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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-050966
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150216
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150217

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000913144
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				980138020
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14428
		FILM NUMBER:		15625894

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RENAISSANCE HOUSE
		STREET 2:		12 CROW LANE
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM19
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4412954513

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RENAISSANCE HOUSE
		STREET 2:		12 CROW LANE
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM19
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February&nbsp;16, 2015 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>98-014-1974</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Renaissance House </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>12 Crow Lane </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pembroke,
HM19 Bermuda </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive office) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(441) 295-4513 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.133-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;16, 2015, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(&#147;RenaissanceRe&#148;) announced the definitive election deadline of 5:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time on February 26, 2015 for shareholders of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (&#147;Platinum&#148;) to make an election to receive (i)&nbsp;0.2960
RenaissanceRe common shares and $35.96, (ii)&nbsp;$66.00, subject to proration, or (iii)&nbsp;0.6504 RenaissanceRe common shares, subject to proration, for their Platinum common shares upon completion of the merger of Platinum with a wholly owned
subsidiary of RenaissanceRe. RenaissanceRe issued a press release dated February&nbsp;16, 2015 announcing the foregoing, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item&nbsp;8.01 by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The transaction remains subject to approval by the shareholders of Platinum at Platinum&#146;s previously announced shareholder meeting
scheduled to be held on February&nbsp;27, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the transaction is approved by Platinum&#146;s shareholders, the parties expect the
transaction to close on the morning of Monday, March&nbsp;2, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important Information for Investors and Shareholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication relates to a proposed merger between RenaissanceRe and Platinum that is the subject of a registration statement on Form S-4
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on December&nbsp;19, 2014 and declared effective on January&nbsp;15, 2015, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;29, 2015, which
provide details of the proposed merger and the attendant benefits and risks. This communication is not a substitute for the definitive proxy statement/prospectus or any other document that RenaissanceRe or Platinum may file with the SEC or that
Platinum may send to its shareholders in connection with the proposed merger. Investors and Platinum security holders are urged to read the registration statement on Form S-4 and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and all other relevant
documents filed with the SEC or sent to Platinum shareholders as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed merger. All documents, when filed, will be available free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website
(www.sec.gov). You may also obtain documents filed by RenaissanceRe with the SEC by contacting RenaissanceRe&#146;s Legal Department at RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Renaissance House, 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM 19 Bermuda, or via e-mail at
investorrelations@renre.com; and you may obtain copies of documents filed by Platinum with the SEC by contacting Platinum&#146;s Legal Department at Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd., Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda HM08, or
visiting Platinum&#146;s website at www.platinumre.com. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RenaissanceRe, Platinum and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in any solicitation of proxies
in connection with the proposed merger. Information about RenaissanceRe&#146;s directors and executive officers is available in RenaissanceRe&#146;s proxy statement dated April&nbsp;10, 2014 for its 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and
its Form 8-K filed November&nbsp;14, 2014. Information about Platinum&#146;s directors and executive officers is available in Platinum&#146;s proxy statement dated March&nbsp;21, 2014 for its 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and in the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the definitive proxy
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statement/prospectus and will be contained in other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the merger when they become available. Investors should read the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any forward-looking statements made in this Form 8-K reflect RenaissanceRe&#146;s current views with respect to future events and financial
performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to numerous factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or
implied by such forward-looking statements, including the following: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the inability to obtain Platinum&#146;s shareholder
approval or the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the merger; risks that the proposed transaction disrupts each company&#146;s current plans and operations; the ability to retain key personnel; the ability to recognize the
benefits of the merger; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the merger; the frequency and severity of catastrophic and other events; uncertainties in the companies&#146; reserving processes; the lowering or loss of any of
the financial strength, claims paying or enterprise wide risk management ratings of either company or their respective subsidiaries or joint ventures; risks associated with appropriately modeling, pricing for, and contractually addressing new or
potential factors in loss emergence; risks that the companies might be bound to policyholder obligations beyond their underwriting intent; risks due to the companies&#146; reliance on a small and decreasing number of reinsurance brokers and other
distribution services; risks relating to operating in a highly competitive environment; risks relating to deteriorating market conditions; the risk that the companies&#146; customers may fail to make premium payments due to them; the risk of
failures of the companies&#146; reinsurers, brokers or other counterparties to honor their obligations to the companies; a contention by the Internal Revenue Service that Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd. or any of
the companies&#146; other Bermuda subsidiaries, is subject to U.S. taxation; other risks relating to potential adverse tax developments; risks relating to adverse legislative developments; risks associated with the companies&#146; investment
portfolios; changes in economic conditions or inflation; and other factors affecting future results disclosed in RenaissanceRe&#146;s and Platinum&#146;s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Copy of Press Release issued by RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. dated February 16, 2015</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen H. Weinstein</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>RenaissanceRe Announces Definitive Election Deadline </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>for Platinum Shareholders to Make an Election to </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Receive Cash or Shares in the Merger </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PEMBROKE, Bermuda, February&nbsp;16, 2015</B><B>&#151;</B>RenaissanceRe<B></B> Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) (&#147;RenaisssanceRe&#148;) today announced the
