeover attempts, they could deprive shareholders of opportunities to realize takeover 
premiums for their shares or could depress the market price of the shares.

In addition, many jurisdictions in which our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries operate have laws and 
regulations that require regulatory approval of a change in control of an insurer or an insurer’s holding 
company. Where such laws apply to us and our subsidiaries, there can be no effective change in our control 
unless the person seeking to acquire control has filed a statement with the regulators and has obtained 
prior approval for the proposed change from such regulators. Under these laws, control is typically 
presumed when a person acquires, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the voting power of the insurance 
company or its parent, although this presumption is rebuttable. Therefore, a person may not acquire 10% or 
more of our common shares without the prior approval of the applicable insurance regulators.

Investors may have difficulty in serving process or enforcing judgments against us in the U.S.

We are a Bermuda company. In addition, many of our officers and directors reside in countries outside the 
U.S. All or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of these officers and directors may be located 
outside the U.S. Investors may have difficulty effecting service of process within the U.S. on our directors 
and officers who reside outside the U.S. or recovering against us or these directors and officers on 
judgments of U.S. courts based on civil liabilities provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws whether or 
not we appoint an agent in the U.S. to receive service of process.

ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES

We lease office space in Bermuda, which houses our headquarters and principal executive offices, as well 
as in other locations throughout the U.S. and in the U.K., Australia, Ireland, Singapore and Switzerland. 
While we believe that our current office space is sufficient for us to conduct our operations, we may expand 
into additional facilities and new locations to accommodate future growth. To date, the cost of acquiring and 
maintaining our office space has not been material to us as a whole.

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ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required by this Item relating to legal proceedings is incorporated herein by reference to 
information included in “Note 20. Commitments, Contingencies and Other Items” in our “Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.”

ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS 
AND ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

MARKET INFORMATION AND NUMBER OF HOLDERS

Our common shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “RNR.” On February 2, 2022, there were 99 
holders of record of our common shares.

PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph compares the cumulative return on our common shares, including reinvestment of our 
dividends on our common shares, to such return for the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index and S&P’s 
Property-Casualty Industry Group Stock Price Index, for the five-year period commencing December 31, 
2016 and ending December 31, 2021, assuming $100 was invested on December 31, 2016. Each 
measurement point on the graph below represents the cumulative shareholder return as measured by the 
last sale price at the end of each calendar year during the period from January 1, 2017 through 
December 31, 2021. As depicted in the graph below, during this period, the cumulative return was (1) 30.0% 
on our common shares; (2) 133.3% for the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index; and (3) 83.5% for the 
S&P’s Property-Casualty Industry Group Stock Price Index.

COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN

$240

$220

$200

$180

$160

$140

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

$0

$-20

$-40

$-60

$-80

$-100

$-120

Dec 31, 2016

Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2018

Dec 31, 2019

Dec 31, 2020

Dec 31, 2021

RNR

S&P 500

S&P P&C

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ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our share repurchase program may be effected from time to time, depending on market conditions and 
other factors, through open market purchases and privately negotiated transactions. On each of 
November 11, 2021 and February 4, 2022, our Board of Directors approved a renewal of our authorized 
share repurchase program to an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million. Unless terminated earlier by our 
Board of Directors, the program will expire when we have repurchased the full value of the shares 
authorized. The table below details the repurchases that were made under the program during the fourth 
quarter of 2021, and also includes other shares purchased, which represents common shares surrendered 
by employees in respect of withholding tax obligations on the vesting of restricted stock.

Total Shares Purchased Other Shares Purchased

Shares Purchased 
Under Repurchase 
Program

Shares
Purchased

Average
Price per
Share

Shares
Purchased

Average
Price per
Share

Shares
Purchased

Average
Price per
Share

Dollar
Amount 
Still
Available
Under
Repurchase
Program
(in millions)

Beginning dollar amount 

available to be 
repurchased
October 1 - 31, 2021

684,654  $  146.52 

145  $  141.80 

684,509  $  146.52 

$ 

November 1 - 10, 2021

216,275  $  153.52 

—  $ 

— 

216,275  $  153.52 

November 11 - renewal of 
authorized share 
repurchase program of 
$500.0 million
November 11 - 30, 2021
December 1 - 31, 2021

311,066  $  160.80 

87  $  152.55 

310,979  $  160.80 

876,867  $  165.99 

12,945  $  169.33 

863,922  $  165.94 

Total

  2,088,862  $  157.54 

13,177  $  168.92 

  2,075,685  $  157.47  $ 

421.8 

321.5 

288.3 

500.0 

450.0 

306.6 

306.6 

During 2021, pursuant to our publicly announced share repurchase program, we repurchased 6.6 million 
common shares at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share. At 
December 31, 2021, $306.6 million remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase 
program. Subsequent to December 31, 2021 and through the period ended February 2, 2022, we 
repurchased 462 thousand common shares at an aggregate cost of $76.1 million and an average price of 
$164.52 per common share. In the future, we may authorize additional purchase activities under the 
currently authorized share repurchase program, increase the amount authorized under the share 
repurchase program, or adopt additional trading plans. Our decision to repurchase common shares will 
depend on, among other matters, the market price of the common shares and our capital requirements. 

ITEM 6.    [Reserved]

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ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS 
OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations for 2021 compared to 2020 and 2020 
compared to 2019, respectively as well as our liquidity and capital resources at December 31, 2021. This 
discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements 
and notes thereto included in this filing. This filing contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and 
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results described or implied by these forward-
looking statements. See “Note on Forward-Looking Statements.”

On March 22, 2019, we acquired TMR, including RREAG, RenaissanceRe UK, and their subsidiaries, and 
our results of operations and financial condition include TMR from the acquisition date. The three months 
ended June 30, 2019, was the first full period that reflected the results of TMR on the Company’s results of 
operations. Subsequently, on August 18, 2020, we sold RenaissanceRe UK to an investment vehicle 
managed by AXA Liabilities Managers, an affiliate of AXA XL. Refer to “Note 21. Sale of RenaissanceRe 
UK” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information with respect to the 
sale of RenaissanceRe UK. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” in our “Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information with respect to the acquisition of TMR. The 
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for 2021 compared to 
2020, and 2020 compared to 2019, should be read in this context.

In this Form 10-K, references to “RenaissanceRe” refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the parent 
company) and references to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 
together with its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise. Defined terms used throughout this 
Form 10-K are included in the “Glossary of Defined Terms” at the end of “Part I, Item 1. Business” of this 
Form 10-K.

All dollar amounts referred to in this Form 10-K are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Due to rounding, numbers presented in the tables included in this Form 10-K may not add up precisely to 
the totals provided.

INDEX TO MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SUMMARY OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Claims and Claim Expense Reserves     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Premiums and Related Expenses      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reinsurance Recoverable    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fair Value Measurements and Impairments     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income Taxes     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SUMMARY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial Condition      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investments       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OVERVIEW 

RenaissanceRe is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. We provide property, casualty and 
specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to customers, principally through intermediaries. 
Established in 1993, we have offices in Bermuda, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the U.K., and 
the U.S. To best serve our clients in the places they do business, we have operating subsidiaries, branches, 
joint ventures, managed funds and underwriting platforms around the world. Our operating subsidiaries 
include Renaissance Reinsurance, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., 
RREAG, Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe and our Lloyd’s syndicate, Syndicate 1458. We write 
property and casualty and specialty reinsurance through our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, joint 
ventures, managed funds and Syndicate 1458 and certain insurance products primarily through Syndicate 
1458 and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Syndicate 1458 provides us with access to Lloyd’s extensive 
distribution network and worldwide licenses, and also writes business through delegated authority 
arrangements. We also underwrite reinsurance on behalf of joint ventures, including DaVinci, Top Layer Re, 
Upsilon RFO and Vermeer. In addition, through Medici, we invest in various insurance-based investment 
instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk.

Our mission is to match desirable, well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital to achieve our vision 
of being the best underwriter. We believe that this will allow us to produce superior returns for our 
shareholders over the long term, and to protect communities and enable prosperity. We seek to accomplish 
these goals by being a trusted, long-term partner to our customers for assessing and managing risk, 
delivering responsive and innovative solutions, leveraging our core capabilities of risk assessment and 
information management, investing in these core capabilities in order to serve our customers across market 
cycles, and keeping our promises. Our strategy focuses on superior risk selection, superior customer 
relationships and superior capital management. We provide value to our customers and joint venture and 
managed fund partners in the form of financial security, innovative products, and responsive service. We 
are known as a leader in paying valid claims promptly. We principally measure our financial success 
through long-term growth in tangible book value per common share plus the change in accumulated 
dividends. We believe this metric is the most appropriate measure of our financial performance, and in 
respect of which we believe we have delivered superior performance over time. The principal drivers of our 
profit are underwriting income, investment income, and fee income generated by our third-party capital 
management business.

Our core products include property, casualty and specialty reinsurance, and certain insurance products 
principally distributed through intermediaries, with whom we have cultivated strong long-term relationships. 
We believe we have been one of the world’s leading providers of catastrophe reinsurance since our 
founding. In recent years, through the strategic execution of several initiatives, including organic growth and 
acquisitions, we have expanded and diversified our casualty and specialty platform and products, and 
believe we are a leader in certain casualty and specialty lines of business. 

Our current business strategy focuses predominantly on writing reinsurance, although as we grow our 
casualty and specialty and other property lines of business, we are increasingly writing excess and surplus 
lines insurance through delegated authority arrangements. We also pursue a number of other opportunities, 
such as creating and managing our joint ventures and managed funds, executing customized reinsurance 
transactions to assume or cede risk, and managing certain strategic investments directed at classes of risk 
other than catastrophe reinsurance. From time to time we consider diversification into new ventures, either 
through organic growth, the formation of new joint ventures or managed funds, or the acquisition of, or the 
investment in, other companies or books of business of other companies.

We have determined our business consists of the following reportable segments: (1) Property, which is 
comprised of catastrophe and other property (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, 
joint ventures and managed funds, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and 
specialty (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and managed funds.

The underwriting results of our operating subsidiaries and underwriting platforms are included in our 
Property and Casualty and Specialty segment results as appropriate.

A meaningful portion of the reinsurance and insurance we write provides protection from damages relating 
to natural and man-made catastrophes. Our results depend to a large extent on the frequency and severity 
of these catastrophic events, and the coverages we offer to customers that are affected by these events. 

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We are exposed to significant losses from these catastrophic events and other exposures we cover, which 
primarily impact our Property segment, in both the property catastrophe and other property lines of 
business. Accordingly, we expect a significant degree of volatility in our financial results and our financial 
results may vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and from year-to-year, based on the level of insured 
catastrophic losses occurring around the world. Our Casualty and Specialty business, which represents 
approximately half of our gross premiums written annually, is an efficient use of capital that is generally less 
correlated with our Property business. It allows us to bring additional capacity to our clients, across a wider 
range of product offerings, while continuing to be good stewards of our shareholders’ capital. 

We continually explore appropriate and efficient ways to address the risk needs of our clients and the 
impact of various regulatory and legislative changes on our operations. We have created, and manage, 
multiple capital vehicles across several jurisdictions and may create additional risk bearing vehicles or enter 
into additional jurisdictions in the future. In addition, our differentiated strategy and capabilities position us to 
pursue bespoke or large solutions for clients, which may be non-recurring. This, and other factors including 
the timing of contract inception, could result in significant volatility of premiums in both our Property and 
Casualty and Specialty segments. As our product and geographical diversity increases, we may be exposed 
to new risks, uncertainties and sources of volatility.

Our revenues are principally derived from three sources: (1) net premiums earned from the reinsurance and 
insurance policies we sell; (2) net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains from the 
investment of our capital funds and the investment of the cash we receive on the policies which we sell; and 
(3) fees received from our joint ventures and managed funds.

Our expenses primarily consist of: (1) net claims and claim expenses incurred on the policies of reinsurance 
and insurance we sell; (2) acquisition costs, which typically represent a percentage of the premiums we 
write; (3) operating expenses, which primarily consist of personnel expenses, rent and other operating 
expenses; (4) corporate expenses, which include certain executive, legal and consulting expenses, costs 
for research and development, transaction and integration-related expenses, and other miscellaneous 
costs, including those associated with operating as a publicly traded company; (5) redeemable 
noncontrolling interests, which represent the interests of third parties with respect to the net income of 
DaVinciRe, Medici and Vermeer; and (6) interest and dividends related to our debt and preference shares. 
We are also subject to taxes in certain jurisdictions in which we operate. Since the majority of our income is 
currently earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, the tax impact to our operations 
has historically been minimal. In the future, our net tax exposure may increase as our operations expand 
geographically, or as a result of adverse tax developments.

The underwriting results of an insurance or reinsurance company are discussed frequently by reference to 
its net claims and claim expense ratio, underwriting expense ratio, and combined ratio. The net claims and 
claim expense ratio is calculated by dividing net claims and claim expenses incurred by net premiums 
earned. The underwriting expense ratio is calculated by dividing underwriting expenses (acquisition 
expenses and operational expenses) by net premiums earned. The combined ratio is the sum of the net 
claims and claim expense ratio and the underwriting expense ratio. A combined ratio below 100% indicates 
profitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income. A combined ratio over 100% 
indicates unprofitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income. We also discuss our net 
claims and claim expense ratio on a current accident year basis and a prior accident years basis. The 
current accident year net claims and claim expense ratio is calculated by taking current accident year net 
claims and claim expenses incurred, divided by net premiums earned. The prior accident years net claims 
and claim expense ratio is calculated by taking prior accident years net claims and claim expenses incurred, 
divided by net premiums earned.

Effects of Inflation

General economic inflation has increased and there is a risk of inflation remaining elevated for an extended 
period, which could cause claims and claim expenses to increase, impact the performance of our 
investment portfolio or have other adverse effects. This risk may be exacerbated by the steps taken by 
governments and central banks throughout the world in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The actual 
effects of the current and potential future increase in inflation on our results cannot be accurately known 
until, among other items, claims are ultimately settled. The onset, duration and severity of an inflationary 
period cannot be estimated with precision. We consider the anticipated effects of inflation on us in our 

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catastrophe loss models and on our investment portfolio. Our estimates of the potential effects of inflation 
are also considered in pricing and in estimating reserves for unpaid claims and claim expenses. The 
potential exists, after a catastrophe loss, for the development of inflationary pressures in a local economy.

COVID-19 Pandemic

Due to the ongoing and rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are continuing to evaluate 
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations and financial condition, including our 
potential loss exposures. It is not yet possible to give an estimate of all of the Company’s potential 
reinsurance, insurance or investment exposures, or any other effects that the COVID-19 pandemic may 
have on our results of operations or financial condition. We continue to evaluate industry trends and 
information received from or reported by clients, brokers, industry actuaries, regulators, courts, and others, 
and expect historically significant industry losses to emerge over time as the full impact of the pandemic 
and its effects on the global economy are realized.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables set forth our selected consolidated financial data and other financial information at the 
end of and for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2021. The results of TMR are 
included in our consolidated financial data from March 22, 2019. The selected consolidated financial data 
should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and the 
other information in this “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
Results of Operations” of this Form 10-K.

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Year ended December 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share 

data and percentages)

Statements of Operations Data:
Gross premiums written
Net premiums written
Net premiums earned
Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on 

investments

Net claims and claim expenses incurred
Acquisition expenses
Operational expenses
Underwriting income (loss)
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to 
RenaissanceRe common shareholders
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to 

RenaissanceRe common shareholders per 
common share – diluted
Dividends per common share
Weighted average common shares 

outstanding – diluted

Return on average common equity
Combined ratio

At December 31,
Balance Sheet Data:
Total investments
Total assets
Reserve for claims and claim expenses
Unearned premiums
Debt
Capital leases
Preference shares
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to 

RenaissanceRe

Common shares outstanding

Book value per common share
Accumulated dividends
Book value per common share plus 

accumulated dividends

Change in book value per common share 
plus change in accumulated dividends

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

$  7,833,798 
5,939,375 
5,194,181 
319,479 

$  5,806,165 
  4,096,333 
  3,952,462 
354,038 

(218,134) 
3,876,087 
1,214,858 
212,184 
(108,948) 
(103,440) 

820,636 
  2,924,609 
897,677 
206,687 
(76,511) 
993,058 

$  4,807,750 
  3,381,493 
  3,338,403 
424,207 

414,109 
  2,097,021 
762,232 
222,733 
256,417 
950,267 

$ 3,310,427 
  2,131,902 
  1,976,129 
269,965 

(183,168) 
  1,120,018 
432,989 
178,267 
244,855 
268,917 

$ 2,797,540 
  1,871,325 
  1,717,575 
197,775 

160,256 
  1,861,428 
346,892 
160,778 
(651,523) 
(354,671) 

(73,421) 

731,482 

712,042 

197,276 

(244,770) 

(1.57) 
1.44 

47,171 

 (1.1) %
 102.1 %

15.31 
1.40 

47,178 

 11.7 %
 101.9 %

16.29 
1.36 

4.91 
1.32 

(6.15) 
1.28 

43,175 

39,755 

39,854 

 14.1 %
 92.3 %

 4.7 %
 87.6 %

 (5.7) %
 137.9 %

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

$  21,442,659 
  33,959,502 
  13,294,630 
3,531,213 
1,168,353 
22,459 
750,000 

$ 20,558,176 
  30,820,580 
  10,381,138 
  2,763,599 
  1,136,265 
22,853 
525,000 

$ 17,368,789 
  26,330,094 
  9,384,349 
  2,530,975 
  1,384,105 
25,072 
650,000 

$ 11,885,747 
 18,676,196 
  6,076,271 
  1,716,021 
991,127 
25,853 
650,000 

$ 9,503,439 
 15,226,131 
  5,080,408 
  1,477,609 
989,623 
26,387 
400,000 

6,624,281 
44,445 

  7,560,248 
50,811 

  5,971,367 
44,148 

  5,045,080 
42,207 

  4,391,375 
40,024 

$ 

132.17 
23.52 

$ 

138.46 
22.08 

$ 

120.53 
20.68 

$ 

104.13 
19.32 

$ 

99.72 
18.00 

$ 

155.69 

$ 

160.54 

$ 

141.21 

$ 

123.45 

$ 

117.72 

 (3.5) %

 16.0 %

 17.1 %

 5.7 %

 (6.9) %

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SUMMARY OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Claims and Claim Expense Reserves

General Description

We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of claims and 
claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and 
statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid 
claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. We establish our 
claims and claim expense reserves by taking case reserves, adding estimates for IBNR and, if deemed 
necessary, adding costs for additional case reserves which represent our estimates for claims related to 
specific contracts which we believe may not be adequately estimated by the client as of that date, or 
adequately covered in the application of IBNR. Our reserving committee, which includes members of our 
senior management, reviews, discusses, and assesses the reasonableness and adequacy of the reserving 
estimates included in our audited financial statements.

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic Business Combinations, we allocated the total consideration paid for 
TMR among acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their fair values. These assets and liabilities 
include TMR’s claims and claim expense reserves, which totaled $2.4 billion at March 22, 2019, and 
consisted of $783.3 million and $1.6 billion included in our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, 
respectively. 

The following table summarizes our claims and claim expense reserves by segment, allocated between 
case reserves, additional case reserves and IBNR:

At December 31, 2021
(in thousands)
Property
Casualty and Specialty

Total

At December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Property
Casualty and Specialty

Total

Case
Reserves

Additional
Case Reserves

IBNR

Total

$  1,555,210  $  1,996,760  $  2,825,718  $  6,377,688 
  1,784,334 
  6,916,942 
$  3,339,544  $  2,124,825  $  7,830,261  $ 13,294,630 

  5,004,543 

128,065 

$  1,127,909  $  1,617,003  $  1,627,541  $  4,372,453 
  6,008,685 
  1,651,150 
$  2,779,059  $  1,750,846  $  5,851,233  $ 10,381,138 

  4,223,692 

133,843 

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Activity in the liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses is summarized as follows:

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

(in thousands)
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance 

recoverable, as of beginning of period

$  7,455,128  $ 6,593,052  $ 3,704,050 

Net incurred related to:

Current year
Prior years

Total net incurred
Net paid related to:

Current year
Prior years
Total net paid
Foreign exchange (1)
Amounts disposed (2)
Amounts acquired (3)
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance 

recoverable, as of end of period

Reinsurance recoverable as of end of period
Reserve for claims and claim expenses as of end of period

  4,125,557 

  3,108,421 

(249,470)   

(183,812)   

  3,876,087 

  2,924,609 

  2,123,876 
(26,855) 
  2,097,021 

574,230 
  1,649,872 
  2,224,102 

(81,152)   

412,172 
  1,592,456 
  2,004,628 
97,273 
(155,178)   

265,649 
832,405 
  1,098,054 
31,260 
— 
  1,858,775 

— 

— 
— 

  6,593,052 
  7,455,128 
  9,025,961 
  4,268,669 
  2,791,297 
  2,926,010 
$ 13,294,630  $ 10,381,138  $ 9,384,349 

(1)  Reflects the impact of the foreign exchange revaluation of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance 

recoverable, denominated in non-U.S. dollars as at the balance sheet date.

(2)  Represents the fair value of RenaissanceRe UK’s reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, 

disposed of on August 18, 2020.

(3)  Represents the fair value of TMR’s reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, acquired at March 22, 

2019.

The following table details our prior year development by segment of its liability for unpaid claims and claim 
expenses:

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)

Property
Casualty and Specialty

Total favorable development of prior accident years net 

claims and claim expenses

2021

2020

2019

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

$  (233,373)  $  (157,049)  $ 

(16,097)   

(26,763)   

(2,973) 
(23,882) 

$  (249,470)  $  (183,812)  $ 

(26,855) 

Our reserving methodology for each line of business uses a loss reserving process that calculates a point 
estimate for our ultimate settlement and administration costs for claims and claim expenses. We do not 
calculate a range of estimates and do not discount any of our reserves for claims and claim expenses. We 
use this point estimate, along with paid claims and case reserves, to record our best estimate of additional 
case reserves and IBNR in our consolidated financial statements. Under GAAP, we are not permitted to 
establish estimates for catastrophe claims and claim expense reserves until an event occurs that gives rise 
to a loss. 

Reserving for our claims involves other uncertainties, such as the dependence on information from ceding 
companies, the time lag inherent in reporting information from the primary insurer to us or to our ceding 
companies, and different reserving practices among ceding companies. The information received from 
ceding companies is typically in the form of bordereaux, broker notifications of loss and/or discussions with 
ceding companies or their brokers. This information may be received on a monthly, quarterly or 
transactional basis and normally includes paid claims and estimates of case reserves. We may also receive 
an estimate or provision for IBNR from certain ceding companies. This information is often updated and 

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adjusted from time to time during the loss settlement period as new data or facts in respect of initial claims, 
client accounts, industry or event trends may be reported or emerge in addition to changes in applicable 
statutory and case laws. 

Our estimates of large losses are based on factors including currently available information derived from 
claims information from certain customers and brokers, industry assessments of losses, proprietary models, 
historical reinsurance and insurance loss experience and statistics, management’s experience and 
judgment to assist the establishment of appropriate claims and claim expense reserves, and the terms and 
conditions of our contracts. The uncertainty of our estimates for large losses is also impacted by the 
preliminary nature of the information available, the magnitude and relative infrequency of the loss, the 
expected duration of the respective claims development period, inadequacies in the data provided to the 
relevant date by industry participants, the potential for further reporting lags or insufficiencies and, in certain 
cases, the form of the claims and legal issues under the relevant terms of insurance and reinsurance 
contracts. In addition, a significant portion of the net claims and claim expenses associated with certain 
large losses can be concentrated with a few large clients and therefore the loss estimates for these losses 
may vary significantly based on the claims experience of those clients. The contingent nature of business 
interruption and other exposures will also impact losses in a meaningful way, which we believe may give 
rise to significant complexity in respect of claims handling, claims adjustment and other coverage issues, 
over time. Given the magnitude of certain losses, there can be meaningful uncertainty regarding total 
covered losses for the insurance industry and, accordingly, several of the key assumptions underlying our 
loss estimates. Loss reserve estimation in respect of our retrocessional contracts poses further challenges 
compared to directly assumed reinsurance. In addition, our actual net losses may increase if our reinsurers 
or other obligors fail to meet their obligations.

Because of the inherent uncertainties discussed above, we have developed a reserving philosophy which 
attempts to incorporate prudent assumptions and estimates, and we have generally experienced favorable 
development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses in the last several years. However, 
there is no assurance that this favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim 
expenses will occur in future periods.

Our reserving techniques, assumptions and processes differ among our Property and Casualty and 
Specialty segments. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving 
techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior 
year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims 
development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty 
segments.

Property Segment

Actual Results vs. Initial Estimates

As discussed above, the key assumption in estimating reserves for our Property segment is our estimate of 
incurred claims and claim expenses. The table below shows our initial estimates of incurred claims and 
claim expenses for each accident year and how these initial estimates have developed over time. The initial 
estimate of accident year incurred claims and claim expenses represents our estimate of the ultimate 
settlement and administration costs for claims incurred in our Property segment occurring during a 
particular accident year, and as reported as of December 31 of that year. The re-estimated incurred claims 
and claim expenses as of December 31 of subsequent years, represent our revised estimates as reported 
as of those dates. Our most recent estimates as reported at December 31, 2021 differ from our initial 
accident year estimates and demonstrate that our most recent estimate of incurred claims and claim 
expenses are reasonably likely to vary from our initial estimate, perhaps significantly. Changes in this 
estimate will be recorded in the period in which they occur. In accident years where our current estimates 
are lower than our initial estimates, we have experienced favorable development, in comparison, for 
accident years where our current estimates are higher than our original estimates we have experienced 
adverse development. The table is presented on a net basis and, therefore, includes the benefit of 
reinsurance recoverable. In addition, we have included historical incurred claims and claim expenses 
development information related to Platinum and TMR in the table below. For incurred accident year claims 
and claim expenses denominated in currencies other than USD, we have used the current year-end 

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balance sheet foreign exchange rate for all periods provided, thereby eliminating the effects of changes in 
foreign currency translation rates from the incurred accident year claims development information included 
in the table below.

The following table details our Property segment incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance, as 
of December 31, 2021.

(in thousands)

Accident 
Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the year ended December 31,

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

$  560,348 

$  429,885 

$  395,605 

$  375,439 

$  358,509 

$  346,756 

$  338,877 

$  334,347 

$  325,042 

$ 

322,871 

— 

  318,033 

  294,315 

  272,191 

  250,014 

  238,734 

  235,016 

  235,356 

  238,404 

240,779 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  302,158 

  278,813 

  265,569 

  260,542 

  259,379 

  256,845 

  250,647 

247,708 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  372,338 

  357,065 

  334,099 

  323,211 

  311,964 

  305,847 

295,081 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  455,503 

  469,120 

  452,922 

  434,706 

  415,572 

411,698 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

 1,644,982 

 1,461,953 

 1,350,684 

 1,328,419 

1,273,461 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  938,309 

 1,020,102 

  979,598 

857,217 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  992,526 

  956,445 

898,472 

— 

— 

— 

 1,580,564 

1,600,743 

— 

— 

2,370,891 

$  8,518,921 

Our initial and subsequent estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance, are 
impacted by available information derived from claims information from customers and brokers, industry 
assessments of losses, proprietary models, historical reinsurance and insurance loss experience and 
statistics, management’s experience and judgment to assist the establishment of appropriate claims and 
claim expense reserves, and the terms and conditions of our contracts. As described above, given the 
complexity in reserving for claims and claims expenses associated with property losses, and catastrophe 
excess of loss reinsurance contracts in particular, which make up a significant proportion of our Property 
segment, we have experienced development, both favorable and unfavorable, in any given accident year. 
For example, net claims and claim expenses associated with the 2017 accident year have experienced 
favorable development. This is largely driven by reductions in estimated net ultimate claims and claim 
expenses associated with the 2017 Large Loss Events. In comparison, net claims and claim expenses 
associated with 2020 accident year have experienced adverse development. The adverse development 
was driven by an increase in expected net claims and claim expenses as new and additional claims 
information was received associated with the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events.

In accident years with a low level of insured catastrophe losses, our other property lines of business 
contribute a greater proportion of our overall incurred claims and claim expenses within our Property 
segment, compared to years with a high level of insured catastrophe losses. We expect that certain of our 
other property lines of business will tend to generate less volatility in future calendar years and, as such, we 
would expect to see a slower more stable increase or decrease in estimated incurred net claims and claim 
expenses over time in such business. Certain of our other property contracts are also exposed to 
catastrophe events, resulting in increased volatility of incurred claims and claim expenses driven by the 
occurrence of catastrophe events. In addition, volatility in the initial estimate associated with large 
catastrophe losses and the speed at which we settle claims can vary significantly based on the type of 
event. We also anticipate that losses from the COVID-19 pandemic will be highly complex and uncertain, 
given the unprecedented situation, and will take longer to develop given the nature of the losses, thus 
potentially adding volatility to our incurred net claims and claim expenses. 

Sensitivity Analysis

The table below shows the impact on our reserve for claims and claim expenses, net income (loss) and 
shareholders’ equity as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 of a reasonable range of possible 
outcomes associated with our estimates of gross ultimate losses for claims and claim expenses incurred 
within our Property segment. The reasonable range of possible outcomes is based on a distribution of 

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outcomes of our ultimate incurred claims and claim expenses from large losses. In addition, we adjust the 
loss ratios and development curves in our other property lines of business in a similar fashion to the 
sensitivity analysis performed for our Casualty and Specialty segment, discussed in greater detail below. In 
general, our reserve for claims and claim expenses for more recent losses are subject to greater uncertainty 
and, therefore, greater variability and are likely to experience material changes from one period to the next. 
This is due to uncertainty with respect to the size of the industry losses, which contracts have been exposed 
to the loss and the magnitude of claims incurred by our clients. As our claims age, more information 
becomes available and we believe our estimates become more certain, although there is no assurance this 
trend will continue in the future. As a result, the sensitivity analysis below is based on the age of each 
accident year, our current estimated incurred claims and claim expenses for the losses occurring in each 
accident year, and a reasonable range of possible outcomes of our current estimates of claims and claim 
expenses by accident year. The impact on net income (loss) and shareholders’ equity assumes no increase 
or decrease in reinsurance recoveries, loss related premium or profit commission, or redeemable 
noncontrolling interest.

Property Claims and Claim Expense Reserve Sensitivity Analysis

Reserve for 
Claims and 
Claim 
Expenses at
December 31,
2021

$ Impact of 
Change 
Reserve for 
Claims
and Claim 
Expenses
at 
December 31,
2021
693,106 

% Impact of 
Change
on Reserve for 
Claims
and Claim 
Expenses
at 
December 31,
2021

 5.2 %

 — %

 (3.7) %

% Impact of 
Change on Net 
Income (Loss) 
for
the Year Ended
December 31, 
2021
 670.1 %

 — %

 (469.2) %

% Impact of 
Change on 
Shareholders’
Equity at
December 31, 
2021

 (10.5) %

 — %

 7.3 %

(in thousands, except percentages)
Higher

$  7,070,794  $ 

Recorded

Lower

$  6,377,688  $ 

— 

$  5,892,394  $ 

(485,294) 

We believe the changes we made to our estimated incurred claims and claim expenses represent a 
reasonable range of possible outcomes based on our experience to date and our future expectations. While 
we believe these are a reasonable range of possible outcomes, we do not believe the above sensitivity 
analysis should be considered an actuarial reserve range. In addition, the sensitivity analysis only reflects a 
reasonable range of possible outcomes in our underlying assumptions. It is possible that our estimated 
incurred claims and claim expenses could be significantly higher or lower than the sensitivity analysis 
described above. For example, we could be liable for events for which we have not estimated claims and 
claim expenses or for exposures we do not currently believe are covered under our policies. These changes 
could result in significantly larger changes to our estimated incurred claims and claim expenses, net income 
and shareholders’ equity than those noted above, and could be recorded across multiple periods. We also 
caution that the above sensitivity analysis is not used by management in developing our reserve estimates 
and is also not used by management in managing the business.

Casualty and Specialty Segment

Actual Results vs. Initial Estimates

As discussed above, the key assumption in estimating reserves for our Casualty and Specialty segment is 
our estimate of incurred claims and claim expenses. Standard actuarial techniques are used to calculate the 
ultimate claims and claim expenses. The key assumptions in the determination of ultimate claims and claim 
expenses include the estimated incurred claims and claim expenses ratio and the estimated loss reporting 
patterns. The table below shows our initial estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses for each 
accident year and how these initial estimates have developed over time. The initial estimate of accident 
year incurred claims and claim expenses represents our estimate of the ultimate settlement and 
administration costs for claims incurred in our Casualty and Specialty segment occurring during a particular 
accident year, and as reported as of December 31 of that year. The re-estimated incurred claims and claim 
expenses as of December 31 of subsequent years, represent our revised estimates as reported as of those 
dates. Our most recent estimates as reported at December 31, 2021 differ from our initial accident year 
estimates and demonstrates that our initial estimate of incurred claims and claim expenses are reasonably 

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likely to vary from our most recent estimate, perhaps significantly. Changes in this estimate will be recorded 
in the period in which they occur. In accident years where our current estimates are lower than our initial 
estimates, we have experienced favorable development while accident years where our current estimates 
are higher than our original estimates indicate adverse development. The table is presented on a net basis 
and, therefore, includes the benefit of reinsurance recoverable. In addition, we have included historical 
incurred claims and claim expenses development information related to Platinum and TMR in the table 
below. For incurred accident year claims denominated in currencies other than USD, we have used the 
current year-end balance sheet foreign exchange rate for all periods provided, thereby eliminating the 
effects of changes in foreign currency translation rates from the incurred accident year claims development 
information included in the table below.

The following table details our Casualty and Specialty segment incurred claims and claim expenses, net of 
reinsurance, as of December 31, 2021.

(in thousands)

Accident 
Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the year ended December 31,

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

$  578,130 

$  592,453 

$  563,062 

$  551,958 

$  540,732 

$  554,391 

$  568,888 

$  577,474 

$  569,186 

$ 

570,741 

— 

  594,425 

  592,861 

  564,622 

  540,484 

  527,719 

  512,923 

  490,856 

  482,099 

485,498 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  700,597 

  695,827 

  700,137 

  681,191 

  663,280 

  675,424 

  646,998 

640,914 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  767,250 

  787,882 

  827,103 

  807,386 

  793,509 

  811,403 

816,906 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  962,878 

  995,833 

  994,781 

  986,009 

  950,960 

962,173 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

 1,309,433 

 1,286,751 

 1,313,703 

 1,274,909 

1,285,920 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

 1,260,481 

 1,322,850 

 1,318,322 

1,331,532 

— 

— 

— 

— 

 1,262,941 

 1,256,812 

1,255,990 

— 

— 

— 

 1,510,390 

1,475,979 

— 

— 

1,709,700 

$  10,535,353 

As each underwriting year has developed, our estimated expected incurred claims and claim expenses, net 
of reinsurance, have changed. As an example, our re-estimated incurred claims and claim expenses 
decreased for the 2014 accident year from the initial estimates. This decrease was principally driven by 
actual reported and paid net claims and claim expenses associated with the 2014 accident year being lower 
than expected, which has resulted in a reduction in our expected ultimate claims and claim expense ratio for 
this accident year. In comparison, the 2018 accident year has developed adversely compared to our initial 
estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses and our current estimates are higher than our initial 
estimates. The increase in incurred claims and claim expenses for the 2018 accident year is due to reported 
losses generally coming in higher than expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses.

The reserving methodology for our Casualty and Specialty segment is weighted more heavily to our initial 
estimate in the early periods immediately following the contracts’ inception through the use of the expected 
loss ratio method. The expected loss ratio method estimates the incurred losses by multiplying the initial 
expected loss ratio by the earned premium. Under the expected loss ratio method, no reliance is placed on 
the development of claims and claim expenses. The determination of when reported losses are sufficient 
and credible to warrant selection of an ultimate loss ratio different from the initial expected loss ratio also 
requires judgment. We generally make adjustments for reported loss experience indicating unfavorable 
variances from the initial expected loss ratio sooner than reported loss experience indicating favorable 
variances as reporting of losses in excess of expectations tends to have greater credibility than an absence 
of, or lower than expected level of, reported losses. Over time, as a greater number of claims are reported 
and the credibility of reported losses improves, actuarial estimates of IBNR are typically based on the 
Bornhuetter-Ferguson actuarial method. The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method places weight on claims and 
claim expenses development experience. If there is adverse development of prior accident years claims 
and claim expenses, we generally select the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method to ensure the claim experience 
is considered in the determination of our estimated claims and claim expenses with the associated 
business. If we believe we lack the claims experience in the early stages of development of a line of 
business, we may not select the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method until such time as we believe there is 

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greater credibility in the level of reported losses. As development experience for claims and claim expenses 
on prior accident years becomes credible, the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method is generally selected which 
places greater weight on this reported experience as it develops. The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method 
estimates our expected ultimate claims and claim expenses by applying our initial estimated loss ratio to our 
undeveloped premium, and adding the reported losses to the estimate. The impact of these methodologies 
can be observed in the table above. For example, the 2014 accident year ultimate loss remained relatively 
consistent for the first two years of development (i.e., the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016), 
before experiencing favorable development in years three and four (i.e., the years ended December 31, 
2017 and 2018), reflecting the timing of our adoption of the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method as the reported 
experience became more credible.

Sensitivity Analysis

The table below shows the impact on our Casualty and Specialty segment reserve for claims and claim 
expenses, net income (loss) and shareholders’ equity as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, of a 
reasonable range of possible outcomes associated with a variety of reasonable actuarial assumptions for 
our estimates of gross ultimate claims and claim expense ratios and loss reporting patterns. The impact on 
net income (loss) and shareholders’ equity assumes no increase or decrease in reinsurance recoveries, 
loss related premium or profit commission, or redeemable noncontrolling interest.

Casualty and Specialty Claims and Claim Expense Reserve Sensitivity Analysis

$ Impact of 
Change
on Reserves 
for
Claims and 
Claim
Expenses at
December 31,
2021

% Impact of 
Change
on Reserve 
for
Claims and 
Claim
Expenses at
December 31,
2021

% Impact of
Change on
Net Income 
(Loss)
for the Year
Ended
December 31,
2021

% Impact of
Change on
Shareholders’
Equity at
December 31,
2021

$ 1,143,914 

 8.6 %

 1,105.9 %

 (17.3) %

$  500,454 

 3.8 %

 483.8 %

 (7.6) %

$  141,739 

 1.1 %

 137.0 %

 (2.1) %

$  584,963 

 4.4 %

 565.5 %

 (8.8) %

$ 

— 

 — %

 — %

 — %

$  (326,104) 

 (2.5) %

 (315.3) %

 4.9 %

$ 

26,013 

 0.2 %

 25.1 %

 (0.4) %

$  (500,454) 

 (3.8) %

 (483.8) %

 7.6 %

$  (793,948) 

 (6.0) %

 (767.5) %

 12.0 %

Estimated 
Loss
Reporting 
Pattern
Slower
reporting
Expected 
reporting
Faster 
reporting
Slower
reporting
Expected 
reporting
Faster 
reporting
Slower 
reporting
Expected 
reporting
Faster 
reporting

(in thousands, except percentages)
Increase expected claims and 
claim expense ratio by 10%
Increase expected claims and 
claim expense ratio by 10%
Increase expected claims and 
claim expense ratio by 10%

Expected claims and claim 

expense ratio

Expected claims and claim 

expense ratio

Expected claims and claim 

expense ratio

Decrease expected claims and 
claim expense ratio by 10%
Decrease expected claims and 
claim expense ratio by 10%
Decrease expected claims and 
claim expense ratio by 10%

We believe that ultimate claims and claim expense ratios 10.0 percentage points above or below our 
estimated assumptions constitute a reasonable range of possible outcomes based on our experience to 
date and our future expectations. In addition, we believe that the adjustments we made to speed up or slow 
down our estimated loss reporting patterns represent a reasonable range of possible outcomes. While we 
believe these are a reasonable range of possible outcomes, we do not believe the above sensitivity analysis 
should be considered an actuarial reserve range. In addition, the sensitivity analysis only reflects a 
reasonable range of possible outcomes in our underlying assumptions. It is possible that our initial 
estimated claims and claim expense ratios and loss reporting patterns could be significantly different from 
the sensitivity analysis described above. For example, we could be liable for events that we have not 
estimated reserves for, or for exposures we do not currently believe are covered under our contracts. These 
changes could result in significantly larger changes to reserves for claims and claim expenses, net income 

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and shareholders’ equity than those noted above, and could be recorded across multiple periods. We also 
caution that the above sensitivity analysis is not used by management in developing our reserve estimates 
and is also not used by management in managing the business.

Premiums and Related Expenses

Premiums are recognized as income, net of any applicable reinsurance or retrocessional coverage 
purchased, over the terms of the related contracts and policies. Premiums written are based on contract 
and policy terms and include estimates based on information received from both insureds and ceding 
companies. Unearned premiums represents the portion of premiums written that relate to the unexpired 
terms of contracts and policies in force. Amounts are computed by pro rata methods based on statistical 
data or reports received from ceding companies. Reinstatement premiums are estimated after the 
occurrence of a loss and are recorded in accordance with the contract terms based upon paid losses as 
well as reported and estimated reserves. Reinstatement premiums are earned when written.

Due to the nature of reinsurance, ceding companies routinely report and remit premiums to us subsequent 
to the contract coverage period. Consequently, premiums written and receivable include amounts reported 
by the ceding companies, supplemented by our estimates of premiums that are written but not reported. 
The estimation of written premiums may be affected by early cancellation, election of contract provisions for 
cut-off and return of unearned premiums or other contract disruptions. The time lag involved in the process 
of reporting premiums is shorter than the lag in reporting losses. In addition to estimating premiums written, 
we estimate the earned portion of premiums written which is subject to judgment and uncertainty. Any 
adjustments to written and earned premiums, and the related losses and acquisition expenses, are 
accounted for as changes in estimates and are reflected in the results of operations in the period in which 
they are made.  

Lines of business that are similar in both the nature of their business and estimation process may be 
grouped for purposes of estimating premiums. Premiums are estimated based on ceding company 
estimates and our own judgment after considering factors such as: (1) the ceding company’s historical 
premium versus projected premium, (2) the ceding company’s history of providing accurate estimates, 
(3) anticipated changes in the marketplace and the ceding company’s competitive position therein, 
(4) reported premiums to date and (5) the anticipated impact of proposed underwriting changes. Estimates 
of premiums written and earned are based on the selected ultimate premium estimate, the terms and 
conditions of the reinsurance contracts and the remaining exposure from the underlying policies. We 
evaluate the appropriateness of these estimates in light of the actual premium reported by the ceding 
companies, information obtained during audits and other information received from ceding companies.

We estimate our provision for current expected credit losses by applying specific percentages against each 
premiums receivable based on the counterparty’s credit ratings. The percentages applied are based on 
information received from both insureds and ceding companies and are then adjusted by us based on 
industry knowledge and our judgment and estimates. We then evaluate the overall adequacy of the 
provision for current expected credit losses based on other qualitative and judgmental factors. At 
December 31, 2021, the Company’s premiums receivable balance was $3.8 billion (2020 - $2.9 billion). Of 
the Company’s premiums receivable balance as of December 31, 2021, the majority are receivables from 
highly rated counterparties. At December 31, 2021, the Company held a provision for current expected 
credit losses on its premiums receivable of $2.8 million (2020 - $6.0 million). 

Reinsurance Recoverable

We enter into retrocessional reinsurance agreements in order to help reduce our exposure to large losses 
and to help manage our risk portfolio. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner 
consistent with the claims and claim expense reserves associated with the related assumed reinsurance. 
For multi-year retrospectively rated contracts, we accrue amounts (either assets or liabilities) that are due to 
or from our retrocessionaires based on estimated contract experience. If we determine that adjustments to 
earlier estimates are appropriate, such adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are 
determined.

The estimate of reinsurance recoverable can be more subjective than estimating the underlying claims and 
claim expense reserves as discussed under the heading “Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” above. In 
particular, reinsurance recoverable may be affected by deemed inuring reinsurance, industry losses 

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reported by various statistical reporting services, and other factors. Reinsurance recoverable on dual trigger 
reinsurance contracts require us to estimate our ultimate losses applicable to these contracts as well as 
estimate the ultimate amount of insured industry losses that will be reported by the applicable statistical 
reporting agency, as per the contract terms. In addition, the level of our additional case reserves and IBNR 
reserves has a significant impact on reinsurance recoverable. These factors can impact the amount and 
timing of the reinsurance recoverable to be recorded.

The majority of the balance we have accrued as recoverable will not be due for collection until some point in 
the future. The amounts recoverable that will ultimately be collected are subject to uncertainty due to the 
ultimate ability and willingness of reinsurers to pay our claims at a future point in time, for reasons including 
insolvency or elective run-off, contractual dispute and various other reasons. In addition, because the 
majority of the balances recoverable will not be collected for some time, economic conditions as well as the 
financial and operational performance of a particular reinsurer may change, and these changes may affect 
the reinsurer’s willingness and ability to meet their contractual obligations to us. To reflect these 
uncertainties, we estimate and record a provision for current expected credit losses for potential 
uncollectible reinsurance recoverable which reduces reinsurance recoverable and net income.

We estimate our provision for current expected credit losses by applying specific percentages against each 
reinsurance recoverable based on our counterparty’s credit rating. The percentages applied are based on 
historical industry default statistics developed by major rating agencies and are then adjusted by us based 
on industry knowledge and our judgment and estimates. We then evaluate the overall adequacy of the 
provision for current expected credit losses based on other qualitative and judgmental factors. At 
December 31, 2021, our reinsurance recoverable balance was $4.3 billion (2020 - $2.9 billion). Of this 
amount, 46.9% is fully collateralized by our reinsurers, 52.1% is recoverable from reinsurers rated A- or 
higher by major rating agencies and 1.0% is recoverable from reinsurers rated lower than A- by major rating 
agencies (2020 - 45.2%, 53.4% and 1.4%, respectively). The reinsurers with the three largest balances 
accounted for 19.9%, 8.4% and 4.3%, respectively, of our reinsurance recoverable balance at 
December 31, 2021 (2020 - 15.3%, 10.8% and 6.7%, respectively). The provision for current expected 
credit losses recorded against reinsurance recoverable was $8.3 million at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $6.3 
million). The three largest company-specific components of the provision for current expected credit losses 
represented 18.0%, 13.9% and 11.2%, respectively, of our total provision for current expected credit losses 
at December 31, 2021 (2020 - 13.2%, 13.0% and 6.7%, respectively).

Fair Value Measurements and Impairments

Fair Value

The use of fair value to measure certain assets and liabilities with resulting unrealized gains or losses is 
pervasive within our consolidated financial statements. Fair value is defined under accounting guidance 
currently applicable to us to be the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer 
a liability in an orderly transaction between open market participants at the measurement date. We 
recognize the change in unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in fair value in our consolidated 
statements of operations. 

FASB ASC Topic Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures prescribes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes 
the inputs to the respective valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the 
highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and 
the lowest priority to valuation techniques that use at least one significant input that is unobservable (Level 
3).

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value 
hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its 
entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value 
measurement of the asset or liability. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair 
value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and we consider factors specific to the asset or 
liability.

In order to determine if a market is active or inactive for a security, we consider a number of factors, 
including, but not limited to, the volume of trading activity for the security in question, the price of the 

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security compared to its par value (for fixed maturity investments), and other factors that may be indicative 
of market activity.  

At December 31, 2021, we classified $169.3 million and $10.8 million of our assets and liabilities, 
respectively, at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs. This represented 0.5% and 0.0% of our 
total assets and liabilities, respectively. Level 3 fair value measurements are based on valuation techniques 
that use at least one significant input that is unobservable. These measurements are made under 
circumstances in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. We use valuation models 
or other pricing techniques that require a variety of inputs including contractual terms, market prices and 
rates, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, prepayment rates and correlations of such inputs, 
some of which may be unobservable, to value these Level 3 assets and liabilities.

Refer to “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for 
additional information about fair value measurements.

Impairments

The amount and timing of asset impairment is subject to significant estimation techniques and is a critical 
accounting estimate for us. The significant impairment reviews we complete are for our goodwill and other 
intangible assets and equity method investments, as described in more detail below. 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets acquired are initially recorded at fair value. Subsequent to initial 
recognition, finite lived other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful life, subject to 
impairment, and goodwill and indefinite lived other intangible assets are carried at the lower of cost or fair 
value, subject to impairment. If goodwill or other intangible assets are impaired, they are written down to 
their estimated fair values with a corresponding expense reflected in our consolidated statements of 
operations.

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic Business Combinations, we allocated the total consideration paid for 
TMR among acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their fair values. We recognized identifiable 
finite lived intangible assets of $11.2 million, which will be amortized over a weighted average period of 10.5 
years, identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets of $6.8 million, and certain other adjustments to the fair 
values of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and shareholders’ equity of TMR at March 22, 2019, 
based on foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019.

In addition, we recognized goodwill of $13.1 million, based on foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019, 
attributable to the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of TMR. Goodwill 
resulting from the acquisition of TMR will not be amortized but instead will be tested for impairment at least 
annually, as outlined below (more frequently if certain indicators are present). Goodwill is assigned to the 
applicable reporting unit of the acquired entities giving rise to the goodwill and other intangible assets.

We assess goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment in the fourth quarter of each year, or more 
frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. 
For purposes of the annual impairment evaluation, we assess qualitative factors to determine if events or 
circumstances exist that would lead us to conclude that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a 
reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If we determine that it is not more likely than not that the fair 
value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then we do not perform a quantitative evaluation. 
Should we determine that a quantitative analysis is required, we will first determine the fair value of the 
reporting unit and compare that with the carrying value, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting 
unit exceeds its carrying amount, then goodwill is not considered impaired and no further analysis is 
required. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we then proceed to determine the 
amount of the impairment charge, if any. There are many assumptions and estimates underlying the fair 
value calculation. Principally, we identify the reporting unit or business entity that the goodwill or other 
intangible asset is attributed to, and review historical and forecasted operating and financial performance 
and other underlying factors affecting such analysis, including market conditions. Other assumptions used 
could produce significantly different results which may result in a change in the value of goodwill or our 
other intangible assets and a related charge in our consolidated statements of operations. An impairment 
charge could be recognized in the event of a significant decline in the implied fair value of those operations 

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where the goodwill or other intangible assets are applicable. In the event we determine that the value of 
goodwill has become impaired, an accounting charge will be taken in the fiscal quarter in which such 
determination is made, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period 
in which the impairment charge is recorded. 

As a result of the Company’s impairment assessment performed during the fourth quarter of 2021, the 
Company determined that there was no impairment during 2021, and therefore the Company recorded no 
intangible asset impairment charge during the year ended December 31, 2021. Refer to “Note 4. Goodwill 
and Other Intangible Assets” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional 
information with respect to the impairment.

As at December 31, 2021, excluding the amounts recorded in investments in other ventures, under the 
equity method, as noted below, our consolidated balance sheets include $210.9 million of goodwill (2020 - 
$211.0 million) and $32.6 million of other intangible assets (2020 - $38.6 million). Impairment charges 
related to these balances were $Nil during the year ended December 31, 2021 (2020 - $6.8 million, 2019 - 
$Nil). In the future, it is possible we will hold more goodwill and intangible assets, which would increase the 
degree of judgment and uncertainty embedded in our financial statements, and potentially increase the 
volatility of our reported results.

Deferred Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired

VOBA was initially recorded to reflect the establishment of the value of business acquired asset in 
connection with the acquisition of TMR, which represents the estimated present value of the expected 
underwriting profit within the unearned premiums liability, net of reinsurance, less costs to service the 
related policies and a risk premium. VOBA is derived using, among other things, estimated loss ratios by 
line of business to calculate the underwriting profit, weighted average cost of capital, risk premium and 
expected payout patterns. The adjustment for VOBA will be amortized to acquisition expenses over 
approximately two years, as the contracts for business in-force as of the acquisition date expire. 

Investments in Other Ventures, Under Equity Method

Investments in which we have significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee 
are classified as investments in other ventures, under equity method, and are accounted for under the 
equity method of accounting. Under this method, we record our proportionate share of income or loss from 
such investments in our results for the period. Any decline in the value of investments in other ventures, 
under equity method, including goodwill and other intangible assets arising upon acquisition of the investee, 
considered by management to be other-than-temporary, is reflected in our consolidated statements of 
operations in the period in which it is determined. As of December 31, 2021, we had $98.1 million (2020 - 
$98.4 million) in investments in other ventures, under equity method on our consolidated balance sheets, 
including $9.9 million of goodwill and $8.7 million of other intangible assets (2020 - $10.6 million and $12.4 
million). The carrying value of our investments in other ventures, under equity method, individually or in the 
aggregate, may, and likely will, differ from the realized value we may ultimately attain, perhaps significantly 
so.

In determining whether an equity method investment is impaired, we take into consideration a variety of 
factors including the operating and financial performance of the investee, the investee’s future business 
plans and projections, recent transactions and market valuations of publicly traded companies where 
available, discussions with the investee’s management, and our intent and ability to hold the investment 
until it recovers in value. Accordingly, we make assumptions and estimates in assessing whether an 
impairment has occurred and if, in the future, our assumptions and estimates made in assessing the fair 
value of these investments change, this could result in a material decrease in the carrying value of these 
investments. This would cause us to write-down the carrying value of these investments and could have a 
material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period the impairment charge is taken. We do not 
have any current plans to dispose of these investments, and cannot assure you we will consummate future 
transactions in which we realize the value at which these holdings are reflected in our financial statements. 
We have not recorded any other-than-temporary impairment charges related to goodwill and other 
intangible assets associated with our investments in other ventures, under the equity method in any of the 
years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 or 2019. See “Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” in our 
“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information.

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Income Taxes

Income taxes have been provided in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic Income Taxes. 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities result from temporary differences between the amounts recorded in our 
consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities. Such temporary differences 
are primarily due to net operating loss carryforwards and GAAP versus tax basis accounting differences 
relating to unearned premiums, reserves for claims and claim expenses, deferred finance charges, deferred 
underwriting results, accrued expenses, investments, deferred acquisition expenses, intangible assets, 
amortization and depreciation and VOBA. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax 
rates is recognized in income in the period in which the change in tax rates is enacted. A valuation 
allowance against net deferred tax assets is recorded if it is more likely than not that all, or some portion, of 
the benefits related to deferred tax assets will not be realized.

