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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES | VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES Managed Joint Ventures and Managed Funds The Company has interests in various managed joint ventures and managed funds that are considered VIEs. The Company consolidates the results of DaVinci, Medici, Vermeer and Fontana, as the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of each of those entities. Refer to “Note 8. Noncontrolling Interests” for additional information. Upsilon RFO Upsilon RFO Re Ltd. (“Upsilon RFO”) is an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda. It is registered as a segregated accounts company and as a collateralized insurer, Upsilon RFO currently has four segregated accounts (Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II, III and IV). RenaissanceRe indirectly owns a portion of the participating non-voting preference shares of three of the existing segregated accounts of Upsilon RFO (Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II and III) 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 944, 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 Diversified I, II and III as it has the power to direct the activities of those segregated accounts that most significantly impact their economic performance, and has the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to those segregated accounts. Accordingly, the Company consolidates Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II and III and all significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of Upsilon RFO Diversified IV, as it does not have the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to that segregated account. Accordingly, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Upsilon RFO Diversified IV. The Company does not have, and does not expect to have, a material investment in Upsilon RFO Diversified IV. In addition, the Company expects its absolute and relative ownership in Upsilon RFO Diversified IV to remain minimal. Other than its equity investments in Upsilon RFO, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Upsilon RFO that it was not contractually required to provide. 2025 During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and following the release of collateral that was previously held by cedants associated with prior underwriting years’ contracts, Upsilon RFO returned $230.5 million of capital to investors of Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II and III, including $27.9 million to the Company and returned $29.5 million to investors of Upsilon RFO Diversified IV. At September 30, 2025, the Company’s participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II and III was 12.7%. At September 30, 2025, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet included total assets and total liabilities of Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II and III of $1.1 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively (December 31, 2024 - $1.9 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively). Of the total assets and liabilities of Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II and III, a net amount of $32.4 million (December 31, 2024 - $60.5 million) is attributable to the Company, and $255.9 million (December 31, 2024 - $282.2 million) is attributable to third-party investors. Of the total assets and liabilities of Upsilon RFO Diversified IV, a net amount of $104.8 million (December 31, 2024 - $115.9 million) is attributable to third-party investors. 2024 During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and following the release of collateral that was previously held by cedants associated with prior underwriting years’ contracts, Upsilon RFO returned $190.6 million of capital to investors of Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II and III, including $33.0 million to the Company, and returned $9.2 million of capital to investors of Upsilon RFO Diversified IV. At September 30, 2024, the Company’s participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO Diversified I, II and III was 12.6%. Upsilon Diversified RenaissanceRe Upsilon Diversified Fund (“Upsilon Diversified”) is a segregated account of RenaissanceRe Upsilon Fund Ltd. (“Upsilon Fund”), an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda which is registered as a segregated accounts company and a Class A Professional Fund. Upsilon Diversified provides a fund structure through which investors can invest in reinsurance risk managed by the Company, which includes investments in Upsilon RFO and Medici. Upsilon Diversified is considered a VIE as the voting rights of its equity holders are not proportional to their obligations to absorb losses and rights to receive residual returns. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of Upsilon Diversified, as it does not have the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to Upsilon Diversified. Accordingly, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Upsilon Diversified. Upsilon Diversified meets the definition of an investment company, and accordingly, is required to account for all of its investments, including its investments in Upsilon RFO and Medici, at fair value. The Company does not have, has not previously had, and does not expect to have, a material investment in Upsilon Diversified. In addition, the Company expects its absolute and relative ownership in Upsilon Diversified to remain minimal. Other than its current equity investment in Upsilon Diversified, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Upsilon Diversified that it was not contractually required to provide. The total assets of Upsilon Diversified principally reflect its investment in Upsilon RFO. 2025 During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and following the release of collateral from Upsilon RFO, Upsilon Diversified returned $207.8 million of capital to investors, including $0.3 million to the Company. In addition, third-party investors subscribed for $17.5 million of non-voting preference shares. The fair value of the Company’s indirect equity ownership in Upsilon Diversified is included in investments in other ventures and was $0.4 million at September 30, 2025 (December 31, 2024 - $0.5 million). At September 30, 2025, the total assets and total liabilities of Upsilon Diversified were $266.5 million and $33.4 million, respectively (December 31, 2024 - $440.6 million and $140.9 million, respectively). Upsilon Diversified’s investment in Upsilon RFO was valued at $245.0 million at September 30, 2025 (December 31, 2024 - $304.0 million). 2024 During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and following the release of collateral from Upsilon RFO, Upsilon Diversified returned $165.1 million of capital to investors, including $0.3 million to the Company. In addition, third-party investors subscribed for $16.9 million of non-voting preference shares. NOC1 NOC1 is a segregated account of Upsilon Fund formed in 2023, that provides a fund structure through which investors can invest in a portfolio of insurance-linked securities, principally catastrophe bonds. NOC1 is considered a VIE as the voting rights of its equity holders are not proportional to their obligations to absorb losses and rights to receive residual returns. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of NOC1, as it does not have the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to NOC1. Accordingly, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of NOC1. The Company does not have, and does not expect to have, a material investment in NOC1 and expects its absolute and relative ownership in NOC1 to remain minimal. Other than its current equity investment in NOC1, the Company has not provided financial or other support to NOC1 that it was not contractually required to provide. 2025 The fair value of the Company’s indirect equity ownership in NOC1 is included in investments in other ventures and was $1.9 million at September 30, 2025 (December 31, 2024 - $1.7 million). At September 30, 2025, the total assets and total liabilities of NOC1 were $188.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively (December 31, 2024 - $173.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively). 2024 During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, investors subscribed for $20.0 million of non-voting preference shares, including $0.2 million from the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, NOC1 redeemed $48.8 million of non-voting preference shares to existing investors, including $0.5 million to the Company. Mona Lisa Re Ltd. Mona Lisa Re Ltd. (“Mona Lisa Re”), a Bermuda domiciled special purpose insurer (“SPI”), 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 Reinsurance 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. Mona Lisa Re is considered a VIE as it has insufficient equity capital to finance its activities without additional financial support. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of Mona Lisa Re as it does not have the power to direct the activities of Mona Lisa Re that most significantly impact its economic performance. Accordingly, 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 Reinsurance, which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance under FASB ASC Topic 944, 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 Reinsurance have together entered into ceded reinsurance contracts with Mona Lisa Re with ceded premiums written of $56.2 million and $14.1 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (2024 - $45.7 million and $11.4 million, respectively). In addition, Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci Reinsurance recognized ceded premiums earned related to the ceded reinsurance contracts with Mona Lisa Re of $49.4 million and $12.4 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (2024 - $28.5 million and $7.1 million, respectively). At September 30, 2025, the total assets and total liabilities of Mona Lisa Re were $702.5 million and $702.5 million, respectively (December 31, 2024 - $936.1 million and $936.1 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 $4.3 million at September 30, 2025 (December 31, 2024 - $7.0 million). Tailwind Re Ltd. Tailwind Re Ltd. (“Tailwind Re”), a Bermuda domiciled SPI provides reinsurance capacity to subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe through reinsurance agreements which are collateralized and funded by Tailwind Re through the issuance of one or more series of principal-at-risk variable rate notes to third-party investors and the Company. Upon issuance of a series of notes by Tailwind Re, all of the proceeds from the issuance were deposited into collateral accounts, separated by series, to fund any potential obligation under the reinsurance agreements entered into with Validus 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. Tailwind Re is considered a VIE as it has insufficient equity capital to finance its activities without additional financial support. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of Tailwind Re as it does not have the power to direct the activities of Tailwind Re that most significantly impact its economic performance. Accordingly, the financial position and results of operations of Tailwind Re are not consolidated by the Company. The only transactions related to Tailwind Re that are recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are the ceded reinsurance agreements entered into by certain former Validus entities, which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance under FASB ASC Topic 944, Financial Services - Insurance. The Company fully redeemed its investments in principal-at-risk variable rate notes issued by Tailwind Re in the first quarter of 2024 and has not provided financial or other support to Tailwind Re that it was not contractually required to provide. The Company did not renew the ceded reinsurance contracts with Tailwind Re at the January 1, 2025 renewal. The Company recognized ceded premiums written and ceded premiums earned related to the ceded reinsurance contracts with Tailwind Re of $42.7 million and $28.5 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. At September 30, 2025, the total assets and total liabilities of Tailwind Re were $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively (December 31, 2024 - $416.8 million and $416.8 million, respectively). AlphaCat In connection with the Validus Acquisition, the Company acquired AlphaCat Managers Ltd. (“AlphaCat Managers”), which manages third-party capital in various forms, including through closed-end and open-end Bermuda mutual funds and one managed account (collectively, the “AlphaCat Funds”), which currently generates fee income. The AlphaCat Funds are primarily funded by third-party capital investors. The AlphaCat Funds are invested in various risk-linked instruments through variable funding notes issued by AlphaCat Reinsurance Ltd. (“AlphaCat Re”), AlphaCat Master Fund Ltd. and OmegaCat Reinsurance Ltd. (“OmegaCat Re”), which give investors access to a range of property catastrophe risks. Prior to the Validus Acquisition, substantially all of the AlphaCat Funds had received full redemption requests from their investors and capital was being released accordingly, subject to certain constraints. The Company expects to run off the business over a period of time. The AlphaCat Funds, AlphaCat Re and OmegaCat Re are considered VIEs as the voting rights of their equity holders are not proportional to their obligations to absorb losses and rights to receive residual returns. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of the AlphaCat Funds, AlphaCat Re and OmegaCat Re as it does not have the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the AlphaCat Funds, AlphaCat Re and OmegaCat Re. Accordingly, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of the AlphaCat Funds, AlphaCat Re and OmegaCat Re. The Company has not provided financial or other support to the AlphaCat Funds, AlphaCat Re and OmegaCat Re that it was not contractually required to provide. The fair value of the Company’s direct equity ownership in the AlphaCat Funds and AlphaCat Re is included in other investments and was $2.2 million at September 30, 2025 (December 31, 2024 - $3.6 million). At September 30, 2025, AlphaCat Funds, AlphaCat Re and OmegaCat Re had combined total assets and total liabilities of $1.3 billion and $0.7 billion, respectively (December 31, 2024 - $3.0 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively). 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 4. Fair Value Measurements” for additional information.

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