definitive election deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February&nbsp;26, 2015 (the &#147;Election Deadline&#148;) for shareholders of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (&#147;Platinum&#148;) to make an election to receive (i)&nbsp;0.2960
RenaissanceRe common shares and $35.96 (the &#147;Standard Election Consideration&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;$66.00, subject to proration, or (iii)&nbsp;0.6504 RenaissanceRe common shares, subject to proration, for their Platinum common shares upon
completion of the merger of Platinum with a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November&nbsp;23, 2014, as amended, by and among RenaissanceRe, Platinum and Port Holdings Ltd. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For Platinum shareholders to make a timely election, a properly completed letter of election and transmittal must be received by Computershare Trust Company,
N.A., the exchange agent in connection with the merger, by the Election Deadline. Platinum shareholders who do not make a valid election prior to the Election Deadline will be deemed to have elected to receive the Standard Election Consideration for
their Platinum common shares upon completion of the merger. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Requests for additional copies of the letter of election and transmittal in connection with
the merger may be directed to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., at (800)&nbsp;546-5141. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The transaction remains subject to approval by the shareholders
of Platinum at Platinum&#146;s previously announced shareholder meeting scheduled to be held on February&nbsp;27, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Atlantic Time, at Platinum&#146;s offices at Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda, to, among
other things, consider and approve the merger. If the transaction is approved by Platinum&#146;s shareholders, the parties expect the transaction to close on the morning of Monday, March&nbsp;2, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About RenaissanceRe </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. is a
global provider of reinsurance and insurance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RenaissanceRe&#146;s business consists of three reportable segments: (1)&nbsp;Catastrophe Reinsurance, which
includes catastrophe reinsurance and certain property catastrophe joint ventures managed by the Company&#146;s ventures unit; (2)&nbsp;Specialty Reinsurance, which includes specialty reinsurance and certain specialty joint ventures managed by the
Company&#146;s ventures unit; and (3)&nbsp;Lloyd&#146;s, which includes reinsurance and insurance business written through RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important Information for Investors and Shareholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication relates in part to a proposed merger between RenaissanceRe and Platinum that is the subject of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on December&nbsp;19, 2014 and declared effective on January&nbsp;15, 2015, and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;29, 2015, which
provide details of the proposed merger and the attendant benefits and risks. This communication is not a substitute for the definitive proxy statement/prospectus or any other document that RenaissanceRe or Platinum may file with the SEC or that
Platinum may send to its shareholders in connection with the proposed merger. Investors and Platinum security holders are urged to read the registration statement on Form S-4 and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, and all other relevant
documents filed with the SEC or sent to Platinum shareholders as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed merger. All documents, when filed, will be available free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website
(www.sec.gov). You may also obtain documents filed by RenaissanceRe with the SEC by contacting RenaissanceRe&#146;s Legal Department at RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Renaissance House, 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM 19 Bermuda, or via e-mail at
investorrelations@renre.com; and you may obtain copies of documents filed by Platinum with the SEC by contacting Platinum&#146;s Legal Department at Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd., Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda HM08, or
visiting Platinum&#146;s website at www.platinumre.com. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RenaissanceRe, Platinum and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in any solicitation of proxies in connection
with the proposed merger. Information about RenaissanceRe&#146;s directors and executive officers is available in RenaissanceRe&#146;s proxy statement dated April&nbsp;10, 2014 for its 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and its Form 8-K
filed November&nbsp;14, 2014. Information about Platinum&#146;s directors and executive officers is available in Platinum&#146;s proxy statement dated March&nbsp;21, 2014 for its 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and in the definitive
proxy statement/prospectus. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus
and other relevant materials filed with the SEC. Investors should read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any forward-looking statements made in this press release reflect RenaissanceRe&#146;s current views with respect to future events and financial performance
and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to numerous factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by
such forward-looking statements, including the following: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the inability to obtain Platinum&#146;s shareholder approval or the
failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the merger, including receipt of regulatory approvals; risks that the proposed transaction disrupts each company&#146;s current plans and operations; the ability to retain key personnel; the
ability to recognize the benefits of the merger; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the merger; the frequency and severity of catastrophic and other events; uncertainties in the companies&#146; reserving processes; the
lowering or loss of any of the financial strength, claims paying or enterprise wide risk management ratings of either company or their respective subsidiaries or joint ventures; risks associated with appropriately modeling, pricing for, and
contractually addressing new or potential factors in loss emergence; risks that the companies might be bound to policyholder obligations beyond their underwriting intent; risks due to the companies&#146; reliance on a small and decreasing number of
reinsurance brokers and other distribution services; risks relating to operating in a highly competitive environment; risks relating to deteriorating market conditions; the risk that the companies&#146; customers may fail to make premium payments
due to them; the risk of failures of the companies&#146; reinsurers, brokers or other counterparties to honor their obligations to the companies; a contention by the Internal Revenue Service that Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd., Platinum Underwriters
Bermuda, Ltd. or any of the companies&#146; other Bermuda, or non-U.S., subsidiaries, is subject to U.S. taxation; other risks relating to potential adverse tax developments; risks relating to adverse legislative developments; risks associated with
the companies&#146; investment portfolios; changes in economic conditions or inflation; and other factors affecting future results disclosed in RenaissanceRe&#146;s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">### </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor Contact: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rohan Pai, 441-295-4513 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director &#150; Corporate Finance </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Media Contact: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kekst and Company </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peter Hill or Dawn Dover, 212-521-4800 </P>
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