At December 31, 2021, our net deferred tax asset (prior to our valuation allowance) and valuation allowance 
were $192.4 million (2020 - $138.0 million) and $131.5 million (2020 - $88.7 million), respectively. See “Note 
15. Taxation” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information. At each 
balance sheet date, we assess the need to establish a valuation allowance that reduces the net deferred 
tax asset when it is more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the net deferred tax assets will not be 
realized. The valuation allowance assessment is performed separately in each taxable jurisdiction based on 
all available information including projections of future GAAP taxable income from each tax-paying 
component in each tax jurisdiction. The valuation allowance relates to a substantial portion of our net 
deferred tax assets in most jurisdictions in which we do business. It excludes Bermuda and our U.S. 
operations that existed prior to the acquisition of TMR, which only have a small valuation allowance against 
finite lived tax carryforwards.

We have unrecognized tax benefits of $Nil as of December 31, 2021 (2020 - $Nil). Interest and penalties 
related to unrecognized tax benefits, would be recognized in income tax expense. At December 31, 2021, 
interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits were $Nil (2020 - $Nil).

The following filed income tax returns are open for examination with the applicable tax authorities: tax years 
2018 through 2020 with the IRS; 2017 through 2020 with Ireland; 2019 through 2020 with the U.K.; 2017 
through 2020 with Singapore; 2019 and 2020 with Switzerland; and 2017 through 2020 with Australia. We 
do not expect the resolution of these open years to have a significant impact on our consolidated 
statements of operations and financial condition.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)
Statements of Operations Highlights
Year ended December 31,
Gross premiums written
Net premiums written
Net premiums earned
Net claims and claim expenses incurred
Acquisition expenses
Operational expenses
Underwriting income (loss)

2021
$  7,833,798 
$  5,939,375 
$  5,194,181 
  3,876,087 
  1,214,858 
212,184 
$  (108,948) 

2020
$  5,806,165 
$  4,096,333 
$  3,952,462 
  2,924,609 
897,677 
206,687 
(76,511) 

$ 

2019
$  4,807,750 
$  3,381,493 
$  3,338,403 
  2,097,021 
762,232 
222,733 
$  256,417 

Net investment income
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on 

investments

Total investment result

$  319,479 

$  354,038 

$  424,207 

(218,134) 
$  101,345 

820,636 
$  1,174,674 

414,109 
$  838,316 

Net income (loss)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to 
RenaissanceRe common shareholders
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to 

RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common 
share – diluted

Dividends per common share

$  (103,440) 

$  993,058 

$  950,267 

$ 

(73,421) 

$  731,482 

$  712,042 

$ 
$ 

(1.57) 
1.44 

$ 
$ 

15.31 
1.40 

$ 
$ 

16.29 
1.36 

Key Ratios
Year ended December 31,
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident 

year

Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident 

years

Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year
Underwriting expense ratio
Combined ratio
Return on average common equity

2021

2020

2019

 79.4 %

 78.6 %

 63.6 %

 (4.8) %
 74.6 %
 27.5 %
 102.1 %
 (1.1) %

 (4.6) %
 74.0 %
 27.9 %
 101.9 %
 11.7 %

 (0.8) %
 62.8 %
 29.5 %
 92.3 %
 14.1 %

Book Value
At December 31,
Book value per common share
Accumulated dividends per common share
Book value per common share plus accumulated 

dividends

Change in book value per common share plus change 

in accumulated dividends

$ 

2021
132.17 
23.52 

$ 

2020
138.46 
22.08 

$ 

2019
120.53 
20.68 

$ 

155.69 

$ 

160.54 

$ 

141.21 

 (3.5) %

 16.0 %

 17.1 %

Balance Sheet Highlights
At December 31,
Total assets
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to 

RenaissanceRe

2021
$ 33,959,502 

2020
$ 30,820,580 

2019
$ 26,330,094 

$  6,624,281 

$  7,560,248 

$  5,971,367 

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Results of Operations for 2021 Compared to 2020

Net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders was $73.4 million in 2021, compared to net 
income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $731.5 million in 2020, a decrease of $804.9 
million. As a result of our net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders in 2021, we 
generated an annualized return on average common equity of negative 1.1% and our book value per 
common share decreased from $138.46 at December 31, 2020 to $132.17 at December 31, 2021, a 3.5% 
decrease, after considering the change in accumulated dividends paid to our common shareholders.

The most significant items affecting our financial performance during 2021, on a comparative basis to 2020, 
include:

•

•

Impact of Weather-Related Large Losses and COVID-19 - in 2021, we had a net negative impact on our 
net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $962.1 million resulting from the 2021 
Weather-Related Large Losses. This compares to a net negative impact on our net income available to 
RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $493.6 million in 2020 resulting from the 2020 Weather-
Related Large Loss Events and $286.6 million resulting from losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic;

Underwriting Results - we incurred an underwriting loss of $108.9 million and had a combined ratio of 
102.1% in 2021, compared to an underwriting loss of $76.5 million and a combined ratio of 101.9% in 
2020. Our underwriting loss in 2021 was comprised of an underwriting loss of $185.5 million in our 
Property segment, partially offset by underwriting income of $76.6 million in our Casualty and Specialty 
segment. In comparison, our underwriting loss in 2020 was comprised of $87.5 million of underwriting 
loss in our Casualty and Specialty segment, partially offset by underwriting income of $11.0 million in 
our Property segment.

Included in our underwriting results in 2021 was the impact of the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses, 
which resulted in a net negative impact on our underwriting result of $1.4 billion and added 28.5 
percentage points to the combined ratio, primarily in the Property segment. In comparison, our 
underwriting result in 2020 was principally impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events 
and the COVID-19 losses. In 2020, the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events resulted in a net 
negative impact on the underwriting result of $668.5 million and added 17.2 percentage points to the 
combined ratio, primarily in the Property segment. The COVID-19 losses incurred in 2020, which 
impacted both the Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, resulted in a net negative impact on 
the underwriting result of $351.9 million and added 8.9 percentage points to the combined ratio;

• Gross Premiums Written - our gross premiums written increased by $2.0 billion, or 34.9%, to $7.8 

billion, in 2021, compared to 2020, with an increase of $959.6 million in the Property segment and an 
increase of $1.1 billion in the Casualty and Specialty segment. The increase was driven by growth from 
both new and existing business and rate improvements across both segments and a number of our 
underwriting platforms, and, in our Property segment, reinstatement premiums of $348.0 million 
associated with 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses, as compared to $79.2 million of reinstatement 
premiums in 2020 associated with the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and $28.0 million 
associated with COVID-19 losses in 2020;

•

Investment Results - our total investment result, which includes the sum of net investment income and 
net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, was $101.3 million in 2021, compared to 
$1.2 billion in 2020, a decrease of $1.1 billion. The primary driver of the lower total investment result, for 
2021, was the net realized and unrealized losses on our fixed maturity trading portfolio, partially offset 
by net realized and unrealized gains on our equity investments trading portfolio. The higher investment 
results in 2020 were favorably impacted by the market recovery following the disruption in global 
financial markets associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and

• Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - our net loss attributable to 

redeemable noncontrolling interests was $63.3 million in 2021, compared to net income attributable to 
redeemable noncontrolling interest of $230.7 million in 2020, reflecting the impact of higher underwriting 
losses in DaVinci, lower underwriting income in Vermeer, and a decrease in Medici net income, 
primarily due to foreign exchange losses that are attributable to third party investors.

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Results of Operations for 2020 Compared to 2019

Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders was $731.5 million in 2020, compared to 
$712.0 million in 2019, an increase of $19.4 million. As a result of our net income available to 
RenaissanceRe common shareholders in 2020, we generated an annualized return on average common 
equity of 11.7% and our book value per common share increased from $120.53 at December 31, 2019 to 
$138.46 at December 31, 2020, a 16.0% increase, after considering the change in accumulated dividends 
paid to our common shareholders.

The most significant items affecting our financial performance during 2020, on a comparative basis to 2019, 
include:

•

•

Impact of Weather-Related Large Loss Events and COVID-19 - in 2020, we had a net negative impact 
on our net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $493.6 million resulting from 
the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and $286.6 million resulting from losses related to the 
COVID-19 pandemic. This compares to a net negative impact on our net income available to 
RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $348.2 million from the combined impacts of the 2019 Large 
Loss Events.

Underwriting Results - we incurred an underwriting loss of $76.5 million and had a combined ratio of 
101.9% in 2020, compared to underwriting income of $256.4 million and a combined ratio of 92.3% in 
2019. Our underwriting loss in 2020 was comprised of an $87.5 million underwriting loss in our Casualty 
and Specialty segment, offset by underwriting income of $11.2 million in our Property segment. In 
comparison, underwriting income in 2019 was comprised of $209.3 million of underwriting income in our 
Property segment and $46.0 million of underwriting income in our Casualty and Specialty segment.

Our underwriting result in 2020 was principally impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss 
Events and the COVID-19 losses. The 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events resulted in a net 
negative impact on the underwriting result of $668.5 million and added 17.2 percentage points to the 
combined ratio, primarily in the Property segment. The COVID-19 losses, which impacted both the 
Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting 
result of $351.9 million and added 8.9 percentage points to the combined ratio.

Partially offsetting the impact of the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and COVID-19 losses 
was favorable development on prior accident years of $183.8 million, primarily related to large loss 
events in 2019, 2018 and 2017, as well as favorable movements in other assumed losses and ceded 
recoveries. This favorable development reduced the combined ratio by 4.6 percentage points and was 
principally in the Property segment.

In comparison, our underwriting result in 2019 was principally impacted by the 2019 Large Loss Events, 
which had a net negative impact on our underwriting result of $418.9 million and added 12.9 percentage 
points to the combined ratio, principally in the Property segment;

• Gross Premiums Written - our gross premiums written increased by $1.0 billion, or 20.8%, to $5.8 

billion, in 2020, compared to 2019, with an increase of $568.2 million in the Property segment and an 
increase of $430.3 million in the Casualty and Specialty segment;

•

•

Investment Results - our total investment result, which includes the sum of net investment income and 
net realized and unrealized gains on investments, was $1.2 billion in 2020, compared to $838.3 million 
in 2019, an increase of $336.4 million. The increase was primarily driven by net realized and unrealized 
gains on investments of $820.6 million in 2020, compared to $414.1 million in 2019. The net realized 
and unrealized gains on investments in 2020 were driven by net realized and unrealized gains on the 
fixed maturity investments portfolio, equity investments trading and investment-related derivatives;

Net Income Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - our net income attributable to 
redeemable noncontrolling interests was $230.7 million in 2020, compared to $201.5 million in 2019. 
The increase was due to improved performance from Medici and Vermeer, compared to 2019, partially 
offset by lower underlying performance in DaVinci which was negatively impacted by the 2020 Weather-
Related Large Loss Events and the COVID-19 losses; and

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•

Common Share Offering - on June 5, 2020, we issued 6,325,000 of our common shares in an 
underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $166.00 per share. Concurrently with the public 
offering, we raised $75.0 million through the issuance of 451,807 of our common shares at a price of 
$166.00 per share to State Farm, one of our existing stockholders, in a private placement. The total net 
proceeds from the offerings were $1.1 billion.

Net Negative Impact

Net negative impact on underwriting result includes the sum of (1) net claims and claim expenses incurred, 
(2) assumed and ceded reinstatement premiums earned and (3) earned and lost profit commissions. Net 
negative impact on net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders is the 
sum of (1) net negative impact on underwriting result and (2) redeemable noncontrolling interest, before 
consideration of any related income tax benefit (expense). Our estimates of net negative impact are based 
on a review of our potential exposures, preliminary discussions with certain counterparties and actuarial 
modeling techniques. Our actual net negative impact, both individually and in the aggregate, may vary from 
these estimates, perhaps materially. Changes in these estimates will be recorded in the period in which they 
occur.

Meaningful uncertainty remains regarding the estimates and the nature and extent of the losses from 
catastrophe events, driven by the magnitude and recent nature of each event, the geographic areas 
impacted by the events, relatively limited claims data received to date, the contingent nature of business 
interruption and other exposures, potential uncertainties relating to reinsurance recoveries and other factors 
inherent in loss estimation, among other things.

2021 Net Negative Impact

The financial data in the table below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of the 
2021 Weather-Related Large Losses on our consolidated financial statements in 2021.

Year ended December 31, 
2021

Winter Storm 
Uri

European 
Floods

Hurricane 
Ida

Other 2021 
Catastrophe 
Events (1)

Aggregate 
Losses (2)

Total 2021 
Weather-
Related Large 
Losses (3)

(in thousands)

Net claims and claims 
expenses incurred

Assumed reinstatement 

premiums earned

Ceded reinstatement 
premiums earned

Earned (lost) profit 
commissions

Net negative impact on 
underwriting result

Redeemable 

noncontrolling interest 
- DaVinciRe
Redeemable 

noncontrolling interest 
- Vermeer

Redeemable 

noncontrolling interest
Net negative impact on 
net income (loss) 
available (attributable) 
to RenaissanceRe 
common shareholders $ 

$ 

(358,937)  $ 

(360,644)  $  (741,285)  $ 

(85,941)  $ 

(161,093)  $ 

(1,707,900) 

86,626 

90,346 

  156,061 

9,939 

6,140 

349,112 

(11,045)   

(16,372)   

(27,467)   

— 

773 

8,084 

— 

1,645 

— 

— 

(54,884) 

10,502 

(282,583)   

(278,586)   

(612,691)   

(74,357)   

(154,953)   

(1,403,170) 

91,966 

84,082 

  179,403 

15,660 

37,175 

408,286 

10,000 

— 

21,403 

1,422 

— 

32,825 

101,966 

84,082 

  200,806 

17,082 

37,175 

441,111 

(180,617)  $ 

(194,504)  $  (411,885)  $ 

(57,275)  $ 

(117,778)  $ 

(962,059) 

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The financial data in the table below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of the 
2021 Weather-Related Large Losses on our segment underwriting results and consolidated combined ratio 
in 2021.

Year ended December 31, 
2021

Winter Storm 
Uri

European 
Floods

Hurricane 
Ida

Other 2021 
Catastrophe 
Events (1)

Aggregate 
Losses (2)

Total 2021 
Weather-
Related Large 
Losses (3)

(in thousands, except 

percentages)

Net negative impact on 
Property segment 
underwriting result

Net negative impact on 

Casualty and Specialty 
segment underwriting 
result

Net negative impact on 
underwriting result

Percentage point impact 

on consolidated 
combined ratio

$ 

(275,566)  $  (276,317)  $ (596,271)  $ 

(74,357)  $  (154,953)  $ 

(1,377,464) 

(7,017)   

(2,269)   

(16,420)   

— 

— 

(25,706) 

$ 

(282,583)  $  (278,586)  $ (612,691)  $ 

(74,357)  $  (154,953)  $ 

(1,403,170) 

 5.5 

 5.4 

 12.0 

 1.4 

 3.0 

 28.5 

(1)

(2)

(3)

“Other 2021 Catastrophe Events” includes the hail storm in Europe in late June 2021, the wildfires in California during the third 
quarter of 2021, the tornadoes in the Central and Midwest U.S. in December 2021, and the Midwest Derecho in December 2021.
“Aggregate Losses” includes loss estimates associated with certain aggregate loss contracts triggered during 2021 as a result of 
weather-related catastrophe events.
“2021 Weather-Related Large Losses” includes Winter Storm Uri, the European Floods, Hurricane Ida, Other 2021 Catastrophe 
Events and Aggregate Losses.

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2020 Net Negative Impact

The financial data in the table below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of the 
2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events on our consolidated financial statements in 2020.

Year ended December 31, 2020

(in thousands)
Net claims and claims expenses incurred
Assumed reinstatement premiums earned
Ceded reinstatement premiums earned
Earned (lost) profit commissions
Net negative impact on underwriting result
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
Net negative impact on net income (loss) 

available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 
common shareholders

Q3 2020 
Weather-
Related 
Catastrophe 
Events (1)

Q4 2020 
Weather-
Related 
Catastrophe 
Events (2)

2020 Aggregate 
Losses (3)

Total 2020 
Weather-
Related Large 
Loss Events (4)

$ 

(456,425)  $ 
68,094 
(4,019)   
837 

(391,513)   
92,823 

(129,394)  $ 
6,323 
(1,678)   
2,774 
(121,975)   
36,811 

(153,757)  $ 
4,997 
— 
(6,270)   
(155,030)   
45,270 

(739,576) 
79,414 
(5,697) 
(2,659) 
(668,518) 
174,904 

$ 

(298,690)  $ 

(85,164)  $ 

(109,760)  $ 

(493,614) 

The financial data in the table below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of the 
2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events on our segment underwriting results and consolidated combined 
ratio in 2020.

Year ended December 31, 2020
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net negative impact on Property segment 

underwriting result

Net negative impact on Casualty and 

Specialty segment underwriting result

Net negative impact on underwriting result $ 
Percentage point impact on consolidated 

combined ratio

Q3 2020 
Weather-
Related 
Catastrophe 
Events (1)

Q4 2020 
Weather-
Related 
Catastrophe 
Events (2)

2020 Aggregate 
Losses (3)

Total 2020 
Weather-
Related Large 
Loss Events (4)

$ 

(378,674)  $ 

(118,150)  $ 

(155,030)  $ 

(651,854) 

(12,839)   
(391,513)  $ 

(3,825)   
(121,975)  $ 

— 

(155,030)  $ 

(16,664) 
(668,518) 

 10.0 

 3.1 

 3.9 

 17.2 

(1)

“Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events” includes Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Sally, the third quarter 2020 wildfires in 
California, Oregon and Washington, other third quarter catastrophe events including the August 2020 derecho which impacted the 
U.S. Midwest, Hurricane Isaias, and Typhoon Maysak.

(2)    “Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events” includes Hurricanes Zeta, Delta, Hurricane Eta and wildfires on the West Coast 

of the United States during the fourth quarter of 2020.

(3)    “2020 Aggregate Losses” includes loss estimates associated with aggregate loss contracts triggered during 2020 primarily as a 
result of losses associated with the Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events and Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe 
Events.

(4)    “2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events” includes the Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events, Q4 2020 Weather-

Related Catastrophe Events and the aggregate losses in 2020 described in footnote (3).

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COVID-19 Losses

In 2020, losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a net negative impact on net income 
available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $286.6 million, which reflects a net negative impact 
on underwriting result of $351.9 million, offset by redeemable noncontrolling interest of $65.4 million. The 
net negative impact on underwriting result had a 8.9 percentage point impact on the consolidated combined 
ratio, and is comprised of net claims and claims expenses incurred of $385.6 million, offset by net 
reinstatement premiums earned and earned profit commissions of $33.6 million. The net negative impact on 
underwriting result was $235.0 million in the Property Segment, principally representing the cost of claims 
incurred but not yet reported with respect to exposures such as business interruption coverage, and $117.0 
million for the Casualty and Specialty segment, primarily representing the cost of claims incurred but not yet 
reported, with respect to exposures such as event contingency and event-based casualty covers.

2019 Net Negative Impact

The financial data below provides additional details regarding the net negative impact of certain events on 
our consolidated results of operations in 2019.

Year ended December 31, 2019

(in thousands)
Net claims and claims expenses incurred
Assumed reinstatement premiums earned
Ceded reinstatement premiums earned
Earned (lost) profit commissions
Net negative impact on underwriting result
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - 

DaVinciRe

Net negative impact on net income (loss) 

available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 
common shareholders

Typhoon 
Hagibis

Q3 2019 
Catastrophe 
Events

2019 Aggregate 
Losses

Total 2019 
Large Loss 
Events

$ 

(199,305)  $ 
28,829 

(187,188)  $ 
24,596 

(219)   
7,509 
(163,186)   

(574)   
3,100 
(160,066)   

(97,591)  $ 
183 
— 
1,740 
(95,668)   

(484,084) 
53,608 
(793) 
12,349 
(418,920) 

35,078 

22,677 

12,932 

70,687 

$ 

(128,108)  $ 

(137,389)  $ 

(82,736)  $ 

(348,233) 

The financial data below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of certain events 
on our segment underwriting results and consolidated combined ratio in 2019.

Year ended December 31, 2019
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net negative impact on Property segment 

underwriting result

Net negative impact on Casualty and 

Specialty segment underwriting result
Net negative impact on underwriting result
Percentage point impact on consolidated 

combined ratio

Typhoon 
Hagibis

Q3 2019 
Catastrophe 
Events

2019 Aggregate 
Losses

Total 2019 
Large Loss 
Events

$ 

(161,654)  $ 

(157,064)  $ 

(95,668)  $ 

(414,386) 

(1,532)   
(163,186)  $ 

(3,002)   
(160,066)  $ 

$ 

— 
(95,668)  $ 

(4,534) 
(418,920) 

 5.0 

 4.9 

 2.8 

 12.9 

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Underwriting Results by Segment

Property Segment

Below is a summary of the underwriting results and ratios for our Property segment:

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands, except percentages)
Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

Net claims and claim expenses incurred

Acquisition expenses

Operational expenses

Underwriting income (loss)

2021

2020

2019

$ 3,958,724 

$ 2,999,142 

$ 2,430,985 

$ 2,868,002 

$ 2,037,200 

$ 1,654,259 

$ 2,608,298 

$ 1,936,215 

$ 1,627,494 

  2,163,016 

  1,435,947 

  965,384 

  487,178 

  353,700 

  313,554 

  143,608 

  135,547 

  138,187 

$  (185,504) 

$  11,021 

$  210,369 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident 

year

$ 2,396,389 

$ 1,592,996 

$  968,357 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior 

accident years

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total

(233,373) 

(157,049) 

(2,973) 

$ 2,163,016 

$ 1,435,947 

$  965,384 

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year

Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years

Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year

Underwriting expense ratio

Combined ratio

Property Gross Premiums Written

 91.9 %

 (9.0) %

 82.9 %

 24.2 %

 107.1 %

 82.3 %

 (8.1) %

 74.2 %

 25.2 %

 99.4 %

 59.5 %

 (0.2) %

 59.3 %

 27.8 %

 87.1 %

In 2021, our Property segment gross premiums written increased by $959.6 million, or 32.0%, to $4.0 
billion, compared to $3.0 billion in 2020. 

Gross premiums written in the catastrophe class of business were $2.2 billion in 2021, an increase of 
$349.0 million, or 18.5%, compared to 2020. The increase in gross premiums written in the catastrophe 
class of business included $339.7 million of reinstatement premiums associated with the 2021 Weather-
Related Large Losses, compared to reinstatement premiums of $77.0 million associated with the 2020 
Weather-Related Large Loss Events and $25.9 million associated with COVID-19 losses in 2020. The 
growth in 2021 was also driven by an improved rate environment, increased shares on existing deals, 
participation in new deals and opportunities across underwriting platforms.

Gross premiums written in the other property class of business were $1.7 billion in 2021, an increase of 
$610.6 million, or 54.9%, compared to 2020. The increase in gross premiums written in the other property 
class of business was primarily driven by rate improvements which contributed to growth in new and 
existing business written in the current and prior periods across underwriting platforms. This included 
growth in catastrophe exposed U.S. property excess and surplus lines.

In 2020, our Property segment gross premiums written increased by $568.2 million, or 23.4%, to $3.0 
billion, compared to $2.4 billion in 2019.

Gross premiums written in our catastrophe class of business were $1.9 billion in 2020, an increase of 
$291.3 million, or 18.3%, compared to 2019. The increase in gross premiums written in our catastrophe 
class of business in 2020 was primarily driven by expanded participation on existing transactions, certain 
new transactions, rate improvements and business acquired as a result of the acquisition of TMR.

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Gross premiums written in our other property class of business were $1.1 billion in 2020, an increase of 
$276.8 million, or 33.1%, compared to 2019. The increase in gross premiums written in our other property 
class of business was primarily driven by growth from existing relationships, new opportunities across a 
number of our underwriting platforms, and business acquired as a result of the acquisition of TMR.

As our other property class of business has become a larger percentage of our Property segment gross 
premiums written, the amount of proportional business has increased. Proportional business typically has a 
higher expense ratio and combined ratio than traditional excess of loss reinsurance.

Our Property segment gross premiums written continue to be characterized by a large percentage of U.S. 
and Caribbean premium, as we have found business derived from exposures in Europe, Asia and the rest 
of the world to be, in general, less attractive on a risk-adjusted basis during recent periods. A significant 
amount of our U.S. and Caribbean premium provides coverage against windstorms, notably U.S. Atlantic 
windstorms, as well as earthquakes and other natural and man-made catastrophes.

Property Ceded Premiums Written 

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2019

Ceded premiums written - Property

$  1,090,722  $ 

961,942  $ 

776,726 

Ceded premiums written in our Property segment increased 13.4%, to $1.1 billion, in 2021, compared to 
$961.9 million in 2020. The increase in ceded premiums written was primarily driven by higher gross 
premiums written in 2021, which were ceded to Upsilon RFO, and ceded reinstatement premiums earned of 
$54.7 million associated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses. 

Ceded premiums written in our Property segment increased $185.2 million, to $961.9 million, in 2020, 
compared to $776.7 million in 2019. The increase in ceded premiums written was principally due to certain 
of the gross premiums written in the catastrophe class of business noted above being ceded to third-party 
investors in our managed vehicles, primarily Upsilon RFO, as well as an overall increase in ceded 
purchases as part of the Company’s gross-to-net strategy.

Due to the potential volatility of the reinsurance contracts which we sell, we purchase reinsurance to reduce 
our exposure to large losses and to help manage our risk portfolio. To the extent that appropriately priced 
coverage is available, we anticipate continued use of retrocessional reinsurance to reduce the impact of 
large losses on our financial results and to manage our portfolio of risk; however, the buying of ceded 
reinsurance in our Property segment is based on market opportunities and is not based on placing a 
specific reinsurance program each year. In addition, in future periods, we may utilize the growing market for 
insurance-linked securities to expand our purchases of retrocessional reinsurance if we find the pricing and 
terms of such coverages attractive.

Property Underwriting Results

Our Property segment incurred an underwriting loss of $185.5 million in 2021, compared to underwriting 
income of $11.0 million in 2020, a decrease of $196.5 million. In 2021, our Property segment generated a 
net claims and claim expense ratio of 82.9%, an underwriting expense ratio of 24.2% and a combined ratio 
of 107.1%, compared to 74.2%, 25.2% and 99.4%, respectively, in 2020.

Principally impacting the Property segment underwriting result and combined ratio in 2021 were the 2021 
Weather-Related Large Losses, which resulted in a net negative impact on the Property segment 
underwriting result of $1.4 billion and added 58.6 percentage points to the combined ratio. In comparison, 
2020 was impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events, which resulted in a net negative 
impact on the underwriting result of $651.9 million and added 35.0 percentage points to the combined ratio, 
and COVID-19 losses, which resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $235.0 million 
and added 12.3 percentage points to the combined ratio.

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The net claims and claim expense ratio for prior accident years reflected net favorable development of 
15.3% for the catastrophe class of business and 2.4% for the other property class of business, primarily 
related to weather-related large losses in the 2017 to 2019 accident years. The underwriting expense ratio 
decreased 1.0 percentage point, principally driven by improved operating leverage, through higher net 
premiums earned, including $293.3 million of net reinstatement premiums earned associated with the 2021 
Weather-Related Large Losses.

Our Property segment generated underwriting income of $11.0 million in 2020, compared to $209.3 million 
in 2019, a decrease of $198.1 million. In 2020, our Property segment generated a net claims and claim 
expense ratio of 74.2%, an underwriting expense ratio of 25.2% and a combined ratio of 99.4%, compared 
to 59.3%, 27.8% and 87.1%, respectively, in 2019.

Principally impacting the Property segment underwriting result and combined ratio in 2020 were the 2020 
Weather-Related Large Loss Events, which resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of 
$651.9 million and added 35.0 percentage points to the combined ratio, and COVID-19 losses, which 
resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $235.0 million and added 12.3 percentage 
points to the combined ratio. Partially offsetting the impact of the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events 
and COVID-19 losses was favorable development on prior accident years of $157.3 million, primarily 
related to large loss events in 2019, 2018 and 2017, as well as favorable movements in other assumed 
losses and ceded recoveries. This favorable development reduced the Property segment combined ratio by 
8.1 percentage points. In comparison, 2019 was principally impacted by the 2019 Large Loss Events, which 
resulted in a net negative impact on the Property segment underwriting result of $414.4 million and a 
corresponding increase in the Property segment combined ratio of 26.7 percentage points.

Refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates—Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” and “Note 
8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for 
additional discussion of our reserving techniques and prior year development of net claims and claim 
expenses.

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Casualty and Specialty Segment

Below is a summary of the underwriting results and ratios for our Casualty and Specialty segment:

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands, except percentages)
Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

Net claims and claim expenses incurred

Acquisition expenses

Operational expenses

Underwriting income (loss)

2021

2020

2019

$ 3,875,074 

$ 2,807,023 

$ 2,376,765 

$ 3,071,373 

$ 2,059,133 

$ 1,727,234 

$ 2,585,883 

$ 2,016,247 

$ 1,710,909 

  1,713,071 

  1,488,662 

  1,131,637 

  727,680 

  543,977 

  448,678 

68,576 

71,140 

84,546 

$  76,556 

$ 

(87,532) 

$  46,048 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident 

year

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident 

years

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total

$ 1,729,168 

$ 1,515,425 

$ 1,155,519 

(16,097) 

(26,763) 

(23,882) 

$ 1,713,071 

$ 1,488,662 

$ 1,131,637 

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year

Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years

Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year

Underwriting expense ratio

Combined ratio

 66.9 %

 (0.7) %

 66.2 %

 30.8 %

 97.0 %

 75.2 %

 (1.4) %

 73.8 %

 30.5 %

 104.3 %

 67.5 %

 (1.4) %

 66.1 %

 31.2 %

 97.3 %

Casualty and Specialty Gross Premiums Written 

In 2021, our Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written increased by $1.1 billion, or 38.0%, to 
$3.9 billion, compared to $2.8 billion in 2020. The increase was primarily due to growth from new and 
existing business opportunities written in the current and prior periods across various classes of business 
within the segment, combined with rate improvements.

In 2020, our Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written increased by $430.3 million, or 
18.1%, to $2.8 billion, compared to $2.4 billion in 2019. The increase was due to growth from new and 
existing business opportunities written in the current period and prior periods across various classes of 
business within the segment, and business acquired in connection with the acquisition of TMR.

Our relative mix of business between proportional business and excess of loss business has fluctuated in 
the past and will likely continue to do so in the future. Proportional business typically has a higher expense 
ratio and tends to be exposed to more attritional and frequent losses, while being subject to less expected 
severity as compared to traditional excess of loss business. 

Casualty and Specialty Ceded Premiums Written 

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands)

2021

2020

2019

Ceded premiums written - Casualty and Specialty

$ 

803,701  $ 

747,890  $ 

649,531 

Ceded premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment increased by 7.5%, to $803.7 million, in 
2021, compared to $747.9 million in 2020, primarily driven by the increase in gross premiums written 
subject to our retrocessional quota share reinsurance programs.

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Ceded premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment increased by $98.4 million, to $747.9 
million, in 2020, compared to $649.5 million in 2019, primarily resulting from increased gross premiums 
written subject to our retrocessional quota share reinsurance programs.

As in our Property segment, the buying of ceded reinsurance in our Casualty and Specialty segment is 
based on market opportunities and is not based on placing a specific reinsurance program each year.

Casualty and Specialty Underwriting Results 

Our Casualty and Specialty segment generated underwriting income of $76.6 million in 2021, compared to 
an underwriting loss of $87.5 million in 2020. In 2021, our Casualty and Specialty segment generated a net 
claims and claim expense ratio of 66.2%, an underwriting expense ratio of 30.8% and a combined ratio of 
97.0%, compared to 73.8%, 30.5% and 104.3%, respectively, in 2020. The underwriting loss in 2020 was 
principally driven by net claims and claim expenses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic of $122.1 
million, which added 6.1 percentage points to the net claims and claim expense ratio during 2020.

The decrease in the Casualty and Specialty segment combined ratio in 2021 was principally driven by a 
decrease of 7.6 percentage points in the net claims and claim expense ratio, driven by lower current 
accident year losses, as compared to 2020 which was impacted by losses associated with the COVID-19 
pandemic. Additionally, our Casualty and Specialty segment experienced net favorable development on 
prior accident years net claims and claim expenses of $16.1 million, or 0.7 percentage points, during 2021. 
The net favorable development during 2021 was driven by reported losses generally coming in lower than 
expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses. See “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim 
Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to the 
development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses.

The underwriting expense ratio in 2021 was comparable to 2020 and included an increase in the net 
acquisition expense ratio, principally due to the effects of purchase accounting amortization related to the 
acquisition of TMR, which improved the ratio in 2020, largely offset by a decrease in the operating expense 
ratio due to continued improvement in operating leverage.

Our Casualty and Specialty segment incurred an underwriting loss of $87.5 million in 2020, compared to 
underwriting income of $46.0 million in 2019. The underwriting loss in 2020 was driven by the COVID-19 
losses. In 2020, our Casualty and Specialty segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 
73.8%, an underwriting expense ratio of 30.5% and a combined ratio of 104.3%, compared to 66.1%, 
31.2% and 97.3%, respectively, in 2019.

The increase in the combined ratio in 2020 was principally driven by net claims and claim expenses 
associated with the COVID-19 losses of $122.1 million, which added 6.1 percentage points to the net claims 
and claim expense ratio during 2020.

Our Casualty and Specialty segment experienced net favorable development on prior accident years net 
claims and claim expenses of $26.8 million, or 1.4 percentage points, during 2020, compared to $23.9 
million, or 1.4 percentage points, respectively, in 2019. The net favorable development during 2020 and 
2019 was principally driven by reported losses coming in lower than expected.

Refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates—Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” and “Note 
8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for 
additional discussion of our reserving techniques and prior year development of net claims and claim 
expenses.

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Fee Income 

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands)

Management Fee Income
Joint ventures 

Structured reinsurance products

Managed funds 

Performance Fee Income
Joint ventures 

Structured reinsurance products

Managed funds 

Total performance fee income

Total fee income

2021

2020

2019

$ 

43,074 

$ 

45,499 

$ 

34,639 

31,358 

34,951 

31,026 

$ 

14,235 

$ 

10,167 

$ 

4,917 

280 

7,525 

15,994 

$ 

19,432 

$ 

33,686 

$  128,503 

$  145,162 

$ 

$ 

17,773 

114,193 

42,546 

35,238 

18,636 

96,420 

9,660 

7,693 

420 

Total management fee income

$  109,071 

$  111,476 

$ 

The table above shows total fee income earned through third-party capital management activities, including 
various joint ventures, managed funds and certain structured retrocession agreements to which we are a 
party. Performance fees are based on the performance of the individual vehicles or products, and may be 
zero or negative in a particular period if, for example, large losses occur, which can potentially result in no 
performance fees or the reversal of previously accrued performance fees. Joint ventures include DaVinciRe, 
Top Layer Re, Vermeer and certain entities investing in Langhorne Holdings LLC. Managed funds include 
Upsilon Fund and Medici. Structured reinsurance products and other includes certain reinsurance contracts 
and certain other vehicles through which we transfer risk to capital.

In 2021, total fee income earned through third-party capital management activities decreased $16.7 million, 
to $128.5 million, as compared to $145.2 million in 2020, primarily driven by lower performance fee income 
due to the impact of the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses on our joint ventures and managed funds, 
partially offset by higher favorable development on prior year losses in DaVinci.

In 2020, total fee income earned through third-party capital management activities increased $31.0 million, 
to $145.2 million, compared to $114.2 million in 2019, driven by an increase in performance fee income due 
to favorable development on prior accident years, which benefited certain of the Company’s managed 
funds, and an increase in management fee income due to an increase in the dollar value of third-party 
capital being managed by the Company.

The fees earned through our third-party capital management activities are principally recorded through 
redeemable noncontrolling interest, or as an increase to underwriting income (reduction to underwriting 
loss), through a decrease in operating expenses or acquisition expenses, as detailed in the table below. 

Twelve months ended December 31

2021

2020

2019

(in thousands)
Underwriting income (loss) - fee income on third-party capital 
management activities(1)
Equity in earnings of other ventures
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 
interest

Total fee income

$  67,287 
50 

$  87,764 
70 

$  60,046 
105 

61,166 
$ 128,503 

57,328 
$ 145,162 

54,042 
$  114,193 

(1) Reflects total fee income earned through third-party capital management activities recorded through underwriting income (loss) as 

a decrease (increase) to operating expenses or acquisition expenses. 

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In addition to the $128.5 million of fee income earned through our third-party capital management activities 
described above, we earned $73.4 million of additional fees on other underwriting-related activities, 
primarily related to expense overrides paid to us by our reinsurers. These additional fees on other 
underwriting-related activities are recorded as a reduction to operating expenses or acquisition expenses, 
as applicable. The total fees recorded through underwriting income (loss) are detailed in the table below.

Twelve months ended December 31

2021

2020

2019

(in thousands)
Underwriting income (loss) - fee income on third-party capital 
management activities
Underwriting income (loss) - additional fees on other 
underwriting-related activities

Total fees recorded through underwriting income (loss)
Impact of Total fees recorded through underwriting income (loss) 
on the combined ratio

$  67,287 

$  87,764 

$ 60,046 

73,418 
  140,705 

59,080 
  146,844 

  47,828 
 107,874 

 2.7 %

 3.7 %

 3.2 %

Net Investment Income

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Fixed maturity investments
Short term investments
Equity investments trading
Other investments

Catastrophe bonds
Other

Cash and cash equivalents

Investment expenses

Net investment income

2021

2020

2019

$ 

234,911  $ 
2,333 
9,017 

278,215  $ 

20,799 
6,404 

318,503 
56,264 
4,808 

64,860 
28,811 
297 
340,229 
(20,750)   
319,479  $ 

54,784 
9,417 
2,974 
372,593 
(18,555)   
354,038  $ 

46,154 
8,447 
7,676 
441,852 
(17,645) 
424,207 

$ 

Net investment income was $319.5 million in 2021, compared to $354.0 million in 2020, a decrease of 
$34.6 million. Impacting our net investment income for 2021 were lower returns in our fixed maturity and 
short term investment portfolios, primarily as a result of general decline in credit spreads and an increased 
allocation to lower yielding short term and U.S. treasury investments from other fixed maturity investments 
as compared to 2020.

Net investment income was $354.0 million in 2020, compared to $424.2 million in 2019, a decrease of 
$70.2 million. Impacting our net investment income for 2020 was lower returns in our fixed maturity and 
short term investments, primarily as a result of lower yields on these investments following the decline in 
interest rates in early 2020, partially offset by higher returns on our catastrophe bonds due to growth in the 
portfolio.

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Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands)
Gross realized gains

Gross realized losses

Net realized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments  
Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity 

investments trading

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on 

investments-related derivatives (1)

Net realized gains (losses) on equity investments trading  
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity investments 

trading

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other 

investments - catastrophe bonds

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other 

investments - other

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments $ 

2021

2020

2019

$ 

177,314  $ 

323,425  $ 

133,409 

(97,726)   

(46,524)   

(43,149) 

79,588 

276,901 

90,260 

(389,376)   

216,859 

170,183 

(12,237)   

335,491 

68,608 

3,532 

58,891 

31,062 

(285,882)   

262,064 

64,087 

(35,033)   

(7,031)   

(9,392) 

89,315 
(218,134)  $ 

(297)   

820,636  $ 

9,018 
414,109 

(1) Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment-related derivatives includes fixed maturity investments related 

derivatives (interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and total return swaps), and equity investments related 
derivatives (equity futures). See “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for 
additional information.

Our investment portfolio strategy seeks to preserve capital and provide us with a high level of liquidity. A 
large majority of our investments are invested in the fixed income markets and, therefore, our realized and 
unrealized holding gains and losses on investments are highly correlated to fluctuations in interest rates. 
Therefore, as interest rates decline, we will tend to have realized and unrealized gains from our investment 
portfolio, and as interest rates rise, we will tend to have realized and unrealized losses from our investment 
portfolio.

Net realized and unrealized losses on investments were $218.1 million in 2021, compared to net realized 
and unrealized gains of $820.6 million in 2020, a decrease of $1.0 billion. Principally impacting our net 
realized and unrealized losses on investments in 2021 were:

•

•

•

•

net realized and unrealized losses on our fixed maturity investments trading of $309.8 million compared 
to net realized and unrealized gains of $493.8 million in 2020, a decrease of $803.5 million, principally 
driven by increasing yields on U.S. treasuries during 2021;

net realized and unrealized gains on equity investments trading of $49.6 million compared to $265.6 
million in 2020, a decrease of $216.0 million. The net realized and unrealized gains in 2021 were 
primarily driven by net realized and unrealized gains on our equity investments, which was in line with 
the performance of the wider equity markets. This was partially offset by net realized and unrealized 
losses from our investment in Trupanion, Inc. In 2020, the net realized and unrealized gains were 
principally driven by net unrealized gains of $226.6 million on our strategic investment in Trupanion, Inc.

net realized and unrealized gains on our other investments of $89.3 million compared to net realized 
and unrealized losses of $0.3 million in 2020, an improvement of $89.6 million, principally driven by fair 
value appreciation of the underlying investments, which favorably impacted our fund investments 
portfolio; and

net realized and unrealized losses on investments-related derivatives of $12.2 million compared to net 
realized and unrealized gains of $68.6 million in 2020, a decrease of $80.8 million, principally driven by 
net realized and unrealized gains on our interest rate futures in 2020, which were favorably impacted by 
declining interest rates.

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Net realized and unrealized gains on investments were $820.6 million in 2020, compared to net realized 
and unrealized gains of $414.1 million in 2019, an increase of $406.5 million. Principally impacting our net 
realized and unrealized gains on investments in 2020 were:

•

•

•

net realized and unrealized gains on our fixed maturity investments trading of $493.8 million in 2020, 
compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $260.4 million in 2019, an increase of $233.3 million, 
principally higher as a result of realized gains generated on the sale of fixed maturity investments;

net realized and unrealized gains on our investment-related derivatives of $68.6 million in 2020, 
compared to gains of $58.9 million in 2019, an increase of $9.7 million, principally driven by higher net 
realized and unrealized gains on interest rate futures during 2020, compared to 2019; and

net realized and unrealized gains on equity investments trading of $265.6 million in 2020, compared to 
$95.1 million in 2019, an improvement of $170.4 million, principally driven by net unrealized gains of 
$226.6 million on the Company’s strategic investment in Trupanion Inc.

Net Foreign Exchange Gains (Losses)

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Total foreign exchange gains (losses)

2021

2020

2019

$ 

(41,006)  $ 

27,773  $ 

(2,938) 

In 2021, net foreign exchange losses were $41.0 million compared to a $27.8 million net foreign exchange 
gain in 2020. The net foreign exchange loss was primarily driven by losses attributable to third party 
investors in Medici which are allocated through noncontrolling interest and miscellaneous foreign exchange 
losses generated by our underwriting activities.

In 2020, net foreign exchange gains were $27.8 million compared to net foreign exchange losses of $2.9 
million in 2019. The net foreign exchange gains were primarily driven by gains attributable to third-party 
investors in Medici, miscellaneous foreign exchange gains generated by our underwriting activities, and 
foreign exchange gains attributable to our operations with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies.

Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. We routinely write a portion of our business in currencies other 
than U.S. dollars and invest a portion of our cash and investment portfolio in those currencies. In addition, 
and in connection with the acquisition of TMR, we acquired certain entities with non-U.S. dollar functional 
currencies. As a result, we may experience foreign exchange gains and losses in our consolidated financial 
statements. We are primarily impacted by the foreign currency risk exposures associated with our 
underwriting operations and our investment portfolio, and may, from time to time, enter into foreign currency 
forward and option contracts to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value of non-U.S. 
dollar denominated assets and liabilities. 

Refer to “Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” for additional 
information related to our exposure to foreign currency risk and “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” in our 
“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to foreign currency 
forward and option contracts we have entered into.

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Equity in Earnings of Other Ventures

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Top Layer Re
Tower Hill Companies
Other

Total equity in earnings of other ventures

2021

2020

2019

$ 

8,286  $ 
(2,073)   
6,096 

9,595  $ 
3,104 
4,495 

$ 

12,309  $ 

17,194  $ 

8,801 
10,337 
4,086 
23,224 

Equity in earnings of other ventures represents our pro-rata share of the net income from our investments in 
the Tower Hill Companies, Top Layer Re, and our equity investments in a select group of insurance and 
insurance-related companies, which are included in Other. Except for Top Layer Re, which is recorded on a 
current quarter basis, equity in earnings of other ventures is recorded one quarter in arrears. The carrying 
value of these investments on our consolidated balance sheets, individually or in the aggregate, may differ 
from the realized value we may ultimately attain, perhaps significantly so.

Earnings from our investments in other ventures was $12.3 million in 2021, compared to earnings of $17.2 
million in 2020, a decrease of $4.9 million, principally driven by reduced profitability of our equity 
investments in the Tower Hill group of companies, primarily as a result of underwriting losses during 2021.

Equity in earnings of other ventures was $17.2 million in 2020, compared to $23.2 million in 2019, a 
decrease of $6.0 million, principally driven by reduced profitability in the Tower Hill Companies, partially 
offset by improved profitability in Top Layer Re and our equity investments within the other category.

Other Income (Loss)

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

(in thousands)
Assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for 

as derivatives and deposits

Other

Total other income (loss)

$ 

$ 

5,905  $ 

(1,177)  $ 

4,975 

1,390 

10,880  $ 

213  $ 

4,473 

476 

4,949 

In 2021, we generated other income of $10.9 million, compared to $0.2 million in 2020, an increase of $10.7 
million, driven by a gain on the sale of a portion of our strategic investments recorded under the equity 
method and lower losses from assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for at fair value during 
2021.

In 2020, we generated other income of $0.2 million, compared to $4.9 million in 2019, a decrease of $4.7 
million, driven by losses on our assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for as derivatives and 
deposits.

Corporate Expenses

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Total corporate expenses

2021

2020

2019

$ 

41,152  $ 

96,970  $ 

94,122 

Corporate expenses include certain executive, director, legal and consulting expenses, costs for research 
and development, impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets, and other 
miscellaneous costs, including those associated with operating as a publicly traded company. In 2020 and 
2019, corporate expenses also included costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of TMR. From time 
to time, we may revise the allocation of certain expenses between corporate and operating expenses to 
better reflect the characteristic of the underlying expense.

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Corporate expenses decreased $55.8 million to $41.2 million, in 2021, compared to $97.0 million in 2020. 
The decrease of $55.8 million was primarily due to higher non-recurring expenses in 2020 resulting from the 
loss on sale of RenaissanceRe UK, executive compensation charges and certain integration and 
compensation related costs associated with the acquisition of TMR.

Corporate expenses increased $2.8 million to $97.0 million, in 2020, compared to $94.1 million in 2019. 
Corporate expenses for 2020 included a loss of $30.2 million on the sale of RenaissanceRe UK on August 
18, 2020, including related transaction and other expenses, and $8.5 million of certain expenses associated 
with senior management departures during the year. In comparison, corporate expenses in 2019 included 
$49.7 million of corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR.

Interest Expense and Preferred Share Dividends

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands)
Interest Expense

2021

2020

2019

$250.0 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020

$300.0 million 3.700% Senior Notes due 2025

$300.0 million 3.450% Senior Notes due 2027

$400.0 million 3.600% Senior Notes due 2029

$150.0 million 4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe)

Other

Total interest expense

Preferred Share Dividends

$125.0 million 6.08% Series C Preference Shares

$275.0 million 5.375% Series E Preference Shares

$250.0 million 5.750% Series F Preference Shares

$500.0 million 4.20% Series G Preference Shares

Total preferred share dividends

$ 

—  $ 

2,995  $ 

14,375 

11,100 

10,350 

14,400 

7,125 

4,561 

47,536 

— 

9,033 

14,375 

9,858 

33,266 

11,100 

10,350 

14,400 

7,125 

4,483 

50,453 

1,767 

14,781 

14,375 

— 

11,100 

10,350 

10,720 

7,125 

4,694 

58,364 

7,600 

14,781 

14,375 

— 

30,923 

36,756 

Total interest expense and preferred share dividends

$ 

80,802  $ 

81,376  $ 

95,120 

Interest expense decreased $2.9 million to $47.5 million in 2021, compared to $50.5 million in 2020.

Interest expense decreased $7.9 million to $50.5 million in 2020, compared to $58.4 million in 2019, 
primarily driven by the maturity of our 5.75% Senior Notes in March 2020.

Preferred share dividends increased $2.3 million to $33.3 million in 2021, compared to $30.9 million in 
2020, primarily driven by the issuance of 4.20% Series G Preference Shares in July, 2021, partially offset by 
the redemption in full of the $275.0 million 5.375% Series E Preference Shares in August, 2021 and the 
redemption in full of 6.08% Series C Preference Shares in 2020. 

Preferred share dividends decreased $5.8 million to $30.9 million in 2020, compared to $36.8 million in 
2019, primarily driven by the redemption in full of the $125 million outstanding principal amount of 6.08% 
Series C Preference Shares in March, resulting in only three months of dividends compared to 12 months in 
the prior period.

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Income Tax (Expense) Benefit

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Income tax (expense) benefit

2021

2020

2019

$ 

10,668  $ 

(2,862)  $ 

(17,215) 

We are subject to income taxes in certain jurisdictions in which we operate; however, since the majority of 
our income is currently earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, the tax impact to 
our operations has historically been minimal. 

In 2021, we recognized an income tax benefit of $10.7 million, compared to an income tax expense of $2.9 
million in 2020. The income tax benefit in 2021 was principally driven by unrealized investment portfolio 
losses in our taxable jurisdictions, while the income tax expense in the prior comparative period was 
principally driven by unrealized investment gains in our U.S. based operations. 

In 2020, we recognized an income tax expense of $2.9 million, compared to $17.2 million in 2019. The 
reduction in income tax expense was principally driven by lower underwriting performance, partially offset 
by higher investment gains, primarily in our U.S.-based operations.

At December 31, 2021, our net deferred tax asset (after valuation allowance) totaled $60.9 million. Our 
operations in Ireland, the U.K., Singapore, Switzerland and the U.S. operations of TMR have historically 
produced GAAP taxable losses and we currently do not believe it is more likely than not that we will be able 
to recover the predominant amount of our net deferred tax assets in these jurisdictions. Our valuation 
allowance totaled $131.5 million and $88.7 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Our effective income tax rate, which we calculate as income tax (expense) benefit divided by income or loss 
before taxes, may fluctuate significantly from period to period depending on the geographic distribution of 
pre-tax income or loss in any given period between different jurisdictions with comparatively higher tax rates 
and those with comparatively lower tax rates. The geographic distribution of pre-tax income or loss can vary 
significantly between periods due to, but not limited to, the following factors: the business mix of net 
premiums written and earned; the size and nature of net claims and claim expenses incurred; the amount 
and geographic location of operating expenses, net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains 
(losses) on investments; outstanding debt and related interest expense; and the amount of specific 
adjustments to determine the income tax basis in each of our operating jurisdictions. In addition, a 
significant portion of our gross and net premiums are currently written and earned in Bermuda, which does 
not have a corporate income tax, including the majority of our catastrophe business, which can result in 
significant volatility to our pre-tax income or loss in any given period. We expect our consolidated effective 
tax rate to increase in the future, as our global operations outside of Bermuda expand. In addition, it is 
possible we could be adversely affected by changes in tax laws, regulation, or enforcement, any of which 
could increase our effective tax rate more rapidly or steeply than we currently anticipate.

Generally, the preponderance of our revenue and pre-tax income or loss is generated by our domestic (i.e., 
Bermuda) operations, in the form of underwriting income or loss and net investment income or loss, rather 
than our foreign operations. However, the geographic distribution of pre-tax income or loss can vary 
significantly between periods for a variety of reasons, including the business mix of net premiums written 
and earned, the size and nature of net claims and claim expenses incurred, the amount and geographic 
location of operating expenses, net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on 
investments and the amount of specific adjustments to determine the income tax basis in each of our 
operating jurisdictions. Pre-tax income for our domestic operations was higher compared to our foreign 
operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 primarily as a result of the more volatile 
catastrophe business underwritten in our Bermuda operations during these periods incurring a 
comparatively lower level of catastrophe losses and thus generating higher levels of net underwriting 
income than our foreign operations, which underwrite primarily less volatile business with higher attritional 
net claims and claim expenses and as a result produce lower levels of net underwriting income in benign 
loss years. 

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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Vermeer
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable 

noncontrolling interests

2021

2020

2019

$ 

(102,932)  $ 
1,492 
38,155 

113,671  $ 

55,970 
61,012 

127,084 
25,759 
48,626 

$ 

(63,285)  $ 

230,653  $ 

201,469 

Our net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $63.3 million compared to net income 
attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of $230.7 million in 2020. This change from 2020 reflects 
the impact of higher underwriting losses in DaVinci, lower underwriting income in Vermeer, and a decrease 
in Medici net income, primarily due to foreign exchange losses that are attributable to third party investors.  

Our net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $230.7 million in 2020, compared to 
$201.5 million in 2019, a change of $29.2 million. The increase was driven by improved performance from 
Medici and Vermeer, compared to 2019, partially offset by lower underlying performance in DaVinci which 
was negatively impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and the COVID-19 losses.

Refer to “Note 10. Noncontrolling Interests” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for 
additional information regarding our redeemable noncontrolling interests.

FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Financial Condition

As a Bermuda-domiciled holding company, RenaissanceRe has limited operations of its own. Its assets 
consist primarily of investments in subsidiaries and cash and securities in amounts which fluctuate over 
time. We therefore rely on dividends and distributions (and other statutorily permissible payments) from our 
subsidiaries, investment income and fee income to meet our liquidity requirements, which primarily include 
making principal and interest payments on our debt and dividend payments to our preference and common 
shareholders. 

The payment of dividends by our subsidiaries is, under certain circumstances, limited by the applicable laws 
and regulations in the various jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate In addition, insurance laws 
require our insurance subsidiaries to maintain certain measures of solvency and liquidity. We believe that 
each of our insurance subsidiaries and branches exceeded the minimum solvency, capital and surplus 
requirements in their applicable jurisdictions at December 31, 2021. Certain of our subsidiaries and 
branches are required to file FCRs, with their regulators, which provide details on solvency and financial 
performance. Where required, these FCRs will be posted on our website. The regulations governing our 
and our principal operating subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends and to maintain certain measures of 
solvency and liquidity and requirements to file FCRs are discussed in detail in “Part I, Item 1. Business—
Regulation” and “Note 18. Statutory Requirements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.”

Liquidity and Cash Flows

Holding Company Liquidity 

RenaissanceRe’s principal uses of liquidity are: (1) common share related transactions including dividend 
payments to our common shareholders and common share repurchases, (2) preference share related 
transactions including dividend payments to our preference shareholders and preference share 
redemptions, (3) interest and principal payments on debt, (4) capital investments in our subsidiaries, (5) 
acquisition of new or existing companies or businesses and (6) certain corporate and operating expenses.

