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Organization (Details) | Mar. 31, 2013 states
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Number of U.S. states in which RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks is eligible to do business on an excess and surplus lines basis | 49

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