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Shareholders' Equity | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Shareholders' Equity | 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, | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
| (thousands of shares) |  |  |  |  |  |
| Issued and outstanding shares – January 1 | 40,024 |  |  | 41,187 |  |  | 43,701 |  |
| Issuance of shares | 1,947 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |
| Repurchase of shares | — |  |  | (1,322 | ) |  | (2,741 | ) |
| Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards | 236 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 227 |  |
| Issued and outstanding shares – December 31 | 42,207 |  |  | 40,024 |  |  | 41,187 |  |
Dividends The Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe declared dividends, payable to common shareholders of record on each of March 15, 2018, June 15, 2018, September 14, 2018 and December 14, 2018, of $0.33 per common share, and the Company paid the dividends on March 29, 2018, June 29, 2018, September 28, 2018 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The declaration and payment of dividends on the Company’s common shares are subject to the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and depend on the Company’s financial condition, general business conditions, legal, contractual and regulatory restrictions regarding the payment of dividends by the Company and its subsidiaries and other factors which the Board of Directors may consider to be relevant. The Board of Directors approved the payment of quarterly dividends on the Series C 6.08% Preference Shares, Series E 5.375% Preference Shares and 5.750% Series F 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 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 Series C 6.08% Preference Shares is 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). The amount of the dividend on the Series E 5.375% Preference Shares is 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). 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). During 2018, the Company paid $30.1 million in preference share dividends (2017 - $22.4 million, 2016 - $22.4 million) and $52.8 million in common share dividends (2017 - $51.4 million, 2016 - $51.6 million). Common Shares On December 20, 2018, we issued 1,947,496 common shares of the Company to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) in exchange for $250.0 million in a private placement pursuant to an Investment Agreement between the Company and State Farm entered into on October 30, 2018. Preference Shares In March 2004, RenaissanceRe raised $250.0 million through the issuance of 10 million Series C Preference Shares at $25 per share and in May 2013, RenaissanceRe raised $275.0 million through the issuance of 11 million Series E 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. Following the redemption, 5 million Series C Preference Shares remain outstanding. In June 2018, RenaissanceRe raised $250.0 million through the issuance of 10,000 Series F Preference Shares at $25,000 share (equivalent to 10,000,000 Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a Series F Preference Share). The Series E Preference Shares and the remaining Series C Preference Shares may be redeemed at $25 per share plus declared and unpaid dividends at RenaissanceRe’s option on or after June 1, 2018 and March 23, 2009, respectively. The Series F Preference Shares may be redeemed at $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25 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. Dividends on the Series C Preference Shares are cumulative from the date of original issuance and are payable quarterly in arrears at 6.08% per annum, when, if, and as declared by the Board of Directors. Dividends on the Series E Preference Shares are payable from the date of original issuance on a non-cumulative basis, only when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, quarterly in arrears at 5.375% per annum. Dividends on the Series F Preference Shares are payable on a non-cumulative basis, only when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, quarterly in arrears at 5.750% per annum. Unless certain dividend payments are made on the preference shares, RenaissanceRe will be restricted from paying any dividends on its common shares. As stated above, the Board of Directors approved the payment of quarterly dividends on the Series C Preference Shares, Series E Preference Shares and Series F Preference Shares in the amounts and on the quarterly record dates and dividend payment dates set forth in the prospectus supplement and Certificate of Designation for the applicable series of preference shares, unless and until further action is taken by the Board of Directors. 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. 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 10, 2017, 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. 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. During 2018, the Company did not repurchase any of its common shares. At December 31, 2018, $500.0 million remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program.

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