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We attempt to structure our organization in a way that facilitates efficient capital movements between 
RenaissanceRe and our operating subsidiaries and to ensure that adequate liquidity is available when 
required, giving consideration to applicable laws and regulations, and the domiciliary location of sources of 
liquidity and related obligations. For example, our internal investment structures and cash pooling 
arrangements among the Company and certain of our subsidiaries help to efficiently facilitate capital and 
liquidity movements.

In the aggregate, our principal operating subsidiaries have historically produced sufficient cash flows to 
meet their expected claims payments and operational expenses and to provide dividend payments to us. In 
addition, our subsidiaries maintain a concentration of investments in high quality liquid securities, which 
management believes will provide additional liquidity for extraordinary claims payments should the need 
arise. However, in some circumstances, RenaissanceRe may determine it is necessary or advisable to 
contribute capital to our subsidiaries, or may be contractually required to contribute capital to our joint 
ventures or managed funds. For example, during 2019, RenaissanceRe contributed capital to 
RenaissanceRe Specialty Holdings (UK) Limited to fund the acquisition of TMR and made a capital 
contribution to Renaissance Reinsurance to increase its shareholders’ equity to support growth in 
premiums, and in 2020, RenaissanceRe contributed capital to RREAG to support growth in premiums. In 
addition, from time to time we invest in new managed joint ventures or managed funds, increase our 
investments in certain of our managed joint ventures or managed funds and contribute cash to investment 
subsidiaries. In certain instances, we are required to make capital contributions to our subsidiaries, for 
example, Renaissance Reinsurance is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0 
million in the event that a loss reduces Top Layer Re’s capital below a specified level.

Sources of Liquidity

Historically, cash receipts from operations, consisting primarily of premiums, investment income and fee 
income, have provided sufficient funds to pay the losses and operating expenses incurred by our 
subsidiaries and to fund dividends and distributions to RenaissanceRe. Other potential sources of liquidity 
include borrowings under our credit facilities and issuances of securities. For example, in July 2021, we 
raised $488.7 million of net proceeds in an underwritten public offering of Depositary Shares, each 
representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.20% Series G Preference Shares.

The premiums received by our operating subsidiaries are generally received months or even years before 
losses are paid under the policies related to such premiums. Premiums and acquisition expenses generally 
are received within the first two years of inception of a contract, while operating expenses are generally paid 
within a year of being incurred. It generally takes much longer for net claims and claims expenses incurred 
to be reported and ultimately settled, requiring the establishment of reserves for claims and claim expenses 
and losses recoverable. Therefore, the amount of net claims paid in any one year is not necessarily related 
to the amount of net claims and claims expenses incurred in that year, as reported in the consolidated 
statement of operations.

While we expect that our liquidity needs will continue to be met by our cash receipts from operations, 
relatively low investment yields, and the nature of our business where a large portion of the coverages we 
provide can produce losses of high severity and low frequency, future cash flows from operating activities 
cannot be accurately predicted and may fluctuate significantly between individual quarters and years. In 
addition, due to the magnitude and complexity of certain large loss events, meaningful uncertainty remains 
regarding losses from these events and our actual ultimate net losses from these events may vary 
materially from preliminary estimates, which would impact our cash flows from operations. 

Our “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act allows for the public offering of 
various types of securities, including common shares, preference shares and debt securities, which 
provides a source of liquidity. Because we are a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined by the rules 
promulgated under the Securities Act, we are also eligible to file additional automatically effective 
registration statements on Form S-3 in the future for the potential offering and sale of additional debt and 
equity securities.

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Credit Facilities, Trusts and Other Collateral Arrangements

We also maintain various other arrangements that allow us to access liquidity and satisfy collateral 
requirements, including revolving credit facilities, letter of credit facilities, and regulatory trusts, as well as 
other types of trust and collateral arrangements. Regulatory and other requirements to post collateral to 
support our reinsurance obligations could impact our liquidity. For example, many jurisdictions in the U.S. do 
not permit insurance companies to take credit for reinsurance obtained from unlicensed or non-admitted 
insurers on their statutory financial statements unless security is posted, so our contracts generally require 
us to post a letter of credit or provide other security (e.g., through a multi-beneficiary reinsurance trust). In 
addition, if we were to fail to comply with certain covenants in our debt agreements, we may have to pledge 
additional collateral.

Letter of Credit and Revolving Credit Facilities

We and certain of our subsidiaries, joint ventures, and managed funds maintain secured and unsecured 
revolving credit facilities and letter of credit facilities that provide liquidity and allow us to satisfy certain 
collateral requirements. The outstanding amounts drawn under each of our significant credit facilities are set 
forth below:

At December 31, 2021
(in thousands)
Revolving Credit Facility (1)
Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)
Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities

Secured

Unsecured

Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facility

Issued or 
Drawn

$ 

— 

30,000 

410,440 

369,324 

275,000 

$  1,084,764 

(1)   At December 31, 2021, no amounts were issued or drawn under this facility.

(2)  RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding 

voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements. The drawn 
amount of the Medici revolving credit facility is included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets under debt.

Refer to “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for 
additional information related to our significant debt and credit facilities.

Funds at Lloyd’s

As a member of Lloyd’s, the underwriting capacity, or stamp capacity, of Syndicate 1458 must be supported 
by providing a deposit, the FAL, in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit. At December 31, 2021, 
the FAL required to support the underwriting activities at Lloyd’s through Syndicate 1458 was £756.0 million 
(2020 - £696.2 million). Actual FAL posted for Syndicate 1458 at December 31, 2021 by RenaissanceRe 
CCL was $983.4 million (2020 - $874.2 million), supported by a $275.0 million letter of credit and a $708.4 
million deposit of cash and fixed maturity securities (2020 - $225.0 million and $649.2 million, respectively). 
Refer to “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for 
additional information related to this letter of credit facility.

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Multi-Beneficiary Reinsurance Trusts and Multi-Beneficiary Reduced Collateral Reinsurance Trusts 

Certain of our insurance subsidiaries use multi-beneficiary reinsurance trusts and multi-beneficiary reduced 
collateral reinsurance trusts to collateralize reinsurance liabilities. As of December 31, 2021, all of these 
trusts were funded in accordance with the relevant regulatory thresholds. However, Renaissance 
Reinsurance maintains a significant surplus in the amount of approximately $660 million, which is the 
subject of a withdrawal request that is under review by the NYDFS. Refer to “Note 18. Statutory 
Requirements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information on our 
multi-beneficiary reinsurance trusts and multi-beneficiary reduced collateral reinsurance trusts.

Contractual Obligations

In assessing our liquidity requirements and cash needs, we also consider contractual obligations to which 
we are a party. In certain circumstances, our contractual obligations may be accelerated due to defaults 
under the agreements governing those obligations (including pursuant to cross-default provisions in such 
agreements) or in connection with certain changes in control of the Company, for example. In addition, in 
certain circumstances, in the event of a default these obligations may bear an increased interest rate or be 
subject to penalties.

The table below shows certain of our current and long-term contractual obligations:

At December 31, 2021

(in thousands)
Long term debt obligations (1)

Total

Less Than 1 
Year

1-3 Years

3-5 Years

More Than 5
Years

3.600% Senior Notes due 2029 $  504,942  $ 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027  
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025  
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 

356,911 
336,067 

14,400  $ 
10,350 
11,100 

28,800  $ 
20,700 
22,200 

28,800  $  432,942 
305,161 
20,700 
— 
302,767 

(DaVinciRe)
Total long term debt 

obligations

Investment commitments (2)
Operating lease obligations

Capital lease obligations

Payable for investments 

purchased

Reserve for claims and claim 

expenses (3)
Total contractual obligations

173,737 

7,125 

14,250 

152,362 

— 

  1,371,657 
  1,411,306 

42,975 
  1,411,306 

54,870 

18,112 

8,515 

2,661 

85,950 
— 

13,626 

5,322 

504,629 
— 

11,586 

5,322 

738,103 
— 

21,143 

4,807 

  1,170,568 

  1,170,568 

— 

— 

— 

  13,294,630 

  3,988,389 

  4,254,281 

  2,127,141 

  2,924,819 

$ 17,321,143  $ 6,624,414  $ 4,359,179  $ 2,648,678  $ 3,688,872 

(1)

Includes contractual interest payments. 

(2) The investment commitments do not have a defined contractual commitment date and we have therefore included them in the 

less than one year category.

(3) The amount and timing of the cash flows associated with our policy liabilities are highly uncertain. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for 

Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on our estimate of 
claims and claim expense reserves.

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Cash Flows

Year ended December 31,

(in thousands)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency 

cash

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

2021

2020

2019

$  1,234,815  $  1,992,735  $  2,137,195 
(2,988,644) 
1,120,117 

(2,304,689)   
665,214 

(816,296)   
(302,461)   

6,148 
122,206 
1,736,813 

2,478 
271,146 
1,107,922 
$  1,859,019  $  1,736,813  $  1,379,068 

4,485 
357,745 
1,379,068 

2021

During 2021, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $122.2 million, to $1.9 billion at December 31, 
2021, compared to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2020.

Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2021 were 
$1.2 billion, compared to $2.0 billion during 2020. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2021 
were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net loss of $103.4 million to net cash 
provided by operating activities, including: 

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

an increase in reserve for claims and claim expenses of $2.9 billion primarily resulting from net 
claims and claim expenses associated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses; 

an increase in unearned premiums of $767.6 million due to the growth in gross premiums written 
across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments; 

an increase in reinsurance balances payable of $372.6 million principally driven by the issuance of 
non-voting preference shares to investors in Upsilon RFO, which are accounted for as prospective 
reinsurance and included in reinsurance balances payable on our consolidated balance sheet. See 
“Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for 
additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares; partially offset by

an increase in reinsurance recoverable of $1.3 billion due to the increase in net claims and claim 
expenses and recoverables associated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses;

an increase in premiums receivable of $886.9 million due to the timing of receipts and increase in 
our gross premiums written;

an increase of $215.6 million in our deferred acquisition costs due to the growth in gross premiums 
written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments;

an increase of $31.1 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to an increase in ceded 
premiums written; and

a decrease in other operating cash flows of $437.2 million primarily reflecting subscriptions received 
in advance of the issuance of Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares effective January 1, 
2021, which were recorded in other liabilities at December 31, 2020. During 2021, in connection 
with the issuance of the non-voting preference shares of Upsilon RFO, other liabilities were reduced 
by the subscriptions received in advance, and reinsurance balances payable were increased by an 
offsetting amount, with corresponding impacts to other operating cash flows and the change in 
reinsurance balances payable, as noted above, on our consolidated statements of cash flows for 
2021. See “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares.

Cash flows used in investing activities. During 2021, our cash flows used in investing activities were $816.3 
million, principally reflecting net purchases of other investments of $617.8 million, short term investments of 
$252.8 million and fixed maturity investments trading of $136.8 million, partially offset by cash flow from net 

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sales of and equity investments trading of $206.6 million. The net purchases of other investments, was 
primarily driven by an increased allocation to catastrophe bonds and fund investments, whereas the net 
purchases of short term investments and fixed maturity investments trading was primarily funded by cash 
flows provided by operating activities, as described above.

Cash flows used in financing activities. Our cash flows used in financing activities in 2021 were $302.5 
million, and were principally the result of:

the repurchase of 6.6 million of our common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate 
cost of $1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share; 

the redemption of all 11 million of our outstanding 5.375% Series E Preference Shares on August 
11, 2021 for $275.0 million;

dividends paid on our common and preference shares of $67.8 million and $32.9 million, 
respectively; and partially offset by

net inflows of $488.7 million associated with the issuance of 20 million of Depositary Shares (each 
representing 1/1000th interest in a share of our 4.20% Series G Preference Shares), net of 
expenses;

net inflows of $594.3 million primarily related to net third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest 
share transactions in DaVinci, Medici and Vermeer; and

net inflows of $30.0 million from the drawdown of the Medici Revolving Credit Facility. See “Note 9. 
Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional 
information related to the revolving credit facility available to Medici. 

•

•

•

•

•

•

2020

During 2020, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $357.7 million, to $1.7 billion at December 31, 
2020, compared to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2019.

Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2020 were 
$2.0 billion, compared to $2.1 billion during 2019. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2020 
were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net income of $993.1 million to net cash 
provided by operating activities, including: 

•

•

•

•

•

•

an increase in reserve for claims and claim expenses of $1.2 billion primarily, the result of claims 
and claim expenses associated with the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and losses 
related to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by a reduction in net claims and claim expenses 
of $155.2 million due to the sale of RenaissanceRe UK and favorable development on prior 
accident years net claim and claim expenses of $183.8 million;

an increase in reinsurance balances payable of $662.3 million principally driven by the issuance of 
non-voting preference shares to investors in Upsilon RFO, which are accounted for as prospective 
reinsurance and included in reinsurance balances payable on our consolidated balance sheet. 
Refer to “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” 
for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares;

an increase in unearned premiums of $232.9 million due to the growth in gross premiums written 
across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments; partially offset by

net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $820.6 million principally driven by net realized 
and unrealized gains on our fixed maturity investments portfolio, equity investments trading and 
investment-related derivatives;

an increase in premiums receivable of $293.6 million due to the timing of receipts and increase in 
our gross premiums written;

an increase in reinsurance recoverable of $138.4 million principally related to the increase in claims 
and claim expenses noted above;

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•

•

an increase of $55.8 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to the timing of payments and 
increase in ceded premiums written; and

an increase in other operating cash flows of $178.3 million primarily reflecting subscriptions 
received in advance of the issuance of Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares effective 
January 1, 2021, which were recorded in other liabilities at December 31, 2020. Refer to “Note 11. 
Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional 
information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares;

Cash flows used in investing activities. During 2020, our cash flows used in investing activities were $2.3 
billion, principally reflecting net purchases of fixed maturity investments trading, short term investments and 
other investments of $1.6 billion, $581.5 million, and $216.8 million, respectively. The net purchase of fixed 
maturity investments trading was primarily funded by cash flows provided by operating activities, as 
described above, and the issuance of RenaissanceRe common shares during the second quarter of 2020, 
whereas the net purchase of short term investments was primarily associated with capital received from 
investors in Upsilon RFO during 2020.The net purchase of other investments during 2020 was primarily 
driven by an increased allocation to catastrophe bonds. Partially offsetting these net outflows from investing 
activities were net proceeds of $136.7 million from the sale of RenaissanceRe UK during the third quarter of 
2020.

Cash flows provided by financing activities. Our cash flows provided by financing activities in 2020 were 
$665.2 million, and were principally the result of:

•

•

•

•

•

•

the issuance of 6,325,000 of our common shares in an underwritten public offering at a public 
offering price of $166.00 per share, combined with an additional $75.0 million raised through the 
issuance of 451,807 of our common shares at a price of $166.00 per share to State Farm, one of 
our existing stockholders, in a private placement. The total net proceeds from the offerings were 
$1.1 billion;

net inflows of $119.1 million related to net third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share 
transactions in DaVinciRe, Medici and Vermeer; partially offset by

the repayment in full at maturity of the aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, plus applicable 
accrued interest, of our 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 of RenRe North America Holdings Inc. and 
RenaissanceRe Finance;

the redemption of all 5 million of our outstanding Series C 6.08% Preference Shares on March 26, 
2020 for $125.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon;

the repurchase of 406 thousand of our common shares in open market transactions at an 
aggregate cost of $62.6 million and an average price of $154.36 per common share; and

dividends paid on our common and preference shares of $68.5 million and $30.9 million, 
respectively.

Capital Resources

We monitor our capital adequacy on a regular basis and seek to adjust our capital according to the needs of 
our business. In particular, we require capital sufficient to meet or exceed the capital adequacy ratios 
established by rating agencies for maintenance of appropriate financial strength ratings, the capital 
adequacy tests performed by regulatory authorities and the capital requirements under our credit facilities. 
From time to time, rating agencies may make changes in their capital models and rating methodologies, 
which could increase the amount of capital required to support our ratings. We may seek to raise additional 
capital or return capital to our shareholders through common share repurchases and cash dividends (or a 
combination of such methods). In the normal course of our operations, we may from time to time evaluate 
additional share or debt issuances given prevailing market conditions and capital management strategies, 
including for our operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and managed funds. In addition, as noted above, we 
enter into agreements with financial institutions to obtain letter of credit facilities for the benefit of our 
operating subsidiaries and certain of our joint ventures and managed funds in their reinsurance and 
insurance business. 

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Our total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe and total debt was as follows:

At December 31,

(in thousands)
Common shareholders’ equity

Preference shares

2021

2020

Change

$  5,874,281  $  7,035,248  $ (1,160,967) 

750,000 

525,000 

225,000 

Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe

  6,624,281 

  7,560,248 

(935,967) 

3.600% Senior Notes due 2029

3.450% Senior Notes due 2027

3.700% Senior Notes due 2025
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)

Total senior notes

Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)

Total debt

393,305 

297,281 

298,798 

148,969 

392,391 

296,787 

298,428 

148,659 

914 

494 

370 

310 

  1,138,353 

  1,136,265 

30,000 

— 

2,088 

30,000 

$  1,168,353  $  1,136,265  $ 

32,088 

(1) RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in its joint venture DaVinciRe. Because RenaissanceRe controls a 
majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the 
consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe. However, RenaissanceRe does not guarantee or provide credit support for 
DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe’s financial exposure to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and 
counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.

(2) RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding 

voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements. 

Our shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe decreased $0.9 billion during 2021 principally as a 
result of:

•

•

•

•

•

the repurchase of 6.6 million common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of 
$1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share;

the redemption of all Series E 5.375% Preference Shares for $275.0 million plus accrued and 
unpaid dividends thereon;

our comprehensive loss attributable to RenaissanceRe of $38.4 million; and

$67.8 million and $33.3 million of dividends on our common and preference shares, respectively; 
and partially offset by

raising $500.0 million in gross proceeds in July 2021 through the issuance of 20,000,000 
Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a share of our 4.20% Series G 
Preference Shares.

Our debt increased $32.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 principally as a result of $30.0 
million that was drawn under the Medici Revolving Credit Facility. 

For additional information related to the terms of our debt and significant credit facilities, see “Note 9. Debt 
and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.” See “Note 12. Shareholders’ 
Equity” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to our 
common and preference shares.

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Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses

We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of claims and 
claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and 
statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid 
claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. Our actual net 
claims and claim expenses paid will differ, perhaps materially, from the estimates reflected in our financial 
statements, which may adversely impact our financial condition, liquidity and capital resources.

Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements” for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving techniques, 
assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior year 
development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims 
development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty 
segments. In addition, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates—Claims and Claim 
Expense Reserves” for more information on the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we 
follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, our current estimates versus our initial estimates 
of our claims reserves, and sensitivity analysis for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty 
segments.

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Investments

The table below shows our invested assets:

At December 31,
(in thousands, except percentages)
U.S. treasuries
Agencies
Non-U.S. government
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate
Corporate
Agency mortgage-backed
Non-agency mortgage-backed
Commercial mortgage-backed
Asset-backed

Total fixed maturity investments, at fair 

value

Short term investments, at fair value
Equity investments trading, at fair value

Catastrophe bonds
Direct private equity investments
Fund investments
Term loans

Total other investments, at fair value
Total managed investment portfolio

Investments in other ventures, under 

equity method
Total investments

2021

2020

Change

$  6,247,779 
361,684 
549,613 
474,848 
  3,214,438 
721,955 
233,346 
634,925 
  1,068,543 

 1.7 %  
 2.6 %  
 2.2 %  

 29.1 % $  4,960,409 
368,032 
491,531 
338,014 
 15.0 %   4,261,025 
 3.4 %   1,113,792 
291,444 
 1.1 %  
791,272 
 3.0 %  
890,984 
 5.0 %  

 1.8 %  
 2.4 %  
 1.6 %  

 24.1 % $  1,287,370 
(6,348) 
58,082 
136,834 
 20.7 %   (1,046,587) 
(391,837) 
(58,098) 
(156,347) 
177,559 

 5.4 %  
 1.4 %  
 3.8 %  
 4.3 %  

  13,507,131 
  5,298,385 
546,016 

 63.1 %   13,506,503 
 24.7 %   4,993,735 
702,617 

 2.5 %  

 65.5 %  
 24.3 %  
 3.4 %  

628 
304,650 
(156,601) 

  1,104,034 
88,373 
725,802 
74,850 
  1,993,059 
  19,351,532 

881,290 
 5.1 %  
79,807 
 0.4 %  
295,851 
 3.4 %  
 0.3 %  
— 
 9.2 %   1,256,948 
 90.3 %   19,202,855 

 4.3 %  
 0.4 %  
 1.4 %  
 — %  
 6.2 %  
 93.2 %  

222,744 
8,566 
429,951 
74,850 
736,111 
148,677 

98,068 
$ 21,442,659 

 0.5 %  

98,373 
 90.8 % $ 20,558,176 

 0.6 %  

(305) 
 93.8 % $  884,483 

We structure our investment portfolio to emphasize the preservation of capital and the availability of liquidity 
to meet our claims obligations, to be well diversified across market sectors, and to generate relatively 
attractive returns on a risk-adjusted basis over time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our investments are 
subject to market-wide risks and fluctuations, as well as to risks inherent in particular securities. For 
additional information regarding our investments and the fair value measurement of our investments refer to 
“Note 5. Investments” and “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial 
Statements.”

As the reinsurance coverages we sell include substantial protection for damages resulting from natural and 
man-made catastrophes, as well as for potentially large casualty and specialty exposures, we expect from 
time to time to become liable for substantial claim payments on short notice. Accordingly, our investment 
portfolio as a whole is structured to seek to preserve capital and provide a high level of liquidity, which 
means that the large majority of our investments are highly rated fixed income securities, including U.S. 
treasuries, agencies, highly rated sovereign and supranational securities, high-grade corporate securities 
and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. We also have an allocation to publicly traded equities 
reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as equity investments trading and an allocation to other 
investments (including catastrophe bonds, direct private equity investments, fund investments and term 
loans).

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— 

— 

— 

— 

Non-U.S. 

government

Non-U.S. 

government-
backed 
corporate

Corporate

Agency 

mortgage-
backed

Non-agency 
mortgage-
backed

Commercial 
mortgage-
backed

The following table summarizes the composition of our investment portfolio, including the amortized cost, 
fair value, credit ratings and effective yields.

Amortized
Cost

Fair Value

% of Total
Investment
Portfolio

Weighted 
Average 
Yield to 
Maturity

AAA

AA

A

BBB

Non-
Investment
Grade

Not Rated

Credit Rating (1)

December 31, 
2021

(in thousands, 
except 
percentages)

Short term 

investments

$  5,298,385 

$ 5,298,385 

 24.7 %

 0.1 % $ 5,261,431 

$  21,682 

$  13,431 

$ 

203 

$ 

177 

$  1,461 

 100.0 %

 99.3 %

 0.4 %

 0.3 %

 — %

 — %

 — %

Fixed maturity 
investments

U.S. treasuries

6,302,313 

  6,247,779 

Agencies

364,429 

361,684 

 29.1 %

 1.7 %

 1.1 %  

— 

 6,247,779 

 1.2 %  

56,067 

  305,617 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

552,935 

549,613 

 2.6 %

 1.2 %   286,810 

  202,067 

45,192 

14,257 

1,287 

476,200 

474,848 

3,202,614 

  3,214,438 

 2.2 %

 15.0 %

 1.4 %   168,177 

  272,297 

24,480 

3,702 

6,192 

 2.8 %  

31,603 

  113,253 

  979,752 

  996,288 

 1,053,867 

  39,675 

721,711 

721,955 

 3.4 %

 1.9 %  

— 

  721,955 

— 

— 

— 

— 

232,144 

233,346 

 1.1 %

 3.2 %  

51,279 

11,749 

1,810 

5,751 

  110,459 

  52,298 

Asset-backed

1,069,217 

  1,068,543 

631,016 

634,925 

 3.0 %

 5.0 %

 1.9 %   492,903 

  113,736 

 1.8 %   770,492 

  166,595 

4,191 

59,346 

15,835 

37,270 

2,514 

5,746 

22,935 

  11,905 

Total fixed 
maturity 
investments

Equity 

investments 
trading

Other 

investments

Catastrophe 
bonds

Direct private 
equity 
investments

Total fund 

investments

Term loans

Total other 
investments

Investments in 

other 
ventures

Total investment 

portfolio

  13,552,579 

 13,507,131 

 63.1 %

 1.7 %  1,857,331 

 8,155,048 

 1,114,771 

 1,073,103 

 1,197,254 

  109,624 

 100.0 %

 13.8 %

 60.3 %

 8.3 %

 7.9 %

 8.9 %

 0.8 %

546,016 

 2.5 %

 100.0 %

— 

 — %

— 

 — %

— 

 — %

— 

 — %

— 

  546,016 

 — %

 100.0 %

  1,104,034 

 5.1 %

88,373 

725,802 

74,850 

  1,993,059 

 100.0 %

98,068 

 100.0 %

 0.4 %

 3.4 %

 0.3 %

 9.2 %

 0.5 %

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

74,850 

74,850 

— 

 1,104,034 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  88,373 

— 

— 

  725,802 

— 

 1,104,034 

  814,175 

 — %

 — %

 3.8 %

 — %

 55.4 %

 40.9 %

— 

 — %

— 

 — %

— 

 — %

— 

 — %

— 

  98,068 

 — %

 100.0 %

$ 21,442,659 

 100.0 %

$ 7,118,762 

$ 8,176,730 

$ 1,203,052 

$ 1,073,306 

$ 2,301,465 

$ 1,569,344 

 100.0 %

 33.3 %

 38.1 %

 5.6 %

 5.0 %

 10.7 %

 7.3 %

(1)   The credit ratings included in this table are those assigned by S&P. When ratings provided by S&P were not available, ratings from other nationally 
recognized rating agencies were used. We have grouped short term investments with an A-1+ and A-1 short term issue credit rating as AAA, short 
term investments with an A-2 short term issue credit rating as AA and short term investments with an A-3 short term issue credit rating as A.

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Fixed Maturity Investments and Short Term Investments

At December 31, 2021, our fixed maturity investments and short term investment portfolio had a weighted 
average credit quality rating of AA (2020 – AAA) and a weighted average effective yield of 1.2% (2020 – 
0.9%). At December 31, 2021, our non-investment grade and not rated fixed maturity investments totaled 
$1.3 billion or 9.7% of our fixed maturity investments (2020 - $1.4 billion or 10.0%, respectively). In addition, 
within our other investments category we have funds that invest in non-investment grade and not rated fixed 
income securities and non-investment grade cat-linked securities. At December 31, 2021, the funds that 
invest in non-investment grade and not rated fixed income securities and non-investment grade cat-linked 
securities totaled $1.8 billion (2020 – $911.4 million).

At December 31, 2021, we had $5.3 billion of short term investments (2020 – $5.0 billion). Short term 
investments are managed as part of our investment portfolio and have a maturity of one year or less when 
purchased. Short term investments are carried at fair value. The increase in our allocation to short term 
investments at December 31, 2021, compared to December 31, 2020, is principally driven by the additional 
invested assets in certain of our managed joint ventures and managed funds that limit investment allocation 
to shorter term securities.

The duration of our fixed maturity investments and short term investments at December 31, 2021 was 3.0 
years (2020 - 2.9 years). From time to time, we may reevaluate the duration of our portfolio in light of the 
duration of our liabilities and market conditions.

The value of our fixed maturity investments will fluctuate with changes in the interest rate environment and 
when changes occur in economic conditions or the investment markets. Additionally, our differing asset 
classes expose us to other risks which could cause a reduction in the value of our investments.

Equity Investments Trading

The following table summarizes the fair value of equity investments trading:

At December 31,

(in thousands)
Financials
Communications and technology
Consumer
Industrial, utilities and energy
Healthcare
Basic materials
Equity exchange traded funds
Fixed income exchange traded funds
Total equity investments trading

2021

2020

Change

$  146,615  $  452,765  $  (306,150) 
(37,148) 
6,606 
(16,735) 
(6,344) 
(2,171) 
114,919 
90,422 
$  546,016  $  702,617  $  (156,601) 

82,444 
51,083 
26,645 
28,796 
5,092 
114,919 
90,422 

119,592 
44,477 
43,380 
35,140 
7,263 
— 
— 

A portion of our investments included in equity investments trading is managed pursuant to diversified 
public equity securities mandates with third-party investment managers. In addition, our equity investments 
trading include more concentrated public equity positions that we invest in through our strategic investment 
portfolio. These investments are subject to a variety of risks including: company performance, the 
availability of strategic investment opportunities, and macro-economic, industry, and systemic risks of the 
equity markets overall. Consequently, the carrying value of our investment portfolio will vary over time as 
the value or size of our portfolio of strategic investments in marketable equity securities fluctuates. The 
change in fair value of equity investments trading from 2020 to 2021 was impacted by the partial sale of our 
strategic investment in Trupanion. It is possible we will increase our equity allocation in the future, and it 
could, from time to time, have a material effect on our financial results.

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Other Investments

The table below shows our portfolio of other investments: 

At December 31,

(in thousands)
Catastrophe bonds

Direct private equity investments

Fund investments 

Term loans

Total other investments

2021

2020

Change

$  1,104,034  $  881,290  $  222,744 

88,373 

725,802 

74,850 

79,807 

295,851 

— 

8,566 

429,951 

74,850 

$  1,993,059  $  1,256,948  $  736,111 

We account for our other investments at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial 
Instruments. The fair value of our fund investments, which include private equity funds, private credit funds 
and hedge funds, is recorded on our consolidated balance sheet in other investments, and is generally 
established on the basis of the net asset value per share (or its equivalent), determined by the managers of 
these investments in accordance with the applicable governing documents. Many of our fund investments 
are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales which limit our ability to liquidate these investments in 
the short term. 

Some of our fund managers and fund administrators are unable to provide final fund valuations as of our 
current reporting date. We typically experience a reporting lag to receive a final net asset value report of 
one month for our hedge funds and certain private credit funds and three months for private equity funds 
and private credit funds, although we have occasionally experienced delays of up to six months at year end. 
In circumstances where there is a reporting lag, we estimate the fair value of these funds by starting with 
the prior month or quarter-end fund valuation, adjusting for actual capital calls, redemptions or distributions, 
and the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and then estimating the return for the current 
period using all information available to us. This principally includes using preliminary estimates reported to 
us by our fund managers, estimating returns based on the performance of broad market indices, or other 
valuation methods. Actual final fund valuations may differ, perhaps materially, from our estimates and these 
differences are recorded as a change in estimate in our consolidated statement of operations in the period 
in which they are reported to us. Included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments for 
2021 is income of $7.0 million (2020 - a loss of $2.4 million) representing the change in estimate during the 
period related to the difference between our estimated net realized and unrealized gains (losses) due to the 
lag in reporting discussed above and the actual amount as reported in the final net asset values provided by 
our fund managers.

Our estimate of the fair value of catastrophe bonds is based on quoted market prices or, when such prices 
are not available, by reference to broker or underwriter bid indications. Refer to “Note 6. Fair Value 
Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding 
the fair value measurement of our investments.

We have committed capital to direct equity investments, fund investments, term loans, and investments in 
other ventures of $2.7 billion, of which $1.3 billion has been contributed at December 31, 2021. Our 
remaining commitments to these investments at December 31, 2021 totaled $1.4 billion. In the future, we 
may enter into additional commitments in respect of these investments or individual portfolio company 
investment opportunities.

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Investments in Other Ventures, under Equity Method

The table below shows our investments in other ventures, under equity method: 

At December 31,

(in thousands, except 
percentages)
Tower Hill Companies

Top Layer Re

Other

Total investments in 

other ventures, under 
equity method

2021

2020

Carrying   
Value

Investment
$  78,698  2.0% - 25.0% $  25,575  $  64,750  2.0% - 25.0% $  30,470 

Ownership %

Ownership %

Investment

  65,375 

  46,698 

 50.0 %   25,903 

  65,375 

 50.0 %   26,958 

 22.4 %   46,590 

  42,652 

 25.0 %   40,945 

$ 190,771 

$  98,068  $ 172,777 

$  98,373 

Carrying   
Value

The equity in earnings of the Tower Hill Companies and investments in other ventures are reported one 
quarter in arrears and Top Layer is reported on a current quarter basis. The realized value we ultimately 
attain for our investments in other ventures, under equity method will likely differ from the carrying value, 
perhaps materially.

Ratings

Financial strength ratings are important to the competitive position of reinsurance and insurance 
companies. We have received high long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings and scores from 
A.M. Best, S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, as applicable. These ratings represent independent opinions of an 
insurer’s financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet policyholder obligations, and are not 
an evaluation directed toward the protection of investors or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any of our 
securities. Rating organizations continually review the financial positions of our principal operating 
subsidiaries and joint ventures and ratings may be revised or revoked by the agencies which issue them. 
Additionally, rating organizations may change their rating methodology, which could have a material impact 
on our financial strength ratings.

The ratings of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures and the ERM score of RenaissanceRe 
as of February 2, 2022 are presented below. 

A.M. Best (1)

S&P (2)

Moody's (3)

Fitch (4)

Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd.
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe 

Unlimited Company

Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc.
RenaissanceRe Europe AG
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd.
Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd.
Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd.

RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458
Lloyd's Overall Market Rating

A+
A  

A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A  

—
A  

A+
A+

A+
A+
A+
A+
AA
—

—
A+

RenaissanceRe ERM Score

Very Strong

Very Strong

A1
A3

—
—
—
—
—
—

—
—

—

A+
—

—
—
—
—
—
—

—
AA-

—

(1)  The A.M. Best ratings for our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures represent the insurer’s financial strength rating. 

The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represents RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458’s financial strength rating. RenaissanceRe has 
been assigned a “Very Strong” ERM score by A.M. Best.

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(2)  The S&P ratings for our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures represent the insurer’s financial strength rating and the 

issuer’s long-term issuer credit rating. The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represents RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458’s financial 
strength rating. RenaissanceRe has been assigned a “Very Strong” ERM score by S&P. 

(3)  The Moody’s ratings represent the insurer’s financial strength rating.

(4)  The Fitch rating for Renaissance Reinsurance represents the insurer’s financial strength rating. The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating 

represents Syndicate 1458’s financial strength rating.

A.M. Best

The outlook for all of our A.M. Best ratings is stable. “A+” is the second highest designation of A.M. Best’s 
rating levels. “A+” rated insurance companies are defined as “Superior” companies and are considered by 
A.M. Best to have a very strong ability to meet their obligations to policyholders. “A” is the third highest 
designation assigned by A.M. Best, representing A.M. Best’s opinion that the insurer has an “Excellent” 
ability to meet its ongoing obligations to policyholders.

S&P

The outlook for all of our S&P ratings is stable. The “A” range (“A+,” “A,” “A-”), which is the third highest 
rating assigned by S&P, indicates that S&P believes the insurers have strong capacity to meet their 
respective financial commitments but they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse effects or changes in 
circumstances and economic conditions than insurers rated higher.

Moody’s

The outlook for all of our Moody’s ratings is stable. Moody’s Insurance Financial Strength Ratings represent 
its opinions of the ability of insurance companies to pay punctually policyholder claims and obligations and 
senior unsecured debt instruments. Moody’s believes that insurance companies rated “A1” and “A3” offer 
good financial security.

Fitch

The outlook for all of our Fitch ratings is stable. Fitch believes that insurance companies rated “A+” have 
“Strong” capacity to meet policyholders and contract obligations on a timely basis with a low expectation of 
ceased or interrupted payments. Insurers rated “AA-"”by Fitch are believed to have a very low expectation 
of ceased or interrupted payments and very strong capital to meet policyholder obligations.

Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating

A.M. Best, S&P and Fitch have each assigned a financial strength rating to the Lloyd’s overall market. The 
financial risks to policy holders of syndicates within the Lloyd’s market are partially mutualized through the 
Lloyd’s Central Fund, to which all underwriting members contribute. Because of the presence of the Lloyd’s 
Central Fund, and the current legal and regulatory structure of the Lloyd’s market, financial strength ratings 
on individual syndicates would not be particularly meaningful and in any event would not be lower than the 
financial strength rating of the Lloyd’s overall market.

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SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

RenaissanceRe Finance, a 100% owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, is the issuer of certain 3.700% 
Senior Notes due 2025 and 3.450% Senior Notes due 2027, each of which are fully and unconditionally 
guaranteed by RenaissanceRe. The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of RenaissanceRe and 
rank equally in right of payment with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated 
indebtedness of RenaissanceRe which may be outstanding from time to time. Each series of notes contain 
various covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition 
of, and the placing of liens on, stock of designated subsidiaries. For additional information related to the 
terms of our outstanding debt securities, see “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” included herein.

The following tables present supplemental summarized financial information for RenaissanceRe and 
RenaissanceRe Finance, collectively the “Obligor Group.” Intercompany transactions among the members 
of the Obligor Group have been eliminated. The financial information of non-obligor subsidiaries has been 
excluded from the summarized financial information. Significant intercompany transactions and receivable/
payable balances between the Obligor Group and non-obligor subsidiaries are presented separately in the 
summarized financial information:

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Summarized Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

Assets

Receivables due from non-obligor subsidiaries

Other current assets

Total current assets

Goodwill and other intangibles

Loan receivable from non-obligor subsidiaries

Other noncurrent assets

Total noncurrent assets

Liabilities

Payables due to non-obligor subsidiaries

Other current liabilities

Total current liabilities

Loan payable to non-obligor subsidiaries

Other noncurrent liabilities

Total noncurrent liabilities

Summarized Statement of Operations

(in thousands)

Revenues

December 31, 
2021

$ 

9,550 

106,482 

$  116,032 

$  108,261 

840,298 

  1,866,059 

$  2,814,618 

$  160,703 

28,680 

$  189,383 

$  201,380 

  1,088,288 

$  1,289,668 

Year ended December 
31, 2021

 Intercompany revenue with non-obligor subsidiaries

$ 

100,933 

 Other revenue

Total revenues

Expenses

 Intercompany expense with non-obligor subsidiaries

 Other expense

Total expenses

Income tax benefit (expense)

Net income (loss)

Dividends on RenaissanceRe preference shares

Net income (loss) attributable to Obligor Group

CURRENT OUTLOOK

Reinsurance Market Trends and Developments

245 

101,178 

38,960 

67,493 

106,453 

(44) 

(5,319) 

(33,266) 

(38,585) 

$ 

We have built a global, multi-line, specialist company that allows us to write more business with more 
customers in more locations around the world. In 2021, we continued our growth with existing and new 
customers across our segments and broadened our access to risk, writing more lines of business on more 

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platforms. We also continued to diversify our sources of capital through various owned and managed 
balance sheets as well as the equity, debt and insurance-linked securities markets. This has afforded us 
significant flexibility to react when the world changes. We believe that the trusted relationships we have 
developed have provided us an incumbency position, contributing to our significant growth in attractive 
business in 2021. Despite our recent growth, we reduced our growth rate at the recent January 1st 
renewals, electing to focus more on optimizing our portfolio and increasing its efficiency and profitability. As 
always, we were a consistent partner, offering capacity across the risk spectrum.

Recent Industry Trends

In 2021, the insurance industry experienced its fifth consecutive year of elevated catastrophe losses. We 
saw a market trend shift away from property catastrophe risk due to the effects of climate change, social 
and monetary inflation, as well as a lack of confidence in catastrophe modeling. Despite these challenges, 
we believe that our expertise and experience allow us to determine that we are being paid adequately to 
assume risk, which we are uniquely positioned to understand due to our strong underwriting bench (which 
has been through multiple market cycles), as well as our integrated system, and our team of scientists, 
engineers, and risk modelers at RenaissanceRe Sciences. We believe that market conditions have created 
significant opportunities to source attractive risk in the lines of business that we write, and that such 
opportunities will result in superior returns for our shareholders. 

Social inflation continues to be a risk, and we expect it to be an ongoing trend. Over the course of 2021, we 
also saw the rapid increase of monetary inflation. This is particularly impactful to our industry, as it drives 
rebuilding costs, such as increases in wages and commodity prices. We consider the anticipated effects of 
inflation on us in our catastrophe loss models and on our investment portfolio. 

In the current market, we believe that we are uniquely positioned to write a variety of risks, leveraging the 
enhancements we made over the last several years to our risk and capital management technology and 
underwriting expertise to cover additional lines of business. In particular, we have invested heavily to 
understand the influence of climate change on the weather and its impact on the risks that we take. We plan 
to continue to seek to take advantage of additional opportunities throughout the year and believe that 
strategic decisions that we have made in prior periods have laid the foundation for these initiatives. We 
believe that our clients value our ability to be a long-term partner that brings access to multiple forms of 
capital and innovative, large-scale solutions.

January 1st Renewals

Property. The January 1 renewal is the largest renewal period for our Property segment. We had several 
goals we wanted to achieve, including seeking rate increases, improving terms and conditions, adjusting for 
our increased view of risk, and decreasing our exposure to aggregate deals; and we were pleased with the 
results and the portfolio we built. We believe that we saw improved market conditions, and across markets 
we pushed hard for higher rates, while remaining disciplined when rate increases were not sufficient. We 
used the options we have developed, such as our third-party capital vehicles, to provide flexibility and to 
optimize our gross-to-net strategy, as evidenced by the growth in DaVinci and the increased percentage of 
property catastrophe business that we allocated to it. A significant amount of the growth in our Property 
segment over the last few years has been in the other property class of business, due largely to the 
substantial rate increases in the U.S. property excess and surplus market. As we expected, there was 
significant dislocation in the property retrocession markets at January 1, and we expect these trends to 
continue in 2022. 

Casualty and Specialty. The January 1 renewal is also important for our Casualty and Specialty segment. 
Casualty and Specialty business has become increasingly desirable due to a combination of robust multi-
year rate increases, as well as recent favorable plan performance. We continued to see underlying rate 
increases across multiple lines of business and geographies within our Casualty and Specialty segment, 
and we expanded participation on multiple casualty and specialty lines. We believe that our book of 
business is continuing to reflect the rate improvements that we have seen over the past several years. We 
think that our prior work building strong relationships with key customers allowed us to gain superior access 
to desirable business.

General Economic Conditions

We actively managed our capital in 2021 and expect to continue to do so in 2022. We believe that our 
shares have been trading at attractive levels, which provides us with additional options to manage excess 
capital. If this trend continues, we expect to utilize our strong capital position to continue to return excess 
capital to shareholders. When possible, our preference is to deploy any excess capital into profitable 
business opportunities before returning excess capital to shareholders.

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Overall, 2021 was a challenging year for third-party capital, but our ability to raise funds is a testament to 
the deep experience of our Capital Partners team and the relationships that they have built over the 20 
years in this area. 

We believe the stresses in the global economy will continue and that these conditions may result in 
increased market volatility. A period of low interest rates may affect our ability to derive investment income 
from our investments. As interest rates begin to rise from historic lows, we expect that we will see an 
increase in net investment income from our investment portfolio. The effects of these interest rate trends on 
our reinsurance and insurance business could be magnified for longer-tail business lines that are more 
inflation sensitive, particularly in our Casualty and Specialty segment, and in our other property class of 
business within our Property segment. Notwithstanding the many uncertainties and challenges that lie 
ahead, we believe that our track record of responding to industry events, differentiated risk management 
and client-service capabilities, and access to diverse sources of both capital and risk position us favorably 
in the current environment.

We continue to closely monitor recent tax reform proposals and announcements. Tax law changes globally, 
and in the jurisdictions where we operate, could increase tax burdens on companies operating in such 
jurisdictions, or operating multilaterally, or which transact in or with respect to such jurisdictions. At this time, 
the practical details of how the OECD’s framework for instituting a global minimum corporate tax would be 
implemented are not clear, so we cannot anticipate or estimate the cost to us of this or any other such 
future initiative. However, we believe that the flexible global operating model that we have utilized will 
continue to prove resilient.

COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had immense impacts on a global scale, including on the (re)insurance 
industries where it has raised many new questions and challenges for us and our industry. While we believe 
that we can continue to execute on our strategic plan and compete for, and meet, the demand for the 
protection that we provide, it is difficult to predict all of the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
the markets in which we participate and our ability to effectively respond to these changing market 
dynamics.

See “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” for additional information on factors that could cause our actual results 
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K and other 
documents we file with the SEC.

ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The following risk management discussion and the estimated amounts generated from sensitivities 
presented are forward-looking statements of market risk assuming certain market conditions occur. Actual 
results in the future may differ materially from these estimated results due to, among other things, actual 
developments in the global financial markets and changes in the composition of our investment portfolio, 
derivatives and product offerings. The results of analysis used by us to assess and mitigate risk should not 
be considered projections of future events or losses. Refer to “Note On Forward-Looking Statements” for 
additional discussion regarding forward-looking statements included herein.

We are principally exposed to four types of market risk: interest rate risk; foreign currency risk; credit risk; 
and equity price risk. Our policies to address these risks in 2021 were not materially different than those 
used in 2020.  

The ongoing and rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a longer or more severe 
recession, which may increase the probability of credit losses in our investment portfolio. Volatility in global 
financial markets, together with low or negative interest rates, reduced liquidity and a slowdown in global 
economic conditions may adversely affect our investment portfolio. Additionally, we are exposed to 
counterparty credit risk, including with respect to reinsurance brokers, customers and retrocessionaires, 
which may materially increase to the extent the COVID-19 pandemic affects our ability to collect premiums 
receivable or reinsurance recoverable.

Our investment guidelines permit, subject to approval, investments in derivative instruments such as 
futures, options, foreign currency forward contracts and swap agreements, which may be used to assume 
risks or for hedging purposes. Refer to “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” in our “Notes to the Consolidated 
Financial Statements” for additional information related to derivatives we have entered into.

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Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a security to changes in interest rates. Our investment portfolio 
includes fixed maturity investments and short term investments, as well as private credit funds and term 
loans which primarily invest in debt instruments. The fair values of these investments will fluctuate with 
changes in interest rates. As a result, we are exposed to interest rate risk with respect to our overall net 
economic asset position, and more generally from an accounting standpoint, since the assets are carried at 
fair value.

We may utilize derivative instruments, for example via interest rate overlay strategies, to manage or 
optimize our duration and treasury curve exposures. In addition, we attempt to maintain adequate liquidity in 
our fixed maturity investments portfolio to fund operations, pay reinsurance and insurance liabilities and 
claims and provide funding for unexpected events.

The following tables summarize the aggregate hypothetical increase (decrease) in fair value of our fixed 
maturity investment and short term investments, private credit funds and term loans from an immediate 
parallel shift in the treasury yield curve, assuming credit spreads remain constant, reflecting the use of an 
immediate time horizon since this presents the worst-case scenario:

At December 31, 2021

-100

-50

Base

50

100

Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points

(in thousands, except 
percentages)
Fair value of fixed maturity 

and short term 
investments
Fair value of private credit 
funds
Fair value of term loans
Total fair value

Net increase (decrease) in 

fair value

Percentage change in fair 

value

$ 18,805,516 

  473,112 
74,850 

$ 19,848,073  $ 19,600,750  $ 19,353,478  $ 19,106,257  $ 18,859,086 

$  494,595 

$  247,272 

$ 

— 

$  (247,221) 

$  (494,392) 

 2.6 %

 1.3 %

 — %

 (1.3) %

 (2.6) %

At December 31, 2020

-100

-50

Base

50

100

Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points

(in thousands, except 
percentages)
Fair value of fixed maturity 

and short term 
investments
Fair value of private 
credit funds
Fair value of term loans
Total fair value

Net increase (decrease) in 

$ 18,500,238 

$  144,556 
— 
$ 

$ 19,168,368  $ 18,904,916  $ 18,644,794  $ 18,387,651  $ 18,132,236 

fair value

$  523,574 

$  260,122 

$ 

— 

$  (257,143) 

$  (512,558) 

Percentage change in fair 

value

 2.8 %

 1.4 %

 — %

 (1.4) %

 (2.7) %

As noted above, we use derivative instruments, primarily interest rate futures and interest rate swaps, within 
our portfolio of fixed maturity investments to manage our exposure to interest rate risk, which can include 
increasing or decreasing our exposure to this risk. At December 31, 2021, we had $2.2 billion of notional 
long positions and $0.5 billion of notional short positions of primarily Eurodollar, and U.S. Treasury futures 
contracts (2020 - $2.0 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively). At December 31, 2021, we had $Nil of notional 
interest rate swap positions paying a fixed rate and $Nil receiving a fixed rate denominated in U.S. dollar 

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swap contracts (2020 - $Nil and $23.5 million, respectively). Refer to “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” in 
our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to interest rate 
futures and swaps entered into by us. 

At December 31, 2021, the aggregate hypothetical impact of an immediate upward parallel shift in the 
treasury yield curve of 100 basis points would be a decrease in the market value of our net position in 
interest rate futures of approximately $43.9 million. Conversely, at December 31, 2021, the aggregate 
hypothetical impact of an immediate downward parallel shift in the treasury yield curve of 100 basis points 
would be an increase in the market value of our net position in interest rate futures of approximately $42.3 
million. The foregoing reflects the use of an immediate time horizon, since this presents the worst-case 
scenario. Credit spreads are assumed to remain constant in these hypothetical examples.

Foreign Currency Risk

Our functional currency for consolidated reporting purposes is the U.S. dollar. We routinely write a portion of 
our business in currencies other than U.S. dollars and invest a portion of our cash and investment portfolio 
in those currencies. In addition, certain of our entities have non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. As a 
result, we may experience foreign exchange gains and losses in our consolidated financial statements. We 
are primarily impacted by the foreign currency risk exposures noted below, and may, from time to time, 
enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign 
currencies on the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities. Refer to “Note 19. Derivative 
Instruments” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to 
foreign currency forward and option contracts we have entered into. 

Underwriting Operations

Our foreign currency policy with regard to our underwriting operations is generally to enter into foreign 
currency forward and option contracts for notional values that approximate the foreign currency liabilities, 
including claims and claim expense reserves and reinsurance balances payable, net of any cash, 
investments and receivables held in the respective foreign currency. Our use of foreign currency forward 
and option contracts is intended to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value of non-
U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities associated with our underwriting operations. We may 
determine not to match a portion of our projected underwriting related assets or liabilities with underlying 
foreign currency exposure with investments in the same currencies, which would increase our exposure to 
foreign currency fluctuations and potentially increase the impact and volatility of foreign exchange gains and 
losses on our results of operations.

Investment Portfolio

Our investment portfolio is exposed to currency fluctuations through our investments in non-U.S. dollar fixed 
maturity investments, short term investments and other investments. To economically hedge our exposure 
to currency fluctuations from these investments, we may enter into foreign currency forward contracts. In 
certain instances, we may assume foreign exchange risk as part of our investment strategy. Realized and 
unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses from the sale of our non-U.S. dollar fixed maturity investments 
trading and other investments, and foreign exchange gains or losses associated with our hedging of these 
non-U.S. dollar investments are recorded in net foreign exchange (losses) gains in our consolidated 
statements of operations. In the future, we may choose to increase our exposure to non-U.S. dollar 
investments.

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The following tables summarize the principal currencies creating foreign exchange risk for us and our net 
foreign currency exposures and the impact of a hypothetical 10% change in our net foreign currency 
exposure, keeping all other variables constant, as of the dates indicated:

AUD

CAD

EUR

GBP

JPY

NZD

Other

Total

At December 31, 
2021

(in thousands, 
except for 
percentages)
Net assets 

(liabilities) 
denominated in 
foreign currencies $ 92,683 

$ 59,000 

$ (372,987)  $ (322,628)  $ 

4,053 

$  (20,167) 

$ (74,000) 

$ (634,046) 

Net foreign currency 

derivatives 
notional amounts

Total net foreign 

currency 
exposure

Net foreign currency 
exposure as a 
percentage of 
total 
shareholders’ 
equity attributable 
to 
RenaissanceRe

Impact of a 

hypothetical 10% 
change in total 
net foreign 
currency 
exposure

At December 31, 
2020

(in thousands, 
except for 
percentages)
Net (liabilities) 

 (108,168) 

 (58,725) 

  369,335 

 327,339 

(313) 

  19,760 

  56,052 

  605,280 

$ (15,485) 

$  275 

$  (3,652) 

$  4,711 

$ 

3,740 

$ 

(407) 

$ (17,948) 

$  (28,766) 

 (0.2) %

 — %

 (0.1) %

 0.1 %

 0.1 %

 — %

 (0.3) %

 (0.4) %

$  1,549 

$ 

(28) 

$ 

365 

$ 

(471) 

$ 

(374) 

$ 

41 

$  1,795 

$ 

2,877 

AUD

CAD

EUR

GBP

JPY

NZD

Other

Total

assets 
denominated in 
foreign currencies $ 103,401 

$ 34,294 

$  (4,254) 

$ (322,565)  $  (28,649) 

$  (62,892) 

$ (28,707) 

$ (309,372) 

Net foreign currency 

derivatives 
notional amounts

Total net foreign 

currency 
exposure

Net foreign currency 
exposure as a 
percentage of 
total 
shareholders’ 
equity attributable 
to 
RenaissanceRe

Impact of a 

hypothetical 10% 
change in total 
net foreign 
currency 
exposure

Credit Risk

 (61,228) 

 (35,024) 

 (103,426) 

 312,790 

86,314 

  66,649 

  36,217 

  302,292 

$ 42,173 

$ 

(730) 

$ (107,680)  $ (9,775) 

$  57,665 

$  3,757 

$  7,510 

$ 

(7,080) 

 0.6 %

 — %

 (1.4) %

 (0.1) %

 0.8 %

 — %

 0.1 %

 (0.1) %

$ (4,217) 

$ 

73 

$ 10,768 

$ 

978 

$ 

(5,767) 

$ 

(376) 

$ 

(751) 

$ 

708 

Credit risk relates to the uncertainty of a counterparty’s ability to make timely payments in accordance with 
contractual terms of the instrument or contract and market risk associated with changes in credit spreads. 
We are primarily exposed to direct credit risk within our portfolios of fixed maturity and short term 

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investments, and through customers and reinsurers in the form of premiums receivable and reinsurance 
recoverable, respectively, as discussed below.  

