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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting, Measurement Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Significant Components of the Company's Revenues and Expenses | A summary of the significant components of the Company’s revenues and expenses by segment is as follows:
| Year ended December 31, 2021 | Property |  | Casualty and Specialty |  | Other |  | Total |
| Gross premiums written | $ | 3,958,724 |  |  | $ | 3,875,074 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,833,798 |  |
| Net premiums written | $ | 2,868,002 |  |  | $ | 3,071,373 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,939,375 |  |
| Net premiums earned | $ | 2,608,298 |  |  | $ | 2,585,883 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,194,181 |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | 2,163,016 |  |  | 1,713,071 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,876,087 |  |
| Acquisition expenses | 487,178 |  |  | 727,680 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,214,858 |  |
| Operational expenses | 143,608 |  |  | 68,576 |  |  | — |  |  | 212,184 |  |
| Underwriting income (loss) | $ | (185,504) |  |  | $ | 76,556 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | (108,948) |  |
| Net investment income |  |  |  |  | 319,479 |  |  | 319,479 |  |
| Net foreign exchange gains (losses) |  |  |  |  | (41,006) |  |  | (41,006) |  |
| Equity in earnings of other ventures |  |  |  |  | 12,309 |  |  | 12,309 |  |
| Other income (loss) |  |  |  |  | 10,880 |  |  | 10,880 |  |
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments |  |  |  |  | (218,134) |  |  | (218,134) |  |
| Corporate expenses |  |  |  |  | (41,152) |  |  | (41,152) |  |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |  | (47,536) |  |  | (47,536) |  |
| Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | (114,108) |  |
| Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  | 10,668 |  |  | 10,668 |  |
| Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  | 63,285 |  |  | 63,285 |  |
| Dividends on preference shares |  |  |  |  | (33,266) |  |  | (33,266) |  |
| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (73,421) |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year | $ | 2,396,389 |  |  | $ | 1,729,168 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,125,557 |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years | (233,373) |  |  | (16,097) |  |  | — |  |  | (249,470) |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total | $ | 2,163,016 |  |  | $ | 1,713,071 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,876,087 |  |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year | 91.9 | % |  | 66.9 | % |  |  |  | 79.4 | % |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years | (9.0) | % |  | (0.7) | % |  |  |  | (4.8) | % |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year | 82.9 | % |  | 66.2 | % |  |  |  | 74.6 | % |
| Underwriting expense ratio | 24.2 | % |  | 30.8 | % |  |  |  | 27.5 | % |
| Combined ratio | 107.1 | % |  | 97.0 | % |  |  |  | 102.1 | % |
| Year ended December 31, 2020 | Property |  | Casualty and Specialty |  | Other |  | Total |
| Gross premiums written | $ | 2,999,142 |  |  | $ | 2,807,023 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,806,165 |  |
| Net premiums written | $ | 2,037,200 |  |  | $ | 2,059,133 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,096,333 |  |
| Net premiums earned | $ | 1,936,215 |  |  | $ | 2,016,247 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,952,462 |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | 1,435,947 |  |  | 1,488,662 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,924,609 |  |
| Acquisition expenses | 353,700 |  |  | 543,977 |  |  | — |  |  | 897,677 |  |
| Operational expenses | 135,547 |  |  | 71,140 |  |  | — |  |  | 206,687 |  |
| Underwriting income (loss) | $ | 11,021 |  |  | $ | (87,532) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | (76,511) |  |
| Net investment income |  |  |  |  | 354,038 |  |  | 354,038 |  |
| Net foreign exchange gains (losses) |  |  |  |  | 27,773 |  |  | 27,773 |  |
| Equity in earnings of other ventures |  |  |  |  | 17,194 |  |  | 17,194 |  |
| Other income (loss) |  |  |  |  | 213 |  |  | 213 |  |
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments |  |  |  |  | 820,636 |  |  | 820,636 |  |
| Corporate expenses |  |  |  |  | (96,970) |  |  | (96,970) |  |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |  | (50,453) |  |  | (50,453) |  |
| Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 995,920 |  |
| Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  | (2,862) |  |  | (2,862) |  |
| Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  | (230,653) |  |  | (230,653) |  |
| Dividends on preference shares |  |  |  |  | (30,923) |  |  | (30,923) |  |
| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 731,482 |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year | $ | 1,592,996 |  |  | $ | 1,515,425 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,108,421 |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years | (157,049) |  |  | (26,763) |  |  | — |  |  | (183,812) |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total | $ | 1,435,947 |  |  | $ | 1,488,662 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,924,609 |  |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year | 82.3 | % |  | 75.2 | % |  |  |  | 78.6 | % |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years | (8.1) | % |  | (1.4) | % |  |  |  | (4.6) | % |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year | 74.2 | % |  | 73.8 | % |  |  |  | 74.0 | % |
| Underwriting expense ratio | 25.2 | % |  | 30.5 | % |  |  |  | 27.9 | % |
| Combined ratio | 99.4 | % |  | 104.3 | % |  |  |  | 101.9 | % |
| Year ended December 31, 2019 | Property |  | Casualty and Specialty |  | Other |  | Total |
| Gross premiums written | $ | 2,430,985 |  |  | $ | 2,376,765 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,807,750 |  |
| Net premiums written | $ | 1,654,259 |  |  | $ | 1,727,234 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,381,493 |  |
| Net premiums earned | $ | 1,627,494 |  |  | $ | 1,710,909 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,338,403 |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred | 965,384 |  |  | 1,131,637 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,097,021 |  |
| Acquisition expenses | 313,554 |  |  | 448,678 |  |  | — |  |  | 762,232 |  |
| Operational expenses | 138,187 |  |  | 84,546 |  |  | — |  |  | 222,733 |  |
| Underwriting income (loss) | $ | 210,369 |  |  | $ | 46,048 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 256,417 |  |
| Net investment income |  |  |  |  | 424,207 |  |  | 424,207 |  |
| Net foreign exchange gains (losses) |  |  |  |  | (2,938) |  |  | (2,938) |  |
| Equity in earnings of other ventures |  |  |  |  | 23,224 |  |  | 23,224 |  |
| Other income (loss) |  |  |  |  | 4,949 |  |  | 4,949 |  |
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments |  |  |  |  | 414,109 |  |  | 414,109 |  |
| Corporate expenses |  |  |  |  | (94,122) |  |  | (94,122) |  |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |  | (58,364) |  |  | (58,364) |  |
| Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 967,482 |  |
| Income tax (expense) benefit |  |  |  |  | (17,215) |  |  | (17,215) |  |
| Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  | (201,469) |  |  | (201,469) |  |
| Dividends on preference shares |  |  |  |  | (36,756) |  |  | (36,756) |  |
| Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 712,042 |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year | $ | 968,357 |  |  | $ | 1,155,519 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,123,876 |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years | (2,973) |  |  | (23,882) |  |  | — |  |  | (26,855) |  |
| Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total | $ | 965,384 |  |  | $ | 1,131,637 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,097,021 |  |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year | 59.5 | % |  | 67.5 | % |  |  |  | 63.6 | % |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years | (0.2) | % |  | (1.4) | % |  |  |  | (0.8) | % |
| Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year | 59.3 | % |  | 66.1 | % |  |  |  | 62.8 | % |
| Underwriting expense ratio | 27.8 | % |  | 31.2 | % |  |  |  | 29.5 | % |
| Combined ratio | 87.1 | % |  | 97.3 | % |  |  |  | 92.3 | % |
Schedule of Gross Premiums Written Allocated to the Territory of Coverage Exposure | The following is a summary of the Company’s gross premiums written allocated to the territory of coverage exposure:
| Year ended December 31, | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
| Property |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. and Caribbean | $ | 2,257,088 |  |  | $ | 1,683,538 |  |  | $ | 1,368,205 |  |
| Worldwide | 1,188,737 |  |  | 889,917 |  |  | 643,744 |  |
| Europe | 253,678 |  |  | 189,587 |  |  | 182,544 |  |
| Japan | 114,981 |  |  | 102,228 |  |  | 90,328 |  |
| Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1) | 34,742 |  |  | 62,058 |  |  | 79,393 |  |
| Australia and New Zealand | 69,188 |  |  | 40,243 |  |  | 32,203 |  |
| Other | 40,310 |  |  | 31,571 |  |  | 34,568 |  |
| Total Property | 3,958,724 |  |  | 2,999,142 |  |  | 2,430,985 |  |
| Casualty and Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |
| Worldwide | 1,746,450 |  |  | 1,315,386 |  |  | 935,626 |  |
| U.S. and Caribbean | 1,721,663 |  |  | 1,248,981 |  |  | 1,071,170 |  |
| Europe | 217,721 |  |  | 121,369 |  |  | 227,178 |  |
| Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1) | 108,376 |  |  | 56,225 |  |  | 25,291 |  |
| Australia and New Zealand | 29,001 |  |  | 12,429 |  |  | 34,053 |  |
| Other | 51,863 |  |  | 52,633 |  |  | 83,447 |  |
| Total Casualty and Specialty | 3,875,074 |  |  | 2,807,023 |  |  | 2,376,765 |  |
| Total gross premiums written | $ | 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.).

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