Fixed Maturity Investments, Short Term Investments, Private Credit Funds and Term Loans

Credit risk related to our fixed maturity investments and short term investments, as well as our private credit 
funds and term loans which primarily invest in debt instruments, is the exposure to adverse changes in the 
creditworthiness of individual investment holdings, issuers, groups of issuers, industries and countries. We 
manage credit risk in our fixed maturity investments and short term investments through credit research 
performed primarily by our investment management service providers and our evaluation of these 
investment managers adherence to investment mandates provided to them. The management of credit risk 
in the investment portfolio is integrated in our credit risk governance framework and the management of 
credit exposures and concentrations within the investment portfolio are carried out in accordance with our 
risk policies, limits and risk concentrations as overseen by the Investment and Risk Management 
Committee of our Board of Directors. In the investment portfolio, we review on a regular basis our asset 
concentration, credit quality and adherence to credit limit guidelines. In addition, we limit the amount of 
credit exposure to any one financial institution and, except for the securities of the U.S. Government and 
U.S. Government related entities, and money market securities, none of our fixed-maturity and short-term 
investments exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2021.

At December 31, 2021, our fixed maturity investments and short term investment portfolio had a dollar-
weighted average credit quality rating of AA (2020 - AAA). The following table summarizes the ratings of our 
fixed maturity investments and short term investments and term loans (using ratings assigned by S&P and/
or other rating agencies when S&P ratings were not available) as a percentage of total of those investments 
as of the dates indicated:

At December 31,
AAA

AA

A

BBB

Non-investment grade

Not rated

Total

2021

2020

 37.7 %

 43.3 %

 6.4 %

 5.7 %

 6.3 %

 0.6 %

 36.9 %

 39.5 %

 8.0 %

 8.3 %

 6.8 %

 0.5 %

 100.0 %

 100.0 %

Private credit funds are not included in the table above. Our investments in private credit funds include 
limited partnership or similar interests that invest in certain private credit asset classes, including senior 
secured bank loan funds, U.S. direct lending, secondaries, mezzanine investments and distressed 
securities. 

We consider the impact of credit spread movements on the fair value of our fixed maturity and short term 
investments portfolio, private credit funds and term loans. As credit spreads widen, the fair value of our fixed 
maturity, short term investments, private credit funds and term loans decreases, and vice versa. 

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The following tables summarize the aggregate hypothetical increase (decrease) in fair value in our fixed 
maturity investments and short term investments, private credit funds and term loans, from an immediate 
parallel shift in credit spreads, assuming the treasury yield curve remains constant, reflecting the use of an 
immediate time horizon since this presents the worst-case scenario:

At December 31, 2021

-100

-50

Base

50

100

Credit Spread Shift in Basis Points

(in thousands, except 
percentages)
Fair value of fixed income 

and short term 
investments
Fair value of private 
credit
Fair value of term loans
Total fair value

Net increase (decrease) in 

$ 18,805,516 

$  473,112 
$  74,850 
$ 19,546,182  $ 19,467,319  $ 19,353,478  $ 19,206,525  $ 19,059,573 

fair value

$  192,704 

$  113,841 

$ 

— 

$  (146,953) 

$  (293,905) 

Percentage change in fair 

value

 1.0 %

 0.6 %

 — %

 (0.8) %

 (1.5) %

At December 31, 2020

-100

-50

Base

50

100

Credit Spread Shift in Basis Points

(in thousands, except 
percentages)
Fair value of fixed income 

and short term 
investments
Fair value of private 
credit
Fair value of term loans
Total fair value

Net increase (decrease) in 

$ 18,500,238 

$  144,556 
— 
$ 

$ 18,900,852  $ 18,803,290  $ 18,644,794  $ 18,456,750  $ 18,269,003 

fair value

$  256,058 

$  158,496 

$ 

— 

$  (188,044) 

$  (375,791) 

Percentage change in fair 

value

 1.4 %

 0.9 %

 — %

 (1.0) %

 (2.0) %

We also employ credit derivatives in our investment portfolio to either assume credit risk or hedge our credit 
exposure. At December 31, 2021, we had outstanding credit derivatives of $Nil in notional positions to 
hedge credit risk and $218.5 million in notional positions to assume credit risk, denominated in U.S. dollars 
(2020 - $Nil and $96.8 million, respectively). Refer to “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” in our “Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to credit derivatives entered into by 
us. The aggregate hypothetical market value impact from an immediate upward shift in credit spreads of 
100 basis points would cause a decrease in the market value of our net position in these derivatives of 
approximately $9.1 million at December 31, 2021. Conversely, the aggregate hypothetical market value 
impact from an immediate downward shift in credit spreads of 100 basis points would cause an increase in 
the market value of our net position in these derivatives of approximately $9.1 million at December 31, 
2021. For an immediate downward shift in credit spreads, we do not allow credit spreads to go negative in 
calculating the impact. The foregoing reflects the use of an immediate time horizon, since this presents the 
worst-case scenario.

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Premiums Receivable and Reinsurance Recoverable

Premiums receivable from ceding companies and reinsurance recoverable from our reinsurers are subject 
to credit risk. To mitigate credit risk related to reinsurance premiums receivable, we have established 
standards for ceding companies and, in most cases, have a contractual right of offset allowing us to settle 
claims net of any reinsurance premiums receivable. To mitigate credit risk related to our reinsurance 
recoverable amounts, we consider the financial strength of our reinsurers when determining whether to 
purchase coverage from them. We generally obtain reinsurance coverage from companies rated “A-“ or 
better by S&P unless the obligations are collateralized. We routinely monitor the financial performance and 
rating status of all material reinsurers. Refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates—Reinsurance 
Recoverable” for additional information with respect to reinsurance recoverable.

Equity Price Risk

Equity price risk is the potential loss arising from changes in the market value of equity investments. As 
detailed in the table below, we are directly exposed to this risk through our investment in equity investments 
trading, including certain positions in our strategic investment portfolio, which are traded on nationally 
recognized stock exchanges; and indirectly exposed to this risk through other investments such as our 
direct private equity investments, private equity funds and hedge fund, whose exit strategies and market 
values often depend on the wider equity markets. We may, from time to time, use equity derivatives in our 
investment portfolio to either assume equity risk or hedge our equity exposure. The following table 
summarizes a hypothetical 10% increase or decline in the market value of our equity investments trading, 
direct private equity investments, private equity funds and hedge funds, holding all other factors constant, at 
the dates indicated:

At December 31,
(in thousands, except for percentages)
Equity investments trading, at fair value

Direct private equity investments 

Private equity funds, at fair value

Hedge funds, at fair value
Total carrying value of investments exposed to equity price risk

2021

2020

$ 

546,016  $ 

702,617 

88,373 

241,297 

11,394 

79,807 

140,743 

10,553 

$ 

887,080  $ 

933,720 

Impact of a hypothetical 10% increase in the carrying value of investments 

exposed to equity price risk

Impact of a hypothetical 10% decrease in the carrying value of 

investments exposed to equity price risk

$ 

$ 

88,708  $ 

93,372 

(88,708)  $ 

(93,372) 

ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Reference is made to Item 15 of this Report for the Consolidated Financial Statements of RenaissanceRe 
and the Notes thereto, as well as the Schedules to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 9.    CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND 
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer 
and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our 
disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, as of 
the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our management, including our 

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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, at December 31, 2021, our disclosure 
controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be 
disclosed in Company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, 
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated 
and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as 
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial 
reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, as amended. Our internal 
control over financial reporting was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. 
generally accepted accounting principles and to reflect management’s judgments and estimates concerning 
effects of events and transactions that are accounted for or disclosed. 

Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the 
maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and the 
dispositions of our assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to 
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and 
that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our 
management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection 
of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial 
statements.

There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any controls. Our Board of Directors and management, 
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls 
and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. Controls, no 
matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the 
objectives of the controls are met. Further, we believe that the design of controls must reflect appropriate 
resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the 
inherent limitations in controls, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control 
issues and instances of fraud, if any, within RenaissanceRe have been detected.

Management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed our 
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 using the criteria set forth by the 
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-
Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, management concluded that RenaissanceRe’s 
internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2021.

Ernst & Young Ltd., the independent registered public accountants who audited our consolidated financial 
statements included in this Form 10-K, audited our internal control over financial reporting as of 
December 31, 2021 and their attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting appears 
below.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended 
December 31, 2021, which were identified in connection with our evaluation required pursuant to Rules 
13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to 
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

We have audited RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as 
of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the 
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO 
criteria). In our opinion, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all 
material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on the 
COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and 
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, 
comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in 
the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes and schedules and our reports dated 
February 4, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion 

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting 
and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the 
accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on 
our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent 
with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules 
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we 
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over 
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk 
that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal 
control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in 
the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance 
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external 
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over 
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records 
that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the 
company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit 
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that 
receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of 
management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or 
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a 
material effect on the financial statements. 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect 
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk 
that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance 
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. 

/s/ Ernst & Young Ltd.

Hamilton, Bermuda
February 4, 2022

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ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 9C.    DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

None.

PART III

ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this Item relating to our directors, executive officers and corporate governance 
is incorporated herein by reference to information found in our Proxy Statement for the Annual General 
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 16, 2022. We intend to file our Proxy Statement no later than 
120 days after the close of the fiscal year. 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics within the meaning of Item 406 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act 
that applies to all of our directors and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial 
officer, principal accounting officer, controller and other persons performing similar functions. The Code of 
Ethics is available free of charge on our website www.renre.com. We will also provide a printed version of 
the Code of Ethics to any shareholder who requests it. We intend to disclose any amendments to our Code 
of Ethics by posting such information on our website. Any waivers of our Code of Ethics applicable to our 
directors, principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and 
other persons who perform similar functions will be disclosed on our website or by filing a Form 8-K, as 
required.

ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item relating to executive compensation is incorporated herein by reference 
to information included in our Proxy Statement.

ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND 
RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this Item relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and 
management and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is incorporated 
herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.

ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR 
INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item relating to certain relationships and related transactions and director 
independence is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.

ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item relating to principal accountant fees and services is incorporated 
herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.

PART IV

ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Financial Statements

The Consolidated Financial Statements of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and related Notes thereto are 
listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and are filed as part of this Form 
10-K. 

Financial Statement Schedules

The Schedules to the Consolidated Financial Statements of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. are listed in the 
accompanying Index to Schedules to Consolidated Financial Statements and are filed as a part of this Form 
10-K.

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number
3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

4.1

4.1(a)

4.1(b)

4.1(c)

4.2

4.2(a)

4.2(b)

4.2(c)

4.3

4.3(a)

Description
Memorandum of Association, incorporated by reference to the Registration 
Statement on Form S-1 of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Registration No. 
33-70008) which was declared effective by the SEC on July 26, 1995. (P)
Amended and Restated Bye-Laws, incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period 
ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.
Memorandum of Increase in Share Capital of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., 
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1998, filed 
with the SEC on May 14, 1998.
Specimen Common Share certificate, incorporated by reference to the 
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 
(Registration No. 33-70008) which was declared effective by the SEC on July 
26, 1995. (P)
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of 5.750% Series F 
Preference Shares, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 19, 2018.
Form of Stock Certificate Evidencing the 5.750% Series F Preference Shares, 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 19, 2018.
Deposit Agreement, dated June 18, 2018, among RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd., Computershare, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 19, 2018.
Form of Depositary Receipt, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 19, 
2018.
Form of Share Certificate Evidencing the 4.20% Series G Preference Shares, 
incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A of 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. dated July 12, 2021.
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of 4.20% Series G 
Preference Shares, incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement 
on Form 8-A of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. dated July 12, 2021.
Deposit Agreement, dated July 12, 2021, among RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd., Computershare, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 
incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A of 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. dated July 12, 2021.
Form of Depositary Receipt, incorporated by reference to the Registration 
Statement on Form 8-A of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. dated July 12, 2021.
Senior Indenture, dated as of March 24, 2015, among RenaissanceRe 
Finance Inc., as issuer, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as guarantor, and 
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, incorporated by 
reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, 
filed with the SEC on March 25, 2015.
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 24, 2015, among 
RenaissanceRe Finance Inc., as issuer, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as 
guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2015.

119

4.3(b)

4.4

4.4(a)

4.4(b)

4.4(c)

4.5

4.5(a)

4.6
10.1*

10.2*

10.3*

10.4*

Senior Debt Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2015, 
between RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank 
Trust Company Americas, as guarantee trustee, incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on March 25, 2015.
Senior Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2017, among RenaissanceRe Finance 
Inc., as issuer, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche 
Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on June 29, 2017.
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2017, among 
RenaissanceRe Finance Inc., as issuer, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as 
guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 29, 2017.
Second Supplemental Indenture, March 25, 2019, by and among 
RenaissanceRe Finance Inc., as issuer, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as 
guarantor and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 26, 2019.
Senior Debt Securities Guarantee Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017, 
between RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank 
Trust Company Americas, as guarantee trustee, incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on June 29, 2017.
Senior Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2019, by and between RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as 
trustee, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current 
Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 2, 2019.
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2019, by and between 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company 
Americas, as trustee, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 2, 
2019.
Description of Securities.
Further Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of July 22, 
2016, by and between RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Kevin J. O’Donnell, 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on July 
27, 2016.
Legacy Form of Further Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for 
Named Executive Officers (other than our Chief Executive Officer), 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on July 
27, 2016. **
Form of Employment Agreement for Named Executive Officers (other than 
our Chief Executive Officer), incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 
2016, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2016. ***
Letter agreement, dated July 6, 2016, between Ian Branagan and 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. regarding secondment to the U.K., 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on July 
27, 2016.

120

10.5*

10.6*

10.7*

10.7(a)*

10.7(b)*

10.7(c)*

10.7(d)*

10.8

10.8(a)

10.9*

10.9(a)*

10.10*

10.11*

Letter agreement, dated April 11, 2013, between Ian Branagan and 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. regarding secondment to the U.K., 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on July 
27, 2016.
Separation, Consulting, and Release Agreement, dated December 3, 2020, 
between RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Stephen H. Weinstein, 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 4, 2020.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated 
by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K 
for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on February 9, 
2018.
Form of Director Restricted Stock Agreement under the RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period 
ended June 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2016.
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 
2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 
2016, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2016.
Form of Performance Share Agreement under the RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (for awards made in May 2018 and 
March 2019), incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2018.
Form of Performance Share Agreement under the RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (for awards made in March 2020 and 
later), incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual 
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the 
SEC on February 7, 2020.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Deferred Cash Award Plan, incorporated by 
reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, 
filed with the SEC on November 13, 2017.
Form of Deferred Cash Award Agreement pursuant to which Deferred Cash 
Awards are granted under the RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Deferred Cash 
Award Plan, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 13, 2017.
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 2016 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, incorporated 
by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, 
filed with the SEC on May 16, 2018.
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to which restricted stock 
unit grants are made under the RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 2016 Restricted 
Stock Unit Plan, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s 
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 10, 2016.
Form of Tax Reimbursement Waiver Letter with the Named Executive 
Officers, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual 
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the 
SEC on February 23, 2012.
Form of Agreement Regarding Use of Aircraft Interest by and between 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Certain Executive Officers of 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 
31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013.

121

10.12*

10.13

10.13(a)

10.14

10.14(a)

10.14(b)

10.14(c)

10.14(d)

10.14(e)

Form of Director Retention Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2002, 
entered into by each of the non-employee directors of RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd., incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed 
with the SEC on March 31, 2003 (SEC File Number 001-14428).
Amended and Restated Standby Letter of Credit Agreement, dated as of June 
21, 2019, by and among Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., RenaissanceRe 
Specialty U.S. Inc., DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd., RenaissanceRe Europe AG, 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National 
Association, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 24, 2019.
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Standby Letter of Credit 
Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2020, by and among Renaissance 
Reinsurance Ltd., RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Inc., DaVinci Reinsurance 
Ltd., RenaissanceRe Europe AG, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., as 
Guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Incorporated by 
reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 
for the period ended June 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on July 29, 2020.
Facility Letter, dated September 17, 2010, from Citibank Europe plc to 
Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd. and Glencoe 
Insurance Ltd., incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 23, 2010.
Insurance Letters of Credit - Master Agreement, dated September 17, 2010, 
between Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. and Citibank Europe plc. DaVinci 
Reinsurance Ltd., Glencoe Insurance Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of 
Europe, Renaissance Specialty U.S. Ltd., Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, 
Ltd. and Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. each entered into an agreement 
with Citibank Europe plc that is identical to the foregoing agreement, except 
with respect to party names and dates, incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on September 23, 2010.
Amendment to Facility Letter, dated July 14, 2011, by and among Citibank 
Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd and 
Glencoe Insurance Ltd., incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 
31, 2018, filed with the SEC on February 7, 2019.
Amendment to Facility Letter, dated October 1, 2013, by and among Citibank 
Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd., 
RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe 
and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on October 4, 2013.
Amendment to Facility Letter, dated December 23, 2014, by and among 
Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance 
Ltd., RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of 
Europe and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 
ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 19, 2016.
Amendment to Facility Letter, dated March 31, 2015, by and among Citibank 
Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd., 
RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, 
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd. 
and Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance, Inc., Incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 
ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 19, 2016.

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10.14(f)

10.14(g)

10.14(h)

10.14(i)

10.14(j)

10.14(k)

10.14(l)

10.14(m)

Amendment to Facility Letter, dated December 30, 2015, by and among 
Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance 
Ltd., RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of 
Europe, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, 
Ltd. and Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on December 31, 2015.
Amendment to Facility Letter, dated January 14, 2016, by and among 
Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance 
Ltd., RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of 
Europe, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, 
Ltd. and Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year 
ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 19, 2016.
Termination of Master Agreements, Control Agreements and Pledge 
Agreements, dated October 1, 2016, between Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. 
and Citibank Europe plc., incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended 
September 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on November 2, 2016.
Amendment to Facility Letter, dated December 31, 2016, by and among 
Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance 
Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. 
Ltd. and Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on January 5, 2017.
Amendment to Facility Letter, dated December 29, 2017, by and among 
Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance 
Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company, 
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd. and Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 3, 2018.
Amendment to Facility Letter, dated December 31, 2018, by and among 
Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance 
Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company, 
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd. and Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 3, 2019.
Deed of Amendment and Accession, dated June 24, 2019, by and among 
Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci Reinsurance 
Ltd., RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of 
Europe, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. and RenaissanceRe Europe AG, 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on July 
25, 2019.
Deed of Amendment to Facility Letter, dated December 31, 2019, by and 
among Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci 
Reinsurance Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, RenaissanceRe 
Specialty U.S. Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. and RenaissanceRe 
Europe AG, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 3, 2020.

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10.14(n)

10.14(o)

10.15

10.15(a)

10.15(b)

10.16

10.16(a)

10.16(b)

Deed of Amendment to Facility Letter, dated December 31, 2020, by and 
among Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci 
Reinsurance Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, RenaissanceRe 
Specialty U.S. Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. and RenaissanceRe 
Europe AG, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 5, 2021.
Deed of Amendment to Facility Letter, dated December 21, 2021, by and 
among Citibank Europe plc, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., DaVinci 
Reinsurance Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company, 
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. and 
RenaissanceRe Europe AG, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 
22, 2021.
Amended and Restated Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement, dated as 
of November 7, 2019, by and among Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., as 
borrower, ING Bank N.V., London Branch, as agent and as lender, Bank of 
Montreal, London Branch, as a lender, and Citibank Europe plc, as a lender, 
incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 12, 2019.
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Letter of Credit Reimbursement 
Agreement, dated October 30, 2020, by and among Renaissance 
Reinsurance Ltd., as borrower, ING Bank N.V., London Branch, as agent and 
as a lender, Bank of Montreal, London Branch, as a lender, and Citibank 
Europe plc, as a lender, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 
3, 2020.
Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Letter of Credit 
Reimbursement Agreement, dated November 3, 2021, by and among 
Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., as borrower, ING Bank N.V., London Branch, 
as agent and as a lender, Bank of Montreal, London Branch, as a lender, and 
Citibank Europe plc, as a lender, incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on November 3, 2021.
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 9, 
2018, by and among RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Renaissance 
Reinsurance Ltd., RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., Renaissance 
Reinsurance U.S. Inc., various banks and financial institutions parties thereto, 
and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Fronting Bank, LC 
Administrator and Administrative Agent for the Lenders, incorporated by 
reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, 
filed with the SEC on November 14, 2018.
Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018, by and among RenRe 
North America Holdings Inc., RenaissanceRe Finance Inc. and Wells Fargo 
Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, incorporated by 
reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, 
filed with the SEC on November 14, 2018.
First Amendment to Loan Documents, dated June 11, 2019, by and among 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., 
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., 
various banks and financial institutions parties thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, 
National Association, as Fronting Bank, LC Administrator, a Swingline Lender 
and Administrative Agent for the Lenders, incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period 
ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on July 25, 2019.

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10.17

10.17(a)

10.17(b)

10.18

10.19

10.20+

10.21+

10.22

21.1
22.1
23.1
31.1

31.2

32.1

32.2

Master Agreement for Issuance of Payment Instruments, dated March 22, 
2019, between Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., RenaissanceRe Specialty 
U.S. Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance Inc., RenaissanceRe Europe AG and 
Citibank Europe plc., incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2019.
Facility Letter for Issuance of Payment Instruments, dated March 22, 2019, by 
and among Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. 
Ltd., Renaissance Reinsurance Inc., RenaissanceRe Europe AG and Citibank 
Europe plc., incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2019.
Deed of Release, dated August 18, 2020, by and among Citibank Europe Plc, 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and RenaissanceRe (UK) Ltd., incorporated by 
reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 
for the period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on November 3, 
2020.
Waiver, dated as of November 15, 2016, by and between RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd. and BlackRock, Inc., incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on November 18, 2016.
Waiver, dated as of May 11, 2018, by and between RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd. and The Vanguard Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
SEC on May 16, 2018.
Reserve Development Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2019, by and 
between Tokio Millennium Re AG, and Tokio Millennium Re (UK) Limited and 
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., incorporated by reference to 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the 
Commission on March 22, 2019.
Retrocession Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2019, by and between Tokio 
Millennium Re AG and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., 
Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 22, 2019i.
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 2, 2020, 
by and between RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and State Farm Mutual 
Automobile Insurance, incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings 
Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 5, 2020
List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
Issuers of Registered Guaranteed Debt Securities.
Consent of Ernst & Young Ltd.
Certification of Kevin J. O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd., pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Certification of Robert Qutub, Chief Financial Officer of RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd., pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Certification of Kevin J. O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to 
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Robert Qutub, Chief Financial Officer of RenaissanceRe 
Holdings Ltd., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to 
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Applicable to Stephen H. Weinstein and Ian D. Branagan.
Applicable to Ross A. Curtis and Robert Qutub.
Certain schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company 

* 
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+ 
hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the 
SEC.

ITEM 16.    FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not applicable.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant 
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

Date: February 4, 2022

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
/s/ Kevin J. O’Donnell
Kevin J. O’Donnell
Chief Executive Officer and President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by 
the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director 

February 4, 2022

(Principal Executive Officer)

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

February 4, 2022

(Principal Financial Officer)

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer 

February 4, 2022

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors

February 4, 2022

/s/ Kevin J. O’Donnell
Kevin J. O’Donnell

/s/ Robert Qutub
Robert Qutub

/s/ James C. Fraser
James C. Fraser

/s/ James L. Gibbons
James L. Gibbons

/s/ David C. Bushnell
David C. Bushnell

/s/ Brian G. J. Gray
Brian G. J. Gray

/s/ Jean D. Hamilton
Jean D. Hamilton

/s/ Duncan P. Hennes
Duncan P. Hennes

/s/ Henry Klehm, III
Henry Klehm, III

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

/s/ Valerie Rahmani

Director

Valerie Rahmani

/s/ Carol P. Sanders
Carol P. Sanders

Director

/s/ Anthony M. Santomero Director
Anthony M. Santomero

/s/ Cynthia Trudell
Cynthia Trudell

Director

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 1277)    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2021 and 2020        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019     

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 

2020 and 2019   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 
2021, 2020 and 2019        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019    
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 1. Organization    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 5. Investments       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 6. Fair Value Measurements     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 7. Reinsurance      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 10. Noncontrolling Interests       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 11. Variable Interest Entities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 12. Shareholders’ Equity     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 13. Earnings per Share    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 14. Related Party Transactions        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 15. Taxation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 16. Segment Reporting    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 17. Stock Incentive Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 18. Statutory Requirements        . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 19. Derivative Instruments       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 20. Commitments and Contingencies and Other Items    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 21. Sale of RenaissanceRe UK     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note 22. Subsequent Events     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Opinion on the Financial Statements 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and 
subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of 
operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the 
three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the 
“consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in 
all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results 
of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in 
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight 
Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 
2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 4, 
2022, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to 
express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting 
firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in 
accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities 
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we 
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free 
of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to 
assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and 
performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, 
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included 
evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as 
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a 
reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters 

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the 
financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and 
that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved 
especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter 
does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we 
are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit 
matter or on the account or disclosures to which it relates.

F-2

Description 
of the Matter

Valuation of Reserve for Incurred But Not Reported Claim Reserves

At December 31, 2021, the liability for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claim reserves, 
including additional case reserves (ACR) (collectively referred to as IBNR claim reserves) 
represented $9,955 million of the total $13,295 million of reserves for claims and claim 
expenses. The IBNR claim reserves for the property segment was $4,823 million and for the 
casualty and specialty segment was $5,132 million. As disclosed in Notes 2 and 8 of the 
consolidated financial statements, reserves for claims and claim expenses represent 
estimates that are established by management based on actuarial and statistical projections 
at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims 
and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts the Company 
sells for both their casualty and specialty segment and their property segment.

There is significant uncertainty inherent in estimating IBNR claim reserves. In determining 
management’s estimate of the IBNR claim reserves for the casualty and specialty segment, 
management’s analysis includes consideration of loss development patterns; historical 
ultimate loss ratios; and the presence of individual large losses. In particular, the estimate is 
sensitive to the selection and weighting of actuarial methods, expected trends in claim 
severity and frequency, the time lag inherent in reporting information and industry or event 
trends. In determining management’s estimate of the ultimate loss settlement costs which is 
used to determine the IBNR claim reserves for the property segment, which generally 
involve catastrophic events, management’s analysis includes available information derived 
from claims information from certain customers and brokers, industry assessments of losses 
from the events, proprietary models, and the terms and conditions of the Company’s 
contracts. In particular, the estimate is sensitive to the preliminary nature of the information 
available, the magnitude and relative infrequency of the events, the expected duration of the 
respective claims development period, inadequacies in the data provided to the relevant 
date by industry participants and the potential for further reporting lags or insufficiencies, 
and in certain large events, significant uncertainty as to the form of the claims and legal 
issues under the relevant terms of insurance and reinsurance contracts.

Auditing management’s estimate for IBNR claim reserves was complex and required the 
involvement of our actuarial specialists due to the high degree of subjectivity inherent in 
management’s methods and assumptions used in the calculations which have a significant 
effect on the valuation of the reserves.

How We 
Addressed 
the Matter in 
Our Audit

We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness 
of the relevant controls over the estimation process for IBNR claim reserves. This included, 
among others, evaluating management’s review controls over the actuarial methods 
selected to determine the estimate and the assumptions and methods used for the 
Company’s determination of their recorded estimate.

To test the IBNR claim reserves that are included in claims and claim expense reserves, our 
audit procedures included, among others, utilizing the assistance of actuarial specialists. 
Our actuarial specialists evaluated the selection of standard reserving methods applied, 
considering the methods used in prior periods and those applied in the broader insurance 
industry. To evaluate the significant assumptions used by management in the reserving 
methods for the casualty and specialty segment, we compared the significant assumptions, 
including loss development patterns, ultimate loss ratios, and the impact of individual large 
losses, to company experience and current industry benchmarks. To evaluate the significant 
assumptions used by management in their actuarial methods in the property segment we 
compared the significant assumptions, including the severity of industry losses by event and 
development patterns, to current industry benchmarks such as incurred to ultimate loss 
ratios and industry loss levels. In addition, for casualty, specialty and property claims and 
claims expense reserves, we developed a range of reasonable reserve estimates including 
performing independent projections for a significant portion of the Company’s classes of 
business and compared the range of reserve estimates to the Company’s recorded claims 
and claim expense reserves.

/s/ Ernst & Young Ltd.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1993.
Hamilton, Bermuda
February 4, 2022 

F-3

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
At December 31, 2021 and 2020
(in thousands of United States Dollars, except share and per share amounts)

Assets
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value - amortized cost $13,552,579 

at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $13,155,035) (Notes 5 and 6)

Short term investments, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)

Equity investments trading, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)

Other investments, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)

Investments in other ventures, under equity method (Note 5)

Total investments

Cash and cash equivalents

Premiums receivable (Note 7)

Prepaid reinsurance premiums (Note 7)

Reinsurance recoverable (Notes 7 and 8)

Accrued investment income

Deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired

Receivable for investments sold

Other assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets (Note 4)

Total assets

Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Shareholders’ Equity

Liabilities
Reserve for claims and claim expenses (Note 8)

Unearned premiums

Debt (Note 9)

Reinsurance balances payable

Payable for investments purchased

Other liabilities

Total liabilities

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 20)

Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)
Shareholders’ Equity (Note 12)
Preference shares: $1.00 par value – 30,000 shares issued and outstanding 

at December 31, 2021 (2020 – 11,010,000)

Common shares: $1.00 par value – 44,444,831 shares issued and 

outstanding at December 31, 2021 (2020 – 50,810,618)

Additional paid-in capital

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Retained earnings

Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$ 13,507,131  $ 13,506,503 

  5,298,385 

  4,993,735 

546,016 

702,617 

  1,993,059 

  1,256,948 

98,068 

98,373 

  21,442,659 

  20,558,176 

  1,859,019 

  1,736,813 

  3,781,542 

  2,894,631 

854,722 

823,582 

  4,268,669 

  2,926,010 

55,740 

849,160 

380,442 

224,053 

243,496 

66,743 

633,521 

568,293 

363,170 

249,641 

$ 33,959,502  $ 30,820,580 

$ 13,294,630  $ 10,381,138 

  3,531,213 

  2,763,599 

  1,168,353 

  1,136,265 

  3,860,963 

  3,488,352 

  1,170,568 

  1,132,538 

755,441 

970,121 

  23,781,168 

  19,872,013 

  3,554,053 

  3,388,319 

750,000 

525,000 

44,445 

50,811 

608,121 

  1,623,206 

(10,909)   

(12,642) 

  5,232,624 
  6,624,281 

  5,373,873 
  7,560,248 

$ 33,959,502  $ 30,820,580 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

F-4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 
(in thousands of United States Dollars, except per share amounts)

Revenues
Gross premiums written (Note 7)

Net premiums written (Note 7)

Increase in unearned premiums

Net premiums earned (Note 7)

Net investment income (Note 5)

Net foreign exchange gains (losses)

Equity in earnings of other ventures (Note 5)

Other income

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (Note 

5)

Total revenues

Expenses

2021

2020

2019

$  7,833,798  $  5,806,165  $  4,807,750 

$  5,939,375  $  4,096,333  $  3,381,493 

(745,194)   

(143,871)   

(43,090) 

  5,194,181 

  3,952,462 

  3,338,403 

319,479 

354,038 

424,207 

(41,006)   

12,309 

10,880 

27,773 

17,194 

213 

(2,938) 

23,224 

4,949 

(218,134)   

820,636 

414,109 

  5,277,709 

  5,172,316 

  4,201,954 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred (Notes 7 and 8)

  3,876,087 

  2,924,609 

  2,097,021 

Acquisition expenses

Operational expenses

Corporate expenses

Interest expense (Note 9)

Total expenses

Income (loss) before taxes

Income tax benefit (expense) (Note 15)

Net income (loss)

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 

interests (Note 10)

Net income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe

Dividends on preference shares (Note 12)

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders per common share – basic (Note 13)

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders per common share – diluted (Note 13)

$ 

$ 

$ 

  1,214,858 

212,184 

41,152 

47,536 

897,677 

206,687 

96,970 

50,453 

762,232 

222,733 

94,122 

58,364 

  5,391,817 

  4,176,396 

  3,234,472 

(114,108)   

995,920 

967,482 

10,668 

(2,862)   

(17,215) 

(103,440)   

993,058 

950,267 

63,285 

(230,653)   

(201,469) 

(40,155)   

762,405 

748,798 

(33,266)   

(30,923)   

(36,756) 

(73,421)  $ 

731,482  $ 

712,042 

(1.57)  $ 

15.34  $ 

16.32 

(1.57)  $ 

15.31  $ 

16.29 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

F-5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 
(in thousands of United States Dollars) 

Comprehensive income (loss)

Net income (loss)

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, 

net of tax

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

Comprehensive income (loss)

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 

interests

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to redeemable 

noncontrolling interests

2021

2020

2019

$  (103,440)  $  993,058  $  950,267 

(2,492)   
4,225 

606 
(11,309)   

2,173 
(2,679) 

(101,707)   

982,355 

949,761 

63,285 

(230,653)   

(201,469) 

63,285 

(230,653)   

(201,469) 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe $ 

(38,422)  $  751,702  $  748,292 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

F-6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(in thousands of United States Dollars) 

Preference shares

Balance – January 1

Issuance of shares (Note 12)

Repurchase of shares (Note 12)

Balance – December 31

Common shares

Balance – January 1

Issuance of shares (Note 12)

Repurchase of shares (Note 12)

Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards 

(Notes 12 and 17)
Balance – December 31

Additional paid-in capital

Balance – January 1

Issuance of shares (Note 12)

Repurchase of shares (Note 12)

Offering expenses (Note 12)

Change in redeemable noncontrolling interest

Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards 

(Notes 12 and 17)
Balance – December 31

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Balance – January 1

Change in net unrealized gains (loss) on investments, net 

of tax

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

Balance – December 31

Retained earnings

Balance – January 1

Net income (loss)

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 

interests (Note 10)

Dividends on common shares (Note 12)

Dividends on preference shares (Note 12)

Balance – December 31

Total shareholders’ equity

2021

2020

2019

$  525,000  $  650,000  $  650,000 

500,000 

— 

(275,000)   

(125,000)   

— 

— 

750,000 

525,000 

650,000 

50,811 

— 

44,148 

6,777 

(6,579)   

(406)   

213 

44,445 

292 

50,811 

  1,623,206 

568,277 

— 

  1,088,730 

  (1,024,751)   

(62,215)   

42,207 

1,739 

— 

202 

44,148 

296,099 

248,259 

— 

— 

(11,347)   

(6,994)   

— 

(334)   

(342) 

28,007 

28,748 

608,121 

  1,623,206 

24,261 

568,277 

(12,642)   

(1,939)   

(1,433) 

(2,492)   

606 

4,225 

(11,309)   

(10,909)   

(12,642)   

2,173 

(2,679) 

(1,939) 

  5,373,873 

  4,710,881 

  4,058,207 

(103,440)   

993,058 

950,267 

63,285 

(230,653)   

(201,469) 

(67,828)   

(68,490)   

(59,368) 

(33,266)   

(30,923)   

(36,756) 

  5,232,624 

  5,373,873 

  4,710,881 

$  6,624,281  $  7,560,248  $  5,971,367 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
(in thousands of United States Dollars)

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

Net income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash 

provided by (used in) operating activities
Amortization, accretion and depreciation
Equity in undistributed (earnings) losses of other ventures
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments
Loss on sale of RenaissanceRe UK
Change in:

2021

2020

2019

$ 

(103,440)  $ 

993,058  $ 

950,267 

(20,989)   
13,200 
205,897 
— 

16,652 
1,561 
(820,636)   
30,242 

(58,964) 
(762) 
(414,109) 
— 

Premiums receivable
Prepaid reinsurance premiums
Reinsurance recoverable
Deferred acquisition costs
Reserve for claims and claim expenses
Unearned premiums
Reinsurance balances payable
Other

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities

Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments 

trading

Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments
Net sales (purchases) of other investments
Net sales (purchases) of investments in other ventures
Return of investment from investment in other ventures
Net sales (purchases) of other assets
Net proceeds from sale of RenaissanceRe UK
Net purchase of TMR

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares
Dividends paid – preference shares
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases
RenaissanceRe common share issuance
Issuance of debt, net of expenses
Repayment of debt
Drawdown of Medici Revolving Credit Facility
Redemption of preference shares
Issuance of preference shares, net of expenses
Net third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share 

transactions

Taxes paid on withholding shares

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Income taxes paid (refunded)
Interest paid

(886,911)   
(31,140)   
  (1,342,659)   
(215,639)   

  2,913,492 
767,614 
372,611 
(437,221)   

  1,234,815 

(293,581)   
(55,801)   
(138,361)   
30,442 
  1,155,615 
232,949 
662,281 
178,314 
  1,992,735 

(424,973) 
(11,798) 
129,665 
118,676 
900,562 
51,343 
658,532 
238,756 
  2,137,195 

829 

  17,313,940 
  15,186,952 
  15,543,565 
 (15,680,351)   (16,836,538)   (17,919,343) 
(7,841) 
(581,473)    (1,900,741) 
(202,878) 
(216,760)   
(2,717) 
(3,698)   
11,250 
9,255 
(4,108) 
— 
— 
136,744 
(276,206) 
— 
(816,296)    (2,304,689)    (2,988,644) 

206,595 
(252,833)   
(617,782)   
(23,835)   
8,345 
— 
— 
— 

(67,828)   
(32,889)   
  (1,027,505)   

(68,490)   
(30,923)   
(62,621)   

— 
— 
— 
30,000 
(275,000)   
488,653 

  1,095,507 
— 

(250,000)   

— 

(125,000)   

— 

(59,368) 
(36,756) 
— 
— 
396,411 
— 
— 
— 
— 

827,083 
119,071 
594,279 
(7,253) 
(12,330)   
(12,171)   
  1,120,117 
665,214 
(302,461)   
2,478 
4,485 
6,148 
271,146 
357,745 
122,206 
  1,736,813 
  1,107,922 
  1,379,068 
$  1,859,019  $  1,736,813  $  1,379,068 

$ 
$ 

(4,261)  $ 
21,172  $ 

5,668  $ 
48,805  $ 

9,749 
53,220 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
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RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2021 

(unless otherwise noted, amounts in tables expressed in thousands of United States (“U.S.”) dollars, except per share 
amounts and percentages)

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe” or the “Company”) was formed under the laws of Bermuda 
on June 7, 1993. Together with its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and 
managed funds, the Company provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance 
solutions to its customers.

• Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. (“Renaissance Reinsurance”), a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance 
company, is the Company’s principal reinsurance subsidiary and provides property, casualty and 
specialty reinsurance coverages to insurers and reinsurers on a worldwide basis.

• Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. (“Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.”) is a reinsurance company 

domiciled in the state of Maryland that provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance 
coverages to insurers and reinsurers, primarily in the Americas.

• RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458 (“Syndicate 1458”) is the Company’s Lloyd’s syndicate. 

RenaissanceRe Corporate Capital (UK) Limited (“RenaissanceRe CCL”), a wholly owned subsidiary 
of RenaissanceRe, is Syndicate 1458’s sole corporate member. RenaissanceRe Syndicate 
Management Ltd. (“RSML”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, is the managing agent for 
Syndicate 1458.

• RenaissanceRe Europe AG (“RREAG”), a Swiss-domiciled reinsurance company, which has 

branches in Australia, Bermuda, the U.K. and the U.S., provides property, casualty and specialty 
reinsurance coverages to insurers and reinsurers on a worldwide basis. 

• RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S.”), a Bermuda-domiciled insurer, 

which operates subject to U.S. federal income tax.

• DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd. (“DaVinci”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. 

(“DaVinciRe”), is a managed joint venture formed by the Company to principally write property 
catastrophe reinsurance and certain casualty and specialty reinsurance lines of business on a global 
basis.

• Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd. (“Top Layer Re”) is a managed joint venture formed by the Company to 

write high excess non-U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance.  

• RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S. LLC, is licensed as a reinsurance intermediary broker in 
the State of Connecticut and underwrites specialty treaty reinsurance solutions on both a quota share 
and excess of loss basis on behalf of affiliates.

• Renaissance Underwriting Managers, Ltd. (“RUM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, 

acts as exclusive underwriting manager for certain of our joint ventures or managed funds in return for 
fee-based income and profit participation.

• RenaissanceRe Fund Management Ltd. (“RFM”) is a wholly-owned Bermuda exempted company and 

acts as the exclusive investment fund manager for several of the Company’s joint ventures or 
managed funds, in return for a management fee, a performance fee, or both. RFM is registered as an 
Exempt Reporting Adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission and serves as the 
investment adviser to third-party investors in the various private investment partnerships and 
insurance-related investment products offered by the Company. 

• RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd. (“Medici”) is an exempted company, incorporated in Bermuda and 

registered as an institutional fund. Medici invests, primarily on behalf of third-party investors, in 
various instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk. 

• Upsilon RFO Re Ltd. (“Upsilon RFO”), an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and 

registered as a segregated accounts company and as a collateralized insurer, is a managed fund 

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formed by the Company principally to provide additional capacity to the worldwide aggregate and per-
occurrence primary and retrocessional property catastrophe excess of loss market. 

• RenaissanceRe Upsilon Fund Ltd., an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered 
as a segregated accounts company and a Class A Professional Fund, provides a fund structure 
through which third-party investors can invest in reinsurance risk managed by the Company. 

• Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd. (“Vermeer”), an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and 

registered as a Class 3B insurer, provides capacity focused on risk remote layers in the U.S. property 
catastrophe market. The Company maintains a majority voting control of Vermeer, while Stichting 
Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (“PFZW”), a pension fund represented by PGGM Vermogensbeheer 
B.V., a Dutch pension fund manager, retains economic benefits.

• Mona Lisa Re Ltd. (“Mona Lisa Re”), a Bermuda domiciled SPI, provides reinsurance capacity to 

subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe, namely Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, through reinsurance 
agreements which are collateralized and funded by Mona Lisa Re through the issuance of one or 
more series of principal-at-risk variable rate notes. 

• Fibonacci Reinsurance Ltd. (“Fibonacci Re”), an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and 
registered as a special purpose insurer (“SPI”), provides collateralized capacity to Renaissance 
Reinsurance and its affiliates. Fibonacci Re raises capital from third-party investors and the Company, 
via private placements of participating notes which are listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. 

• The Company and Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated are engaged in an initiative 

(“Langhorne”) to source third-party capital to support reinsurers targeting large in-force life and 
annuity blocks. Langhorne Holdings LLC (“Langhorne Holdings”) was incorporated to own and 
manage certain reinsurance entities within Langhorne. Langhorne Partners LLC (“Langhorne 
Partners”) is the general partner for Langhorne and manages the third-parties investing in Langhorne 
Holdings. 

• Following the acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re AG and certain associated entities and subsidiaries 
(collectively, “TMR”) on March 22, 2019, the Company managed Shima Reinsurance Ltd. (“Shima 
Re”), Norwood Re Ltd. (“Norwood Re”) and Blizzard Re Ltd. (“Blizzard,” together with Shima Re and 
Norwood Re, the “TMR managed third-party capital vehicles”), which provided third-party investors 
with access to reinsurance risk. The TMR managed third-party capital vehicles no longer write new 
business. The Company ceased providing management services to Blizzard effective November 1, 
2020, and to Shima Re and Norwood Re effective December 1, 2020.

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles 
generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions 
have been eliminated from these statements.

Certain comparative information has been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

USE OF ESTIMATES IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to 
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported and disclosed amounts of assets and liabilities 
and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and 
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ 
materially from those estimates. The major estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial 
statements include, but are not limited to, the reserve for claims and claim expenses; reinsurance 
recoverable and premiums receivable, including provisions for reinsurance recoverable and premiums 
receivable to reflect expected credit losses; estimates of written and earned premiums; fair value, including 
the fair value of investments, financial instruments and derivatives; impairment charges; deferred 
acquisition costs, and the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance.

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PREMIUMS AND RELATED EXPENSES

Premiums are recognized as income, net of any applicable reinsurance or retrocessional coverage 
purchased, over the terms of the related contracts and policies. Premiums written are based on contract 
and policy terms and include estimates based on information received from both insureds and ceding 
companies. Subsequent differences arising on such estimates are recorded in the period in which they are 
determined. Unearned premiums represent the portion of premiums written that relate to the unexpired 
terms of contracts and policies in force. Amounts are computed by pro rata methods based on statistical 
data or reports received from ceding companies. Reinstatement premiums are estimated after the 
occurrence of a significant loss and are recorded in accordance with the contract terms based upon paid 
losses and case reserves. Reinstatement premiums are earned when written.

Acquisition costs are incurred when a contract or policy is issued and only the costs directly related to the 
successful acquisition of new and renewal contract or policies are deferred and amortized over the same 
period in which the related premiums are earned. Acquisition costs consist principally of commissions, 
brokerage and premium tax expenses. Certain of our assumed contracts contain profit sharing provisions or 
adjustable commissions that are estimated based on the expected loss and loss adjustment expense on 
those contracts. Acquisition costs include accruals for such estimates of commissions and are shown net of 
commissions and profit commissions earned on ceded reinsurance. Deferred policy acquisition costs are 
limited to their estimated realizable value based on the related unearned premiums. Anticipated claims and 
claim expenses, based on historical and current experience, and anticipated investment income related to 
those premiums are considered in determining the recoverability of deferred acquisition costs.

CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSES

The reserve for claims and claim expenses includes estimates for unpaid claims and claim expenses on 
reported losses as well as an estimate of losses incurred but not reported. The reserve is based on 
individual claims, case reserves and other reserve estimates reported by insureds and ceding companies 
as well as management estimates of ultimate losses. Inherent in the estimates of ultimate losses are 
expected trends in claim severity and frequency and other factors which could vary significantly as claims 
are settled. Also, the Company does not have the benefit of a significant amount of its own historical 
experience in certain casualty and specialty and insurance lines of business. Accordingly, the reserving for 
incurred losses in these lines of business could be subject to greater variability.

Ultimate losses may vary materially from the amounts provided in the consolidated financial statements. 
These estimates are reviewed regularly and, as experience develops and new information becomes known, 
the reserves are adjusted as necessary. Such adjustments, if any, are reflected in the consolidated 
statements of operations in the period in which they become known and are accounted for as changes in 
estimates.

REINSURANCE

Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liability 
associated with the reinsured policies. For multi-year retrospectively rated contracts, the Company accrues 
amounts (either assets or liabilities) that are due to or from assuming companies based on estimated 
contract experience. If the Company determines that adjustments to earlier estimates are appropriate, such 
adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are determined. Reinsurance recoverable on dual 
trigger reinsurance contracts require the Company to estimate its ultimate losses applicable to these 
contracts as well as estimate the ultimate amount of insured industry losses that will be reported by the 
applicable statistical reporting agency, as per the contract terms. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are 
recorded net of a provision for current expected credit losses to reflect expected credit losses.

Assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts that lack significant transfer of risk are treated as deposits.

Certain assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts that do not meet all of the criteria to be accounted for as 
reinsurance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards 
Codification (“ASC”) Topic Financial Services - Insurance have been accounted for at fair value under the 
fair value option in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments.

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INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturity Investments

Investments in fixed maturities are classified as trading and are reported at fair value. Investment 
transactions are recorded on the trade date with balances pending settlement reflected in the balance sheet 
as a receivable for investments sold or a payable for investments purchased. Net investment income 
includes interest and dividend income together with amortization of market premiums and discounts and is 
net of investment management and custody fees. The amortization of premium and accretion of discount for 
fixed maturity securities is computed using the effective yield method. For mortgage-backed securities and 
other holdings for which there is prepayment risk, prepayment assumptions are evaluated quarterly and 
revised as necessary. Any adjustments required due to the change in effective yields and maturities are 
recognized on a prospective basis through yield adjustments. Fair values of investments are based on 
quoted market prices, or when such prices are not available, by reference to broker or underwriter bid 
indications and/or internal pricing valuation techniques. The net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on 
fixed maturity investments trading is included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 
in the consolidated statements of operations. Realized gains or losses on the sale of investments are 
determined on the basis of the first in first out cost method.

Short Term Investments

Short term investments, which are managed as part of the Company’s investment portfolio and have a 
maturity of one year or less when purchased, are carried at fair value. The net unrealized appreciation or 
depreciation on short term investments is included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on 
investments in the consolidated statements of operations.

Equity Investments, Classified as Trading

Equity investments are accounted for at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial 
Instruments. Fair values are primarily priced by pricing services, reflecting the closing price quoted for the 
final trading day of the period. Net investment income includes dividend income and the net realized and 
unrealized appreciation or depreciation on equity investments is included in net realized and unrealized 
gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statements of operations.

Other Investments

The Company accounts for its other investments at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial 
Instruments with interest and dividend income included in net investment income. Realized and unrealized 
gains and losses on other investments are included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on 
investments. The fair value of the Company’s fund investments, which include private equity funds, private 
credit funds and hedge funds, is generally established on the basis of the net asset value (“NAV”) per share 
(or its equivalent) established by the managers of such fund investments, if applicable. The net asset value 
established by the managers of such fund investments is determined in accordance with the governing 
documents of such fund investments. The Company applies the practical expedient provided by the FASB 
ASC Topic Financial Instruments relating to investments in certain entities that calculate NAV per share (or 
its equivalent) and therefore measure the fair value of the fund investments based on that NAV per share, or 
its equivalent. Fund investments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet in other investments. 
Fund investments which are valued using NAV per share as a practical expedient are not categorized within 
the fair value hierarchy. 

Certain of the Company’s fund managers, fund administrators, or both, are unable to provide final fund 
valuations as of the Company’s current reporting date. The typical reporting lag experienced by the 
Company to receive a final net asset value report is one month for hedge funds and certain private credit 
funds and three months for private equity funds and private credit funds. In the past, in respect of certain of 
the funds, the Company has, on occasion, experienced delays of up to six months at year end, as the funds 
typically complete their respective year-end audits before releasing their final net asset value statements.

In circumstances where there is a reporting lag between the current period end reporting date and the 
reporting date of the latest fund valuation, the Company estimates the fair value of these funds by starting 
with the prior month or quarter-end fund valuations, adjusting these valuations for actual capital calls, 

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redemptions or distributions, as well as the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and then 
estimating the return for the current period. In circumstances in which the Company estimates the return for 
the current period, all information available to the Company is utilized. This principally includes using 
preliminary estimates reported to the Company by its fund managers, estimating returns based on the 
performance of broad market indices or other valuation methods, where necessary. Actual final fund 
valuations may differ, perhaps materially so, from the Company’s estimates and these differences are 
recorded in the Company’s statement of operations in the period in which they are reported to the Company 
as a change in estimate. 

The Company’s other investments also include investments in catastrophe bonds, direct private equity 
investments and term loans which are recorded at fair value. The fair value of catastrophe bonds is based 
on broker or underwriter bid indications. The fair value of direct private equity investments is based on the 
use of internal valuation models and the fair value of term loans are based on discounted cash flow 
valuation model.

Investments in Other Ventures, Under Equity Method

Investments in which the Company has significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the 
investee are classified as investments in other ventures, under equity method, and are accounted for under 
the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the Company records its proportionate share of 
income or loss from such investments in its results for the period. If the Company’s proportionate share of 
loss from such investment is in excess of the carrying value of such investment, the company discontinues 
applying the equity method when the carrying value of the investment is reduced to zero, unless the 
Company has committed to provide further financial support to the investee. If the investee subsequently 
reports net income, the Company resumes applying the equity method only after its proportionate share of 
net income equals the proportionate share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method 
was suspended. Any decline in value of investments in other ventures, under equity method considered by 
management to be other-than-temporary is charged to income in the period in which it is determined.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash equivalents include money market instruments with a maturity of ninety days or less when purchased.

STOCK INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

The Company is authorized to issue restricted stock awards and units, performance shares, stock options 
and other equity-based awards to its employees and directors. The fair value of the compensation cost is 
measured at the grant date and expensed over the period for which the employee or director is required to 
provide services in exchange for the award.

In addition, the Company is authorized to issue cash settled restricted stock units (“CSRSU”) to its 
employees. The fair value of CSRSUs is determined using the fair market value of RenaissanceRe common 
shares at the end of each reporting period and is expensed over the period for which the employee is 
required to provide service in exchange for the award. The fair value of these awards is recorded on the 
Company’s consolidated balance sheet as a liability as it is expensed until the point payment is made to the 
employee.

The Company has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur rather than estimating service-based 
forfeitures over the requisite service period.

DERIVATIVES

From time to time, the Company enters into derivative instruments such as futures, options, swaps, forward 
contracts and other derivative contracts primarily to manage its foreign currency exposure, obtain exposure 
to a particular financial market, for yield enhancement, or for trading and to assume risk. The Company 
accounts for its derivatives in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Derivatives and Hedging, which requires all 
derivatives to be recorded at fair value on the Company’s balance sheet as either assets or liabilities, 
depending on their rights or obligations, with changes in fair value reflected in current earnings. 
Commencing in 2019, the Company elected to adopt hedge accounting for certain of its derivative 
instruments used as hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation, as discussed below. The fair value 

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of the Company’s derivatives is estimated by reference to quoted prices or broker quotes, where available, 
or in the absence of quoted prices or broker quotes, the use of industry or internal valuation models.

Hedges of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation

Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments used to hedge the net investment in a foreign operation, 
to the extent effective as a hedge, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive 
income (loss) in foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax. Cumulative changes in fair value 
recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified into earnings upon the sale, or 
complete or substantially complete liquidation, of the foreign operation. Any hedge ineffectiveness is 
recorded immediately in current period earnings as net foreign exchange gains (losses). 

Hedge Documentation and Effectiveness Testing

To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated 
changes in value or cash flow of the hedged item. At the inception of a hedge, the Company formally 
documents relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management 
objective and strategy for undertaking each hedge transaction. The documentation process includes linking 
derivatives that are designated as net investment hedges to specific assets or liabilities on the consolidated 
balance sheet. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge's inception and on an ongoing 
basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting 
changes in the net investment in a foreign operation. The Company will discontinue hedge accounting 
prospectively if it determines that the derivative is no longer highly effective in offsetting changes in the net 
investment in a foreign operation, the derivative is no longer designated as a hedging instrument, or the 
derivative expires or is sold, terminated or exercised. If hedge accounting is discontinued, the derivative 
continues to be carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in its fair value 
recognized in current period earnings through net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments.

FAIR VALUE OPTION

The Company has elected to account for certain of its assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with 
FASB ASC Topic Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The Company recognizes the change in 
unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in fair value in its statements of operations.

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Business 
Combinations, and goodwill and other intangible assets that arise from business combinations in 
accordance with FASB ASC Topic Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. A purchase price that is in excess of 
the fair value of the net assets acquired arising from a business combination is recorded as goodwill, and is 
not amortized. Other intangible assets with a finite life are amortized over the estimated useful life of the 
asset. Other intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortized.

Goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis or more 
frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. 
Finite life intangible assets are reviewed for indicators of impairment on an annual basis or more frequently 
if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, and tested 
for impairment if appropriate. For purposes of the annual impairment evaluation, goodwill is assigned to the 
applicable reporting unit of the acquired entities giving rise to the goodwill. Goodwill and other intangible 
assets recorded in connection with investments accounted for under the equity method, are recorded as 
“Investments in other ventures, under equity method” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has established the third and fourth quarters of the year as the period for performing its 
annual impairment tests. Upon further assessment, the Company may determine to perform additional 
impairment testing later in the year if it is deemed necessary. The Company has elected to use the option to 
first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill 
impairment test. Under this option, the Company is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit 
unless the Company determines, based on its qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that a 
reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If goodwill or other intangible assets are impaired, 

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they are written down to their estimated fair value with a corresponding expense reflected in the Company’s 
consolidated statements of operations.

The Company initially recorded VOBA to reflect the establishment of the value of business acquired asset, 
which represents the estimated present value of the expected underwriting profit within the unearned 
premiums liability, net of reinsurance, less costs to service the related policies and a risk premium. VOBA is 
derived using, among other things, estimated loss ratios by line of business to calculate the underwriting 
profit, weighted average cost of capital, risk premium and expected payout patterns. The adjustment for 
VOBA was amortized to acquisition expenses over approximately two years, as the contracts for business 
in-force as of the acquisition date expired. 

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

The Company accounts for redeemable noncontrolling interests in the mezzanine section of the Company’s 
consolidated balance sheet in accordance with United States Securities and Exchange Commission 
(“SEC”) guidance which is applicable to SEC registrants. The share classes related to the redeemable 
noncontrolling interest portion of the issuer are accounted for in accordance with SEC guidance, which 
requires that shares not required to be accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Distinguishing 
Liabilities from Equity, and having redemption features that are not solely within the control of the issuer, to 
be classified outside of permanent equity in the mezzanine section of the balance sheet. The SEC guidance 
does not impact the accounting for redeemable noncontrolling interest on the consolidated statements of 
operations; therefore, the provisions of FASB ASC Topic Consolidation with respect to the consolidated 
statements of operations still apply, and net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests is 
presented separately in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

The Company accounts for variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 
Consolidation, which requires the consolidation of all VIEs by the primary beneficiary, that being the investor 
that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and that will absorb a portion of the VIE’s expected 
losses or residual returns that could potentially be significant to the VIE. When the Company determines it 
has a variable interest in a VIE, it determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of that VIE by performing 
an analysis that principally considers: (i) the VIE’s purpose and design, including the risks the VIE was 
designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders; (ii) the VIE’s capital structure; (iii) the 
terms between the VIE and its variable interest holders and other parties involved with the VIE; (iv) which 
variable interest holders have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the 
VIE’s economic performance; (v) which variable interest holders have the obligation to absorb losses or the 
right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE; and (vi) related party 
relationships. The Company reassesses its determination of whether the Company is the primary 
beneficiary of a VIE upon changes in facts and circumstances that could potentially alter the Company’s 
assessment.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company calculates earnings per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Earnings per Share. 
Basic earnings per share are based on weighted average common shares and exclude any dilutive effects 
of options and restricted stock. Diluted earnings per share assumes the exercise of all dilutive stock options 
and restricted stock grants.

The two-class method is used to determine earnings per share based on dividends declared on common 
shares and participating securities (i.e., distributed earnings) and participation rights of participating 
securities in any undistributed earnings. Each unvested restricted share granted by the Company is 
considered a participating security and the Company uses the two-class method to calculate its net income 
available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic and diluted.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the 
Company’s subsidiaries in which those monetary assets and liabilities reside are revalued into such 
subsidiary’s functional currency at the prevailing exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and 

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expenses denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries, are 
valued at the exchange rate on the date on which the underlying revenue or expense transaction occurred. 
The net effect of these revaluation adjustments are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of 
operations as part of net foreign exchange gains (losses).

The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have a 
functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations whose functional 
currency is not the U.S. dollar are translated into the Company’s U.S. dollar reporting currency at prevailing 
balance sheet-date exchange rates, while revenue and expenses of such foreign operations are translated 
into the Company’s U.S. dollar functional currency at monthly average exchange rates during the year. The 
net effect of these translation adjustments, as well as any gains or losses on intercompany balances for 
which settlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future, net of applicable deferred income 
taxes, is included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as currency translation adjustments and 
reflected within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

TAXATION

Income taxes have been provided for in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic Income Taxes. 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities result from temporary differences between the amounts recorded in the 
consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Such temporary 
differences are primarily due to net operating loss and interest expense carryforwards and GAAP versus tax 
basis accounting differences relating to underwriting results, accrued expenses and investments. The effect 
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that 
includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets is recorded if it is more 
likely than not that all, or some portion, of the benefits related to net deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Uncertain tax positions are also accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Income Taxes. 
Uncertain tax positions must meet a more likely than not recognition threshold to be recognized.

RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 
2019-12”). Among other things, ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes 
for investments, performing intraperiod tax allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. ASU 
2019-12 also clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. 
ASU 2019-12 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal 
years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Accordingly, the Company adopted ASU 2019-12 effective 
January 1, 2021. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s 
consolidated statements of operations and financial position. 

Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments 
(“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 modifies the recognition of credit losses by replacing the incurred loss 
impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration 
of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 
is applicable to financial assets such as loans, debt securities, trade receivables, off-balance sheet credit 
exposures, reinsurance receivables, and other financial assets that have the contractual right to receive 
cash. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, 
including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the 
collectability of the reported amount. The Company’s invested assets are measured at fair value through net 
income, and therefore those invested assets were not impacted by the adoption of ASU 2016-13. The 
Company has other financial assets, such as premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverable, that were 
not materially impacted by the adoption of ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13 became effective for public business 
entities that are SEC filers for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Accordingly, 
the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have 

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a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position, and as a 
result, there was no cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2020.

Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure 
Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure 
requirements of fair value measurements as part of the disclosure framework project with the objective to 
improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. ASU 2018-13 allows for 
removal of the amount and reasons for transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the 
policy for transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 
2018-13 became effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim 
periods within those fiscal years. Accordingly, the Company adopted ASU 2018-13 effective January 1, 
2020. Since ASU 2018-13 is disclosure-related only, it did not have an impact on the Company’s 
consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 
2017-04”). Among other things, ASU 2017-04 requires the following: (1) the elimination of step two of the 
goodwill impairment test; entities will no longer utilize the implied fair value of their assets and liabilities for 
purposes of testing goodwill for impairment, (2) the quantitative portion of the goodwill impairment test will 
be performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount; an impairment charge 
is to be recognized for the excess of carrying amount over fair value, but only to the extent of the amount of 
goodwill allocated to that reporting unit, and (3) foreign currency translation adjustments are not to be 
allocated to a reporting unit from an entity’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss); the reporting 
unit’s carrying amount should include only the currently translated balances of the assets and liabilities 
assigned to the reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 became effective for public business entities that are SEC filers 
for annual periods, or any interim goodwill impairment tests in annual periods, beginning after December 
15, 2019. Accordingly, the Company adopted ASU 2017-04 effective January 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 
2017-04 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and 
financial position.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases and subsequently 
issued a number of other ASUs to amend the guidance, each ultimately reflected in FASB ASC Topic 
Leases. FASB ASC Topic Leases requires, among other items, lessees to recognize lease assets and lease 
liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under the previous guidance. 
FASB ASC Topic Leases became effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods 
beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company has adopted FASB ASC Topic Leases through the 
application of the modified retrospective transition approach. In addition, the Company employed certain 
practical expedients permitted under the guidance and utilized its incremental borrowing rate in determining 
the present value of lease payments, not yet paid. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material 
impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position. The Company 
determined there was no material impact and as a result, there was no cumulative effect adjustment to 
opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2019.

Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory 
(“ASU 2016-16”). ASU 2016-16 requires entities to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity 
transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfers occur; this is a change from current guidance 
which prohibits the recognition of current and deferred income taxes until the underlying assets have been 
sold to outside entities. ASU 2016-16 became effective for public business entities for annual and interim 
periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact 
on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

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NOTE 3. ACQUISITION OF TOKIO MILLENNIUM RE 

Overview

The aggregate consideration for the acquisition of TMR, which closed on March 22, 2019, was $1.6 billion, 
consisting of cash, RenaissanceRe common shares and a special dividend from TMR, as described in more 
detail below. The aggregate consideration paid at closing for the acquisition of TMR was based on the 
closing tangible book value of TMR, subject to a post-closing adjustment under the terms of the Stock 
Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. (“Tokio”) 
and, with respect to certain sections only, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. entered into on October 30, 2018. The 
parties determined that no closing adjustment was required.

In connection with the closing of the TMR Stock Purchase, Tokio, RREAG and RenaissanceRe (UK) Limited 
(formerly known as Tokio Millennium Re (UK) Limited) (“RenaissanceRe UK”) entered into a reserve 
development agreement whereby RREAG and RenaissanceRe UK agreed to cede to Tokio, and Tokio 
agreed to indemnify and reimburse RREAG and RenaissanceRe UK for, substantially all of RREAG and 
RenaissanceRe UK’s adverse development on stated reserves at time of the closing, including unearned 
premium reserves, subject to certain terms and conditions. The reserve development agreement provides 
the Company with indemnification on stated reserves, including unearned premium reserves, for RREAG 
and RenaissanceRe UK, on a whole-account basis, and takes into consideration adverse performance 
across the Company’s reportable segments. To the extent the combined performance of acquired reserves 
for claims and claim expenses or unearned premiums is worse than expected on an aggregate basis across 
reportable segments, the Company is indemnified under the terms of the reserve development agreement 
and would expect to collect under the reserve development agreement.

At closing, RREAG and Tokio entered into a retrocessional agreement pursuant to which RREAG ceded to 
Tokio all of its liabilities arising from certain stop loss reinsurance contracts RREAG entered into with third-
party capital partners which were either in force as of the closing date or which incept prior to December 31, 
2021.

The Company recorded $9.1 million of corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of TMR during 
2020 (2019 - $49.7 million). Included in these expenses are compensation, transaction and integration-
related costs.

Purchase Price

The Company’s total purchase price for TMR was calculated as follows:

Special Dividend

Special Dividend paid to common shareholders of Tokio and holders of 

Tokio equity awards

RenaissanceRe Common Shares

Common shares issued by RenaissanceRe to Tokio

Common share price of RenaissanceRe (1)
Market value of RenaissanceRe common shares issued by 

  1,739,071 

$ 

143.75 

RenaissanceRe to Tokio

Cash Consideration

Cash consideration paid by RenaissanceRe as acquisition consideration

Total purchase price

Less: Special Dividend paid to Tokio

Net purchase price

$  500,000 

249,998 

813,595 

  1,563,593 

(500,000) 

$ 1,063,593 

(1)   RenaissanceRe common share price was based on the 30-day trailing volume weighted average price of $143.7539 as of market 

close on March 15, 2019, which approximates fair value.

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Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities of the Company based on estimated 
fair values on March 22, 2019, the date the transaction closed, as detailed below. During the quarter ended 
March 31, 2019, the Company recognized goodwill of $13.1 million, based on foreign exchange rates on 
March 22, 2019, attributable to the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of 
TMR. The Company recognized identifiable finite lived intangible assets of $11.2 million, which will be 
amortized over a weighted average period of 10.5 years, identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets of 
$6.8 million, and certain other adjustments to the fair values of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and 
shareholders’ equity of TMR at March 22, 2019, based on foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019, as 
summarized in the table below:

Shareholders’ equity of TMR at March 22, 2019

$ 1,032,961 

Adjustments for fair value, by applicable balance sheet caption:

Net deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired

Net reserve for claims and claim expenses

Goodwill and intangible assets at March 22, 2019 of TMR

Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption before tax impact

Other assets - net deferred tax liability related to fair value adjustments and value of 

business acquired

Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption, net of tax

Adjustments for fair value of the identifiable intangible assets:

Identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets (insurance licenses)

Identifiable finite lived intangible assets (top broker relationships and renewal rights)

Identifiable intangible assets before tax impact

Other assets - deferred tax liability on identifiable intangible assets

Total adjustments for fair value of the identifiable intangible assets and value of business 

acquired, net of tax

Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption, identifiable intangible 

assets and value of business acquired, net of tax

Shareholders’ equity of TMR at fair value

Total net purchase price paid by RenaissanceRe

(56,788) 

67,782 

(6,569) 

4,425 

(2,606) 

1,819 

6,800 

11,200 

18,000 

(2,281) 

15,719 

17,538 

  1,050,499 

  1,063,593 

Excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired assigned to goodwill

$ 

13,094 

An explanation of the significant fair value adjustments and related future amortization is as follows:

•

•

•

Net deferred acquisition costs and VOBA - to reflect the elimination of TMR’s net deferred 
acquisition costs, partially offset by the establishment of the value of business acquired asset, 
which represents the present value of the expected underwriting profit within the unearned 
premiums liability, net of reinsurance, less costs to service the related policies and a risk premium. 
The adjustment for VOBA will be amortized to acquisition expenses over approximately two years, 
as the contracts for business in-force as of the acquisition date expire. VOBA at March 22, 2019 
was $287.6 million;

Reserve for claims and claim expenses - to reflect a decrease related to the present value of the 
net unpaid claims and claim expenses based on the estimated payout pattern, partially offset by an 
increase in net claims and claim expenses related to the estimated market based risk margin. The 
risk margin represents the estimated cost of capital required by a market participant to assume the 
net claims and claim expenses. This will be amortized using the projected discount and risk margin 
patterns of the net claims and claims expenses as of the acquisition date;

Identifiable indefinite lived and finite lived intangible assets - to establish the fair value of identifiable 
intangible assets related to the acquisition of TMR described in detail below; and

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• Other assets - to reflect the net deferred tax liability on identifiable intangible assets.

Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following and are included in goodwill and other intangible 
assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet:

Top broker relationships
Renewal rights
Insurance licenses

Gross identifiable intangible assets related to the acquisition of TMR, at 

March 22, 2019 

Accumulated amortization (from March 22, 2019 through December 31, 

2021), net of foreign exchange

Impairment loss on insurance licenses
Net identifiable intangible assets related to the acquisition of TMR at 

December 31, 2021

An explanation of the identifiable intangible assets is as follows:

Economic 
Useful Life
10.0 years
15.0 years
Indefinite

$ 

Amount

10,000 
1,200 
6,800 

18,000 

2,851 
6,800 

$ 

8,349 

•

•

•

Top broker relationships - the value of TMR’s relationships with their top four brokers (Marsh & 
McLennan Companies, Inc., Aon plc, Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company and Jardine 
Lloyd Thompson Group plc.) after taking into consideration the expectation of the renewal of these 
relationships and the associated expenses. These will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the 
economic useful life as of the acquisition date;

Renewal rights - the value of policy renewal rights after taking into consideration written premiums 
on assumed retention ratios and the insurance cash flows and the associated equity cash flows 
from these renewal policies over the expected life of the renewals. These will be amortized on a 
straight-line basis over the economic useful life as of the acquisition date; and

Insurance licenses - the value of acquired insurance licenses, which provide the ability to write 
reinsurance in all 50 states of the U.S. and the District of Columbia. During the year ended 
December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment of $6.8 million related to the insurance 
licenses. See “Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” in the Company’s “Notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information. 

As part of the allocation of the purchase price, included in the adjustment to other assets in the table above 
is a deferred tax liability of $2.3 million related to the estimated fair value of the intangible assets recorded, 
as well as a net deferred tax liability of $2.6 million related to certain other adjustments to the fair values of 
the assets acquired, VOBA, liabilities assumed and shareholders’ equity. Other net deferred tax liabilities 
recorded primarily relate to differences between financial reporting and tax bases of the acquired assets 
and liabilities as of the acquisition date, March 22, 2019. The Company estimates that none of the goodwill 
that was recorded will be deductible for income tax purposes.

Financial Results

The following table summarizes the net contribution from the acquisition of TMR since March 22, 2019 that 
was included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the 
year ended December 31, 2019. Operating activities of TMR from the acquisition date, March 22, 2019, 
through December 31, 2019 are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the 
year ended December 31, 2019. 

The unaudited net contribution of the acquisition and integration of TMR is provided for informational 
purposes only and is not necessarily, and should not be assumed to be, an indication of the results that may 
be achieved in the future. These results are not used as a part of management’s analysis of the financial 
performance of the Company’s business. These results primarily reflect items recorded directly by TMR 
through December 31, 2019, including: 1) net earned premium and net underwriting income on the in-force 
portfolio acquired with the acquisition of TMR and previously retained on TMR entities’ balance sheets; 2) 
net earned premium and net underwriting income for those contracts which renewed post-acquisition on 

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one of the acquired TMR entities’ balance sheets; 3) net investment income and net realized and unrealized 
gains recorded directly by TMR; and 4) certain direct costs incurred directly by TMR. In addition, these 
results, where possible, were adjusted for transaction and integration related costs incurred by the 
Company. However, these results do not reflect on-going operating costs incurred by the Company in 
supporting TMR unless such costs were incurred directly by TMR. These results also do not give 
consideration to the impact of possible revenue enhancements, expense efficiencies, synergies or asset 
dispositions that may be achieved in the future. These results involve significant estimates and are not 
indicative of the future results of the acquired TMR entities which have been, and will continue to be 
impacted by potential changes in targeted business mix, investment management strategies, and synergies 
recognized from changes in the combined entity’s operating structure, as well as the impact of changes in 
other business and capital management strategies. 

Since the acquisition date, a growing number of underlying policies have been underwritten onto different 
legal entities, staffing has been allocated to new activities, and reinsurance has been purchased to cover 
combined risks, only some of which would have been reflected in the underlying legacy TMR results. As a 
result, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, it is impracticable to produce summarized 
financial results, and any such information would not be indicative of the results of the acquired TMR 
entities, given the significant estimates involved and the nature and pace of the integration activities, which 
were substantially completed in 2019.

Total revenues
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders (2)

Year ended 
December 31, 
2019 (1)
$  922,727 

$ 

99,169 

(1) 

(2) 

Includes the net contribution from the acquisition of TMR since March 22, 2019 that has been included in the Company’s 
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income through December 31, 2019. 

Includes $49.7 million of corporate expenses associated with the acquisition and integration of TMR for the year ended 
December 31, 2019.

Taxation

At the date of acquisition and in conjunction with the acquisition of TMR, the Company established a net 
deferred tax liability of $5.7 million and recorded a valuation allowance against TMR’s deferred tax assets of 
$35.7 million in its consolidated financial statements. A predominant amount of the valuation allowance 
related to the U.S. operations of TMR was recorded by TMR prior to the acquisition.

Supplemental Pro Forma Information

The following table presents unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the years ended 
December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and assumes the acquisition of TMR occurred on January 1, 
2018. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is provided for informational purposes 
only and is not necessarily, and should not be assumed to be, an indication of the results that would have 
been achieved had the transaction been completed as of January 1, 2018 or that may be achieved in the 
future. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information does not give consideration to the impact 
of possible revenue enhancements, expense efficiencies, synergies or asset dispositions that may result 
from the acquisition of TMR. In addition, unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information does not 
include the effects of costs associated with any restructuring or integration activities resulting from the 
acquisition of TMR, as they are nonrecurring.

Year ended December 31,
Total revenues
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common 

shareholders

2019

2018

$  4,542,979  $  3,338,903 

$  768,719  $  281,974 

Among other adjustments, and in addition to the fair value adjustments and recognition of goodwill, VOBA 
and identifiable intangible assets noted above, other material nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly 

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attributable to the acquisition of TMR principally included certain adjustments to recognize transaction 
related costs, align accounting policies, and amortize fair value adjustments, VOBA, and identifiable definite 
lived intangible assets, net of related tax impacts.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

The RREAG group entities have a contributory defined benefit pension plan for certain employees, which 
was not material to RenaissanceRe’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows for the year 
ended December 31, 2021.

The plan offers mandatory benefits as prescribed by the applicable law, as well as voluntary benefits. These 
mandatory benefits include guarantees regarding the level of interest paid annually on accrued pension 
savings. The RREAG group entities and the members of the plan contribute a defined percentage of salary 
to the pension arrangement and credit accumulation is granted on these contributions. At retirement, the 
accumulated contributions are converted into a pension. A full independent actuarial valuation is prepared 
annually.

At December 31, 2021, the net balance sheet liability was $4.3 million, comprising $19.4 million of projected 
benefit obligation and $15.2 million of plan assets at fair value (2020 - $6.4 million, $20.1 million and $13.6 
million, respectively).

NOTE 4. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following tables show an analysis of goodwill and other intangible assets, net of foreign currency 
translation adjustments, included in goodwill and other intangible assets on the Company’s consolidated 
balance sheets:

At December 31, 

Goodwill, net

Other intangible assets, net

Total goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible 
Assets

2021

2020

$  210,920  $  211,013 

32,576 

38,628 

$  243,496  $  249,641 

Included in goodwill and other intangible assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at 
December 31, 2021 was gross goodwill of $213.2 million (2020 - $213.3 million, 2019 - $213.0 million). 
Included in goodwill, net at December 31, 2021 was accumulated impairment losses of $2.3 million (2020 - 
$2.3 million). 

In addition, the Company has also recorded goodwill and other intangible assets included in investments in 
other ventures, under equity method on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:

At December 31, 

Goodwill, net

Other intangible assets, net

Total goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible 
Assets Included in 
Investments in Other Ventures, 
Under Equity Method

2021

2020

$ 

9,903  $ 

10,598 

8,716 

12,368 

$ 

18,619  $ 

22,966 

Included in Investments and other ventures, under equity method on the Company’s consolidated balance 
sheet at December 31, 2021 was gross goodwill of $14.4 million (2020 - $15.1 million, 2019 - $15.1 million). 
Included in goodwill, net at December 31, 2021 was accumulated impairment losses of $4.5 million (2020 - 
$4.5 million). 

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The following table shows a roll forward of goodwill included in goodwill and other intangible assets and 
goodwill included in investments in other ventures, under equity method on the Company’s consolidated 
balance sheets:

Balance at December 31, 2019, net

Foreign currency translation

Balance at December 31, 2020, net

Acquired

Foreign currency translation

Balance at December 31, 2021, net

Goodwill

Goodwill and 
Other 
Intangible 
Assets 
Included in 
Investments 
in Other 
Ventures, 
Under Equity 
Method

Goodwill and 
Other 
Intangible 
Assets

$  210,665  $ 

10,598 

348 

— 

211,013 

10,598 

— 

(93)   

(695) 

— 

$  210,920  $ 

9,903 

The gross carrying value, accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses by major category 
of other intangible assets included in goodwill and other intangible assets and investments in other 
ventures, under equity method on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are shown below:

At December 31, 2021
Customer relationships and customer lists
Licenses (1)
Value of business acquired
Software
Patents and intellectual property
Covenants not-to-compete
Trademarks and trade names

Other Intangible Assets

Gross 
Carrying  
Value

Accumulated
Amortization 

Accumulated 
Impairment 
Losses

$  108,742  $ 
23,779 
20,200 
12,230 
4,500 
4,030 
1,710 

(83,307)  $ 
— 

(20,200)   
(12,230)   
(1,875)   
(4,030)   
(1,429)   

$  175,191  $  (123,071)  $ 

(1,403)  $ 
(6,800)   
— 
— 
(2,625)   
— 
— 
(10,828)  $ 

Net
24,032 
16,979 
— 
— 
— 
— 
281 
41,292 

(1) Licenses is comprised of $17.0 million of indefinite lived other intangible assets, included in other intangible assets, net, as of 

December 31, 2021

At December 31, 2020
Customer relationships and customer lists
Licenses (1)
Value of business acquired
Software
Patents and intellectual property
Covenants not-to-compete
Trademarks and trade names

Other Intangible Assets

Gross 
Carrying  
Value

Accumulated
Amortization

Accumulated 
Impairment 
Losses

$  108,798  $ 
26,214 
20,200 
12,230 
4,500 
4,030 
1,710 

(76,118)  $ 
— 

(20,200)   
(12,230)   
(1,875)   
(4,030)   
(1,405)   

$  177,682  $  (115,858)  $ 

(1,403)  $ 
(6,800)   
— 
— 
(2,625)   
— 
— 
(10,828)  $ 

Net
31,277 
19,414 
— 
— 
— 
— 
305 
50,996 

(1) Licenses is comprised of $19.4 million of indefinite lived other intangible assets, included in other intangible assets, net, as of 

December 31, 2020

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During 2021, the Company recorded amortization expense of $7.2 million and an impairment loss of $Nil 
related to other intangible assets (2020 - $8.3 million and $6.8 million, respectively).

During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized goodwill of $13.1 million, based on 
foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019, attributable to the excess of the purchase price over the fair 
value of the net assets acquired in the TMR Stock Purchase. In addition, the Company recognized 
identifiable finite lived intangible assets of $11.2 million and identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets of 
$6.8 million associated with TMR. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional 
information related to goodwill and other intangible assets associated with the acquisition of TMR.

In accordance with the Company’s established accounting policy, the Company performed goodwill and 
other intangible assets impairment tests during the fourth quarter. During 2020, the Company elected to 
renew certain reinsurance contracts, that had previously been written on one of the acquired TMR balance 
sheets, on other balance sheets within the consolidated group and placed the TMR entity into run-off. 
Accordingly and in connection with the Company’s impairment assessment performed during the fourth 
quarter of 2020, it was determined that the license associated with this acquired TMR entity, which was 
initially reflected as an indefinite lived intangible asset of $6.8 million at the time of the acquisition of TMR, 
should be written down to $Nil. The Company recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of $Nil during 
the year ended December 31, 2021.

In performing the impairment assessment, the Company first assessed qualitative factors to determine 
whether it was necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test. Based on its qualitative assessment, 
the Company determined it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the goodwill and other 
intangible assets in question were less than their respective carrying amounts. The qualitative assessment 
included the following factors which the Company determined had not significantly deteriorated given 
specific facts and circumstances: macroeconomic conditions; industry and market conditions; costs factors; 
and overall financial performance. Other than the goodwill and other intangible assets acquired and the 
intangible assets impaired as noted above and normal course amortization of intangible assets, in 
accordance with the Company’s established accounting policy, there were no adjustments to carried 
goodwill and other intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2021.

The remaining useful life of intangible assets with finite lives ranges from 1.3 to 12.2 years, with a weighted-
average amortization period of 5.5 years. Expected amortization of the other intangible assets, including 
other intangible assets recorded in investments in other ventures, under equity method, is shown below:

Other 
Intangible 
Assets 
Included in 
Investments 
in Other 
Ventures, 
Under Equity 
Method

Other
Intangibles 
Assets

$ 

$ 

5,602  $ 
5,173 
4,716 
1,976 
1,377 
3,465 
22,309 
10,267 
32,576  $ 

997  $ 
606 
194 
24 
24 
159 
2,004 
6,712 
8,716  $ 

Total

6,599 
5,779 
4,910 
2,000 
1,401 
3,624 
24,313 
16,979 
41,292 

2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027 and thereafter
Total remaining amortization expense
Indefinite lived

Total

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NOTE 5. INVESTMENTS 

Fixed Maturity Investments Trading

The following table summarizes the fair value of fixed maturity investments trading:

At December 31.
U.S. treasuries
Agencies
Non-U.S. government
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate
Corporate
Agency mortgage-backed
Non-agency mortgage-backed
Commercial mortgage-backed
Asset-backed

Total fixed maturity investments trading

2021

2020

$  6,247,779  $  4,960,409 
361,684 
368,032 
549,613 
491,531 
474,848 
338,014 
  3,214,438 
  4,261,025 
721,955 
  1,113,792 
233,346 
291,444 
634,925 
791,272 
890,984 
  1,068,543 
$ 13,507,131  $ 13,506,503 

Contractual maturities of fixed maturity investments trading are described in the following table. Expected 
maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay 
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

At December 31, 2021
Due in less than one year

Due after one through five years

Due after five through ten years

Due after ten years

Mortgage-backed

Asset-backed

Total

Equity Investments Trading

The following table summarizes the fair value of equity investments trading:

At December 31.
Financials
Communications and technology
Consumer
Industrial, utilities and energy
Healthcare
Basic materials
Equity exchange traded funds
Fixed income exchange traded funds

Total

Amortized 
Cost

Fair Value

$  363,795  $  365,418 

  6,317,351 

  6,297,063 

  3,911,221 

  3,877,715 

306,123 

308,166 

  1,584,871 

  1,590,226 

  1,069,218 
  1,068,543 
$ 13,552,579  $ 13,507,131 

2021

2020

$  146,615  $  452,765 
119,592 
44,477 
43,380 
35,140 
7,263 
— 
— 
$  546,016  $  702,617 

82,444 
51,083 
26,645 
28,796 
5,092 
114,919 
90,422 

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Pledged Investments

At December 31, 2021, $8.7 billion (2020 - $8.1 billion) of cash and investments at fair value were on 
deposit with, or in trust accounts for the benefit of, various counterparties, including with respect to the 
Company’s letter of credit facilities. Of this amount, $1.8 billion (2020 - $2.5 billion) is on deposit with, or in 
trust accounts for the benefit of, U.S. state regulatory authorities.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

At December 31, 2021, the Company held $5.1 million (2020 - $126.5 million) of reverse repurchase 
agreements. These loans are fully collateralized, are generally outstanding for a short period of time and are 
presented on a gross basis as part of short term investments on the Company’s consolidated balance 
sheets. The required collateral for these loans typically includes high-quality, readily marketable instruments 
at a minimum amount of 102% of the loan principal. Upon maturity, the Company receives principal and 
interest income.

Net Investment Income

The components of net investment income are as follows:

Year ended December 31,
Fixed maturity investments

Short term investments

Equity investments

Other investments

Catastrophe bonds

Other

Cash and cash equivalents

Investment expenses

Net investment income

2021

2020
$  234,911  $  278,215  $  318,503 

2019

2,333 

9,017 

20,799 

6,404 

56,264 

4,808 

64,860 

28,811 

297 

54,784 

46,154 

9,417 

2,974 

8,447 

7,676 

340,229 

372,593 

441,852 

(20,750)   

(18,555)   

(17,645) 

$  319,479  $  354,038  $  424,207 

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Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are as follows:

Year ended December 31,
Net realized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments

2021
79,588  $  276,901  $ 

2020

2019
90,260 

$ 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments 

trading
Net realized and unrealized gains (loss) on fixed maturity 

investments trading

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments-

related derivatives (1)

Net realized gains (losses) on equity investments trading sold 

during the period

Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity investments trading 

still held at reporting date
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on equity 

investments trading

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other 

investments - catastrophe bonds

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other 

investments - other

(389,376)   

216,859 

170,183 

(309,788)   

493,760 

260,443 

(12,237)   

68,608 

58,891 

335,491 

3,532 

31,062 

(285,882)   

262,064 

64,087 

49,609 

265,596 

95,149 

(35,033)   

(7,031)   

(9,392) 

89,315 

(297)   

9,018 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

$  (218,134)  $  820,636  $  414,109 

(1) Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment-related derivatives includes fixed maturity investments related 

derivatives (interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and total return swaps), and equity investments related 
derivatives (equity futures). See “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” for additional information.

Other Investments

The table below shows the fair value of the Company’s portfolio of other investments:

At December 31,
Catastrophe bonds

Direct private equity investments

Fund investments

Term loans

Total other investments

2021

2020

$ 1,104,034  $  881,290 

88,373 

79,807 

725,802 

295,851 

74,850 

— 

$ 1,993,059  $ 1,256,948 

Included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments for 2021 is income of $7.0 million 
(2020 - a loss of $2.4 million, 2019 - loss of $5.5 million) representing the change in estimate during the 
period related to the difference between the Company’s estimated fair value for those funds for which the 
reported net asset values had not been received, as discussed in “Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies,” 
and the actual amount as reported in the final net asset values provided by the Company’s fund managers. 

The Company has committed capital to direct private equity investments, fund investments, term loans and 
investments in other ventures of $2.7 billion, of which $1.3 billion has been contributed at December 31, 
2021. The Company’s remaining commitments to these investments at December 31, 2021 totaled 
$1.4 billion. In the future, the Company may enter into additional commitments in respect of direct private 
equity investments, term loans or fund investment opportunities.

Catastrophe bonds

Catastrophe bonds are non-investment grade bonds issued by unrelated third parties that generally mature 
within one to five years.

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Direct private equity investments

Direct private equity investments are the Company’s direct equity investments in companies that are not 
traded on any nationally recognized equity markets. 

Fund investments

Fund investments are limited partnership or similar interests in private equity funds, private credit funds and 
hedge funds managed by unrelated third parties. 

Term loans

Term loans represent the Company’s loan participation interest in an underwritten term loan facility. The 
Company has committed to a loan participation interest of $100 million and as of December 31, 2021 had 
funded $75 million of its commitment. This facility pays interest, has a 5-year maturity and is fully secured 
by a diversified pool of primarily private equity assets.

Investments in Other Ventures, under Equity Method

The table below shows the Company’s portfolio of investments in other ventures, under equity method:

At December 31,
Tower Hill Companies (1)
Top Layer Re

Other

2021

2020

Ownership %

Carrying   
Value

Ownership %

Carrying   
Value

2.0% - 25.0%  

25,575  2.0% - 25.0%  

50.0%

22.4%

25,903 

46,590 

50.0%

25.0%

30,470 

26,958 

40,945 

Total investments in other ventures, under 

equity method

$ 

98,068 

$ 

98,373 

(1)   The Company has equity interests in Bluegrass Insurance Management, LLC, Tower Hill Claims Service, LLC, Tower Hill Holdings, 
Inc., Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC, Tower Hill Insurance Managers, LLC, Tower Hill Re Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Signature 
Insurance Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Risk Management LLC and Tomoka Re Holdings, Inc. (collectively, the “Tower Hill 
Companies”).

The table below shows the Company’s equity in earnings of other ventures, under equity method:

Year ended December 31,
Top Layer Re

Tower Hill Companies

Other

Total equity in earnings of other ventures, under equity 

method

2021

2020

2019

$ 

8,286  $ 

9,595  $ 

8,801 

(2,073)   

6,096 

3,104 

4,495 

10,337 

4,086 

$ 

12,309  $ 

17,194  $ 

23,224 

During 2021, the Company received $33.9 million of distributions from its investments in other ventures, 
under equity method (2020 – $30.0 million, 2019 – $36.5 million). Except for Top Layer Re, which is 
recorded on a current quarter basis, the equity in earnings of the Company’s investments in other ventures 
are reported one quarter in arrears.

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NOTE 6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS 

The use of fair value to measure certain assets and liabilities with resulting unrealized gains or losses is 
pervasive within the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Fair value is defined under accounting 
guidance currently applicable to the Company as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset 
or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between open market participants at the measurement 
date. The Company recognizes the change in unrealized gains or losses arising from changes in fair value 
in its consolidated statements of operations. 

FASB ASC Topic Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures prescribes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes 
the inputs to the respective valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the 
highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and 
the lowest priority to valuation techniques that use at least one significant input that is unobservable (Level 
3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

• Fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize unadjusted quoted prices obtained from active 

markets for identical assets or liabilities for which the Company has access at the measurement date. 
The fair value is determined by multiplying the quoted price by the quantity held by the Company;

• Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) 
that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted 
prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are 
observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at 
commonly quoted intervals, broker quotes and certain pricing indices; and 

• Level 3 inputs are based all or in part on significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and 
include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In these cases, 
significant management assumptions can be used to establish management’s best estimate of the 
assumptions used by other market participants in determining the fair value of the asset or liability. 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value 
hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its 
entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value 
measurement of the asset or liability. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to 
the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and the Company considers factors specific to 
the asset or liability.

In  order  to  determine  if  a  market  is  active  or  inactive  for  a  security,  the  Company  considers  a  number  of 
factors, including, but not limited to, the spread between what a seller is asking for a security and what a 
buyer is bidding for the same security, the volume of trading activity for the security in question, the price of 
the  security  compared  to  its  par  value  (for  fixed  maturity  investments),  and  other  factors  that  may  be 
indicative of market activity.  

There have been no material changes in the Company’s valuation techniques, nor have there been any 
transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or Level 2 and Level 3 during the period represented by these 
consolidated financial statements.

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Below is a summary of the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and 
also represents the carrying amount on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:

At December 31, 2021
Fixed maturity investments

U.S. treasuries

Agencies

Non-U.S. government

Non-U.S. government-backed corporate

Corporate

Agency mortgage-backed

Non-agency mortgage-backed

Commercial mortgage-backed

Asset-backed

Total fixed maturity investments

Short term investments

Equity investments trading

Other investments

Catastrophe bonds

Direct private equity investments 

Term loans

Fund investments (1)
Total other investments

Other assets and (liabilities)

Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts (2)

Derivative assets (3)
Derivatives liabilities (3)
Total other assets and (liabilities)

Quoted
Prices in 
Active
Markets for
Identical 
Assets
(Level 1)

Total

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

$ 6,247,779  $ 6,247,779  $ 

—  $ 

361,684 

549,613 

474,848 

  3,214,438 

721,955 

233,346 

634,925 

  1,068,543 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

361,684 

549,613 

474,848 

  3,214,438 

721,955 

233,346 

634,925 

  1,068,543 

 13,507,131 

  6,247,779 

  7,259,352 

  5,298,385 

— 

  5,298,385 

546,016 

546,016 

— 

  1,104,034 

88,373 

74,850 

  1,267,257 

725,802 

  1,993,059 

— 

— 

  1,104,034 

— 

— 

  1,104,034 

163,223 

— 

  1,104,034 

163,223 

(4,727)   

17,889 

— 

1,067 

16,822 

— 

(4,727) 

(16,954)   

(1,598)   

(15,356)   

— 

— 

(3,792)   

(531)   

1,466 

(4,727) 

$ 21,340,799  $ 6,793,264  $ 13,663,237  $  158,496 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

88,373 

74,850 

(1)    Fund investments, which are comprised of private equity funds, private credit funds, and hedge funds are measured at fair value 
using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value 
hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the 
amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
Included in assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts at December 31, 2021 was $6.1 million of other assets and $10.8 million 
of other liabilities.

(2) 

(3)  Refer to “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” for additional information related to the fair value, by type of contract, of derivatives 

entered into by the Company.

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At December 31, 2020
Fixed maturity investments

U.S. treasuries

Agencies

Non-U.S. government

Non-U.S. government-backed corporate

Corporate

Agency mortgage-backed

Non-agency mortgage-backed

Commercial mortgage-backed

Asset-backed

Total fixed maturity investments

Short term investments

Equity investments trading

Other investments

Catastrophe bonds
Direct private equity investments (1)

Fund investments (1)
Total other investments

Other assets and (liabilities)

Quoted
Prices in 
Active
Markets for
Identical
 Assets
(Level 1)

Total

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

$  4,960,409  $  4,960,409  $ 

—  $ 

368,032 

491,531 

338,014 

  4,261,025 

  1,113,792 

291,444 

791,272 

890,984 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

368,032 

491,531 

338,014 

  4,261,025 

  1,113,792 

291,444 

791,272 

890,984 

  13,506,503 

  4,960,409 

  8,546,094 

  4,993,735 

— 

  4,993,735 

702,617 

702,617 

— 

881,290 

79,807 

961,097 

295,851 

  1,256,948 

— 

— 

— 

— 

881,290 

— 

881,290 

881,290 

79,807 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

79,807 

79,807 

Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts 

(2)

Derivative assets
Derivative liabilities (3)
Total other assets and (liabilities)

(6,211)   

45,233 

(22,360)   

16,662 

— 

156 

(567)   

(411)   

— 

(6,211) 

45,077 

(21,793)   

— 

— 

23,284 

(6,211) 

$ 20,476,465  $  5,662,615  $ 14,444,403  $ 

73,596 

(1)   Fund investments, which are comprised of private equity funds, private credit funds, and hedge funds are measured at fair value 
using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value 
hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the 
amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
Included in assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts at December 31, 2020 was $1.4 million of other assets and $7.6 million of 
other liabilities.

(2) 

(3)   Refer to “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” for additional information related to the fair value, by type of contract, of derivatives 

entered into by the Company.

Level 1 and Level 2 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

Fixed Maturity Investments

Fixed maturity investments included in Level 1 consist of the Company’s investments in U.S. treasuries. 
Fixed maturity investments included in Level 2 are agencies, non-U.S. government, non-U.S. government-
backed corporate, corporate, agency mortgage-backed, non-agency mortgage-backed, commercial 
mortgage-backed and asset-backed.

The Company’s fixed maturity investments are primarily priced using pricing services, such as index 
providers and pricing vendors, as well as broker quotations. In general, the pricing vendors provide pricing 
for a high volume of liquid securities that are actively traded. For securities that do not trade on an 

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exchange, the pricing services generally utilize market data and other observable inputs in matrix pricing 
models to determine month end prices. Observable inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, 
broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, bids, offers, reference data and industry and economic events. Index 
pricing generally relies on market traders as the primary source for pricing; however, models are also 
utilized to provide prices for all index eligible securities. The models use a variety of observable inputs such 
as benchmark yields, transactional data, dealer runs, broker-dealer quotes and corporate actions. Prices 
are generally verified using third-party data. Securities which are priced by an index provider are generally 
included in the index. 

In general, broker-dealers value securities through their trading desks based on observable inputs. The 
methodologies include mapping securities based on trade data, bids or offers, observed spreads, and 
performance on newly issued securities. Broker-dealers also determine valuations by observing secondary 
trading of similar securities. Prices obtained from broker quotations are considered non-binding, however 
they are based on observable inputs and by observing secondary trading of similar securities obtained from 
active and non-distressed markets. 

The Company considers these broker quotations to be Level 2 inputs as they are corroborated with other 
market observable inputs. The techniques generally used to determine the fair value of the Company’s fixed 
maturity investments are detailed below by asset class.

U.S. Treasuries

Level 1 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s U.S. treasuries fixed maturity investments were primarily 
priced by pricing services and had a weighted average yield to maturity of 1.1% and a weighted average 
credit quality of AA (2020 - 0.4% and AA, respectively). When pricing these securities, the pricing services 
utilize daily data from many real time market sources, including active broker-dealers. Certain data sources 
are regularly reviewed for accuracy to attempt to ensure the most reliable price source is used for each 
issue and maturity date.

Agencies

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s agency fixed maturity investments had a weighted average 
yield to maturity of 1.2% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (2020 - 0.9% and AA, respectively). 
The issuers of the Company’s agency fixed maturity investments primarily consist of the Federal National 
Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other agencies. Fixed maturity 
investments included in agencies are primarily priced by pricing services. When evaluating these securities, 
the pricing services gather information from market sources and integrate other observations from markets 
and sector news. Evaluations are updated by obtaining broker-dealer quotes and other market information 
including actual trade volumes, when available. The fair value of each security is individually computed 
using analytical models which incorporate option adjusted spreads and other daily interest rate data.

Non-U.S. Government

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s non-U.S. government fixed maturity investments had a 
weighted average yield to maturity of 1.2% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (2020 - 0.5% and 
AAA, respectively). The issuers of securities in this sector are non-U.S. governments and their respective 
agencies as well as supranational organizations. Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by 
pricing services that employ proprietary discounted cash flow models to value the securities. Key 
quantitative inputs for these models are daily observed benchmark curves for treasury, swap and high 
issuance credits. The pricing services then apply a credit spread for each security which is developed by in-
depth and real time market analysis. For securities in which trade volume is low, the pricing services utilize 
data from more frequently traded securities with similar attributes. These models may also be supplemented 
by daily market and credit research for international markets.

Non-U.S. Government-backed Corporate

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s non-U.S. government-backed corporate fixed maturity 
investments had a weighted average yield to maturity of 1.4% and a weighted average credit quality of AA 
(2020 - 1.0% and AA, respectively). Non-U.S. government-backed corporate fixed maturity investments are 
primarily priced by pricing services that employ proprietary discounted cash flow models to value the 

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securities. Key quantitative inputs for these models are daily observed benchmark curves for treasury, swap 
and high quality credits. The pricing services then apply a credit spread to the respective curve for each 
security which is developed by in-depth and real time market analysis. For securities in which trade volume 
is low, the pricing services utilize data from more frequently traded securities with similar attributes. These 
models may also be supplemented by daily market and credit research for international markets.

Corporate

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s corporate fixed maturity investments principally consisted 
of U.S. and international corporations and had a weighted average yield to maturity of 2.8% and a weighted 
average credit quality of BBB (2020 - 2.2% and BBB, respectively). The Company’s corporate fixed maturity 
investments are primarily priced by pricing services. When evaluating these securities, the pricing services 
gather information from market sources regarding the issuer of the security and obtain credit data, as well 
as other observations, from markets and sector news. Evaluations are updated by obtaining broker-dealer 
quotes and other market information including actual trade volumes, when available. The pricing services 
also consider the specific terms and conditions of the securities, including any specific features which may 
influence risk. In certain instances, securities are individually evaluated using a spread which is added to 
the U.S. treasury curve or a security specific swap curve as appropriate.

Agency Mortgage-backed

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments 
included agency residential mortgage-backed securities with a weighted average yield to maturity of 1.9%, 
a weighted average credit quality of AA and a weighted average life of 5.6 years (2020 - 1.0%, AA and 3.8 
years, respectively). The Company’s agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments are primarily 
priced by pricing services using a mortgage pool specific model which utilizes daily inputs from the active 
to-be-announced market which is very liquid, as well as the U.S. treasury market. The model also utilizes 
additional information, such as the weighted average maturity, weighted average coupon and other 
available pool level data which is provided by the sponsoring agency. Valuations are also corroborated with 
active market quotes. 

Non-agency Mortgage-backed

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s non-agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments 
had a weighted average yield to maturity of 3.2%, a weighted average credit quality of non-investment 
grade and a weighted average life of 5.7 years (December 31, 2020 - 3.0%, non-investment grade and 5.2 
years, respectively). Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services using an option 
adjusted spread model or other relevant models, which principally utilize inputs including benchmark yields, 
available trade information or broker quotes, and issuer spreads. The pricing services also review collateral 
prepayment speeds, loss severity and delinquencies among other collateral performance indicators for the 
securities valuation, when applicable.

Commercial Mortgage-backed

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s commercial mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments 
had a weighted average yield to maturity of 1.9%, a weighted average credit quality of AA, and a weighted 
average life of 4.1 years (2020 - 1.5%, AAA and 5.0 years, respectively). Securities held in these sectors 
are primarily priced by pricing services. The pricing services apply dealer quotes and other available trade 
information such as bids and offers, prepayment speeds which may be adjusted for the underlying collateral 
or current price data, the U.S. treasury curve and swap curve as well as cash settlement. The pricing 
services discount the expected cash flows for each security held in this sector using a spread adjusted 
benchmark yield based on the characteristics of the security.

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Asset-backed

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s asset-backed fixed maturity investments had a weighted 
average yield to maturity of 1.8%, a weighted average credit quality of AA and a weighted average life of 5.4 
years (2020 - 1.8%, AA and 3.2 years, respectively). The underlying collateral for the Company’s asset-
backed fixed maturity investments primarily consists of collateralized loan obligations and other receivables. 
Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services. The pricing services apply dealer 
quotes and other available trade information such as bids and offers, prepayment speeds which may be 
adjusted for the underlying collateral or current price data, the U.S. treasury curve and swap curve as well 
as cash settlement. The pricing services determine the expected cash flows for each security held in this 
sector using historical prepayment and default projections for the underlying collateral and current market 
data. In addition, a spread is applied to the relevant benchmark and used to discount the cash flows noted 
above to determine the fair value of the securities held in this sector. 

Short Term Investments

Level 2 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s short term investments had a weighted average yield to 
maturity of 0.1% and a weighted average credit quality of AAA (2020 - 0.1% and AAA, respectively). The fair 
value of the Company’s portfolio of short term investments is generally determined using amortized cost 
which approximates fair value and, in certain cases, in a manner similar to the Company’s fixed maturity 
investments noted above.

Equity Investments, Classified as Trading

Level 1 - The fair value of the Company’s portfolio of equity investments, classified as trading is primarily 
priced by pricing services, reflecting the closing price quoted for the final trading day of the period. When 
pricing these securities, the pricing services utilize daily data from many real time market sources, including 
applicable securities exchanges. All data sources are regularly reviewed for accuracy to attempt to ensure 
the most reliable price source was used for each security.

Other Investments

Catastrophe Bonds

Level 2 - The Company’s other investments include investments in catastrophe bonds which are recorded 
at fair value based on broker or underwriter bid indications.

Other Assets and Liabilities

Derivatives

Level 1 and Level 2 - Other assets and liabilities include certain derivatives entered into by the Company. 
The fair value of these transactions includes certain exchange traded futures contracts which are 
considered Level 1, and foreign currency contracts and certain credit derivatives, determined using 
standard industry valuation models and considered Level 2, as the inputs to the valuation model are based 
on observable market inputs. For credit derivatives, these inputs include credit spreads, credit ratings of the 
underlying referenced security, the risk free rate and the contract term. For foreign currency contracts, these 
inputs include spot rates and interest rate curves.

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Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

Below is a summary of quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used 
in determining the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

At December 31, 2021

Fair Value
(Level 3)

Valuation 
Technique

Unobservable Inputs

Low

High

Weighted 
Average 
or Actual

Other investments

Direct private equity 

investments

$  88,373 

Internal valuation 
model

Discount rate

Term loans

74,850 

Yield analysis

Transaction yield

Liquidity discount

Total other investments

  163,223 

Other assets and (liabilities)

Assumed and ceded 

(re)insurance contracts

(4,727) 

Internal valuation 
model

Net undiscounted cash 
flows

Expected loss ratio

Discount rate

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 7.5 %

 15.0 %

 2.78 %

n/a $ 14,920 

n/a

n/a

 14.7 %

 1.3 %

Total other assets and 

(liabilities)

Total other assets and 

(liabilities) measured at fair 
value on a recurring basis 
using Level 3 inputs

(4,727) 

$  158,496 

At December 31, 2020

Fair Value
(Level 3)

Valuation 
Technique

Unobservable Inputs

Low

High

Weighted 
Average 
or Actual

Other investments

Private equity investment

$  79,807 

Internal valuation 
model

Discount rate

Total other investments

79,807 

Liquidity discount

Other assets and (liabilities)

Assumed and ceded 

(re)insurance contracts

(190) 

Internal valuation 
model

Bond price

Liquidity discount

Assumed and ceded 

(re)insurance contracts

(7,395) 

Internal valuation 
model

Net undiscounted cash 
flows

Assumed and ceded 

(re)insurance contracts

Total other assets and 

(liabilities)

Total other assets and 

(liabilities) measured at fair 
value on a recurring basis 
using Level 3 inputs

Expected loss ratio

Discount rate

1,374 

Internal valuation 
model

Expected loss ratio

(6,211) 

$  73,596 

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 9.0 %

 15.0 %

n/a $  99.31 

n/a

 1.3 %

n/a $ 12,514 

n/a

n/a

n/a

 24.0 %

 0.4 %

 0.0 %

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Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, for the periods shown, of assets and 
liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs. Interest and dividend income are 
included in net investment income and are excluded from the reconciliation.

Other
Investments

Other Assets
and
(Liabilities)

Total

Balance - January 1, 2021

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)

Included in net realized and unrealized 

gains (losses) on investments

Included in other income

Total foreign exchange gains

Purchases

Sales

Settlements

Direct private 
equity 
investments
$ 

79,807  $ 

Term loans

—  $ 

(6,211)  $ 

73,596 

(159)   

— 

(3)   

— 

— 

— 

— 

2,624 

— 

(159) 

2,624 

(3) 

9,676 

74,850 

(1,140)   

83,386 

(948)   

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(948) 

— 

Balance - December 31, 2021

$ 

88,373  $ 

74,850  $ 

(4,727)  $  158,496 

Other
Investments

Other Assets
and
(Liabilities)

Total

Balance - January 1, 2020

Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)

Included in net realized and unrealized 

gains (losses) on investments

Included in other income
Total foreign exchange gains

Purchases

Sales
Settlements

Direct private 
equity 
investments
$ 

74,634  $ 

Term loans

—  $ 

4,731  $ 

79,365 

(5,662)   
— 

10 

20,962 
(10,137)   

— 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

— 
(3,191)   

— 

(2,012)   
— 

(5,739)   

(5,662) 
(3,191) 

10 

18,950 
(10,137) 

(5,739) 

Balance - December 31, 2020

$ 

79,807  $ 

—  $ 

(6,211)  $ 

73,596 

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Other Investments

Direct private equity investments

Level 3 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s other investments included $88.4 million of direct private 
equity investments which are recorded at fair value, with the fair value obtained through the use of internal 
valuation models. The Company measured the fair value of these investments using multiples of net 
tangible book value of the underlying entity. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value 
measurement of these investments are liquidity discount rates applied to each of the net tangible book 
value multiples used in the internal valuation models, and discount rates applied to the expected cash flows 
of the underlying entity in various scenarios. These unobservable inputs in isolation can cause significant 
increases or decreases in fair value. Generally, an increase in the liquidity discount rate or discount rates 
would result in a decrease in the fair value of these private equity investments.

Term loans

Level 3 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s other investments included a $74.9 million investment in a 
term loan which is recorded at fair value. The fair value is measured through yield analysis using the 
discounted cash flow method. The significant inputs using the discounted cash flow method are generally 
transaction yield, which may be adjusted for market movements implied by transactions of similar or related 
assets, loan-to-value, tenor, liquidity, credit risk adjustment or other risk factors. Assumptions used in the 
valuation process may significantly impact the resulting fair value.

Other Assets and Liabilities

Assumed and Ceded (Re)insurance Contracts

Level 3 - At December 31, 2021, the Company had a $4.7 million net liability related to assumed and ceded 
(re)insurance contracts accounted for at fair value, with the fair value obtained through the use of an 
internal valuation model. The inputs to the internal valuation model are principally based on proprietary data 
as observable market inputs are generally not available. The most significant unobservable inputs include 
the assumed and ceded expected net cash flows related to the contracts, including the expected premium, 
acquisition expenses and losses; the expected loss ratio and the relevant discount rate used to present 
value the net cash flows. The contract period and acquisition expense ratio are considered an observable 
input as each is defined in the contract. Generally, an increase in the net expected cash flows and expected 
term of the contract and a decrease in the discount rate, expected loss ratio or acquisition expense ratio, 
would result in an increase in the expected profit and ultimate fair value of these assumed and ceded 
(re)insurance contracts.

Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, at Fair Value

The Company uses various financial instruments in the normal course of its business. The Company’s 
(re)insurance contracts are excluded from the fair value of financial instruments accounting guidance, 
unless the Company elects the fair value option, and therefore, are not included in the amounts discussed 
herein. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accrued investment income, receivables for 
investments sold, certain other assets, payables for investments purchased, certain other liabilities, and 
other financial instruments not included herein approximated their fair values. 

Debt

Included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 were debt obligations of 
$1.2 billion (2020 - $1.1 billion). At December 31, 2021, the fair value of the Company’s debt obligations 
was $1.3 billion (2020 – $1.3 billion).

The fair value of the Company’s debt obligations is determined using indicative market pricing obtained from 
third-party service providers, which the Company considers Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. There have 
been no changes during the period in the Company’s valuation technique used to determine the fair value 
of the Company’s debt obligations. Refer to “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” for additional information 
related to the Company’s debt obligations.

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The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

The Company has elected to account for certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value using 
the guidance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments as the Company believes it represents the most 
meaningful measurement basis for these assets and liabilities. Below is a summary of the balances the 
Company has elected to account for at fair value:

At December 31,
Other investments
Other assets
Other liabilities

2021

2020

$  1,993,059  $  1,256,948 
8,982 
$ 
15,193 
$ 

6,100  $ 
10,827  $ 

Included in net realized and unrealized gains on investments for 2021 was net unrealized gains of $41.7 
million related to the changes in fair value of other investments (2020 – losses of $4.7 million, 2019 – gains 
of $3.8 million). 

Measuring the Fair Value of Other Investments Using Net Asset Valuations

The table below shows the Company’s portfolio of other investments measured using net asset valuations 
as a practical expedient:

At December 31, 2021
Private equity funds

Private credit funds
Hedge funds

Fair Value

Unfunded
Redemption 
Commitments
Frequency
$  241,297  $  458,566  See below

Redemption
Notice Period 
(Minimum 
Days)
See below

Redemption
Notice Period 
(Maximum 
Days)
See below

473,112 
11,394 

868,571  See below
—  See below

See below
See below

See below
See below

Total other investments 

measured using net asset 
valuations

$  725,803  $ 1,327,137 

At December 31, 2020
Private equity funds

Private credit funds
Hedge funds

Fair Value

Unfunded
Redemption 
Commitments
Frequency
$  140,743  $  286,893  See below

Redemption
Notice Period 
(Minimum 
Days)
See below

Redemption
Notice Period 
(Maximum 
Days)
See below

144,556 
10,553 

692,425  See below
—  See below

See below
See below

See below
See below

Total other investments 

measured using net asset 
valuations

$  295,852  $  979,318 

Private Equity Funds

The Company’s investments in private equity funds include limited partnership or similar interests that invest 
in certain private equity asset classes including U.S. and global leveraged buyouts. The Company generally 
has no right to redeem its interest in any of these private equity funds in advance of dissolution of the 
applicable limited partnerships. Instead, distributions are received by the Company in connection with the 
exit from the underlying private equity investments of the fund. It is estimated that the majority of the 
underlying assets of the limited partnerships would liquidate over 5 to 10 years from inception of the limited 
partnership.

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Private Credit Funds

The Company’s investments in private credit funds include limited partnership or similar interests that invest 
in certain private credit asset classes, including senior secured bank loan funds, U.S. direct lending funds, 
secondaries, mezzanine investments and distressed securities. The Company generally has no right to 
redeem its interest in any of these private credit funds in advance of dissolution of the applicable limited 
partnerships. Instead, distributions are received by the Company in connection with the liquidation or 
maturity of the underlying private credit assets of the fund. It is estimated that the majority of the underlying 
assets of the limited partnerships would liquidate over 5 to 10 years from inception of the limited 
partnership.

Hedge Funds 

At December 31, 2021, the Company had $11.4 million (2020 - $10.6 million) of investment in a hedge fund 
that is primarily focused on global credit opportunities which are generally redeemable at the option of the 
limited partnership interest holder. As of December 31, 2021, the Company received notice that the fund is 
to be liquidated and is expected to dissolve in the coming months.

Limited partnerships entities

The Company’s fund investments represent variable interests in limited partnerships entities with 
unaffiliated fund managers in the normal course of business. The Company determined that certain of these 
limited partnership interests represent investments in the VIEs and that it is not required to consolidate 
these investments because it is not the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. The Company’s maximum 
exposure to loss with respect to these VIEs is limited to the carrying amounts reported in the Company’s 
consolidated balance sheet and any unfunded commitment. 

The following table summarizes the aggregate carrying amount of the unconsolidated fund investments in 
VIEs, as well as our maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs:

At December 31, 2021

Other investments

At December 31, 2020

Other investments

NOTE 7. REINSURANCE 

Maximum Exposure to Loss

Carrying amount

Unfunded 
Commitments

Total

$ 

$ 

539,866  $ 

1,282,451  $ 

1,822,317 

240,058  $ 

659,119  $ 

899,177 

The Company purchases reinsurance and other protection to manage its risk portfolio and to reduce its 
exposure to large losses. The Company currently has in place contracts that provide for recovery of a 
portion of certain claims and claim expenses, generally in excess of various retentions or on a proportional 
basis. In addition to loss recoveries, certain of the Company’s ceded reinsurance contracts provide for 
payments of additional premiums, for reinstatement premiums and for lost no-claims bonuses, which are 
incurred when losses are ceded to the respective reinsurance contracts. The Company remains liable to the 
extent that any reinsurer fails to meet its obligations.

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The following table sets forth the effect of reinsurance and retrocessional activity on premiums written and 
earned and on net claims and claim expenses incurred:

Year ended December 31,
Premiums Written

Direct

Assumed

Ceded

Net premiums written

Premiums Earned
Direct

Assumed

Ceded

Net premiums earned

Claims and Claim Expenses
Gross claims and claim expenses incurred

Claims and claim expenses recovered

Net claims and claim expenses incurred

2021

2020

2019

$  994,286  $  612,172  $  461,409 

  6,839,512 

  5,193,993 

  4,346,341 

  (1,894,423)    (1,709,832)    (1,426,257) 

$ 5,939,375  $ 4,096,333  $ 3,381,493 

$  799,717  $  536,595  $  404,525 

  6,257,814 

  5,078,682 

  4,348,261 

  (1,863,350)    (1,662,815)    (1,414,383) 

$ 5,194,181  $ 3,952,462  $ 3,338,403 

$ 5,905,616  $ 3,893,204  $ 3,221,778 

  (2,029,529)   

(968,595)    (1,124,757) 

$ 3,876,087  $ 2,924,609  $ 2,097,021 

In assessing an allowance for reinsurance assets, which includes premiums receivable and reinsurance 
recoverable, the Company considers historical information, financial strength of reinsurers, collateralization 
amounts, and ratings to determine the appropriateness of the allowance. In assessing future default for 
reinsurance assets, the Company evaluates the provision for current expected credit losses under the 
probability of default and loss given default method. The Company utilizes its internal capital and risk 
models, which use counterparty ratings from major rating agencies, and assesses the current market 
conditions for the likelihood of default. The Company updates its internal capital and risk models for 
counterparty ratings and current market conditions on a periodic basis. Historically, the Company has not 
experienced material credit losses from reinsurance assets.

Premiums receivable reflect premiums written based on contract and policy terms and include estimates 
based on information received from both insureds and ceding companies, supplemented by our own 
judgment, including our estimates of premiums that are written but not reported. Due to the nature of 
reinsurance, ceding companies routinely report and remit premiums to us subsequent to the contract 
coverage period, although the time lag involved in the process of reporting and collecting premiums is 
typically shorter than the lag in reporting losses.

At December 31, 2021, the Company’s premiums receivable balance was $3.8 billion (2020 - $2.9 billion). 
Of the Company’s premiums receivable balance as of December 31, 2021, the majority are receivable from 
highly rated counterparties. The provision for current expected credit losses on the Company’s premiums 
receivable was $2.8 million at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $6.0 million). The following table provides a roll 
forward of the provision for current expected credit losses of the Company’s premiums receivable: 

Year ended December 31,

Beginning balance

Provision for allowance

Ending balance

2021

5,961 

(3,185) 

2,776 

$ 

$ 

Reinsurance recoverable reflects amounts due from reinsurers based on the claim liabilities associated with 
the reinsured policy. The Company accrues amounts that are due from assuming companies based on 
estimated ultimate losses applicable to the contracts.

At December 31, 2021, the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance was $4.3 billion (2020 - $2.9 
billion). Of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance at December 31, 2021, 46.9% is fully 

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collateralized by our reinsurers, 52.1% is recoverable from reinsurers rated A- or higher by major rating 
agencies and 1.0% is recoverable from reinsurers rated lower than A- by major rating agencies (2020 - 
45.2%, 53.4% and 1.4%, respectively). The reinsurers with the three largest balances accounted for 19.9%, 
8.4% and 4.3%, respectively, of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance at December 31, 2021 
(2020 - 15.3%, 10.8% and 6.7%, respectively). The provision for current expected credit losses was $8.3 
million at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $6.3 million). The three largest company-specific components of the 
provision for current expected credit losses represented 18.0%, 13.9% and 11.2%, respectively, of the 
Company’s total provision for current expected credit losses at December 31, 2021 (2020 - 13.2%, 13.0% 
and 6.7%, respectively). The following table provides a roll forward of the provision for current expected 
credit losses of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable:

Year ended December 31,

Beginning balance

Provision for allowance

Ending balance

2021

6,334 

2,010 

8,344 

$ 

$ 

NOTE 8. RESERVE FOR CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSES 

The Company believes the most significant accounting judgment made by management is its estimate of 
claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including 
actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration 
costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts the 
Company sells. The Company establishes its claims and claim expense reserves by taking claims reported 
to the Company by insureds and ceding companies, but which have not yet been paid (“case reserves”), 
adding estimates for the anticipated cost of claims incurred but not yet reported to the Company, or incurred 
but not enough reported to the Company (collectively referred to as “IBNR”) and, if deemed necessary, 
adding costs for additional case reserves which represent the Company’s estimates for claims related to 
specific contracts previously reported to the Company which it believes may not be adequately estimated by 
the client as of that date, or adequately covered in the application of IBNR. The Company’s reserving 
committee, which includes members of the Company’s senior management, reviews, discusses, and 
assesses the reasonableness and adequacy of the reserving estimates included in our audited financial 
statements.

The following table summarizes the Company’s claims and claim expense reserves by segment, allocated 
between case reserves, additional case reserves and IBNR:

At December 31, 2021
Property

Casualty and Specialty

Total

At December 31, 2020
Property

Casualty and Specialty

Total

Case
Reserves

Additional
Case Reserves

IBNR

Total

$  1,555,210  $  1,996,760  $  2,825,718  $  6,377,688 

1,784,334 

128,065 

5,004,543 

6,916,942 

$  3,339,544  $  2,124,825  $  7,830,261  $ 13,294,630 

$  1,127,909  $  1,617,003  $  1,627,541  $  4,372,453 

1,651,150 

133,843 

4,223,692 

6,008,685 

$  2,779,059  $  1,750,846  $  5,851,233  $ 10,381,138 

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Activity in the liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses is summarized as follows:

Year ended December 31,
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance 

recoverable, as of beginning of period

2021

2020

2019

$ 7,455,128  $ 6,593,052  $ 3,704,050 

Net incurred related to:

Current year

Prior years

Total net incurred

Net paid related to:

Current year

Prior years

Total net paid
Foreign exchange (1)
Amounts disposed (2)
Amounts acquired (3)
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance 

recoverable, as of end of period

  4,125,557 

  3,108,421 

  2,123,876 

(249,470)   

(183,812)   

(26,855) 

  3,876,087 

  2,924,609 

  2,097,021 

574,230 

412,172 

  1,649,872 

  1,592,456 

265,649 

832,405 

  2,224,102 

  2,004,628 

  1,098,054 

(81,152)   

97,273 

31,260 

— 

— 

(155,178)   

— 

— 

  1,858,775 

  9,025,961 

  7,455,128 

  6,593,052 

Reinsurance recoverable as of end of period

  4,268,669 

  2,926,010 

  2,791,297 

Reserve for claims and claim expenses as of end of period

$ 13,294,630  $ 10,381,138  $ 9,384,349 

(1)  Reflects the impact of the foreign exchange revaluation of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance 

recoverable, denominated in non-U.S. dollars as at the balance sheet date.

(2)  Represents the fair value of RenaissanceRe UK’s reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, 

disposed of on August 18, 2020.

(3)  Represents the fair value of TMR’s reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, acquired at March 22, 

2019. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information related to the acquisition of TMR.

The Company’s reserving methodology for each line of business uses a loss reserving process that 
calculates a point estimate for its ultimate settlement and administration costs for claims and claim 
expenses. The Company does not calculate a range of estimates and does not discount any of its reserves 
for claims and claim expenses. The Company uses this point estimate, along with paid claims and case 
reserves, to record its best estimate of additional case reserves and IBNR in its consolidated financial 
statements. Under GAAP, the Company is not permitted to establish estimates for catastrophe claims and 
claim expense reserves until an event occurs that gives rise to a loss.

Reserving involves other uncertainties, such as the dependence on information from ceding companies, the 
time lag inherent in reporting information from the primary insurer to the Company or to the Company’s 
ceding companies, and differing reserving practices among ceding companies. The information received 
from ceding companies is typically in the form of bordereaux, broker notifications of loss and/or discussions 
with ceding companies or their brokers. This information may be received on a monthly, quarterly or 
transactional basis and normally includes paid claims and estimates of case reserves. The Company 
sometimes also receives an estimate or provision for IBNR. This information is updated and adjusted 
periodically during the loss settlement period as new data or facts in respect of initial claims, client 
accounts, industry or event trends may be reported or emerge in addition to changes in applicable statutory 
and case laws. 

The Company’s estimates of large losses are based on factors including currently available information 
derived from claims information from certain customers and brokers, industry assessments of losses, 
proprietary models, and the terms and conditions of the Company’s contracts. The uncertainty of the 
Company’s estimates for large losses is also impacted by the preliminary nature of the information 
available, the magnitude and relative infrequency of the events, the expected duration of the respective 
claims development period, inadequacies in the data provided to the relevant date by industry participants 
and the potential for further reporting lags or insufficiencies; and in certain large losses, significant 
uncertainty as to the form of the claims and legal issues, under the relevant terms of insurance and 
reinsurance contracts. In addition, a significant portion of the net claims and claim expenses associated with 

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certain large losses can be concentrated with a few large clients and therefore the loss estimates for these 
large losses may vary significantly based on the claims experience of those clients. The contingent nature 
of business interruption and other exposures will also impact losses in a meaningful way, which may give 
rise to significant complexity in respect of claims handling, claims adjustment and other coverage issues, 
over time. Given the magnitude of certain events, there can be meaningful uncertainty regarding total 
covered losses for the insurance industry and, accordingly, several of the key assumptions underlying the 
Company’s loss estimates. Loss reserve estimation in respect of the Company’s retrocessional contracts 
poses further challenges compared to directly assumed reinsurance. In addition, the Company’s actual net 
losses from these events may increase if the Company’s reinsurers or other obligors fail to meet their 
obligations.

The Company reevaluates its actuarial reserving techniques on a periodic basis. Typically, the quarterly 
review procedures include reviewing paid and reported claims in the most recent reporting period, reviewing 
the development of paid and reported claims from prior periods, and reviewing the Company’s overall 
experience by underwriting year and in the aggregate. The Company monitors its expected ultimate claims 
and claim expense ratios and expected claims reporting assumptions on a quarterly basis and compares 
them to its actual experience. These actuarial assumptions are generally reviewed annually, based on input 
from the Company’s actuaries, underwriters, claims personnel and finance professionals, although 
adjustments may be made more frequently if needed. Assumption changes are made to adjust for changes 
in the pricing and terms of coverage the Company provides, changes in industry results for similar business, 
as well as its actual experience to the extent the Company has enough data to rely on its own experience. If 
the Company determines that adjustments to an earlier estimate are appropriate, such adjustments are 
recorded in the period in which they are identified.

Because of the inherent uncertainties discussed above, the Company has developed a reserving 
philosophy that attempts to incorporate prudent assumptions and estimates, and the Company has 
generally experienced favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses in the 
last several years. However, there is no assurance that this favorable development on prior accident years 
net claims and claim expenses will occur in future periods.

The Company establishes a provision for unallocated loss adjustment expenses (“ULAE”) when the related 
reserve for claims and claim expenses is established. ULAE are expenses that cannot be associated with a 
specific claim but are related to claims paid or in the process of settlement, such as internal costs of the 
claims function, and are included in the reserve for claims and claim expenses. The determination of the 
ULAE provision is subject to judgment.

Incurred and Paid Claims Development and Reserving Methodology

The information provided herein about incurred and paid accident year claims development for the years 
ended prior to December 31, 2021 on a consolidated basis and by segment is presented as supplementary 
information. The Company has applied a retrospective approach with respect to its acquisitions, presenting 
all relevant historical information for all periods presented. In addition, included in the incurred claims and 
claim expenses and cumulated paid claims and claim expenses tables below are reconciling items that 
represents the unamortized balance of fair value adjustments recorded in connection with the acquisitions 
of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (“Platinum”) and TMR to reflect an increase in net claims and claim 
expenses due to the addition of a market based risk margin that represented the cost of capital required by 
a market participant to assume the net claims and claim expenses of Platinum and TMR, partially offset by 
a decrease from discounting in connection with the acquisitions of Platinum and TMR, to reflect the time 
value of money.

For incurred and paid accident year claims denominated in currencies other than USD, the Company used 
the current year-end balance sheet foreign exchange rate for all periods provided, thereby eliminating the 
effects of changes in foreign currency translation rates from the incurred and paid accident year claims 
development information included in the tables below.

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The following table details the Company’s consolidated incurred claims and claim expenses and cumulative 
paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2021, net of reinsurance, as well as IBNR plus 
additional case reserve (“ACR”) included within the net incurred claims amounts.

Accident 
Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Accident 
Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the year ended December 31,

2012
 (unaudited)

2013
 (unaudited)

2014
 (unaudited)

2015
 (unaudited)

2016
 (unaudited)

2017
 (unaudited)

2018
 (unaudited)

2019
 (unaudited)

2020
 (unaudited)

2021

At 
December 
31, 2021

IBNR
 and ACR

$ 1,138,478 

$ 1,022,338  $  958,667 

$  927,397 

$  899,241 

$  901,147 

$  907,765 

$  911,821 

$  894,228 

$  893,612 

$ 

28,520 

  912,458 

  887,176 

  836,813 

  790,498 

  766,453 

  747,939 

  726,212 

  720,503 

726,277 

 1,002,755 

  974,640 

  965,706 

  941,733 

  922,659 

  932,269 

  897,645 

888,622 

 1,139,588 

  1,144,947 

  1,161,202 

 1,130,597 

  1,105,473 

 1,117,250 

  1,111,987 

  1,418,381 

  1,464,953 

 1,447,703 

  1,420,715 

 1,366,532 

  1,373,871 

16,529 

57,970 

73,388 

59,360 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  2,954,415 

 2,748,704 

  2,664,387 

 2,603,328 

  2,559,381 

342,654 

— 

— 

— 

— 

 2,198,790 

  2,342,952 

 2,297,920 

  2,188,749 

371,723 

— 

— 

— 

  2,255,467 

 2,213,257 

  2,154,462 

834,344 

— 

— 

 3,090,954 

  3,076,722 

  1,562,397 

— 

  4,080,591 

  3,091,130 

$ 19,054,274 

$  6,438,015 

Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the year ended December 31,

2012
 (unaudited)

2013
 (unaudited)

2014
 (unaudited)

2015
 (unaudited)

2016
 (unaudited)

2017
 (unaudited)

2018
 (unaudited)

2019
 (unaudited)

2020
 (unaudited)

2021

$  267,808 

$  417,140 

$  522,714 

$  597,103 

$  648,754 

$  723,431 

$  754,527 

$  785,271 

$  792,519 

$  808,734 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  132,207 

  341,769 

  434,633 

  497,296 

  556,485 

  589,784 

  617,109 

  633,689 

648,716 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  231,084 

  435,331 

  557,091 

  633,294 

  694,155 

  741,271 

  767,927 

788,590 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  262,301 

  496,234 

  660,456 

  775,007 

  870,708 

  934,337 

982,966 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  287,753 

  625,995 

  831,642 

  973,074 

 1,087,441 

  1,184,679 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  747,272 

 1,073,216 

  1,370,642 

 1,735,535 

  1,905,621 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  590,671 

  800,773 

 1,172,692 

  1,452,144 

— 

— 

— 

  285,660 

  692,429 

986,835 

— 

— 

  410,482 

  1,023,330 

— 

572,076 

$ 10,353,691 

Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2011 and prior, net of reinsurance  

341,797 

Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses  

61,251 

Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions  

(77,670) 

Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance $  9,025,961 

Property Segment

Within the Property segment, the Company writes property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance 
contracts to insure insurance and reinsurance companies against natural and man-made catastrophes. 
Under these contracts, the Company indemnifies an insurer or reinsurer when its aggregate paid claims and 
claim expenses from a single occurrence of a covered peril exceeds the attachment point specified in the 
contract, up to an amount per loss specified in the contract. Generally, the Company’s most significant 
exposure is to losses from hurricanes, earthquakes and other windstorms, although the Company is also 
exposed to claims arising from other man-made and natural catastrophes, such as tsunamis, winter storms, 
freezes, floods, fires, tornadoes, explosions and acts of terrorism. The Company’s predominant exposure 
under such coverage is to property damage. However, other risks, including business interruption and other 
non-property losses, may also be covered under the Company’s catastrophe contracts when arising from a 
covered peril. The Company’s coverages are offered on either a worldwide basis or are limited to selected 
geographic areas.

Coverage can also vary from “all property” perils to limited coverage on selected perils, such as “earthquake 
only” coverage. The Company also enters into retrocessional contracts that provide property catastrophe 

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coverage to other reinsurers or retrocedants. This coverage is generally in the form of excess of loss 
retrocessional contracts and may cover all perils and exposures on a worldwide basis or be limited in scope 
to selected geographic areas, perils and/or exposures. The exposures the Company assumes from 
retrocessional business can change within a contract term as the underwriters of a retrocedant may alter 
their book of business after the retrocessional coverage has been bound. The Company also offers dual 
trigger reinsurance contracts which require the Company to pay claims based on claims incurred by 
insurers and reinsurers in addition to the estimate of insured industry losses as reported by referenced 
statistical reporting agencies.

Also included in the Property segment is property per risk, property (re)insurance, delegated authority 
arrangements and regional U.S. multi-line reinsurance. The Company’s predominant exposure under such 
coverage is to property damage. However, other risks, including business interruption and other non-
property losses, may also be covered when arising from a covered peril. The Company’s coverages are 
offered on either a worldwide basis or are limited to selected geographic areas. Principally all of the 
business is reinsurance, although the Company also writes insurance business primarily through delegated 
authority arrangements. The Company offers these products principally through proportional reinsurance 
coverage or in the form of delegated authority arrangements. In a proportional reinsurance arrangement 
(also referred to as quota share reinsurance or pro rata reinsurance), the reinsurer shares a proportional 
part of the original premiums and losses of the reinsured.

Claims and claim expenses in the Company’s Property segment are generally characterized by losses of 
low frequency and high severity. Initial reporting of paid and incurred claims in general, tends to be relatively 
prompt, particularly for less complex losses. The Company considers this business “short-tail” as compared 
to the reporting of claims for “long-tail” products, which tends to be slower. However, the timing of claims 
payment and reporting also varies depending on various factors, including: whether the claims arise under 
reinsurance of primary insurance companies or reinsurance of other reinsurance companies; the nature of 
the events (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes or terrorism); the geographic area involved; post-event inflation 
which may cause the cost to repair damaged property to increase significantly from current estimates, or for 
property claims to remain open for a longer period of time, due to limitations on the supply of building 
materials, labor and other resources; complex policy coverage and other legal issues; and the quality of 
each client’s claims management and reserving practices. Management’s judgments regarding these 
factors are reflected in the Company’s reserve for claims and claim expenses.

Reserving for most of the Company’s Property segment generally does not involve the use of traditional 
actuarial techniques. Rather, claims and claim expense reserves are estimated by management by 
completing an in-depth analysis of the individual contracts which may potentially be impacted by the loss. 
The in-depth analysis generally involves: 1) estimating the size of insured industry losses; 2) reviewing 
reinsurance contract portfolios to identify contracts which are exposed; 3) reviewing information reported or 
otherwise provided by customers and brokers; 4) discussing the loss with customers and brokers; and 5) 
estimating the ultimate expected cost to settle all claims and administrative costs arising from the loss on a 
contract-by-contract basis and in aggregate for the event. Once a loss has occurred, during the then current 
reporting period, the Company records its best estimate of the ultimate expected cost to settle all claims 
arising from the loss. The Company’s estimate of claims and claim expense reserves is then determined by 
deducting cumulative paid losses from its estimate of the ultimate expected loss. The Company’s estimate 
of IBNR is determined by deducting cumulative paid losses, case reserves and additional case reserves 
from its estimate of the ultimate expected loss. Once the Company receives a valid notice of loss or 
payment request under a catastrophe reinsurance contract, it is generally able to process and pay such 
claims promptly.

Because losses from which claims arise under policies written within the Property segment are typically 
prominent, public events such as hurricanes and earthquakes, the Company is often able to use 
independent reports as part of its loss reserve estimation process. The Company also reviews catastrophe 
bulletins published by various statistical reporting agencies to assist in determining the size of the industry 
loss, although these reports may not be available for some time after an event.

For smaller events including localized severe weather events such as windstorms, hail, ice, snow, flooding, 
freezing and tornadoes, which are not necessarily prominent, public occurrences, the Company initially 
places greater reliance on catastrophe bulletins published by statistical reporting agencies to assist in 
determining what events occurred during the reporting period than the Company does for large events. This 

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includes reviewing catastrophe bulletins published by Property Claim Services for U.S. catastrophes. The 
Company sets its initial estimates of reserves for claims and claim expenses for these smaller events based 
on a combination of its historical market share for these types of losses and the estimate of the total insured 
industry property losses as reported by statistical reporting agencies, although management may make 
significant adjustments based on the Company’s current exposure to the geographic region involved as well 
as the size of the loss and the peril involved. This approach supplements the Company’s approach for 
estimating losses for larger catastrophes, which as discussed above, includes discussions with brokers and 
ceding companies and reviewing individual contracts impacted by the event. Approximately one year from 
the date of loss for these small events, the Company typically estimates IBNR for these events by using the 
paid Bornhuetter-Ferguson actuarial method. The loss development factors for the paid Bornhuetter-
Ferguson actuarial method are selected based on a review of the Company’s historical experience. There 
were no significant changes to the Company's paid loss development factors over the last three years.

In general, reserves for the Company’s more recent large losses are subject to greater uncertainty and, 
therefore, greater potential variability, and are likely to experience material changes from one period to the 
next. This is due to the uncertainty as to the size of the industry losses, uncertainty as to which contracts 
have been exposed, uncertainty due to complex legal and coverage issues that can arise out of large or 
complex losses, and uncertainty as to the magnitude of claims incurred by the Company’s customers. As 
the Company’s claims age, more information becomes available and the Company believes its estimates 
become more certain.

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The following table details the Company’s Property segment incurred claims and claim expenses and 
cumulative paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2021, net of reinsurance, as well as IBNR 
plus ACR included within the net incurred claims amounts.

Accident 
Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Accident 
Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the year ended December 31,

2012
 (unaudited)

2013
 (unaudited)

2014
 (unaudited)

2015
 (unaudited)

2016
 (unaudited)

2017
 (unaudited)

2018
 (unaudited)

2019
 (unaudited)

2020
 (unaudited)

2021

At 
December 
31, 2021

IBNR
 and ACR

$  560,348 

$  429,885 

$  395,605 

$  375,439 

$  358,509 

$  346,756 

$  338,877 

$  334,347 

$  325,042 

$  322,871 

$ 

1,180 

  318,033 

  294,315 

  272,191 

  250,014 

  238,734 

  235,016 

  235,356 

  238,404 

240,779 

1,113 

  302,158 

  278,813 

  265,569 

  260,542 

  259,379 

  256,845 

  250,647 

247,708 

  372,338 

  357,065 

  334,099 

  323,211 

  311,964 

  305,847 

295,081 

372 

71 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  455,503 

  469,120 

  452,922 

  434,706 

  415,572 

411,698 

16,889 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  1,644,982 

 1,461,953 

  1,350,684 

 1,328,419 

  1,273,461 

217,210 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  938,309 

  1,020,102 

  979,598 

857,217 

105,483 

— 

— 

— 

  992,526 

  956,445 

898,472 

254,099 

— 

— 

 1,580,564 

  1,600,743 

585,134 

— 

  2,370,891 

  1,552,621 

$ 8,518,921 

$  2,734,172 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the year ended December 31,

2012
 (unaudited)

2013
 (unaudited)

2014
 (unaudited)

2015
 (unaudited)

2016
 (unaudited)

2017
 (unaudited)

2018
 (unaudited)

2019
 (unaudited)

2020
 (unaudited)

2021

$  165,951 

$  205,814 

$  254,000 

$  280,519 

$  291,901 

$  306,718 

$  309,133 

$  314,418 

$  314,720 

$  318,295 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

80,397 

  156,204 

  192,225 

  207,963 

  215,758 

  218,446 

  221,255 

  226,035 

226,353 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  106,781 

  184,711 

  223,197 

  234,933 

  241,266 

  244,721 

  243,885 

246,690 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  126,972 

  226,722 

  260,858 

  278,452 

  288,678 

  292,033 

294,651 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  120,506 

  259,131 

  327,034 

  351,523 

  374,160 

384,932 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  534,631 

  663,381 

  820,148 

  946,934 

972,239 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  434,358 

  439,783 

  611,268 

638,149 

— 

— 

— 

  160,141 

  364,761 

526,314 

— 

— 

  255,268 

676,472 

— 

499,796 

$ 4,783,891 

Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2011 and prior, net of reinsurance  

89,538 

Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses  

16,266 

Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions  

(11,642) 

Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance $ 3,829,192 

Casualty and Specialty Segment

The Company offers its casualty and specialty reinsurance products principally on a proportional basis, and 
it also provides excess of loss coverage. The Company offers casualty and specialty reinsurance products 
to insurance and reinsurance companies and provides coverage for specific geographic regions or on a 
worldwide basis. Principally all of the business is reinsurance, although the Company also writes insurance 
business.

As with the Company’s Property segment, its Casualty and Specialty segment reinsurance contracts can 
include coverage for relatively large limits or exposures. As a result, the Company’s casualty and specialty 
reinsurance business can be subject to significant claims volatility. In periods of low claims frequency or 
severity, the Company’s results will generally be favorably impacted while in periods of high claims 
frequency or severity the Company’s results will generally be negatively impacted.

The Company’s processes and methodologies in respect of loss estimation for the coverages offered 
through its Casualty and Specialty segment differ from those used for its Property segment. For example, 
the Company’s casualty and specialty coverages are more likely to be impacted by factors such as long-
term inflation and changes in the social and legal environment, which the Company believes gives rise to 

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greater uncertainty in its reserves for claims and claim expenses. Moreover, in many lines of business the 
Company does not have the benefit of a significant amount of its own historical experience and may have 
little or no related corporate reserving history in many of its newer or growing lines of business. The 
Company believes this makes its Casualty and Specialty segment reserving subject to greater uncertainty 
than its Property segment.

The Company calculates multiple point estimates for claims and claim expense reserves using a variety of 
actuarial reserving techniques for many, but not all, of its classes of business for each underwriting year 
within the Casualty and Specialty segment. The Company does not believe that these multiple point 
estimates are, or should be considered, a range. Rather, the Company considers each class of business 
and determines the most appropriate point estimate for each underwriting year based on the characteristics 
of the particular class including: (1) loss development patterns derived from historical data; (2) the credibility 
of the selected loss development pattern; (3) the stability of the loss development patterns; (4) how 
developed the underwriting year is; and (5) the observed loss development of other underwriting years for 
the same class. The Company also considers other relevant factors, including: (1) historical ultimate loss 
ratios; (2) the presence of individual large losses; and (3) known occurrences that have not yet resulted in 
reported losses. The Company makes determinations of the most appropriate point estimate of loss for 
each class based on an evaluation of relevant information and does not ascribe any particular portion of the 
estimate to a particular factor or consideration. In addition, the Company believes that a review of individual 
contract information improves the loss estimates for some classes of business.

When developing claims and claims expense reserves for its Casualty and Specialty segment, the 
Company considers several actuarial techniques such as the expected loss ratio method, the Bornhuetter-
Ferguson actuarial method and the paid and reported chain ladder actuarial method. 

For classes of business and underwriting years where the Company has limited historical claims 
experience, estimates of ultimate losses are generally initially determined based on the loss ratio method 
applied to each underwriting year and to each class of business. Unless the Company has credible claims 
experience or unfavorable development, it generally selects an ultimate loss based on its initial expected 
loss ratio. The selected ultimate losses are determined by multiplying the initial expected loss ratio by the 
earned premium. The initial expected loss ratios are key inputs that involve management judgment and are 
based on a variety of factors, including: (1) contract by contract expected loss ratios developed during the 
Company’s pricing process; (2) historical loss ratios and combined ratios adjusted for rate change and 
trend; and (3) industry benchmarks for similar business. These judgments take into account management’s 
view of past, current and future factors that may influence ultimate losses, including: (1) market conditions; 
(2) changes in the business underwritten; (3) changes in timing of the emergence of claims; and (4) other 
factors that may influence ultimate loss ratios and losses. 

The determination of when reported losses are sufficient and credible to warrant selection of an ultimate 
loss ratio different from the initial expected loss ratio also requires judgment. The Company generally 
makes adjustments for reported loss experience indicating unfavorable variances from initial expected loss 
ratios sooner than reported loss experience indicating favorable variances. This is because the reporting of 
losses in excess of expectations tends to have greater credibility than an absence or lower than expected 
level of reported losses. Over time, as a greater number of claims are reported and the credibility of 
reported losses improves, actuarial estimates of IBNR are typically based on the Bornhuetter-Ferguson 
actuarial method or the reported chain ladder actuarial method. 

The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method allows for greater weight to be applied to expected results in periods 
where little or no actual experience is available, and, hence, is less susceptible to the potential pitfall of 
being excessively swayed by experience of actual paid and/or reported loss data, compared to the chain 
ladder actuarial method. The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method uses the initial expected loss ratio to estimate 
IBNR, and it assumes that past experience is not fully representative of the future. As the Company’s 
reserves for claims and claim expenses age, and actual claims experience becomes available, this method 
places less weight on expected experience and places more weight on actual experience. This experience, 
which represents the difference between expected reported claims and actual reported claims, is reflected 
in the respective reporting period as a change in estimate. The utilization of the Bornhuetter-Ferguson 
method requires the Company to estimate an expected ultimate claims and claim expense ratio and select 
an expected loss reporting pattern. The Company selects its estimates of the expected ultimate claims and 
claim expense ratios as described above and selects its expected loss reporting patterns by utilizing 

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actuarial analysis, including management’s judgment, and historical patterns of paid losses and reporting of 
case reserves to the Company, as well as industry loss development patterns. The estimated expected 
claims and claim expense ratio may be modified to the extent that reported losses at a given point in time 
differ from what would be expected based on the selected loss reporting pattern.

The reported chain ladder actuarial method utilizes actual reported losses and a loss development pattern 
to determine an estimate of ultimate losses that is independent of the initial expected ultimate loss ratio and 
earned premium. The Company believes this technique is most appropriate when there are a large number 
of reported losses with significant statistical credibility and a relatively stable loss development pattern. 
Information that may cause future loss development patterns to differ from historical loss development 
patterns is considered and reflected in the Company’s selected loss development patterns as appropriate. 
For certain reinsurance contracts, historical loss development patterns may be developed from ceding 
company data or other sources.

In addition, certain specialty coverages may be impacted by natural and man-made catastrophes. The 
Company estimates reserves for claim and claim expenses for these losses, following a process that is 
similar to its Property segment described above.

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The following table details the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment incurred claims and claim 
expenses and cumulative paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2021, net of reinsurance, as 
well as IBNR plus ACR included within the net incurred claims amounts.

Accident 
Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Accident 
Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the year ended December 31,

2012
 (unaudited)

2013
 (unaudited)

2014
 (unaudited)

2015
 (unaudited)

2016
 (unaudited)

2017
 (unaudited)

2018
 (unaudited)

2019
 (unaudited)

2020
 (unaudited)

2021

At 
December 
31, 2021

IBNR
 and ACR

$  578,130 

$  592,453 

$  563,062 

$  551,958 

$  540,732 

$  554,391 

$  568,888 

$  577,474 

$  569,186 

$  570,741 

$ 

27,340 

  594,425 

  592,861 

  564,622 

  540,484 

  527,719 

  512,923 

  490,856 

  482,099 

485,498 

  700,597 

  695,827 

  700,137 

  681,191 

  663,280 

  675,424 

  646,998 

640,914 

  767,250 

  787,882 

  827,103 

  807,386 

  793,509 

  811,403 

816,906 

  962,878 

  995,833 

  994,781 

  986,009 

  950,960 

962,173 

15,416 

57,598 

73,317 

42,471 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  1,309,433 

 1,286,751 

  1,313,703 

 1,274,909 

  1,285,920 

125,444 

— 

— 

— 

— 

 1,260,481 

  1,322,850 

 1,318,322 

  1,331,532 

266,240 

— 

— 

— 

  1,262,941 

 1,256,812 

  1,255,990 

580,245 

— 

— 

 1,510,390 

  1,475,979 

977,263 

— 

  1,709,700 

  1,538,509 

$ 10,535,353  $  3,703,843 

Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance

For the year ended December 31,

2012
 (unaudited)

2013
 (unaudited)

2014
 (unaudited)

2015
 (unaudited)

2016
 (unaudited)

2017
 (unaudited)

2018
 (unaudited)

2019
 (unaudited)

2020
 (unaudited)

2021

$  101,857 

$  211,326 

$  268,714 

$  316,584 

$  356,853 

$  416,713 

$  445,394 

$  470,853 

$  477,799 

$  490,439 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

51,810 

  185,565 

  242,408 

  289,333 

  340,727 

  371,338 

  395,854 

  407,654 

422,363 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  124,303 

  250,620 

  333,894 

  398,361 

  452,889 

  496,550 

  524,042 

541,900 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  135,329 

  269,512 

  399,598 

  496,555 

  582,030 

  642,304 

688,315 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  167,247 

  366,864 

  504,608 

  621,551 

  713,281 

799,747 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  212,641 

  409,835 

  550,494 

  788,601 

933,382 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  156,313 

  360,990 

  561,424 

813,995 

— 

— 

— 

  125,519 

  327,668 

460,521 

— 

— 

  155,214 

346,858 

— 

72,280 

$ 5,569,800 

Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2011 and prior, net of reinsurance  

252,259 

Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses  

44,985 

Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions  

(66,028) 

Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance $ 5,196,769 

Prior Year Development of the Reserve for Net Claims and Claim Expenses

The Company’s estimates of claims and claim expense reserves are not precise in that, among other 
things, they are based on predictions of future developments and estimates of future trends and other 
variable factors. Some, but not all, of the Company’s reserves are further subject to the uncertainty inherent 
in actuarial methodologies and estimates. Because a reserve estimate is simply an insurer's estimate at a 
point in time of its ultimate liability, and because there are numerous factors that affect reserves and claims 
payments that cannot be determined with certainty in advance, the Company’s ultimate payments will vary, 
perhaps materially, from its estimates of reserves. If the Company determines in a subsequent period that 
adjustments to its previously established reserves are appropriate, such adjustments are recorded in the 
period in which they are identified. On a net basis, the Company’s cumulative favorable or unfavorable 
development is generally reduced by offsetting changes in its reinsurance recoverable, as well as changes 
to loss related premiums such as reinstatement premiums and redeemable noncontrolling interest, all of 
which generally move in the opposite direction to changes in the Company's ultimate claims and claim 
expenses.

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The following table details the Company’s prior year net development by segment of its liability for net 
unpaid claims and claim expenses:

Year ended December 31,

Property
Casualty and Specialty

2021

2020

2019

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

$  (233,373)  $  (157,049)  $ 

(16,097)   

(26,763)   

(2,973) 
(23,882) 

Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident 

years net claims and claim expenses

$  (249,470)  $  (183,812)  $ 

(26,855) 

Changes to prior year estimated net claims reserves increased net income by $249.5 million during 2021 
(2020 - increased net income by $183.8 million, 2019 - increased net income by $26.9 million), excluding 
the consideration of changes in reinstatement, adjustment or other premium changes, profit commissions, 
redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe and Vermeer and income tax.

Property Segment

The following tables detail the development of the Company’s liability for net unpaid claims and claim 
expenses for its Property segment, allocated between large and small catastrophe net claims and claim 
expenses and attritional net claims and claim expenses, included in the other line item:

Year ended December 31,

Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses

Large catastrophe events

2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events

2019 Large Loss Events

2018 Large Loss Events

2017 Large Loss Events

Other

Total large catastrophe events

Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements

Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements

Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses

Actuarial assumption changes

Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim 

expenses

2021

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

$ 

17,140 

(61,634) 

(101,096) 

(49,090) 

(9,392) 

(204,072) 

(34,751) 

(34,751) 

(238,823) 

5,450 

$  (233,373) 

The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s 
Property segment in 2021 of $233.4 million was primarily comprised of net favorable development on prior 
year accident years net claims and claim expenses associated with the following large catastrophe events:

•

•

$17.1 million of net adverse development associated with Hurricanes Laura, Sally, Isaias, Delta, 
Zeta and Eta, the California, Oregon and Washington wildfires, Typhoon Maysak, the August 2020 
Derecho, and losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (collectively, the “2020 Weather-
Related Large Loss Events”).

$61.6 million of net favorable development associated with Hurricane Dorian and Typhoons Faxai 
and Hagibis and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (collectively, the “2019 
Large Loss Events”);

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•

•

$101.1 million of net favorable development associated with Typhoons Jebi, Mangkhut and Trami, 
Hurricane Florence, the wildfires in California during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, Hurricane 
Michael and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (collectively, the “2018 Large 
Loss Events”); and

$49.1 million of net favorable development associated with Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the 
Mexico City Earthquake, the wildfires in California during the fourth quarter of 2017 and certain 
losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (collectively, the “2017 Large Loss Events”). 

The Company’s Property segment also experienced net favorable development of $34.8 million associated 
with a number of other small catastrophe events as well as attritional loss movements related to lines of 
business where the Company principally estimates net claims and claim expenses using traditional actuarial 
methods. Partially offsetting these net favorable developments was net adverse development of $5.5 million 
related to actuarial assumption changes.

Year ended December 31,

Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses

Large catastrophe events

2019 Large Loss Events

2018 Large Loss Events

2017 Large Loss Events

Other

Total large catastrophe events

Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements

Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements

Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses

Actuarial assumption changes

Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim 

expenses

2020

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

$ 

(44,389) 

(43,991) 

(32,649) 

124 

(120,905) 

(41,589) 

(41,589) 

(162,494) 

5,445 

$  (157,049) 

The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s 
Property segment in 2020 of $157.0 million was primarily comprised of net favorable development on prior 
year accident years net claims and claim expenses associated with the following large catastrophe events:

•

•

•

$44.4 million associated with the 2019 Large Loss Events;

$44.0 million associated with the 2018 Large Loss Events; and

$32.6 million associated with the 2017 Large Loss Events.

The Company’s Property segment also experienced net favorable development of $41.6 million associated 
with a number of other small catastrophe events as well as attritional loss movements related to lines of 
business where the Company principally estimates net claims and claim expenses using traditional actuarial 
methods. Partially offsetting these net favorable developments was net adverse development of $5.4 million 
related to actuarial assumption changes.

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Year ended December 31,

Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses

Large catastrophe events

2017 Large Loss Events

New Zealand Earthquake (2011)

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)

New Zealand Earthquake (2010)

2018 Large Loss Events

Other

Total large catastrophe events

Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements

Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements

Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses

Actuarial assumption changes

2019

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

$  (101,572) 

(7,497) 

(5,198) 

47,071 

81,555 

(31,916) 

(17,557) 

5,339 

5,339 

(12,218) 

9,245 

Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim 

expenses

$ 

(2,973) 

The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s 
Property segment in 2019 of $3.0 million was comprised of net favorable development of $17.6 million 
related to large catastrophe events, net adverse development of $5.3 million related to small catastrophe 
events and attritional loss movements and $9.2 million of net adverse development associated with 
actuarial assumption changes. Included in net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and 
claim expenses from large events was $101.6 million of decreases in the net estimated ultimate losses 
associated with the 2017 Large Loss Events, partially offset by $81.6 million of increases in the net 
estimated ultimate losses associated with the 2018 Large Loss Events and $47.1 million of net increases in 
the estimated ultimate losses associated with the 2010 New Zealand Earthquake.

Casualty and Specialty Segment

The following table details the development of the Company’s liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses 
for its Casualty and Specialty segment:

Year ended December 31,

Actuarial methods - actual reported claims less than expected 

claims

Actuarial assumption changes

2021

2020

2019

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

(Favorable) 
adverse 
development

$ 

(19,078)  $ 

(29,280)  $ 

(52,796) 

2,981 

2,517 

28,914 

Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident 

years net claims and claim expenses

$ 

(16,097)  $ 

(26,763)  $ 

(23,882) 

The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s 
Casualty and Specialty segment in 2021, 2020, and 2019 was due to reported losses generally coming in 
lower than expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses across a number of lines of business, 
partially offset by net adverse development associated with certain actuarial assumption changes.

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Reconciliation of the Disclosure of Incurred and Paid Claims Development to the Reserve for Claims 
and Claim Expenses

The reconciliation of the net incurred and paid claims development tables to the reserve for claims and 
claim expenses in the consolidated balance sheet is as follows:

At December 31, 2021
Net Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses
Property
Casualty and Specialty
Other

Total net reserve for claims and claim expenses

Reinsurance Recoverable
Property
Casualty and Specialty
Other

Total reinsurance recoverable
Total reserve for claims and claim expenses

$  3,829,192 
  5,196,769 
— 
  9,025,961 

$  2,548,496 
  1,720,173 
— 
  4,268,669 
$ 13,294,630 

Historical Claims Duration

The following is unaudited supplementary information about average historical claims duration by segment: 

Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance (Number of Years)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 29.2 %  19.4 %  15.7 %  6.8 %  3.0 %  2.3 %  0.6 %  1.6 %  0.1 %  1.1 %

 12.4 %  17.0 %  12.8 %  14.2 %  9.8 %  8.1 %  5.0 %  3.2 %  2.1 %  2.2 %

At December 31, 2021
Property

Casualty and 
Specialty

Claims Frequency

Each of the Company’s reportable segments are broadly considered to be assumed reinsurance, where 
multiple claims are often aggregated, perhaps multiple times through retrocessional reinsurance, before 
ultimately being ceded to the Company. In addition, the nature, size, terms and conditions of contracts 
entered into by the Company changes from one accident year to the next and the quantum of contractual or 
policy limits, and accordingly the potential amount of claims and claim expenses associated with a reported 
claim, can range from nominal, to significant. These factors can impact the amount and timing of the claims 
and claim expenses to be recorded and accordingly, developing claim frequency information is highly 
subjective and is not prepared or utilized for internal purposes. In addition, the Company does not have 
direct access to claim frequency information underlying certain of its proportional contracts given the nature 
of that business. As a result, the Company does not believe providing claim frequency information is 
practicable as it relates to its proportional contracts.

Notwithstanding the factors noted above, the Company has developed claims frequency information 
associated with its excess of loss reinsurance contracts. As each accident year develops, the Company 
would expect the cumulative number of reported claims to increase in certain of its excess of loss 
reinsurance contracts, most notably in its Casualty and Specialty segment. In determining claims frequency 
for its excess of loss reinsurance contracts, the Company has made the following assumptions:

•

•

Claims below the insured layer of a contract are excluded;

If an insured loss event results in claims associated with a number of layers of a contract, the 
Company would consider this to be a single claim; and

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•

If an insured loss event results in claims associated with a number of the Company’s operating 
subsidiaries, the Company considers each operating subsidiary to have a reported claim. 

The following table details the Company’s cumulative number of reported claims for its excess of loss 
reinsurance contracts allocated by segment:

At December 31, 2021

Cumulative Number of Reported Claims

Accident Year
2012

Property

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Casualty and Specialty
2,559

3,030

3,914

4,419

5,164

4,753

3,921

3,392

1,777

725

922

812

762

783

1,206

2,596

2,516

1,704

2,298

1,203

Assumed Reinsurance Contracts Classified As Deposit Contracts

Net claims and claim expenses incurred were reduced by $0.2 million during 2021 (2020 – $0.4 million, 
2019 – $Nil) related to income earned on assumed reinsurance contracts that were classified as deposit 
contracts with underwriting risk only. Other income was increased by $Nil during 2021 (2020 – $1.0 million, 
2019 – $1.3 million) related to premiums and losses incurred on assumed reinsurance contracts that were 
classified as deposit contracts with timing risk only. Deposit liabilities of $4.2 million are included in 
reinsurance balances payable at December 31, 2021 (2020 – $7.5 million). At December 31, 2021 and 
2020, there were no deposit assets in other assets associated with these contracts.

NOTE 9. DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES 

Debt Obligations

A summary of the Company’s debt obligations on its consolidated balance sheets is set forth below:

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

Fair Value

Carrying 
Value

Fair Value

Carrying 
Value

3.600% Senior Notes due 2029
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)

Total senior notes

Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)

Total debt

$  432,316  $  393,305  $  453,932  $  392,391 
296,787 
298,428 
148,659 
  1,136,265 
— 
$ 1,268,443  $ 1,168,353  $ 1,261,069  $ 1,136,265 

321,204 
318,852 
166,071 
  1,238,443 
30,000 

297,281 
298,798 
148,969 
  1,138,353 
30,000 

329,661 
315,273 
162,203 
  1,261,069 
— 

(1)  RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in its joint venture DaVinciRe. Because RenaissanceRe controls a 
majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the 
consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe. However, RenaissanceRe does not guarantee or provide credit support for 
DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe’s financial exposure to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and 
counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.

(2)    RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding 

voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements. 

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3.600% Senior Notes Due 2029 

On April 2, 2019, RenaissanceRe issued $400.0 million principal amount of its 3.600% Senior Notes due 
April 15, 2029, with interest on the notes payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on 
October 15, 2019. The notes are redeemable at the applicable redemption price, subject to the terms 
described in the indenture for the notes. However, the notes may not be redeemed prior to April 15, 2022 
without approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the “BMA”) and may not be redeemed at any time 
prior to their maturity if enhanced capital requirements, as established by the BMA, would be breached 
immediately before or after giving effect to the redemption of such notes, unless, in each case, 
RenaissanceRe replaces the capital represented by the notes to be redeemed with capital having equal or 
better capital treatment as the notes under applicable BMA rules. The notes contain various covenants 
including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing 
of liens on, the stock of designated subsidiaries. The net proceeds from this offering were used to repay, in 
full, the $200.0 million outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility at March 31, 2019, which 
the Company used to partially fund the purchase price for the TMR Stock Purchase, and the remainder of 
the net proceeds was used for general corporate purposes. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium 
Re” for additional information related to the acquisition of TMR.

3.450% Senior Notes due 2027 of RenaissanceRe Finance Inc.

On June 29, 2017, RenaissanceRe Finance Inc. (“RenaissanceRe Finance”) issued $300.0 million principal 
amount of its 3.450% Senior Notes due July 1, 2027, with interest on the notes payable on July 1 and 
January 1 of each year. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe and may be 
redeemed by RenaissanceRe Finance prior to maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium 
if the notes are redeemed prior to April 1, 2027. The notes contain various covenants, including limitations 
on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, stock of 
designated subsidiaries. 

3.700% Senior Notes due 2025 of RenaissanceRe Finance

On March 24, 2015, RenaissanceRe Finance issued $300.0 million principal amount of its 3.700% Senior 
Notes due April 1, 2025, with interest on the notes payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The notes 
are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe and may be redeemed by RenaissanceRe 
Finance prior to maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium if the notes are redeemed prior 
to January 1, 2025. The notes contain various covenants, including limitations on mergers and 
consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, stock of designated 
subsidiaries.

The net proceeds from the offering of the notes (together with cash on hand) were applied by 
RenaissanceRe to repay in full a $300.0 million bridge loan that Barclays Bank PLC provided to 
RenaissanceRe on February 25, 2015 in order to finance a portion of the cash consideration paid by 
RenaissanceRe in connection with the acquisition of Platinum.

5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 of RenRe North America Holdings Inc. and RenaissanceRe Finance

On March 17, 2010, RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (“RRNAH”) issued $250.0 million principal amount 
of its 5.75% Senior Notes due March 15, 2020 (the “RRNAH Notes”), with interest on the notes payable on 
March 15 and September 15 of each year. RenaissanceRe Finance became a co-obligor of the notes as of 
July 3, 2015. On March 15, 2020, the Company repaid in full at maturity the aggregate principal amount of 
$250.0 million, plus applicable accrued interest, of the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 of RenRe North 
America Holdings Inc. and RenaissanceRe Finance. The notes, which were senior obligations, were fully 
and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe.

DaVinciRe Senior Notes

On May 4, 2015, DaVinciRe issued $150.0 million principal amount of its 4.750% Senior Notes due May 1, 
2025, with interest on the notes payable on May 1 and November 1, commencing with November 1, 2015 
(the “DaVinciRe Senior Notes”). The DaVinciRe Senior Notes, which are senior obligations, may be 
redeemed prior to maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium if the notes are redeemed 
before February 1, 2025. The DaVinciRe Senior Notes contain various covenants including restrictions as to 

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the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, the stock of designated subsidiaries, limitations on mergers, 
amalgamations and consolidations, limitations on third-party investor redemptions, a leverage covenant and 
a covenant to maintain certain ratings. The net proceeds from this offering were used to repay, in full, 
$100.0 million outstanding under the loan agreement, dated as of March 30, 2011, between DaVinciRe and 
RenaissanceRe, and the remainder of the net proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.

Scheduled Debt Maturity

The following table sets forth the scheduled maturity of the Company’s aggregate amount of its debt 
obligation reflected on its consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021:

2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
After 2026
Unamortized fair value adjustments
Unamortized discount and debt issuance expenses

$ 

30,000 
— 
— 
450,000 
— 
700,000 
— 
(11,647) 
$ 1,168,353 

Credit Facilities

The outstanding amounts issued or drawn under each of the Company’s significant credit facilities is set 
forth below: 

At December 31, 2021
Revolving Credit Facility (1)
Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)
Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities

Secured

Unsecured

Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facility

Issued or 
Drawn

$ 

— 

30,000 

410,440 

369,324 

275,000 

$  1,084,764 

(1) At December 31, 2021, no amounts were issued or drawn under this facility.

(2) RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding 

voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements. The drawn 
amount of the Medici revolving credit facility is included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets under debt.

RenaissanceRe Revolving Credit Facility

RenaissanceRe, Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Renaissance Reinsurance 
U.S. and RREAG are parties to a second amended and restated credit agreement dated November 9, 2018 
(as amended, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) with various banks, financial institutions and Wells Fargo 
Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) as administrative agent, which amended and restated a previous 
credit agreement. The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a revolving commitment to RenaissanceRe 
of $500.0 million, with a right, subject to satisfying certain conditions, to increase the size of the facility to 
$700.0 million. Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate selected by 
RenaissanceRe equal to the Base Rate or LIBOR (each as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) plus 
a margin. In addition to revolving loans, the Revolving Credit Agreement provides that the entire facility will 
also be available for the issuance of standby letters of credit, subject to the terms and conditions set forth 
therein, and swingline loans, which are capped at $50.0 million for each of the swingline lenders. At 
December 31, 2021, RenaissanceRe had $Nil outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

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The Revolving Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants customary for bank 
loan facilities of this type, including limits on the ability of RenaissanceRe and its subsidiaries to merge, 
consolidate, sell a substantial amount of assets, incur liens and declare or pay dividends under certain 
circumstances. The Revolving Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants which generally 
provide that the ratio of consolidated debt to capital shall not exceed 0.35:1 and that the consolidated net 
worth of RenaissanceRe shall equal or exceed approximately $2.9 billion, subject to an annual adjustment.

If certain events of default occur, in some circumstances the lenders’ obligations to make loans may be 
terminated and the outstanding obligations of RenaissanceRe under the Revolving Credit Agreement may 
be accelerated. The scheduled commitment maturity date of the Revolving Credit Agreement is November 
9, 2023.

RRNAH and RenaissanceRe Finance guarantee RenaissanceRe’s obligations under the Revolving Credit 
Agreement. Subject to certain exceptions, additional subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe are required to become 
guarantors if such subsidiaries issue or incur certain types of indebtedness.

Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities

Uncommitted, Secured Standby Letter of Credit Facility with Wells Fargo

RenaissanceRe and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, 
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and RREAG are parties to an Amended and Restated Standby Letter of 
Credit Agreement dated June 21, 2019, as amended, with Wells Fargo, which provides for a secured, 
uncommitted facility under which letters of credit may be issued from time to time for the respective 
accounts of the subsidiaries. Pursuant to the agreement, the applicants may request secured letter of credit 
issuances, and also have an option to request the issuance of up to $100.0 million of unsecured letters of 
credit (outstanding on such request date). RenaissanceRe has unconditionally guaranteed the payment 
obligations of the applicants other than DaVinci.

The agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for facilities of this 
type. Under the agreement, each applicant is required to pledge eligible collateral having a value sufficient 
to cover all of its obligations under the agreement with respect to secured letters of credit issued for its 
account. In the case of an event of default under the agreement, Wells Fargo may exercise certain 
remedies, including conversion of collateral of a defaulting applicant into cash.

At December 31, 2021, there were $97.0 million of secured letters of credit outstanding and $Nil of 
unsecured letters of credit outstanding under this agreement. 

Secured Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe

Certain subsidiaries and affiliates of RenaissanceRe, including Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, 
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Renaissance 
Reinsurance U.S. and RREAG, are parties to a facility letter, dated September 17, 2010, as amended, with 
Citibank Europe plc (“Citibank Europe”), pursuant to which Citibank Europe has established a letter of credit 
facility under which Citibank Europe provides a commitment to issue letters of credit for the accounts of the 
participants in multiple currencies. Effective December 21, 2021, the aggregate commitment amount was 
increased from $300.0 million to $350.0 million, subject to a sublimit of $25.0 million for letters of credit 
issued for the account of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.

The letter of credit facility is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2023. At all times during which it is a 
party to the facility, each participant is obligated to pledge to Citibank Europe securities with a value that 
equals or exceeds the aggregate face amount of its then-outstanding letters of credit. In the case of an 
event of default under the facility with respect to a participant, Citibank Europe may exercise certain 
remedies, including terminating its commitment to such participant and taking certain actions with respect to 
the collateral pledged by such participant (including the sale thereof). In the facility letter, each participant 
makes representations and warranties that are customary for facilities of this type and agrees that it will 
comply with certain informational and other undertakings. 

At December 31, 2021, $301.9 million aggregate face amount of letters of credit was outstanding and, 
subject to the sublimits described above, $48.1 million remained unused and available to the participants 
under this facility.

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Uncommitted, Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe

Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and RREAG 
are parties to a Master Agreement for Issuance of Payment Instruments and a Facility Letter for Issuance of 
Payment Instruments with Citibank Europe dated March 22, 2019, as amended, which established an 
uncommitted, unsecured letter of credit facility pursuant to which Citibank Europe or one of its 
correspondents may issue standby letters of credit or similar instruments in multiple currencies for the 
account of one or more of the applicants. The obligations of the applicants under this facility are guaranteed 
by RenaissanceRe.

Pursuant to the master agreement, each applicant makes representations and warranties that are 
customary for facilities of this type and agrees that it will comply with certain informational and other 
customary undertakings. The master agreement contains events of default customary for facilities of this 
type. In the case of an event of default under the facility, Citibank Europe may exercise certain remedies, 
including requiring that the relevant applicant pledge cash collateral in an amount equal to the maximum 
actual and contingent liability of the issuing bank under the letters of credit and similar instruments issued 
for such applicant under the facility, and taking certain actions with respect to the collateral pledged by such 
applicant (including the sale thereof). In addition, Citibank Europe may require that the relevant applicant 
pledge cash collateral if certain minimum ratings are not satisfied.  

At December 31, 2021, the aggregate face amount of the payment instruments issued and outstanding 
under this facility was $298.3 million.

Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility with Credit Suisse

RREAG, Renaissance Reinsurance and RenaissanceRe are parties to a letter of credit facility agreement 
with Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. (“Credit Suisse”) dated December 16, 2021, which replaced the 
previous amended and restated letter of credit facility agreement with Credit Suisse dated March 22, 2019, 
and which provides for a $200.0 million committed, unsecured letter of credit facility pursuant to which 
Credit Suisse (or any other fronting bank acting on behalf of Credit Suisse) may issue letters of credit or 
similar instruments in multiple currencies for the account of RREAG or Renaissance Reinsurance. The 
obligations of RREAG and Renaissance Reinsurance under the agreement are guaranteed by 
RenaissanceRe. The facility is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2024. 

In the agreement, RREAG, Renaissance Reinsurance and RenaissanceRe make representations, 
warranties and covenants that are customary for facilities of this type, and agree to comply with certain 
informational and other customary undertakings. The agreement also contains certain financial covenants 
applicable to the RenaissanceRe, including the requirement to maintain the ratio of consolidated debt to 
capital of not more than 0.35:1, to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth initially of approximately $3.0 
billion, subject to an annual adjustment, and to maintain RenaissanceRe’s credit rating with S&P and A.M. 
Best of at least A-.

The agreement contains events of default customary for facilities of this type. At any time on or after the 
occurrence of an event of default, Credit Suisse may exercise remedies, including canceling the 
commitment, requiring that RREAG or Renaissance Reinsurance pledge cash collateral in an amount equal 
to the maximum liability of the issuing bank under the letters of credit and similar instruments issued under 
the agreement, and demanding that RREAG or Renaissance Reinsurance procure the release by the 
beneficiaries of the letters of credit and similar instruments issued under the agreement.

At December 31, 2021, letters of credit issued by Credit Suisse under the agreement were outstanding in 
the face amount of $71.0 million.

Vermeer Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe

Vermeer is party to an uncommitted, secured letter of credit facility pursuant to which Citibank Europe or 
one of its correspondents may issue standby letters of credit or similar instruments in multiple currencies for 
the account of the applicant. The obligations of Vermeer under this facility are not guaranteed by 
RenaissanceRe. At December 31, 2021, the aggregate face amount of letters of credit outstanding under 
this facility was $11.5 million.

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Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facility

Renaissance Reinsurance is party to an Amended and Restated Letter of Credit Reimbursement 
Agreement dated November 7, 2019, as amended, with Bank of Montreal, Citibank Europe and ING Bank 
N.V., which provides a facility under which letters of credit may be issued from time to time to support 
business written by Renaissance Reinsurance’s Lloyd’s syndicate, Syndicate 1458. Effective November 3, 
2021, the stated amount of the outstanding Funds at Lloyd’s letter of credit increased from $225.0 million to 
$275.0 million. Renaissance Reinsurance may request that the outstanding letter of credit be amended to 
increase the stated amount or that a new letter of credit denominated in U.S. dollars be issued, in an 
aggregate amount for all such increases or issuances not to exceed $140.0 million. The facility terminates 
four years from the date of notice from the lenders to the beneficiary of the letter of credit, unless extended.

Generally, Renaissance Reinsurance is not required to post any collateral for letters of credit issued 
pursuant to this facility. However, following the occurrence of a partial collateralization event or a full 
collateralization event, as provided in the agreement, Renaissance Reinsurance is required to pledge 
eligible securities with a collateral value of at least 60% or 100%, respectively, of the aggregate amount of 
its then-outstanding letters of credit. The latest date upon which Renaissance Reinsurance will become 
obligated to collateralize the facility at 100% is December 31, 2022.

In the agreement, Renaissance Reinsurance makes representations and warranties that are customary for 
facilities of this type and agrees that it will comply with certain informational undertakings and other 
covenants, including maintaining a minimum net worth. In the case of an event of default under the FAL 
facility, the lenders may exercise certain remedies, including declaring all outstanding obligations of 
Renaissance Reinsurance under the agreement and related credit documents due and payable and taking 
certain actions with respect to the collateral pledged by Renaissance Reinsurance (including the sale 
thereof). 

At December 31, 2021, the face amount of the outstanding letter of credit issued under the FAL facility was 
$275.0 million.

Medici

RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Limited and RenaissanceRe Fund Management Limited are parties to a 
revolving credit facility pursuant to which National Australia Bank Limited provides for a revolving 
commitment to RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Limited of $40.0 million. The obligations of RenaissanceRe 
Medici Fund Limited and Renaissance Re Fund Management Limited under this facility are not guaranteed 
by RenaissanceRe.

Top Layer Re

Renaissance Reinsurance is party to a collateralized letter of credit and reimbursement agreement in the 
amount of $37.5 million that supports the Company’s Top Layer Re joint venture. Renaissance Reinsurance 
is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0 million in the event that a loss reduces 
Top Layer Re’s capital below a specified level.

NOTE 10. NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS 

A summary of the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests on its consolidated balance sheets is set 
forth below:

At December 31,
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe

Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici

Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Vermeer

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

2021

2020

$  1,499,451  $  1,560,693 

856,820 

717,999 

  1,197,782 

  1,109,627 

$  3,554,053  $  3,388,319 

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A summary of the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests on its consolidated statements of 
operations is set forth below:

Year ended December 31,
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe

Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici

Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Vermeer

2021

2020
$  (102,932)  $  113,671  $  127,084 

2019

1,492 

38,155 

55,970 

61,012 

25,759 

48,626 

Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 

interests

$ 

(63,285)  $  230,653  $  201,469 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest – DaVinciRe

RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in DaVinciRe; however, because RenaissanceRe 
controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of 
DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and all significant 
intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The portion of DaVinciRe’s earnings owned by third 
parties is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as net income attributable to redeemable 
noncontrolling interests. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe was 28.7% at 
December 31, 2021 (2020 - 21.4%).

DaVinciRe shareholders are party to a shareholders agreement which provides DaVinciRe shareholders, 
excluding RenaissanceRe, with certain redemption rights that enable each shareholder to notify DaVinciRe 
of such shareholder’s desire for DaVinciRe to repurchase up to half of such shareholder’s initial aggregate 
number of shares held, subject to certain limitations, such as limiting the aggregate of all share repurchase 
requests to 25% of DaVinciRe’s capital in any given year and satisfying all applicable regulatory 
requirements. If total shareholder requests exceed 25% of DaVinciRe’s capital, the number of shares 
repurchased will be reduced among the requesting shareholders pro-rata, based on the amounts desired to 
be repurchased. Shareholders desiring to have DaVinci repurchase their shares must notify DaVinciRe 
before March 1 of each year. The repurchase price will be based on GAAP book value as of the end of the 
year in which the shareholder notice is given, and the repurchase will be effective as of January 1 of the 
following year. The repurchase price is generally subject to a true-up for potential development on 
outstanding loss reserves after settlement of claims relating to the applicable years. Similarly, when shares 
are issued by DaVinci and sold to DaVinci shareholders, the sale price is based on GAAP book value as of 
the end of the period preceding the sale and can be subject to a true-up for potential development on 
outstanding loss reserves.

2021

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, DaVinciRe completed an equity capital raise of 
$250.0 million, comprised of $150.9 million from third-party investors and $99.1 million from 
RenaissanceRe. In addition, RenaissanceRe sold an aggregate of $40.0 million of its shares in DaVinciRe 
to third-party investors and purchased an aggregate of $156.7 million of shares from third-party investors. 
The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 
28.7%.

Refer to “Note 22. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to the Company’s noncontrolling 
economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to December 31, 2021.

2020

Effective January 1, 2020, the Company sold an aggregate of $10 million of its shares in DaVinciRe to an 
existing third-party investor. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent 
to this transaction was 21.4%.

The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe to fluctuate over time.

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The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe is detailed in the table below:

Year ended December 31,
Beginning balance

Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of 

adjustments

Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests

Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests

Ending balance

2021

2020

$ 1,560,693  $ 1,435,581 

(157,864)   

199,554 

1,450 

9,991 

(102,932)   

113,671 

$ 1,499,451  $ 1,560,693 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - Medici

RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici; however, because RenaissanceRe 
controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in the 
consolidated financial statements of the Company. The portion of Medici’s earnings owned by third parties 
is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as net income attributable to redeemable 
noncontrolling interests. Any shareholder may redeem all or any portion of its shares as of the last day of 
any calendar month, upon at least 30 calendar days’ prior irrevocable written notice to Medici.

2021

During 2021, third-party investors subscribed for $201.5 million and redeemed $64.2 million of the 
participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these net subscriptions, the Company’s 
noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 14.7% at December 31, 2021.

Refer to “Note 22. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to the Company’s noncontrolling 
economic ownership in Medici subsequent to December 31, 2021.

2020

During 2020, third-party investors subscribed for $137.3 million and redeemed $107.4 million of the 
participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these net subscriptions, the Company’s 
noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 15.7%, at December 31, 2020.

The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici to fluctuate over time.

The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – Medici is detailed in the table below:

Year ended December 31,
Beginning balance

Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of 

adjustments

Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests

Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests

Ending balance

2021

2020

$  717,999  $  632,112 

(64,191)   

(107,386) 

201,520 

137,303 

1,492 

55,970 

$  856,820  $  717,999 

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest – Vermeer

RenaissanceRe owns 100% of the voting non-participating shares of Vermeer, while the sole third-party 
investor, PFZW, owns 100% of the non-voting participating shares of Vermeer and retains all of the 
economic benefits. Vermeer is managed by RUM in return for a management fee. The Company has 
concluded that Vermeer is a VIE as it has voting rights that are not proportional to its participating rights, 
and the Company is the primary beneficiary of Vermeer. As a result, the Company consolidates Vermeer 
and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. As PFZW owns all of the economics of 
Vermeer, all of Vermeer’s earnings are allocated to PFZW in the consolidated statement of operations as 

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net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. The Company has not provided any financial 
or other support to Vermeer that it was not contractually required to provide.

2021

During 2021, PFZW subscribed for $50.0 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of 
Vermeer.

2020

During 2020, PFZW subscribed for $45.0 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of 
Vermeer.

The Company does not expect its noncontrolling economic ownership in Vermeer to fluctuate over time.

The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – Vermeer is detailed in the table below:

Year ended December 31,
Beginning balance

Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest

Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest

Ending balance

2021

2020

$ 1,109,627  $ 1,003,615 

50,000 

38,155 

45,000 

61,012 

$ 1,197,782  $ 1,109,627 

NOTE 11. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES 

Upsilon RFO

RenaissanceRe indirectly owns a portion of the participating non-voting preference shares of Upsilon RFO 
and all of Upsilon RFO’s voting Class A shares. The shareholders (other than the voting Class A 
shareholder) participate in all of the profits or losses of Upsilon RFO while their shares remain outstanding. 
The shareholders (other than the voting Class A shareholder) indemnify Upsilon RFO against losses 
relating to insurance risk and therefore these shares have been accounted for as prospective reinsurance 
under FASB ASC Topic Financial Services - Insurance.

Upsilon RFO is considered a VIE as it has insufficient equity capital to finance its activities without additional 
financial support. The Company is the primary beneficiary of Upsilon RFO as it has the power over the 
activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Upsilon RFO and has the obligation to 
absorb expected losses and the right to receive expected benefits that could be significant to Upsilon RFO, 
in accordance with the accounting guidance. As a result, the Company consolidates Upsilon RFO and all 
significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. Other than its equity investment in Upsilon 
RFO, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Upsilon RFO that it was not contractually 
required to provide.

2021

During 2021, $544.6 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares were issued to existing investors, 
including $32.3 million to the Company. Also during 2021 and following the release of collateral that was 
previously held by cedants associated with prior years' contracts, Upsilon RFO returned $571.9 million of 
capital to its investors, including $45.0 million to the Company. At December 31, 2021, the Company’s 
participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 13.7%.

At December 31, 2021, the Company's consolidated balance sheet included total assets and total liabilities 
of Upsilon RFO of $3.9 billion and $3.9 billion, respectively (December 31, 2020 - $3.8 billion and $3.8 
billion, respectively). Of the total assets and liabilities, a net amount of $238.0 million is attributable to the 
Company, and $1.5 billion is attributable to third-party investors.

See “Note 22. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting 
preference shares subsequent to December 31, 2021.

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2020

During 2020, $835.9 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares were issued to existing investors, 
including $98.1 million to the Company. In addition, during 2021 and following the release of collateral that 
was previously held by cedants associated with prior years’ contracts, Upsilon RFO returned $586.0 million 
of capital to its investors, including $102.9 million to the Company. At December 31, 2020, the Company's 
participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 13.8%.

At December 31, 2020, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet included total assets and total liabilities 
of Upsilon RFO of $3.8 billion and $3.8 billion, respectively. Of the total assets and liabilities, a net amount 
of $270.0 million is attributable to the Company, and $1.7 billion is attributable to third-party investors.

Vermeer

Vermeer provides capacity focused on risk remote layers in the U.S. property catastrophe market. Refer to 
“Note 10. Noncontrolling Interests” for additional information regarding Vermeer.

At December 31, 2021, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet included total assets and total liabilities 
of Vermeer of $1.3 billion and $69.9 million, respectively (2020 - $1.1 billion and $36.7 million, respectively). 
In addition, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet included redeemable noncontrolling interests 
associated with Vermeer of $1.2 billion at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $1.1 billion).

Mona Lisa Re Ltd.

Mona Lisa Re provides reinsurance capacity to subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe through reinsurance 
agreements which are collateralized and funded by Mona Lisa Re through the issuance of one or more 
series of principal-at-risk variable rate notes to third-party investors.

Upon issuance of a series of notes by Mona Lisa Re, all of the proceeds from the issuance are deposited 
into collateral accounts, separated by series, to fund any potential obligation under the reinsurance 
agreements entered into with Renaissance Reinsurance and/or DaVinci underlying such series of notes. 
The outstanding principal amount of each series of notes generally will be returned to holders of such notes 
upon the expiration of the risk period underlying such notes, unless an event occurs which causes a loss 
under the applicable series of notes, in which case the amount returned will be reduced by such 
noteholder’s pro rata share of such loss, as specified in the applicable governing documents of such notes. 
In addition, holders of such notes are generally entitled to interest payments, payable quarterly, as 
determined by the applicable governing documents of each series of notes.

The Company concluded that Mona Lisa Re meets the definition of a VIE as it does not have sufficient 
equity capital to finance its activities. The Company evaluated its relationship with Mona Lisa Re and 
concluded it not the primary beneficiary of Mona Lisa Re as it does not have the power over the activities 
that most significantly impact the economic performance of Mona Lisa Re, in accordance with the 
accounting guidance. As a result, the financial position and results of operations of Mona Lisa Re are not 
consolidated by the Company. 

The only transactions related to Mona Lisa Re that are recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial 
statements are the ceded reinsurance agreements entered into by Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci 
which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Services - Insurance, 
and the fair value of the principal-at-risk variable rate notes owned by the Company. Other than its 
investment in the principal-at-risk variable rate notes of Mona Lisa Re, the Company has not provided 
financial or other support to Mona Lisa Re that it was not contractually required to provide.

Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci have together entered into ceded reinsurance contracts with Mona 
Lisa Re with ceded premiums written of $39.5 million and $9.9 million, respectively, during 2021 (2020 - $
$24.3 million and $6.7 million, respectively, 2019 - $Nil and $Nil, respectively). In addition, Renaissance 
Reinsurance and DaVinci recognized ceded premiums earned related to the ceded reinsurance contracts 
with Mona Lisa Re of $32.5 million and $8.1 million, respectively, during 2021 (2020 - $24.3 million and $6.7 
million, respectively, 2019 - $Nil and $Nil, respectively).

Effective June 29, 2021, Mona Lisa Re issued a series of principal-at-risk variable rate notes to investors for 
a total principal amount of $250.0 million. Effective January 10, 2020, Mona Lisa Re issued two series of 

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principal-at-risk variable rate notes to investors for principal amounts of $250.0 million and $150.0 million. At 
December 31, 2021, the total assets and total liabilities of Mona Lisa Re were $650.5 million and $650.5 
million, respectively (2020 - $400.3 million and $400.3 million, respectively).

The fair value of the Company’s investment in the principal-at-risk variable rate notes of Mona Lisa Re is 
included in other investments. Net of third-party investors, the fair value of the Company’s investment in 
Mona Lisa Re was $6.5 million at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $3.7 million).

Fibonacci Re

Fibonacci Re provides collateralized capacity to Renaissance Reinsurance and its affiliates.

The Company concluded that Fibonacci Re meets the definition of a VIE as it does not have sufficient 
equity capital to finance its activities. The Company evaluated its relationship with Fibonacci Re and 
concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of Fibonacci Re as it does not have power over the activities that 
most significantly impact the economic performance of Fibonacci Re. As a result, the Company does not 
consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Fibonacci Re. The Company has not provided 
financial or other support to Fibonacci Re that it was not contractually required to provide.

Renaissance Reinsurance had no outstanding balances with Fibonacci Re as of December 31, 2021 and 
2020, and there was no material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the  
years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Langhorne

The Company and Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated formed Langhorne, an initiative to source 
third-party capital to support reinsurers targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks. In connection with 
Langhorne, as of December 31, 2021 the Company has invested $2.3 million in Langhorne Holdings (2020 
- $2.0 million), a company that owns and manages certain reinsurance entities within Langhorne. In 
addition, as of December 31, 2021 the Company has invested $0.1 million in Langhorne Partners (2020 - 
$0.1 million), the general partner for Langhorne and the entity which manages the third-party investors 
investing into Langhorne Holdings.

The Company concluded that Langhorne Holdings meets the definition of a VIE as the voting rights are not 
proportional with the obligations to absorb losses and rights to receive residual returns. The Company 
evaluated its relationship with Langhorne Holdings and concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of 
Langhorne Holdings, as it does not have power over the activities that most significantly impact the 
economic performance of Langhorne Holdings. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial 
position or results of operations of Langhorne Holdings. The Company separately evaluated Langhorne 
Partners and concluded that it was not a VIE. The Company accounts for its investments in Langhorne 
Holdings and Langhorne Partners under the equity method of accounting, one quarter in arrears.

The Company anticipates that its absolute investment in Langhorne will increase, perhaps materially, as in-
force life and annuity blocks of businesses are written. The Company expects its absolute and relative 
ownership in Langhorne Partners to remain stable. Other than its current and committed future equity 
investment in Langhorne, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Langhorne that it was 
not contractually required to provide.

Shima Re

Shima Re was acquired on March 22, 2019 in connection with the acquisition of TMR. Refer to “Note 3. 
Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information related to the acquisition of TMR. Shima Re is 
a Bermuda domiciled Class 3 insurer. Shima Re is registered as a segregated accounts company and 
provides third-party investors with access to reinsurance risk. The maximum remaining exposure of each 
segregated account is fully collateralized and is funded by cash or investments as prescribed by the 
participant thereto. Shima Re no longer writes new business and the last in-force contract written by Shima 
Re expired on December 31, 2019. The Company ceased providing management services to Shima Re 
effective December 1, 2020.

Shima Re is considered a VIE as it has voting rights that are not proportional to its participating rights. The 
Company evaluated its relationship with Shima Re and concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of any 

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segregated account, as it does not have power over the activities that most significantly impact the 
economic performance of any segregated account. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the 
financial position or results of operations of Shima Re or its segregated accounts. The Company has not 
provided any financial or other support to any segregated account of Shima Re that it was not contractually 
required to provide.

Norwood Re

Until December 1, 2020, Norwood Re was managed by a subsidiary of RREAG that the Company acquired 
in the acquisition of TMR. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information 
related to the acquisition of TMR. Norwood Re is a Bermuda domiciled SPI registered as a segregated 
accounts company formed to provide solutions for reinsurance-linked asset investors. Norwood Re is wholly 
owned by the Norwood Re Purpose Trust. Risks assumed by the segregated accounts of Norwood Re were 
fronted by, or ceded from, only one cedant - RREAG and/or its insurance affiliates. The obligations of each 
segregated account are funded through the issuance of non-voting preference shares to third-party 
investors. The maximum exposure of each segregated account is fully collateralized and is funded by cash 
and term deposits or investments as prescribed by the participant thereto. Norwood Re no longer writes 
new business, and the last in-force contract written by Norwood Re expired on June 30, 2020. The 
Company ceased providing management services to Norwood Re effective December 1, 2020.

Norwood Re is considered a VIE as it has voting rights that are not proportional to its participating rights. 
The Company evaluated its relationship with Norwood Re and concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of 
Norwood Re and its segregated accounts, as it does not have power over the activities that most 
significantly impact the economic performance of Norwood Re and its segregated accounts. As a result, the 
Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Norwood Re and its 
segregated accounts. The Company has not provided any financial or other support to Norwood Re that it 
was not contractually required to provide.

Fund Investments

The Company’s fund investments represent variable interests in limited partnerships entities with 
unaffiliated fund managers in the normal course of business. Refer to “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements” 
for additional information.

NOTE 12. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

Authorized Capital

The aggregate authorized capital of RenaissanceRe is 325 million shares consisting of 225 million common 
shares and 100 million preference shares. The following table is a summary of changes in common shares 
issued and outstanding:

Year ended December 31,
(thousands of shares)
Beginning balance

Issuance of shares

Repurchase of shares

Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards

Ending balance

Common Shares

2021

2020

2019

50,811 

— 

(6,579)   

213 

44,148 

6,777 

(406)   

292 

42,207 

1,739 

— 

202 

44,445 

50,811 

44,148 

On June 5, 2020, the Company issued 6,325,000 of its common shares in an underwritten public offering at 
a public offering price of $166.00 per share. Concurrently with the public offering, the Company raised $75.0 
million through the issuance of 451,807 of its common shares at a price of $166.00 per share to State Farm 
Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”), one of the Company’s existing stockholders, in a 
private placement. The total net proceeds from the offerings were $1.1 billion.

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On March 22, 2019, in connection with the closing of the TMR Stock Purchase, the Company issued 
1,739,071 of its common shares to Tokio as part of the aggregate consideration payable to Tokio under the 
TMR Stock Purchase Agreement. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional 
information related to the acquisition of TMR. On January 9, 2020, Tokio completed a secondary public 
offering of these common shares, which represented all of Tokio’s remaining ownership in the Company. 
The Company did not receive any proceeds from Tokio’s sale of its common shares.

Preference Shares

Series F Preference Shares

In June 2018, RenaissanceRe raised $250.0 million through the issuance of 10,000 shares of its 5.75% 
Series F Preference Shares, $1.00 par value and liquidation preference $25,000 per share (equivalent to 
10,000 Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a 5.75% Series F Preference 
Share). The 5.75% Series F Preference Shares may be redeemed at a redemption price of $25,000 per 
share (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share), plus declared and unpaid dividends, at 
RenaissanceRe’s option on or after June 30, 2023, provided that no redemption may occur prior to June 30, 
2028 unless certain redemption requirements are met.

Series G Preference Shares

In July 2021, RenaissanceRe raised $500.0 million through the issuance of 20,000 shares of its 4.20% 
Series G Preference Shares, $1.00 par value and liquidation preference $25,000 per share (equivalent to 
20,000,000 Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a 4.20% Series G 
Preference Share). The 4.20% Series G Preference Shares have no stated maturity date and may be 
redeemed at a redemption price of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share), plus 
declared and unpaid dividends, at RenaissanceRe’s option on or after July 15, 2026, provided that no 
redemption may occur prior to July 15, 2026 unless certain redemption requirements are met. 

Series C 6.08% Preference Shares Redemption

In March 2004, RenaissanceRe raised $250.0 million through the issuance of 10 million Series C 
Preference Shares at $25 per share. On June 27, 2013, RenaissanceRe redeemed 5 million Series C 
Preference Shares for $125.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. The remaining Series C 
6.08% Preference Shares were redeemed on March 26, 2020 for $125.0 million plus accrued and unpaid 
dividends thereon. Following the redemption, no Series C 6.08% Preference Shares remain outstanding. 

Series E 5.375% Preference Shares Redemption

May 2013, RenaissanceRe raised $275.0 million through the issuance of 11 million Series E Preference 
Shares at $25 per share. The Series E 5.375% Preference Shares were redeemed on August 11, 2021 for 
$275.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. Following the redemption, no Series E 5.375% 
Preference Shares remain outstanding.

The preference shares have no stated maturity and are not convertible into any other securities of 
RenaissanceRe. Generally, the preference shares have no voting rights. Whenever dividends payable on 
the preference shares are in arrears (whether or not such dividends have been earned or declared) in an 
amount equivalent to dividends for six full dividend periods (whether or not consecutive), the holders of the 
preference shares, voting as a single class regardless of class or series, will have the right to elect two 
directors to the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe.

Dividends

The Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe declared dividends of $0.36 per common share, payable to 
common shareholders of record on March 13, 2021, June 15, 2021 and September 15, 2021, and the 
Company paid the dividends on March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021, and December 31, 
2021, respectively. 

The Board of Directors approved the payment of quarterly dividends on each of the series of 
RenaissanceRe’s several series of preference shares to preference shareholders of record in the amounts 
and on the quarterly record dates and dividend payment dates set forth in the prospectus supplement and 

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Certificate of Designation for the applicable series of preference shares, unless and until further action is 
taken by the Board of Directors. The dividend payment dates for the preference shares will be the first day 
of March, June, September and December of each year (or if this date is not a business day, on the 
business day immediately following this date). The record dates for the preference share dividends are one 
day prior to the dividend payment dates. 

The amount of the dividend on the 5.750% Series F Preference Shares is an amount per share equal to 
5.750% of the liquidation preference per annum (the equivalent to $1,437.50 per 5.750% Series F 
Preference Share per annum, or $359.375 per 5.750% Series F Preference Share per quarter, or $1.4375 
per Depositary Share per annum, or $0.359375 per Depositary Share per quarter). The amount of the 
dividend on the 4.20% Series G Preference Shares is an amount per share equal to 4.20% of the liquidation 
preference per annum (the equivalent to $1,050 per 4.20% Series G Preference Share per annum, or 
$262.50 per 4.20% Series G Preference Share per quarter, or $1.05 per Depositary Share per annum, or 
$0.2625 per quarter).

The amount of the dividend on the Series C 6.08% Preference Shares was an amount per share equal to 
6.08% of the liquidation preference per annum (the equivalent to $1.52 per share per annum, or $0.38 per 
share per quarter), and was paid prior to the redemption in full of the Series C 6.08% shares on March 26, 
2020. The amount of the dividend on the Series E 5.375% Preference Shares was an amount per share 
equal to 5.375% of the liquidation preference per annum (the equivalent to $1.34375 per share per annum, 
or $0.3359375 per share per quarter), and was paid prior to the redemption in full of the Series E 5.375% 
Preference Shares on August 11, 2021.

During 2021, the Company paid $33.3 million in preference share dividends (2020 - $30.9 million, 2019 - 
$36.8 million) and $67.8 million in common share dividends (2020 - $68.5 million, 2019 - $59.4 million).

Share Repurchases

The Company’s share repurchase program may be effected from time to time, depending on market 
conditions and other factors, through open market purchases and privately negotiated transactions. On 
November 11, 2021, RenaissanceRe’s Board of Directors approved a renewal of its authorized share 
repurchase program for an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million. Unless terminated earlier by 
RenaissanceRe’s Board of Directors, the program will expire when the Company has repurchased the full 
value of the common shares authorized. During 2021, pursuant to the publicly announced share repurchase 
program, the Company repurchased 6,578,133 common shares at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion and an 
average price of $156.78 per common share. At December 31, 2021, $306.6 million remained available for 
repurchase under the share repurchase program. In the future, the Company may authorize additional 
purchase activities under the currently authorized share repurchase program, increase the amount 
authorized under the share repurchase program, or adopt additional trading plans.The Company’s decision 
to repurchase common shares will depend on, among other matters, the market price of the common 
shares and the capital requirements of the Company.

Refer to “Note 22. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to common share repurchases 
subsequent to December 31, 2021.

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NOTE 13. EARNINGS PER SHARE 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

Year ended December 31,

(common shares in thousands)
Numerator:

2021

2020

2019

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders
Amount allocated to participating common shareholders 
(1)

Net income (loss) allocated to RenaissanceRe common 

shareholders

Denominator:

$ 

(73,421)  $  731,482  $  712,042 

(727)   

(8,968)   

(8,545) 

$ 

(74,148)  $  722,514  $  703,497 

Denominator for basic income (loss) per RenaissanceRe 
common share - weighted average common shares
Per common share equivalents of non-vested shares
Denominator for diluted income (loss) per RenaissanceRe 
common share - adjusted weighted average common 
shares and assumed conversions

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders per common share – basic

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders per common share – diluted

$ 

$ 

47,171 
— 

47,103 
75 

43,119 
56 

47,171 

47,178 

43,175 

(1.57)  $ 

15.34  $ 

16.32 

(1.57)  $ 

15.31  $ 

16.29 

(1) Represents earnings and dividends attributable to holders of unvested shares issued pursuant to the Company's stock 

compensation plans.

NOTE 14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS 

Tower Hill

The Company has entered into reinsurance and other arrangements with certain subsidiaries and affiliates 
of Tower Hill and has also entered into reinsurance arrangements with respect to business produced by the 
Tower Hill Companies.

During 2021, the Company recorded $69.8 million (2020 - $55.5 million, 2019 - $39.8 million) of gross 
premiums written assumed from the Tower Hill Companies and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Gross 
premiums earned totaled $63.0 million (2020 - $51.4 million, 2019 - $40.7 million) and expenses incurred 
were $11.3 million (2020 - $7.9 million, 2019 - $6.1 million) for 2021. The Company had a net related 
outstanding receivable balance of $21.7 million as of December 31, 2021 (2020 - receivable of $18.3 
million). During 2021, the Company assumed net claims and claim expenses of $28.5 million (2020 - 
assumed net claims and claim expenses of $13.2 million, 2019 - assumed net claims and claim expenses of 
$37.7 million) and, as of December 31, 2021, had a net reserve for claims and claim expenses of $68.0 
million (2020 - $69.5 million). 

In addition, the Company received distributions of $15.0 million from the Tower Hill Companies during 2021 
(2020 - $9.5 million, 2019 - $13.4 million).

Top Layer Re

During 2021, the Company received distributions from Top Layer Re of $9.3 million (2020 - $18.0 million, 
2019 - $20.0 million), and recorded a management fee of $2.5 million (2020 - $2.4 million, 2019 - $2.3 
million). The management fee reimburses the Company for services it provides to Top Layer Re.

Broker Concentration

During 2021, the Company received 78.0% of its gross premiums written (2020 - 79.6%, 2019 - 79.6%) 
from three brokers. Subsidiaries and affiliates of Aon plc, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and Arthur J. 
Gallagher accounted for 35.8%, 30.0% and 12.2%, respectively, of gross premiums written in 2021.

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On December 1, 2021, Arthur J. Gallagher completed its acquisition of Willis Re, a subsidiary of Willis 
Towers Watson Public Limited Company. The percentage of gross premiums written for Arthur J. Gallagher 
in 2021, as reflected above, includes gross premiums written which were generated through Willis Re, a 
subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company. Subsidiaries and affiliates of Aon plc, Marsh & 
McLennan Companies, Inc. and Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company accounted for 42.8%, 24.5% 
and 12.3%, respectively, of gross premiums written in 2020 and 41.7%, 27.1% and 10.8%, respectively, of 
gross premiums written in 2019. 

NOTE 15. TAXATION 

Under current Bermuda law, RenaissanceRe and its Bermuda subsidiaries are not subject to any income or 
capital gains taxes. In the event that such taxes are imposed, RenaissanceRe and its Bermuda subsidiaries 
would be exempted from any such tax until March 2035 pursuant to the Bermuda Exempted Undertakings 
Tax Protection Act 1966, and Amended Acts of 1987 and 2011, respectively.

RenaissanceRe Finance and its subsidiaries are subject to income taxes imposed by U.S. federal and state 
authorities and file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Should the U.S. subsidiaries pay a 
dividend to RenaissanceRe, withholding taxes would apply to the extent of current year or accumulated 
earnings and profits at an expected tax rate of 5.0%. The Company also has operations in Ireland, the U.K., 
Singapore, Switzerland and Australia which are subject to income taxes imposed by the respective 
jurisdictions in which they operate. Withholding taxes would not be expected to apply to dividends paid to 
RenaissanceRe from its subsidiaries in Ireland, the U.K., Singapore, Switzerland and Australia.

The following is a summary of the Company’s income (loss) before taxes allocated between domestic and 
foreign operations:

Year ended December 31,
Domestic

Bermuda

Foreign

Singapore

Ireland

U.S.

Australia

Switzerland

U.K.

2021

2020

2019

$  156,031  $ 1,122,261  $  861,068 

4,420 

101 

(92,335)   

16,416 

1,315 

286 

(6,334) 

(388) 

102,724 

7,148 

(1,689)   

3,390 

(106,249)   

(40,502)   

14,255 

(83,224)   

(102,167)   

(7,233) 

Income (loss) before taxes

$  (114,108)  $  995,920  $  967,482 

Income tax (expense) benefit is comprised as follows:

Year ended December 31, 2021

Total income tax (expense) benefit

Year ended December 31, 2020

Total income tax (expense) benefit

Year ended December 31, 2019

Total income tax (expense) benefit

Current

Deferred

(992)  $ 

11,660  $ 

Total
10,668 

(6,313)  $ 

3,451  $ 

(2,862) 

(2,128)  $ 

(15,087)  $ 

(17,215) 

$ 

$ 

$ 

The Company’s expected income tax provision computed on pre-tax income (loss) at the weighted average 
tax rate has been calculated as the sum of the pre-tax income (loss) in each jurisdiction multiplied by that 
jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate. Statutory tax rates of 0.0% in Bermuda, 21.0% in the U.S., 12.5% 
in Ireland, 19.0% in the U.K., 17.0% in Singapore, 19.7% in Switzerland and 30.0% in Australia have been 
used.

The Company’s effective income tax rate, which it calculates as income tax expense divided by net income 
before taxes, may fluctuate significantly from period to period depending on the geographic distribution of 

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pre-tax net income (loss) in any given period between different jurisdictions with comparatively higher tax 
rates and those with comparatively lower tax rates. The geographic distribution of pre-tax net income (loss) 
can vary significantly between periods due to, but not limited to, the following factors: the business mix of 
net premiums written and earned; the geographic location, the size and the nature of net claims and claim 
expenses incurred; the amount and geographic location of operating expenses, net investment income, net 
realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments; outstanding debt and related interest expense; and 
the amount of specific adjustments to determine the income tax basis in each of the Company’s operating 
jurisdictions. In addition, a significant portion of the Company’s gross and net premiums are currently written 
and earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, including the majority of the 
Company’s catastrophe business, which can result in significant volatility to its pre-tax net income in any 
given period.

A reconciliation of the difference between the provision for income taxes and the expected tax provision at 
the weighted average tax rate is as follows:

Year ended December 31,
Expected income tax benefit (expense)
Nondeductible expenses
Reinsurance adjustment
Income tax audit adjustment
Effect of change in tax rate
Transfer pricing
GAAP to statutory accounting difference
U.S. base erosion and anti-abuse tax
Withholding tax
Non-taxable loss on sale of RenaissanceRe UK
Change in valuation allowance
Foreign branch adjustments
Other

Income tax benefit (expense) 

2021
53,093  $ 
(334)   
(4,604)   
— 
14,904 
224 
— 
(1,725)   
(1,013)   
— 

(42,819)   
(5,491)   
(1,567)   
10,668  $ 

2020
25,489  $ 

5,074 
— 
3,424 
3,055 
206 
— 
(36)   
(1,822)   
(6,091)   
(13,003)   
(17,821)   
(1,337)   
(2,862)  $ 

2019
(22,874) 
(7,059) 
— 
— 
(262) 
2,503 
6,553 
— 
(665) 
— 
(5,481) 
7,315 
2,755 
(17,215) 

$ 

$ 

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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and 
deferred tax liabilities are presented below:

At December 31,
Deferred tax assets

Tax loss and credit carryforwards
Unearned premiums
Reserve for claims and claim expenses
Deferred finance charges
Deferred underwriting results
Accrued expenses
Amortization and depreciation

Deferred tax liabilities

Investments
Deferred acquisition expenses
Intangible assets

Amortization and depreciation
VOBA

Net deferred tax asset (liability) before valuation allowance
Valuation allowance
Net deferred tax asset (liability)

2021

2020

$  149,739  $  128,561 
20,854 
14,983 
11,427 
7,228 
4,826 
— 

36,962 
22,611 
17,962 
12,483 
1,788 
6,969 

248,514 

187,879 

(2,180)   
(49,661)   

(4,242)   
— 
— 

(56,083)   
192,431 
(131,507)   

$ 

60,924  $ 

(23,598) 
(23,040) 

(1,142) 
(1,130) 
(1,017) 
(49,927) 
137,952 
(88,688) 
49,264 

The Company’s net deferred tax asset is included in other assets on its consolidated balance sheets.

During 2021, the Company recorded a net increase to the valuation allowance of $42.8 million (2020 – 
increase of $13.0 million, 2019 – increase of $40.4 million). The Company’s net deferred tax asset primarily 
relates to net operating loss carryforwards and GAAP versus tax basis accounting differences relating to 
unearned premiums, reserves for claims and claim expenses, deferred finance charges, deferred 
underwriting results, accrued expenses, investments, deferred acquisition expenses, intangible assets, 
amortization and depreciation and VOBA. The Company’s valuation allowance assessment is based on all 
available information including projections of future GAAP taxable income from each tax-paying component 
in each tax jurisdiction.

A valuation allowance has been provided against deferred tax assets in the U.S., Ireland, the U.K., 
Singapore and Switzerland. These deferred tax assets relate primarily to net operating loss carryforwards. 

In the U.S. and Switzerland, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of $333.7 million and 
$476.2 million respectively. Under applicable law, the U.S. and Swiss net operating loss carryforwards will 
begin to expire in 2031 and 2022 respectively. The Company has net operating loss carryforwards of $142.2 
million in the U.K., $13.6 million in Singapore, $6.5 million in Ireland and $1.3 million in Australia. Under 
applicable law, the U.K., Singapore, Irish and Australia net operating losses can be carried forward for an 
indefinite period.

The Company had a net refund for U.S. federal, Irish, U.K., Singapore, Switzerland and Australia income 
taxes of $(4.3) million for the year ended 2021 (2020 – net payment of $5.7 million, 2019 – net payment of 
$9.7 million).

The Company has unrecognized tax benefits of $Nil as of December 31, 2021 (2020 – $Nil). Interest and 
penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits would be recognized in income tax expense. At 
December 31, 2021, interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits were $Nil (2020 – $Nil). 
The following filed income tax returns are open for examination with the applicable tax authorities: tax years 
2018 through 2020 with the IRS; 2017 through 2020 with Ireland; 2019 through 2020 with the U.K.; 2017 
through 2020 with Singapore; 2019 and 2020 with Switzerland; and 2017 through 2020 with Australia. The 

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Company does not expect the resolution of these open years to have a significant impact on its 
consolidated statements of operations and financial condition.

NOTE 16. SEGMENT REPORTING 

The Company’s reportable segments are defined as follows: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe 
and other property (re)insurance written on behalf of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, joint ventures 
and managed funds, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty 
(re)insurance written on behalf of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and managed funds. 
In addition to its reportable segments, the Company has an Other category, which primarily includes its 
strategic investments, investments unit, corporate expenses, capital servicing costs, noncontrolling interests 
and certain expenses related to acquisitions and dispositions.

The Company’s Property segment is managed by the Chief Underwriting Officer - Property and the 
Casualty and Specialty segment is managed by the Chief Underwriting Officer - Casualty and Specialty, 
each of whom operate under the direction of the Company’s Group Chief Underwriting Officer, who in turn 
reports to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Company does not manage its assets by segment; accordingly, net investment income and total assets 
are not allocated to the segments.

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A summary of the significant components of the Company’s revenues and expenses by segment is as 
follows:

Year ended December 31, 2021

Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

Net claims and claim expenses incurred

Acquisition expenses

Operational expenses

Underwriting income (loss)

Net investment income

Net foreign exchange gains (losses)

Equity in earnings of other ventures

Other income (loss)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

Corporate expenses

Interest expense

Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling 

interests

Income tax (expense) benefit

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 

interests

Dividends on preference shares

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders

Property

Casualty and 
Specialty

$  3,958,724 

$  3,875,074 

$  2,868,002 

$  3,071,373 

$  2,608,298 

$  2,585,883 

  2,163,016 

  1,713,071 

$ 

$ 

$ 

487,178 

143,608 

727,680 

68,576 

$  (185,504) 

$ 

76,556 

$ 

Other

Total

—  $  7,833,798 

—  $  5,939,375 

—  $  5,194,181 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  3,876,087 

  1,214,858 

212,184 

(108,948) 

319,479 

319,479 

(41,006) 

(41,006) 

12,309 

10,880 

12,309 

10,880 

(218,134) 

(218,134) 

(41,152) 

(47,536) 

(41,152) 

(47,536) 

(114,108) 

10,668 

10,668 

63,285 

63,285 

(33,266) 

(33,266) 

$ 

(73,421) 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year $  2,396,389 

$  1,729,168 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years

(233,373) 

(16,097) 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total

$  2,163,016 

$  1,713,071 

$ 

$ 

—  $  4,125,557 

— 

(249,470) 

—  $  3,876,087 

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year

Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years

Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year

Underwriting expense ratio

Combined ratio

 91.9 %

 (9.0) %

 82.9 %

 24.2 %

 107.1 %

 66.9 %

 (0.7) %

 66.2 %

 30.8 %

 97.0 %

 79.4 %

 (4.8) %

 74.6 %

 27.5 %

 102.1 %

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Year ended December 31, 2020

Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

Net claims and claim expenses incurred

Acquisition expenses

Operational expenses

Underwriting income (loss)

Net investment income

Net foreign exchange gains (losses)

Equity in earnings of other ventures

Other income (loss)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

Corporate expenses

Interest expense

Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling 

interests

Income tax (expense) benefit

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 

interests

Dividends on preference shares

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders

Property

Casualty and 
Specialty

$  2,999,142 

$  2,807,023 

$  2,037,200 

$  2,059,133 

$  1,936,215 

$  2,016,247 

  1,435,947 

  1,488,662 

$ 

$ 

$ 

353,700 

135,547 

543,977 

71,140 

$ 

11,021 

$ 

(87,532) 

$ 

Other

Total

—  $  5,806,165 

—  $  4,096,333 

—  $  3,952,462 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  2,924,609 

897,677 

206,687 

(76,511) 

354,038 

354,038 

27,773 

17,194 

213 

27,773 

17,194 

213 

820,636 

820,636 

(96,970) 

(50,453) 

(96,970) 

(50,453) 

995,920 

(2,862) 

(2,862) 

(230,653) 

(230,653) 

(30,923) 

(30,923) 

$  731,482 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year $  1,592,996 

$  1,515,425 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years

(157,049) 

(26,763) 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total

$  1,435,947 

$  1,488,662 

$ 

$ 

—  $  3,108,421 

— 

(183,812) 

—  $  2,924,609 

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year

Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years

Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year

Underwriting expense ratio

Combined ratio

 82.3 %

 (8.1) %

 74.2 %

 25.2 %

 99.4 %

 75.2 %

 (1.4) %

 73.8 %

 30.5 %

 104.3 %

 78.6 %

 (4.6) %

 74.0 %

 27.9 %

 101.9 %

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Year ended December 31, 2019

Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

Net claims and claim expenses incurred

Acquisition expenses

Operational expenses

Underwriting income (loss)

Net investment income

Net foreign exchange gains (losses)

Equity in earnings of other ventures

Other income (loss)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

Corporate expenses

Interest expense

Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling 

interests

Income tax (expense) benefit

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling 

interests

Dividends on preference shares

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe 

common shareholders

Property

Casualty and 
Specialty

$  2,430,985 

$  2,376,765 

$  1,654,259 

$  1,727,234 

$  1,627,494 

$  1,710,909 

$ 

$ 

$ 

965,384 

  1,131,637 

313,554 

138,187 

448,678 

84,546 

$  210,369 

$ 

46,048 

$ 

Other

Total

—  $  4,807,750 

—  $  3,381,493 

—  $  3,338,403 

— 

— 

— 

— 

424,207 

  2,097,021 

762,232 

222,733 

256,417 

424,207 

(2,938) 

(2,938) 

23,224 

4,949 

23,224 

4,949 

414,109 

414,109 

(94,122) 

(58,364) 

(94,122) 

(58,364) 

967,482 

(17,215) 

(17,215) 

(201,469) 

(201,469) 

(36,756) 

(36,756) 

$  712,042 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year $  968,357 

$  1,155,519 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years

(2,973) 

(23,882) 

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total

$  965,384 

$  1,131,637 

$ 

$ 

—  $  2,123,876 

— 

(26,855) 

—  $  2,097,021 

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year

Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years

Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year

Underwriting expense ratio

Combined ratio

 59.5 %

 (0.2) %

 59.3 %

 27.8 %

 87.1 %

 67.5 %

 (1.4) %

 66.1 %

 31.2 %

 97.3 %

 63.6 %

 (0.8) %

 62.8 %

 29.5 %

 92.3 %

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The following is a summary of the Company’s gross premiums written allocated to the territory of coverage 
exposure:

Year ended December 31,
Property

U.S. and Caribbean
Worldwide
Europe
Japan
Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)
Australia and New Zealand
Other
Total Property
Casualty and Specialty

Worldwide
U.S. and Caribbean
Europe
Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)
Australia and New Zealand
Other

Total Casualty and Specialty

Total gross premiums written

2021

2020

2019

$ 2,257,088  $ 1,683,538  $ 1,368,205 
643,744 
  1,188,737 
182,544 
253,678 
90,328 
114,981 
79,393 
34,742 
32,203 
69,188 
34,568 
40,310 
  2,430,985 
  3,958,724 

889,917 
189,587 
102,228 
62,058 
40,243 
31,571 
  2,999,142 

935,626 
  1,315,386 
  1,746,450 
  1,071,170 
  1,248,981 
  1,721,663 
227,178 
121,369 
217,721 
25,291 
56,225 
108,376 
34,053 
12,429 
29,001 
83,447 
52,633 
51,863 
  3,875,074 
  2,376,765 
  2,807,023 
$ 7,833,798  $ 5,806,165  $ 4,807,750 

(1) The category “Worldwide (excluding U.S.)” consists of contracts that cover more than one geographic region (other than the U.S.).

NOTE 17. STOCK INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Stock Incentive Compensation Plans and Awards

The Company is authorized to issue restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance share 
awards, stock options and other share-based awards to its employees and directors pursuant to various 
stock incentive compensation plans. 

On May 16, 2016, the Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan 
(the “2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan”). Pursuant to the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Company is 
authorized to issue up to 1,625,000 common shares plus the number of shares that were subject to awards 
outstanding under the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2001 Stock Incentive Plan”) 
and the Company’s 2010 Performance-Based Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2010 Performance 
Plan”) as of the effective date of the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan that are forfeited, canceled, settled in 
cash, or otherwise terminated without delivery after the effective date. The 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan 
permits the grant of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance share awards (including 
cash-based performance awards), stock options and other share-based awards to employees, officers, non-
employee directors and consultants or advisors of the Company and its affiliates.

The 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, which permitted the grant of stock options, restricted stock awards and 
other share-based awards to employees of RenaissanceRe and its subsidiaries, expired in accordance with 
its terms on February 6, 2016 and no additional awards may be made under this plan. All awards made 
under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan vested no later than March 1, 2020. The terms and conditions of 
outstanding awards granted under the 2001 Share Incentive Plan and the 2010 Performance Plan were not 
affected by the respective expiration and termination of these plans. 

In 2010, the Company instituted a cash settled restricted stock unit (“CSRSU”) plan, the 2010 Restricted 
Stock Unit Plan, which allowed for the issuance of equity awards in the form of CSRSUs. In November 
2016, the 2010 Restricted Stock Plan was terminated and replaced with a new cash settled restricted stock 
unit plan, the 2016 Restricted Stock Unit Plan. The terms and conditions of CSRSU awards outstanding 

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under the 2010 Restricted Stock Unit Plan at the time of termination were not affected, but no additional 
awards will be made under the 2010 Restricted Stock Unit Plan. All outstanding awards made under the 
2010 Restricted Stock Unit Plan vested no later than March 1, 2020. Further, all outstanding awards made 
under the 2016 Restricted Stock Unit Plan vested no later than March 1, 2021.

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards granted periodically under the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan generally vest 
ratably over a four-year period. The Company has also granted restricted stock awards to non-employee 
directors, which generally vest ratably over a three-year period.

Performance Share Awards

Performance share awards have been granted periodically to certain of the Company’s executive officers 
pursuant to the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Outstanding performance share awards are subject to 
vesting conditions based on both continued service and the attainment of pre-established performance 
goals. If performance goals are achieved, the performance share awards will vest up to a maximum of 
200% of target. Performance share awards generally cliff vest at the end of a three-year vesting period 
based on the attainment of annual performance goals over the vesting period. 

Performance Share Awards Granted in March 2019

Performance share awards granted in March 2019 have a performance condition, which is the percentage 
change in the Company’s tangible book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends, or, 
in the event of a change in control, a market condition, which is the Company’s total shareholder return 
relative to its peer group.

Performance Share Awards Granted in March 2020 and March 2021

Performance share awards granted in March 2020 and March 2021 have a performance condition, which is 
the percentage change in the Company’s book value per common share plus change in accumulated 
dividends over three years and three-year average underwriting expense ratio rank compared to peers, or, 
in the event of a change in control, a market condition, which is the Company’s total shareholder return 
relative to its peer group.

The percentage change in tangible book value per share plus change in accumulated dividends, 
percentage change in book value per share plus change in accumulated dividends, and average 
underwriting expense ratio rank are calculated in accordance with the terms of the applicable award 
agreement.

Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units

CSRSUs are liability awards with fair value measurement based on the fair market value of the Company’s 
common shares at the end of each reporting period. CSRSUs granted periodically pursuant to the 2016 
Restricted Stock Unit Plan generally vest ratably over 4 years.

Valuation Assumptions

Performance Share Awards Granted in March 2019

For performance share awards granted in March 2019, the performance metric relates to the percentage 
change in tangible book value per share plus change in accumulated dividends which is classified as a 
performance condition under FASB ASC Topic Compensation - Stock Compensation. As a result, the fair 
value of the performance share awards is determined based on the fair market value of RenaissanceRe’s 
common shares on the grant date. The estimated fair value of performance share awards is amortized as 
an expense over the requisite service period. 

Performance Share Awards Granted in March 2020 and March 2021

For performance share awards granted in March 2020 and March 2021, the performance metrics relates to 
(i) the percentage change in book value per share plus change in accumulated dividends and (ii) average 
underwriting expense ratio rank compared to peers, both of which are classified as performance conditions 
under FASB ASC Topic Compensation - Stock Compensation. As a result, the fair value of the performance 

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share awards is determined based on the fair market value of RenaissanceRe’s common shares on the 
grant date. The estimated fair value of performance share awards is amortized as an expense over the 
requisite service period.

Restricted Stock Awards

The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined based on the fair market value of RenaissanceRe’s 
common shares on the grant date. The estimated fair value of restricted stock awards is amortized as an 
expense over the requisite service period. The Company has elected to recognize forfeitures as they 
occurred rather than estimating service-based forfeitures over the requisite service period.

Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units

CSRSUs are revalued at the end of each quarterly reporting period based on the then fair market value of 
RenaissanceRe’s common shares. The total cost is adjusted each quarter for unvested CSRSUs to reflect 
the current share price, and this total cost is amortized as an expense over the requisite service period. The 
Company has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occurred rather than estimating service-based 
forfeitures over the requisite service period.

Summary of Stock Compensation Activity

Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units 

Nonvested at December 31, 2018

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited

Nonvested at December 31, 2019

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited

Nonvested at December 31, 2020

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited

Nonvested at December 31, 2021

Number of
Shares
146,917 
— 
(80,012) 
(3,161) 
63,744 
— 
(44,734) 
(529) 
18,481 
— 
(18,481) 
— 
— 

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Performance Share Awards

Nonvested at December 31, 2018

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited

Nonvested at December 31, 2019

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited

Nonvested at December 31, 2020

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited

Nonvested at December 31, 2021

Number of
Shares (1)

Weighted
Average 
Grant Date 
Fair Value

152,451  $ 

58,050 
(21,730)   
(43,924)   
144,847  $ 

65,840 
(48,997)   
(9,976)   
151,714  $ 

55,876 
(49,792)   
(16,730)   
141,068  $ 

57.21 
146.1 
49.9 
— 
94.70 
170.40 
61.48 
— 
140.96 
162.61 
130.73 
— 
163.98 

(1)    For performance share awards, the number of shares is stated at the maximum number that can be attained if the performance 

conditions are fully met. Forfeitures represent shares forfeited due to vesting below the maximum attainable as a result of the 
Company not fully meeting the performance conditions.

Restricted Stock Awards

Employee
Restricted Stock Awards

Non-Employee Director
Restricted Stock Awards

Total
Restricted Stock Awards

Weighted
Average 
Grant 
Date Fair 
Value

Number of
Shares

Weighted
Average 
Grant 
Date Fair 
Value

Number of
Shares

Weighted
Average 
Grant 
Date Fair 
Value

Number of
Shares

  447,740  $ 130.37 
  242,832 
  146.92 
  (165,245)    124.71 
(14,467)    136.16 

22,534  $ 132.29 
11,444 
  147.43 
(12,972)    131.88 
— 

— 

  470,274  $ 130.46 
  254,276 
  146.94 
  (178,217)    125.23 
(14,467)    136.16 

  510,860  $ 139.91 
  309,892 
  145.03 
  (213,488)    138.35 
(14,517)    140.11 

9,970 

21,006  $ 140.79 
  170.40 
(10,316)    141.12 
— 

— 

  531,866  $ 139.94 
  319,862 
  145.82 
  (223,804)    138.47 
(14,517)    140.11 

  592,747  $ 143.14 
  167.92 
  252,625 
  (207,264)    142.52 
(14,776)    158.97 

20,660  $ 155.03 
  162.61 
10,452 
(10,511)    147.72 
— 

— 

  613,407  $ 143.54 
  167.71 
  263,077 
  (217,775)    142.77 
(14,776)    158.97 

  623,332  $ 153.02 

20,601  $ 162.60 

  643,933  $ 152.32 

Nonvested at December 31, 

2018

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited
Nonvested at December 31, 

2019

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited
Nonvested at December 31, 

2020

Awards granted
Awards vested
Awards forfeited
Nonvested at December 31, 

2021

There were 0.8 million shares available for issuance under the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan at 
December 31, 2021. 

The aggregate fair value of restricted stock awards, performance share awards and CSRSUs vested during 
2021 was $46.3 million (2020 – $54.7 million, 2019 – $41.6 million). In connection with share vestings, there 

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was a $0.2 million excess windfall tax benefit realized by the Company in 2021 (2020 – $0.3 million, 2019 – 
$0.2 million). RenaissanceRe issues new shares upon the exercise of an option.

The total stock compensation expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations 
during 2021 was $40.0 million (2020 – $43.7 million, 2019 – $41.4 million). As of December 31, 2021, there 
was $66.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock awards and $4.9 
million related to performance share awards, which will be recognized on a weighted average basis during 
the next 1.7 and 1.7 years, respectively.

All of the Company’s employees are eligible for defined contribution pension plans. Contributions are 
primarily based upon a percentage of eligible compensation. The Company contributed $7.5 million to its 
defined contribution pension plans in 2021 (2020 – $6.7 million, 2019 – $4.9 million).

NOTE 18. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS

The Company’s (re)insurance operations are subject to insurance laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in 
which they operate, the most significant of which currently include Bermuda, Switzerland, the U.K. and the 
U.S. These regulations include certain restrictions on the amount of dividends or other distributions, such as 
loans or cash advances, available to shareholders without prior approval of the respective regulatory 
authorities.

The statutory capital and surplus, required minimum statutory capital and surplus and unrestricted net 
assets of the Company’s regulated insurance operations in its most significant regulatory jurisdictions are 
detailed below:

At December 31,
Statutory capital and 

Bermuda (1)

Switzerland (2)

U.K. (3)

U.S. (4)

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

surplus

$ 7,462,710  $ 6,698,377  $  874,665  $  814,837  $  983,449  $  874,170  $  819,811  $  722,721 

Required statutory 

capital and surplus   1,753,078 

  1,391,621 

  780,000 

  587,300 

  983,449 

  874,170 

  716,118 

  474,622 

Unrestricted net 

assets

  1,575,526 

  1,705,739 

  300,438 

  232,917 

— 

— 

81,981 

72,272 

(1)

(2)

(3)

Includes Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and Vermeer. The Company's Bermuda-domiciled 
insurance subsidiaries’ capital and surplus is based on the relevant insurer’s statutory financial statements and required statutory 
capital and surplus is based on the minimum solvency margin.

Includes RREAG and its branches in Australia, Bermuda, the U.K. and the U.S. RREAG’s statutory capital and surplus and 
required statutory capital and surplus incorporate a full year of statutory net loss and risk capital, respectively.

Includes Syndicate 1458. With respect to statutory capital and surplus and required statutory capital and surplus, and as 
described below, underwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a deposit in the form of cash, 
securities or letters of credit, which are referred to as Funds at Lloyd’s (“FAL”). FAL is determined by Lloyd’s and is based on 
Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirements as calculated through its internal model. Syndicate 1458 is capitalized by its 
FAL, with the related assets not held on its balance sheet. As such, unrestricted net assets is not applicable to Syndicate 1458; 
however, the Company can make an application to obtain approval from Lloyd’s to have funds released to RenaissanceRe from 
Syndicate 1458, subject to passing a Lloyd’s release test.

(4)

Includes Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.

Statutory net income (loss) of the Company’s regulated insurance operations in its most significant 
regulatory jurisdictions are detailed below:

Statutory Net Income (Loss)

Year ended December 31, 2021

Year ended December 31, 2020

Year ended December 31, 2019

Bermuda (1)
$ 

(89,267)  $ 

Switzerland (2)

80,500  $ 

U.K. (3)
(46,352)  $ 

836,707 

705,808 

71,829 

(37,427)   

(52,699)   

(667)   

U.S. (4)

10,465 

17,403 

37,827 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Includes Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and Vermeer.

Includes RREAG and its branches in Australia, Bermuda, the U.K. and the U.S. 

Includes Syndicate 1458.

Includes Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.

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The difference between statutory financial statements and statements prepared in accordance with GAAP 
varies by jurisdiction; however, the primary difference is that for the Company’s regulated entities the 
statutory financial statements generally do not reflect goodwill and intangible assets. Also, in the U.S., fixed 
maturity investments are generally recorded at amortized cost and deferred income tax is charged directly 
to equity. In the U.S. and Bermuda, deferred acquisition costs are generally not reflected in the statutory 
financial statements. In Switzerland, currency translation adjustment losses are directly charged to net 
income or loss, while translation gains are not admissible and reflected as translation reserve on the 
statutory balance sheet. In addition, fixed maturity investments are carried at the lower of amortized cost 
and market value and recognition of equalization reserves is allowed. The prudence principle standard also 
allows for valuating certain assets below their nominal value. None of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries 
used permitted practices that prevented the trigger of a regulatory event during the years ended December 
31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Dividend Restrictions of RenaissanceRe

As a Bermuda-domiciled holding company, RenaissanceRe has limited operations of its own. Its assets 
consist primarily of investments in subsidiaries and cash and securities. As a result, the Company relies 
primarily on dividends and distributions (and other statutorily permissible payments) from its subsidiaries, 
investment income and fee income to meet its liquidity requirements, which primarily include making 
principal and interest payments on its debt, and dividend payments to its preference and common 
shareholders. 

The payment of dividends by the Company’s subsidiaries is, under certain circumstances, limited by the 
applicable laws and regulations in the various jurisdictions in which the subsidiaries operate, including 
Bermuda, the U.S., the U.K., Switzerland, Australia, Singapore and Ireland. In addition, insurance laws 
require our insurance subsidiaries to maintain certain measures of solvency and liquidity.

Bermuda

RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and Vermeer are registered as Class 3B general business insurers and 
Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci are registered as Class 4 general business insurers under the 
Insurance Act 1978, amendments thereto and related regulations of Bermuda (collectively, the “Insurance 
Act”). Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are required to maintain available statutory economic capital 
and surplus at a level at least equal to their enhanced capital requirement (“ECR”) and may be adjusted if 
the BMA concludes that the insurer’s risk profile deviates significantly from the assumptions underlying its 
ECR or the insurer’s assessment of its risk management policies and practices used to calculate the ECR. 
The BMA has established a target capital level which is set at 120% of the ECR. Unlike other (re)insurers, 
special purpose insurers and collateralized insurers are fully funded to meet their (re)insurance obligations.

Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends if in 
breach of the required minimum solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio, or if the declaration or payment 
of such dividend would cause the insurer to fail to meet the required minimum solvency margin or minimum 
liquidity ratio. Further, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are prohibited from declaring or paying in 
any financial year dividends of more than 25% of total statutory capital and surplus unless the insurer file an 
affidavit with the BMA stating that it will continue to meet the required minimum solvency margin or 
minimum liquidity ratio. Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers must obtain the BMA’s prior 
approval for a reduction by 15% or more of the total statutory capital as set forth in its previous year’s 
financial statements. These restrictions on declaring or paying dividends and distributions under the 
Insurance Act are in addition to the solvency requirements under the Companies Act 1981 which apply to all 
Bermuda companies.

Switzerland

The minimum capital requirement for a Swiss reinsurance company under the Insurance Supervisory Act for 
reinsurance license class C1 is CHF 10 million. Being a Swiss domiciled reinsurance company, RREAG 
must further maintain adequate solvency and provide for sufficient free and unencumbered capital in 
relation to its entire activities in accordance with the Swiss Solvency Test. The SST adopts a risk-based and 
total balance sheet approach whereby reinsurance companies are required to provide a market-consistent 
assessment of the value of their assets and liabilities. The solvency requirement is met if the available risk-
bearing capital exceeds the required target capital. It is then assessed whether the identified available 
capital can meet the SST requirements and is sufficient to cover the company’s obligations in less favorable 

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scenarios. RREAG maintains branch operations in Australia, Bermuda, U.K. and the U.S., each in 
accordance with applicable local regulations, which may include statutory capital requirements.

RREAG may only distribute dividends out of its retained earnings or distributable reserves based on the 
audited annual accounts of the company. Any distribution of dividends remains subject to the approval of 
FINMA (as a change of the regulatory business plan) if they have a bearing on the solvency of the reinsurer 
and/or the interests of the insured. The solvency and capital requirements must still be met following any 
distribution. At December 31, 2020, we believe RREAG exceeded the minimum solvency and capital 
requirements required to be maintained under Swiss law. RREAG was required to prepare an FCR for the 
year ended December 31, 2020, which is available on our website.

U.K.

The underwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a deposit, referred to as 
“Funds at Lloyd’s” or “FAL,” in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit in an amount determined under 
the capital adequacy regime of the PRA. The amount of such deposit is calculated for each member 
through the completion of an annual capital adequacy exercise. Under these requirements, Lloyd’s must 
demonstrate that each member has sufficient assets to meet its underwriting liabilities plus a required 
solvency margin. The amount of FAL for Syndicate 1458 is determined by Lloyd’s and is based on 
Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirement as calculated through its internal model. 

Dividends from a Lloyd’s managing agent and a Lloyd’s corporate member can be declared and paid 
provided the relevant company has sufficient profits available for distribution.

U.S.

Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is required to meet certain minimum statutory capital and surplus 
requirements under Maryland law. Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is also subject to risk-based capital 
(“RBC”) requirements under Maryland law, and must file an annual report of its RBC levels. If the report 
shows Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.’s statutory capital and surplus or total adjusted capital is below 
certain levels, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. may be required to take certain corrective action or the 
Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA”) may be permitted or required to take certain regulatory action. 

Maryland law places limitations on the amounts of dividends or distributions payable by Renaissance 
Reinsurance U.S. At December 31, 2021, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. had an ordinary dividend 
capacity of $82.0 million which can be paid in 2022. Payment of ordinary dividends by Renaissance 
Reinsurance U.S. requires notice to the MIA. Declaration of an extraordinary dividend, which must be paid 
out of earned surplus, generally requires thirty days’ prior notice to and approval or non-disapproval of the 
MIA. An extraordinary dividend includes any dividend whose fair market value together with that of other 
dividends or distributions made within the preceding twelve months exceeds the lesser of (1) ten percent of 
the insurer’s surplus as regards policyholders as of December 31 of the preceding year or (2) the insurer’s 
net investment income, excluding realized capital gains (as determined under statutory accounting 
principles), for the twelve month period ending December 31 of the preceding year and pro rata distributions 
of any class of the insurer’s own securities, plus any amounts of net investment income (subject to the 
foregoing exclusions), in the three calendar years prior to the preceding year which have not been 
distributed.

Multi-Beneficiary Reinsurance Trusts

Each of Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci was approved as a Trusteed Reinsurer in the state of New 
York and established a multi-beneficiary reinsurance trust (“MBRT”) to collateralize its (re)insurance 
liabilities associated with U.S. domiciled cedants. The MBRTs are subject to the rules and regulations of the 
state of New York and the respective deed of trust, including but not limited to certain minimum capital 
funding requirements, investment guidelines, capital distribution restrictions and regulatory reporting 
requirements. Assets held under trust at December 31, 2021 with respect to the MBRTs totaled $1.2 billion 
and $272.0 million for Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, respectively (2020 – $1.3 billion and $289.6 
million, respectively), compared to the minimum amount required under U.S. state regulations of $531.8 
million and $182.3 million, respectively (2020 – $878.2 million and $270.5 million, respectively).

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Multi-Beneficiary Reduced Collateral Reinsurance Trusts

Each of Renaissance Reinsurance, RREAG and DaVinci has been approved as a “certified reinsurer” 
eligible for collateral reduction in certain states, and are authorized to provide reduced collateral equal to 
20%, 20% and 50%, respectively, of their net outstanding insurance liabilities to insurers domiciled in each 
of those states. Each of Renaissance Reinsurance, RREAG and DaVinci has established a multi-
beneficiary reduced collateral reinsurance trust to collateralize its (re)insurance liabilities associated with 
cedants domiciled in those states. Because these reduced collateral reinsurance trusts were established in 
New York, they are subject to the rules and regulations of the state of New York including but not limited to 
certain minimum capital funding requirements, investment guidelines, capital distribution restrictions and 
regulatory reporting requirements. Assets held under trust at December 31, 2021 with respect to such 
reduced collateral reinsurance trusts totaled $136.3 million, $168.1 million, and $86.6 million for 
Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci and RREAG respectively (2020 - $74.4 million, $90.1 million and $Nil 
respectively), compared to the minimum amount required under U.S. state regulations of $128.1 million, 
$164.5 million and $75.8 million, respectively (2020 - $70.0 million, $86.5 million and $Nil respectively).

NOTE 19. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS 

From time to time, the Company may enter into derivative instruments such as futures, options, swaps, 
forward contracts and other derivative contracts primarily to manage its foreign currency exposure, obtain 
exposure to a particular financial market, for yield enhancement, or for trading and to assume risk. The 
Company’s derivative instruments can be exchange traded or over-the-counter, with over-the-counter 
derivatives generally traded under International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreements, 
which establish the terms of the transactions entered into with the Company’s derivative counterparties. In 
the event a party becomes insolvent or otherwise defaults on its obligations, a master agreement generally 
permits the non-defaulting party to accelerate and terminate all outstanding transactions and net the 
transactions’ marked-to-market values so that a single sum in a single currency will be owed by, or owed to, 
the non-defaulting party. Effectively, this contractual close-out netting reduces credit exposure from gross to 
net exposure. Where the Company has entered into master netting agreements with counterparties, or the 
Company has the legal and contractual right to offset positions, the derivative positions are generally netted 
by counterparty and are reported accordingly in other assets and other liabilities. 

The Company is not aware of the existence of any credit-risk related contingent features that it believes 
would be triggered in its derivative instruments that are in a net liability position at December 31, 2021.

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The tables below show the gross and net amounts of recognized derivative assets and liabilities at fair 
value, including the location on the consolidated balance sheets of the Company’s principal derivative 
instruments:

Gross 
Amounts of 
Recognized 
Assets

Gross 
Amounts 
Offset in the 
Balance 
Sheet

Derivative Assets
 Net 
Amounts of 
Assets 
Presented in 
the Balance 
Sheet

Balance 
Sheet 
Location

At December 31, 2021

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges

$ 

1,068  $ 

—  $ 

1,068 

13,730 

1,247 

478 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

13,730 

1,247 

478 

— 

Other 
assets
Other 
assets
Other 
assets
Other 
assets
Other 
assets

Collateral

Net Amount

$ 

—  $ 

1,068 

— 

— 

— 

— 

13,730 

1,247 

478 

— 

Interest rate futures
Foreign currency 

forward contracts (1)

Foreign currency 

forward contracts (2)

Credit default swaps

Equity futures
Total derivative 

instruments not 
designated as hedges

16,523 

— 

16,523 

— 

16,523 

Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges

Foreign currency 

forward contracts (3)

1,366 

— 

1,366 

Other 
assets

— 

1,366 

Total

$  17,889  $ 

—  $  17,889 

$ 

—  $  17,889 

Gross 
Amounts of 
Recognized 
Liabilities

Gross 
Amounts 
Offset in the 
Balance 
Sheet

Derivative Liabilities
 Net 
Amounts of 
Liabilities 
Presented in 
the Balance 
Sheet

Balance 
Sheet 
Location

At December 31, 2021

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges

$ 

1,426  $ 

—  $ 

1,426 

7,880 

3,412 

— 

173 

— 

— 

— 

— 

7,880 

3,412 

— 

173 

Other 
liabilities
Other 
liabilities
Other 
assets
Other 
liabilities
Other 
liabilities

Collateral 
Pledged

Net Amount

$ 

1,426  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

173 

7,880 

3,412 

— 

— 

Interest rate futures
Foreign currency 

forward contracts (1)

Foreign currency 

forward contracts (2)

Credit default swaps

Equity futures
Total derivative 

instruments not 
designated as hedges

12,891 

— 

12,891 

1,599 

11,292 

Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges

Foreign currency 

forward contracts (3)

4,063 

— 

4,063 

Other 
liabilities

— 

4,063 

Total

$  16,954  $ 

—  $  16,954 

$ 

1,599  $  15,355 

(1) Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.

(2) Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.

(3) Contracts designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

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Derivative Assets

At December 31, 2020

Gross 
Amounts of 
Recognized 
Assets

Gross 
Amounts 
Offset in the 
Balance 
Sheet

 Net 
Amounts of 
Assets 
Presented in 
the Balance 
Sheet

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges

Interest rate futures

$ 

1,019  $ 

863  $ 

156 

Interest rate swaps
Foreign currency forward 

contracts (1)

Foreign currency forward 

contracts (2)

Credit default swaps
Total derivative 

instruments not 
designated as hedges

22 

— 

22 

23,055 

184 

22,871 

2,232 

68 

69 

— 

2,163 

68 

Balance 
Sheet 
Location

Other 
assets
Other 
assets
Other 
assets
Other 
assets
Other 
assets

Collateral

Net Amount

$ 

—  $ 

156 

— 

— 

— 

— 

22 

22,871 

2,163 

68 

26,396 

1,116 

25,280 

— 

25,280 

Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges
Foreign currency forward 

contracts (3)
Total

19,953 

— 

19,953 

Other 
assets

— 

19,953 

$  46,349  $ 

1,116  $  45,233 

$ 

—  $  45,233 

Derivative Liabilities

At December 31, 2020

Gross 
Amounts of 
Recognized 
Liabilities

Gross 
Amounts 
Offset in the 
Balance 
Sheet

 Net 
Amounts of 
Liabilities 
Presented in 
the Balance 
Sheet

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges

Interest rate futures
Foreign currency forward 

contracts (1)

Foreign currency forward 

contracts (2)
Total derivative 

instruments not 
designated as hedges

$ 

1,430  $ 

863  $ 

567 

12,791 

3,919 

— 

69 

12,791 

3,850 

Balance 
Sheet 
Location

Other 
liabilities
Other 
liabilities
Other 
liabilities

Collateral 
Pledged

Net Amount

$ 

567  $ 

— 

— 

12,791 

1,053 

2,797 

18,140 

932 

17,208 

1,620 

15,588 

Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges
Foreign currency forward 

contracts (3)
Total

5,152 

— 

5,152 

Other 
liabilities

— 

5,152 

$  23,292  $ 

932  $  22,360 

$ 

1,620  $  20,740 

(1) Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.

(2) Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.

(3) Contracts designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

Refer to “Note 5. Investments” for information on reverse repurchase agreements.

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The location and amount of the gain (loss) recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of 
operations related to its principal derivative instruments are shown in the following table:

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges

Location of gain (loss)
recognized on derivatives

Amount of gain (loss) recognized on
derivatives

Interest rate futures (4)

Interest rate swaps (4)
Foreign currency forward 

contracts (1)

Foreign currency forward 

contracts (2)

Credit default swaps (4)

Total return swaps (4)

Equity futures (5)

Total derivative instruments not 

designated as hedges

Net realized and unrealized 
gains (losses) on investments

Net realized and unrealized 
gains (losses) on investments

Net foreign exchange gains 
(losses)

Net foreign exchange gains 
(losses)

Net realized and unrealized 
gains (losses) on investments

Net realized and unrealized 
gains (losses) on investments

Net realized and unrealized 
gains (losses) on investments

Derivative instruments designated as hedges

Foreign currency forward 

contracts (3)

Total derivative instruments 
designated as hedges
Total

Accumulated other 
comprehensive income (loss)

$  (15,846)  $  103,102  $  16,848 

(1,184)   

2,334 

1,488 

(19,151)   

24,309 

12,617 

(1,521)   

(4,450)   

(1,605) 

3,479 

(1,304)   

7,043 

1,314 

(5,479)   

12,155 

— 

(30,045)   

21,357 

(32,909)   

88,467 

69,903 

(4,535)   

11,685 

(4,535)   

11,685 

959 

959 

$  (37,444)  $  100,152  $  70,862 

(1) Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.

(2) Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.

(3) Contracts designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

(4) Fixed income related derivatives included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment-related derivatives. See 

“Note 5. Investments” for additional information.

(5) Equity related derivatives included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment-related derivatives. See “Note 5. 

Investments” for additional information.

The Company is not aware of the existence of any credit-risk related contingent features that it believes 
would be triggered in its derivative instruments that are in a net liability position at December 31, 2021.

Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges

Interest Rate Derivatives

The Company uses interest rate futures and swaps within its portfolio of fixed maturity investments to 
manage its exposure to interest rate risk, which may result in increasing or decreasing its exposure to this 
risk. 

Interest Rate Futures

The fair value of interest rate futures is determined using exchange traded prices. At December 31, 2021, 
the Company had $2.2 billion of notional long positions and $0.5 billion of notional short positions of 
primarily Eurodollar and U.S. treasury futures contracts (2020 – $2.0 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively).

Interest Rate Swaps

The fair value of interest rate swaps is determined using the relevant exchange traded price where available 
or a discounted cash flow model based on the terms of the contract and inputs, including, where applicable, 

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observable yield curves. At December 31, 2021, the Company had $Nil of notional positions paying a fixed 
rate and $Nil receiving a fixed rate denominated in U.S. dollar swap contracts (2020 - $Nil and $23.5 
million, respectively).

Foreign Currency Derivatives

The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The Company writes a portion of its business in 
currencies other than U.S. dollars and may, from time to time, experience foreign exchange gains and 
losses in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The impact of changes in exchange rates on the 
Company’s assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, excluding non-
monetary assets and liabilities, are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Underwriting and Non-investments Operations Related Foreign Currency Contracts

The Company’s foreign currency policy with regard to its underwriting operations is generally to enter into 
foreign currency forward and option contracts for notional values that approximate the foreign currency 
liabilities, including claims and claim expense reserves and reinsurance balances payable, net of any cash, 
investments and receivables held in the respective foreign currency. The Company’s use of foreign currency 
forward and option contracts is intended to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value 
of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities associated with its underwriting operations. The 
Company may determine not to match a portion of its projected underwriting related assets or liabilities with 
underlying foreign currency exposure with investments in the same currencies, which would increase its 
exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and potentially increase the impact and volatility of foreign 
exchange gains and losses on its results of operations. The fair value of the Company’s underwriting 
operations related foreign currency contracts is determined using indicative pricing obtained from 
counterparties or broker quotes. At December 31, 2021, the Company had outstanding underwriting related 
foreign currency contracts of $915.0 million in notional long positions and $329.3 million in notional short 
positions, denominated in U.S. dollars (2020 – $0.7 billion and $504.2 million, respectively).

Investment Portfolio Related Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

The Company’s investment operations are exposed to currency fluctuations through its investments in non-
U.S. dollar fixed maturity investments, short term investments and other investments. From time to time, the 
Company may employ foreign currency forward contracts in its investment portfolio to either assume foreign 
currency risk or to economically hedge its exposure to currency fluctuations from these investments. The 
fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio related foreign currency forward contracts is determined 
using an interpolated rate based on closing forward market rates. At December 31, 2021, the Company had 
outstanding investment portfolio related foreign currency contracts of $245.8 million in notional long 
positions and $131.0 million in notional short positions, denominated in U.S. dollars (2020 – $269.5 million 
and $117.5 million, respectively).

Credit Derivatives

The Company’s exposure to credit risk is primarily due to its fixed maturity investments, short term 
investments, premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverable. From time to time, the Company may 
purchase credit derivatives to manage its exposures in the insurance industry, and to assist in managing the 
credit risk associated with ceded reinsurance. The Company also employs credit derivatives in its 
investment portfolio to either assume credit risk or manage its credit exposure.

Credit Default Swaps

The fair value of the Company credit default swaps is determined using industry valuation models, broker 
bid indications or internal pricing valuation techniques. The fair value of these credit default swaps can 
change based on a variety of factors including changes in credit spreads, default rates and recovery rates, 
the correlation of credit risk between the referenced credit and the counterparty, and market rate inputs 
such as interest rates. At December 31, 2021, the Company had outstanding credit default swaps of $Nil in 
notional positions to hedge credit risk and $218.5 million in notional positions to assume credit risk, 
denominated in U.S. dollars (2020 – $Nil and $96.8 million, respectively).

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Total Return Swaps

From time to time, the Company uses total return swaps as a means to manage spread duration and credit 
exposure in its investment portfolio. The fair value of the Company’s total return swaps is determined 
using broker-dealer bid quotations, market-based prices from pricing vendors or valuation models. At 
December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had no outstanding total return swaps, 
respectively.

Equity Derivatives

Equity Futures

From time to time, the Company uses equity derivatives in its investment portfolio to either assume equity 
risk or hedge its equity exposure. The fair value of the Company’s equity futures is determined using 
market-based prices from pricing vendors. At December 31, 2021, the Company had a $74.3 million 
notional long position of equity futures, denominated in U.S. dollars (2020 - $Nil).

Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations

Foreign Currency Derivatives

Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries use non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. The Company, from time to 
time, enters into foreign exchange forwards to hedge currencies, which, as of December 31, 2021 and 
2020, includes the Australian dollar and Euro net investment in foreign operations, on an after-tax basis, 
from changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and these currencies.

The Company utilizes foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge the fair value of its net investment in a 
foreign operation. The Company has entered into foreign exchange forward contracts that were formally 
designated as hedges of its investment in subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. There was 
no ineffectiveness in these transactions.

The table below provides a summary of derivative instruments designated as hedges of net investments in 
foreign operations, including the weighted average U.S. dollar equivalent of foreign denominated net 
(liabilities) assets that were hedged and the resulting derivative gain that are recorded in foreign currency 
translation adjustments, net of tax, within accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company’s 
consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity:

Year ended December 31,
Weighted average of U.S. dollar equivalent of foreign denominated net 

2021

2020

assets (liabilities)

Derivative gains (losses) (1)

$ 
$ 

(66,438)  $ 
(4,535)  $ 

(45,803) 
11,685 

(1)  Derivative gains (losses) from derivative instruments designated as hedges of the net investment in a foreign operation are 

recorded in foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the 
Company’s consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity.

NOTE 20. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER ITEMS 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of 
investments, including the Company’s equity method investments, cash, premiums receivable and 
reinsurance balances. The Company limits the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution 
and, except for the securities of the U.S. Government and U.S. Government related entities, and money 
market securities, none of the Company’s fixed-maturity and short-term investments exceeded 10% of 
shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2021. Refer to “Note 7. Reinsurance,” for information with respect to 
reinsurance recoverable.

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Employment Agreements

The Board of Directors has authorized the execution of employment agreements between the Company 
and certain officers. These agreements provide for, among other things, severance payments under certain 
circumstances, as well as accelerated vesting of options and certain restricted stock grants, upon a change 
in control, as defined in the employment agreements and the Company’s stock incentive plan.

Letters of Credit and Other Commitments

At December 31, 2021, the Company’s banks have issued secured and unsecured letters of credit totaling 
$1.1 billion in favor of certain ceding companies. In connection with the Company’s Top Layer Re joint 
venture, Renaissance Reinsurance has committed $37.5 million of collateral to support a letter of credit and 
is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0 million in the event that a loss reduces 
Top Layer Re’s capital and surplus below a specified level.

Refer to “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” for additional information related to the Company’s debt and 
credit facilities.

Investment Commitments

The Company has committed capital to direct private equity investments, fund investments, term loans and 
investments in other ventures of $2.7 billion, of which $1.3 billion has been contributed at December 31, 
2021. The Company’s remaining commitments to these investments at December 31, 2021 totaled 
$1.4 billion. These commitments do not have a defined contractual commitment date.

Indemnifications and Warranties

In the ordinary course of its business, the Company may enter into contracts or agreements that contain 
indemnifications or warranties. Future events could occur that lead to the execution of these provisions 
against the Company. Based on past experience, management currently believes that the likelihood of such 
an event is remote.

Leases

The Company’s operating leases primarily relate to office space for its global underwriting platforms 
principally in Bermuda, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S. These leases 
expire at various dates through 2031 with a weighted average lease term of 4.7 years. Included in other 
assets and other liabilities at December 31, 2021 is a right-to-use asset of $22.9 million and a lease liability 
of $23.1 million, respectively, associated with the Company’s operating leases and reflected as a result of 
the Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic Leases (2020 - $29.8 million and $29.9 million, respectively). 
During 2021, the Company recorded an operating lease expense of $8.4 million included in operating 
expenses (2020 - $9.8 million).

The Company’s financing leases primarily relate to office space in Bermuda with an initial lease term of 20 
years, ending in 2028, and a bargain renewal option for an additional 30 years. Included in other assets and 
other liabilities at December 31, 2021 is a right-to-use asset of $28.0 million and a lease liability of $22.5 
million, respectively, associated with the Company’s finance leases (2020 - $18.0 million and $22.9 million, 
respectively). During 2021, the Company recorded interest expense of $2.3 million associated with its 
finance leases (2020 - $2.3 million) included in other income and amortization of its finance leases right-to-
use asset of $0.5 million included in operating expenses (2020 - $0.5 million).

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Future minimum lease payments under existing operating and finance leases are detailed below, excluding 
the bargain renewal option on the finance lease related to office space in Bermuda:

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

After 2026

Future Minimum Lease 
Payments

Operating 
Leases

Finance 
Leases

$ 

8,515  $ 

7,440 

6,186 

5,998 

5,588 

21,143 

2,661 

2,661 

2,661 

2,661 

2,661 

4,807 

Future minimum lease payments under existing leases

$ 

54,870  $ 

18,112 

Legal Proceedings

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to lawsuits and regulatory actions in the normal course of 
business that do not arise from or directly relate to claims on reinsurance treaties or contracts or direct 
surplus lines insurance policies. In the Company’s industry, business litigation may involve allegations of 
underwriting or claims-handling errors or misconduct, disputes relating to the scope of, or compliance with, 
the terms of delegated underwriting agreements, employment claims, regulatory actions or disputes arising 
from the Company’s business ventures. The Company’s operating subsidiaries are subject to claims 
litigation involving, among other things, disputed interpretations of policy coverages. Generally, the 
Company’s direct surplus lines insurance operations are subject to greater frequency and diversity of claims 
and claims-related litigation than its reinsurance operations and, in some jurisdictions, may be subject to 
direct actions by allegedly injured persons or entities seeking damages from policyholders. These lawsuits, 
involving or arising out of claims on policies issued by the Company’s subsidiaries which are typical to the 
insurance industry in general and in the normal course of business, are considered in its loss and loss 
expense reserves. In addition, the Company may from time to time engage in litigation or arbitration related 
to its claims for payment in respect of ceded reinsurance, including disputes that challenge the Company’s 
ability to enforce its underwriting intent. Such matters could result, directly or indirectly, in providers of 
protection not meeting their obligations to the Company or not doing so on a timely basis. The Company 
may also be subject to other disputes from time to time, relating to operational or other matters distinct from 
insurance or reinsurance claims. Any litigation or arbitration, or regulatory process, contains an element of 
uncertainty, and the value of an exposure or a gain contingency related to a dispute is difficult to estimate. 
The Company believes that no individual litigation or arbitration to which it is presently a party is likely to 
have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, business or operations.

NOTE 21. SALE OF RENAISSANCERE UK

On February 4, 2020, RenaissanceRe Specialty Holdings (UK) Limited entered into an agreement to sell its 
wholly owned subsidiary, RenaissanceRe UK, a U.K. run-off company, to an investment vehicle managed 
by AXA Liabilities Managers, an affiliate of AXA XL. The sale received regulatory approval on July 17, 2020 
and closed on August 18, 2020. The Company recognized a pre-tax loss on the sale of RenaissanceRe UK 
of $30.2 million, which is included in corporate expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of 
operations for 2020. The loss on sale includes amounts related to prior purchase GAAP adjustments and 
cumulative currency translation adjustments recorded since the acquisition of RenaissanceRe UK. The 
financial results of RenaissanceRe UK for the period from January 1, 2020 through August 18, 2020, are 
recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as part of net income available to 
RenaissanceRe common shareholders for 2020. Prior to the sale, the underwriting activities of 
RenaissanceRe UK were principally all within the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment. 

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NOTE 22. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective January 1, 2022, DaVinciRe completed an equity capital raise of $500.0 million, comprised of 
$284.8 million from third-party investors and $215.2 million from RenaissanceRe. In addition, 
RenaissanceRe sold an aggregate of $102.9 million of its shares in DaVinciRe to third-party investors and 
purchased an aggregate of $87.4 million of shares from third-party investors. At December 31, 2021, 
$387.8 million, representing the net amount received from investors other than the Company prior to 
December 31, 2021, is included in other liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheet, and also 
included in other operating cash flows on the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for the year 
ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent 
to these transactions was 30.9%, effective January 1, 2022.

Effective January 1, 2022, Upsilon RFO issued $89.0 million of non-voting preference shares to investors, 
including $10.0 million to the Company. At December 31, 2021, $79.0 million, representing the amount 
received from investors other than the Company prior to December 31, 2021, is included in other liabilities 
on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, and also included in other operating cash flows on the 
Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021. Effective 
January 1, 2022, the Company’s participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 13.6%.

Effective January 1, 2022, Medici issued $73.7 million of non-voting preference shares to investors, 
including $nil to the Company. At December 31, 2021, $73.7 million, representing the amount received from 
investors other than the Company prior to December 31, 2021, is included in other liabilities on the 
Company’s consolidated balance sheet, and also included in other operating cash flows on the Company’s 
consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s 
noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici subsequent to these transactions was 13.7%, effective 
January 1, 2022.

Subsequent to December 31, 2021 and through the period ended February 2, 2022, the Company 
repurchased 462,350 common shares at an aggregate cost of $76.1 million and an average price of 
$164.52 per common share. On February 4, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a renewal of 
the authorized share repurchase program to an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million.

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RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX TO SCHEDULES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Schedules     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I   . Summary of Investments other than Investments in Related Parties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

II         Condensed Financial Information of Registrant   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

III      Supplementary Insurance Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IV     Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VI     Supplementary Insurance Information Concerning Property-Casualty Insurance Operations   . .

Schedules other than those listed above are omitted for the reason that they are not applicable.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and subsidiaries 
(the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, for each of the three years in the period ended 
December 31, 2021, and have issued our report thereon dated February 4, 2022 included elsewhere in this 
Form 10-K. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included the financial statement schedules 
listed in Item 15 of this Form 10-K (the schedules). These schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s 
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s schedules, based on our audits. 

In our opinion, the schedules present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when 
considered in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements.

/s/ Ernst & Young Ltd.

Hamilton, Bermuda
February 4, 2022 

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SCHEDULE I

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN RELATED PARTIES
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

December 31, 2021

Amortized 
Cost or Cost

Fair Value

Amount at
Which Shown
in the
Balance Sheet

364,429 
552,935 
476,200 
  3,202,614 
721,711 
232,144 
631,016 
  1,069,217 
$ 13,552,579 

$  6,302,313  $  6,247,779  $  6,247,779 
361,684 
549,613 
474,848 
  3,214,438 
721,955 
233,346 
634,925 
  1,068,543 
  13,507,131 
  5,298,385 
546,016 

361,684 
549,613 
474,848 
  3,214,438 
721,955 
233,346 
634,925 
  1,068,543 
  13,507,131 
  5,298,385 
546,016 

  1,104,034 
88,373 
725,802 
74,850 
  1,993,059 
98,068 

  1,104,034 
88,373 
725,802 
74,850 
  1,993,059 
98,068 
$ 21,442,659  $ 21,442,659 

Type of investment:
Fixed maturity investments

U.S. treasuries
Agencies
Non-U.S. government
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate
Corporate
Agency mortgage-backed
Non-agency mortgage-backed
Commercial mortgage-backed
Asset-backed

Total fixed maturity investments

Short term investments
Equity investments

Catastrophe bonds
Direct private equity investments
Fund investments
Term loans

Total other investments
Investments in other ventures, under equity method

Total investments

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SCHEDULE II

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
BALANCE SHEETS
AT DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 
(PARENT COMPANY)
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

Assets
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value - amortized cost $0 at 

December 31, 2021 (2020 - $14,840)

Short term investments, at fair value

Cash and cash equivalents

Investments in subsidiaries

Due from subsidiaries

Accrued investment income

Receivable for investments sold

Other assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets

Total assets

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Liabilities
Notes and bank loans payable

Due to subsidiaries

Other liabilities

Total liabilities

Shareholders’ Equity
Preference shares: $1.00 par value – 30,000 shares issued and outstanding 

at December 31, 2021 (2020 – 11,010,000)

Common shares: $1.00 par value – 44,444,831 shares issued and 

outstanding at December 31, 2021 (2020 – 50,810,618)

Additional paid-in capital

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Retained earnings

Total shareholders’ equity

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

At December 31,

2021

2020

$ 

—  $ 

14,790 

46,503 

35,834 

125,392 

29,830 

  6,137,229 

  6,757,962 

9,468 

2,435 

6 

3 

34 

18 

859,176 

108,261 

932,153 

112,110 

$  7,196,480  $  7,974,724 

$  393,306  $  392,391 

156,353 

22,540 

572,199 

— 

22,085 

414,476 

750,000 

525,000 

44,445 

50,811 

608,121 

  1,623,206 

(10,909)   

(12,642) 

  5,232,624 

  5,373,873 

  6,624,281 

  7,560,248 

$  7,196,480  $  7,974,724 

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SCHEDULE II

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT – CONTINUED

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019 
(PARENT COMPANY)
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS) 

Revenues
Net investment income

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$ 

38,347  $ 

40,502  $ 

39,629 

Net foreign exchange gains (losses)

(10,740)   

10,729 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

Total revenues

Expenses
Interest expense

Operational expenses

Corporate expenses

Total expenses

6,212 

33,819 

15,315 

12,043 

35,946 

63,304 

(4,556)   

46,675 

15,583 

8,016 

47,223 

70,822 

7,342 

12,393 

59,364 

18,086 

7,506 

58,393 

83,985 

Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

Net income (loss)

Dividends on preference shares

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to 
RenaissanceRe common shareholders

(29,485)   

(24,147)   

(24,621) 

(10,670)   

786,552 

(40,155)   

762,405 

773,419 

748,798 

(33,266)   

(30,923)   

(36,756) 

$ 

(73,421)  $  731,482  $  712,042 

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019 
(PARENT COMPANY)
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS) 

Comprehensive income (loss)

Net income (loss)

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$ 

(40,155)  $  762,405  $  748,798 

(2,492)   

606 

2,173 

4,225 

(2,679) 
(38,422)  $  751,702  $  748,292 

(11,309)   

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, 

net of tax

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe $ 

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SCHEDULE II

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT – CONTINUED

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019 
(PARENT COMPANY)
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$ 

(40,155)  $  762,405  $  748,798 
(773,419) 
(786,552)   
10,670 
(24,621) 
(24,147)   
(29,485)   

4,898 
59,873 
35,286 

4,556 
37,782 
18,191 

(12,393) 
34,153 
(2,861) 

436,122 
(421,323)   
78,904 
  1,104,831 

306,579 
370,905 
(66,740) 
(384,415)   
(116,499) 
64,209 
  1,400,944 
827,626 
(351,548)    (1,623,708)    (1,165,607) 
(625,924) 
(267,247) 

(65,438)   
(810,821)   

50,472 
897,458 

(67,828)   
(32,889)   

(68,490)   
(30,923)   

— 

— 

  (1,027,505)   

(62,621)   

— 

  1,095,507 

(275,000)   
488,653 
(12,171)   
(926,740)   

(125,000)   

— 

(12,330)   
796,143 

— 
6,004 
29,830 
35,834  $ 

(143)   
3,370 
26,460 
29,830  $ 

$ 

(59,368) 
(36,756) 
396,411 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(7,253) 
293,034 
— 
22,926 
3,534 
26,460 

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:

Net income (loss)
Less: equity in net income of subsidiaries

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash 

provided by (used in) operating activities
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments
Other

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities and sales of fixed maturity 

investments trading

Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries
Contributions to subsidiaries
Due (to) from subsidiary

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:

Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares
Dividends paid – preference shares
Issuance of debt, net of expenses
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases
RenaissanceRe common share issuance
Redemption of preference shares
Issuance of preference shares, net of expenses
Taxes paid on withholding shares

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

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Property
Casualty 
and 
Specialty  

Other

Total

Property
Casualty 
and 
Specialty  

Other

Total

$ 

Property
Casualty 
and 
Specialty  

Other

Total

SCHEDULE III

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

December 31, 2021

Year ended December 31, 2021

Future 
Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss 
Expenses

Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs

Unearned
Premiums

Premium
Revenue

Net
Investment
Income

Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses

Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs

Other
Operating
Expenses

Net 
Written
Premiums

$  195,423  $  6,377,688  $  931,938  $ 2,608,298  $ 

—  $  2,163,016  $ 

487,178  $  143,608  $ 2,868,002 

653,737 

  6,916,942 

  2,599,275 

  2,585,883 

  1,713,071 

727,680 

68,576 

  3,071,373 

— 

— 

— 

— 

319,479 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$  849,160  $ 13,294,630  $ 3,531,213  $ 5,194,181  $  319,479  $  3,876,087  $  1,214,858  $  212,184  $ 5,939,375 

December 31, 2020

Year ended December 31, 2020

Future 
Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss 
Expenses

Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs

Unearned
Premiums

Premium
Revenue

Net
Investment
Income

Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses

Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs

Other
Operating
Expenses

Net 
Written
Premiums

$  118,327  $  4,372,453  $  659,236  $ 1,936,215  $ 

—  $  1,435,947  $ 

353,700  $  135,547  $ 2,037,200 

515,194 

  6,008,685 

  2,104,363 

  2,016,247 

— 

  1,488,662 

543,977 

71,140 

  2,059,133 

— 

— 

— 

— 

354,038 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$  633,521  $ 10,381,138  $ 2,763,599  $ 3,952,462  $  354,038  $  2,924,609  $ 

897,677  $  206,687  $ 4,096,333 

December 31, 2019

Year ended December 31, 2019

Future 
Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss 
Expenses

Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs

Unearned
Premiums

Premium
Revenue

Net
Investment
Income

Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses

Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs

Other
Operating
Expenses

Net 
Written
Premiums

79,795  $  4,074,290  $  539,183  $ 1,627,494  $ 

—  $  965,384  $ 

313,554  $  138,187  $ 1,654,259 

584,196 

  5,310,059 

  1,991,792 

  1,710,909 

— 

  1,131,637 

448,678 

84,546 

  1,727,234 

— 

— 

— 

— 

424,207 

— 

— 

— 

— 

$  663,991  $  9,384,349  $ 2,530,975  $ 3,338,403  $  424,207  $  2,097,021  $ 

762,232  $  222,733  $ 3,381,493 

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SCHEDULE IV

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF REINSURANCE PREMIUMS
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

Year ended December 31, 2021

Property and liability premiums 

earned

Year ended December 31, 2020

Property and liability premiums 

earned

Year ended December 31, 2019

Property and liability premiums 

earned

Gross
Amounts

Ceded to
Other
Companies

Assumed
From Other
Companies

Net Amount

Percentage
of Amount
Assumed
to Net

$  799,717  $ 1,863,350  $ 6,257,814  $ 5,194,181 

 120 %

$  536,595  $ 1,662,815  $ 5,078,682  $ 3,952,462 

 128 %

$  404,525  $ 1,414,383  $ 4,348,261  $ 3,338,403 

 130 %

SCHEDULE VI

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION CONCERNING
PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURANCE OPERATIONS
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs

Reserves for
Unpaid 
Claims
and Claim
Adjustment
Expenses

Discount, if
any,
Deducted

Unearned
Premiums

Earned
Premiums

Net
Investment
Income

Affiliation with Registrant
Consolidated Subsidiaries

Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2020

$  849,160  $ 13,294,630  $ 
$  633,521  $ 10,381,138  $ 

—  $ 3,531,213  $ 5,194,181  $  319,479 
—  $ 2,763,599  $ 3,952,462  $  354,038 

Year ended December 31, 2019

$  663,991  $ 9,384,349  $ 

—  $ 2,530,975  $ 3,338,403  $  424,207 

Affiliation with Registrant
Consolidated Subsidiaries

Claims and Claim 
Adjustment Expenses 
Incurred Related to

Current 
Year

Prior Year

Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs

Paid 
Claims
and Claim
Adjustment
Expenses

Net
Premiums
Written

Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2020

$ 4,125,557  $  (249,470)  $ 1,214,858  $ 2,224,102  $ 5,939,375 
$ 3,108,421  $  (183,812)  $  897,677  $ 2,004,628  $ 4,096,333 

Year ended December 31, 2019

$ 2,123,876  $ 

(26,855)  $  762,232  $ 1,098,054  $ 3,381,493 

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This page intentionally left blank.This page intentionally left blank.This page intentionally left blank.This page intentionally left blank.Board of Directors

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

James L. Gibbons
Non-Executive Chair
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Kevin J. O’Donnell
President and  
Chief Executive Officer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Shyam Gidumal*
Former President and  
Chief Executive Officer
WeWork, Inc.

Brian G. J. Gray
Former Group Chief 
Underwriting Officer
Swiss Reinsurance  
Company Ltd.

Duncan P. Hennes
Managing Member and
Co-Founder
 Atrevida Partners, LLC

Henry Klehm III
Partner
Jones Day

Carol P. Sanders
Former Chief Financial Officer
Sentry Insurance a Mutual 
Company

Anthony M. Santomero
Former President and Chief 
Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of 
Philadelphia

David C. Bushnell
Retired Chief Administrative 
Officer
Citigroup Inc.

Jean D. Hamilton*
Retired Chief Executive Officer
Prudential Institutional and
Executive Vice President
Prudential Financial, Inc.

Valerie Rahmani
Former Chief Executive Officer
Damballa, Inc.

Cynthia Trudell
Former Chief Human 
Resources Officer
PepsiCo, Inc.

*  Ms. Hamilton will retire from the Board in conjunction with the Company’s Annual General meeting of Shareholders in May 2022 and 

Mr. Gidumal has been nominated to fill the vacancy that will be created by her retirement.

Leadership Team

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Kevin J. O’Donnell
President and
Chief Executive Officer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Robert Qutub
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Ross A. Curtis
Executive Vice President and
Group Chief Underwriting Officer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Shannon L. Bender
Senior Vice President,
Group General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Ian D. Branagan
Executive Vice President
and Group Chief Risk Officer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Sean G. Brosnan
Senior Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

James C. Fraser
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

David E. Marra
Senior Vice President and Chief 
Underwriting Officer – Casualty and 
Specialty RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
President Renaissance Reinsurance 
U.S. Inc.

Justin D. O’Keefe
Senior Vice President and
Chief Underwriting Officer – Property
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Office Locations

Financial and Investor 
Information

United States
Chicago, IL
200 North Martingale Road
Suite 510
Schaumburg, Il 60173
Tel: +1 847 310 5960

New York, NY
140 Broadway, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10005
Tel: +1 212 238 9600

Raleigh, NC
RenaissanceRe Risk Sciences
8521 Six Forks Rd.
Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27615
Tel: +1 919 876 3633

South Kingstown, RI
RenaissanceRe Risk Sciences.
26 South County Commons Way
Unit A7
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Tel: +1 401 788 9031

Stamford, CT
Two Stamford Plaza
281 Tresser Blvd., 4th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Tel: +1 203 900 1200

Headquarters
Bermuda
Renaissance House 
12 Crow Lane
Pembroke HM 19
Bermuda
Tel: +1 441 295 4513

Asia Pacific
Singapore
50 Collyer Quay
OUE Bayfront #11-02
Singapore 049321
Tel: +65 6572 8866

Sydney
Level 21, Australia Square
264 George Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Tel: +61 2 8247 7244

Europe
Dublin
4th and 5th Floors
Hardwicke House
Upper Hatch Street
Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 678 7388

London
125 Old Broad Street
London, EC2N 1AR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7283 2646

Zurich
Beethovenstrasse 33
CH-8002 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 43 283 6000

General Information About the Company
For the Company’s Annual Report, press releases, Forms 10-K
and 10-Q or other filings, please visit our website: www.renre.com

Or Contact:
Kekst CNC
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: +1 212 521 4800

Investor Inquiries Should be Directed to:
Investor Relations, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Tel: +1 441 295 4513 E-mail: investorrelations@renre.com

Additional Requests Can be Directed to:
The Corporate Secretary, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Tel: +1 441 295 4513 E-mail: secretary@renre.com

Stock Information
The Company’s common shares are listed on The New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol ‘RNR’.

Certifications
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer 
have certified in writing to the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (the “SEC”) as to the integrity of the Company’s 
financial statements included in this Annual Report and in the 
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC and as to the effectiveness 
of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and 
internal control over financial reporting. The certifications are filed 
as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2 to our Form 10-K.

Our Chief Executive Officer has certified to the New York Stock 
Exchange in 2021 that he was not aware of any violation by the 
Company of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance 
listing standards.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda (2022 fiscal year)
Ernst & Young Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda (2021 fiscal year)

Registrar and Transfer Agent
Computershare
Tel: +1 866 245 5019
Shareholder website
www.computershare.com/investor

Shareholder online inquiries
www-us.computershare.com/investor/Contact

Shareholder correspondence should be mailed to:
Computershare
PO Box 505000
Louisville, KY 40233-5000
Tel: +1 866 245 5019

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Renaissance House  12 Crow Lane  Pembroke HM 19  BermudaTel: +1 441 295 4513 renre.com