RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD - Quarter Report: 2017 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-14428

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)



Bermuda	98-014-1974
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



Renaissance House, 12 Crow Lane Pembroke, Bermuda	HM 19
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(441) 295-4513

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes Q No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes Q No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Act.

Large accelerated filer Q, Accelerated filer o, Non-accelerated filer o (do not check if a smaller reporting company), Smaller reporting company o, Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes o No Q

The number of Common Shares, par value US $1.00 per share, outstanding at October 27, 2017 was 40,029,116.

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



		Page
	NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	3
PART I
ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016	5
	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	6
	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	7
	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	8
	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	9
	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	10
ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	62
ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	99
ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	99
PART II
ITEM 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	99
ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS	99
ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	99
ITEM 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	100
ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	100
ITEM 5.	OTHER INFORMATION	100
ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS	101
SIGNATURES - RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.		102

NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “RenaissanceRe”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. In particular, statements using words such as “may”, “should”, “estimate”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential”, or words of similar import generally involve forward-looking statements. For example, we may include certain forward-looking statements in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” with regard to trends in results, prices, volumes, operations, investment results, margins, combined ratios, fees, reserves, market conditions, risk management and exchange rates. This Form 10-Q also contains forward-looking statements with respect to our business and industry, such as those relating to our strategy and management objectives, market standing and product volumes, competition and new entrants in our industry, industry capital, insured losses from loss events, government initiatives and regulatory matters affecting the reinsurance and insurance industries.

The inclusion of forward-looking statements in this report should not be considered as a representation by us or any other person that our current objectives or plans will be achieved. Numerous factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those addressed by the forward-looking statements, including the following:


•	the frequency and severity of catastrophic and other events we cover;


•	the effectiveness of our claims and claim expense reserving process;


•	our ability to maintain our financial strength ratings;


•	the effect of climate change on our business;


•	collection on claimed retrocessional coverage, and new retrocessional reinsurance being available on acceptable terms and providing the coverage that we intended to obtain;


•	the effects of United States (“U.S.”) business tax reform proposals;


•	adverse tax developments, including potential changes to the taxation of inter-company or related party transactions, or changes to the tax treatment of our shareholders or investors in our joint ventures or other entities we manage;


•	the effect of emerging claims and coverage issues;


•	continued soft reinsurance underwriting market conditions;


•	our reliance on a small and decreasing number of reinsurance brokers and other distribution services for the preponderance of our revenue;


•	our exposure to credit loss from counterparties in the normal course of business;


•	the effect of continued challenging economic conditions throughout the world;


•	a contention by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. (“Renaissance Reinsurance”), or any of our other Bermuda subsidiaries, is subject to taxation in the U.S.;


•	the performance of our investment portfolio;


•	losses we could face from terrorism, political unrest or war;


•	the effect of cybersecurity risks, including technology breaches or failure, on our business;


•	our ability to successfully implement our business strategies and initiatives;


•	our ability to retain our key senior officers and to attract or retain the executives and employees necessary to manage our business;


•	our ability to determine the impairments taken on our investments;


•	the effects of inflation;


•	the ability of our ceding companies and delegated authority counterparties to accurately assess the risks they underwrite;


•	the effect of operational risks, including system or human failures;


•	our ability to effectively manage capital on behalf of investors in joint ventures or other entities we manage;


•	foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;


•	our ability to raise capital if necessary;


•	our ability to comply with covenants in our debt agreements;


•	changes to the regulatory systems under which we operate, including as a result of increased global regulation of the insurance and reinsurance industry;


•	changes in Bermuda laws and regulations and the political environment in Bermuda;


•	our dependence on the ability of our operating subsidiaries to declare and pay dividends;


•	the success of any of our strategic investments or acquisitions, including our ability to manage our operations as our product and geographical diversity increases;


•	aspects of our corporate structure that may discourage third-party takeovers and other transactions;


•	the cyclical nature of the reinsurance and insurance industries;


•	adverse legislative developments that reduce the size of the private markets we serve or impede their future growth;


•	other political, regulatory or industry initiatives adversely impacting us;


•	risks related to Solvency II;


•	the effect on our business of the highly competitive nature of our industry, including the effect of new entrants to, competing products for and consolidation in the (re)insurance industry;


•	consolidation of competitors, customers and insurance and reinsurance brokers;


•	increasing barriers to free trade and the free flow of capital;


•	international restrictions on the writing of reinsurance by foreign companies and government intervention in the natural catastrophe market;


•	the effect of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “OECD”) or European Union (“EU”) measures to increase our taxes and reporting requirements;


•	the effect of the vote by the U.K. to leave the EU;


•	changes in regulatory regimes and accounting rules that may impact financial results irrespective of business operations; and


•	our need to make many estimates and judgments in the preparation of our financial statements.

As a consequence, our future financial condition and results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us. The factors listed above, which are discussed in more detail in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) for the year ended December 31, 2016, should not be construed as exhaustive. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands of United States Dollars, except per share amounts)



	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value – amortized cost $7,061,487 at September 30, 2017 (December 31, 2016 – $6,920,690)	$	7,092,969	$	6,891,244
Short term investments, at fair value	1,497,262		1,368,379
Equity investments trading, at fair value	402,035		383,313
Other investments, at fair value	548,492		549,805
Investments in other ventures, under equity method	101,420		124,227
Total investments	9,642,178		9,316,968
Cash and cash equivalents	581,576		421,157
Premiums receivable	1,521,266		987,323
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	635,756		441,260
Reinsurance recoverable	1,588,304		279,564
Accrued investment income	38,366		38,076
Deferred acquisition costs	434,914		335,325
Receivable for investments sold	193,758		105,841
Other assets	164,019		175,382
Goodwill and other intangible assets	244,787		251,186
Total assets	$	15,044,924	$	12,352,082
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Reserve for claims and claim expenses	$	5,192,313	$	2,848,294
Unearned premiums	1,713,069		1,231,573
Debt	989,245		948,663
Reinsurance balances payable	1,034,454		673,983
Payable for investments purchased	377,543		305,714
Other liabilities	301,559		301,684
Total liabilities	9,608,183		6,309,911
Commitments and Contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	1,033,729		1,175,594
Shareholders’ Equity
Preference shares: $1.00 par value – 16,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 (December 31, 2016 – 16,000,000)	400,000		400,000
Common shares: $1.00 par value – 40,029,116 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 (December 31, 2016 – 41,187,413)	40,029		41,187
Additional paid-in capital	32,852		216,558
Accumulated other comprehensive income	161		1,133
Retained earnings	3,929,970		4,207,699
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe	4,403,012		4,866,577
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity	$	15,044,924	$	12,352,082

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

(in thousands of United States Dollars, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	640,269		$	430,224		$	2,389,774		$	2,051,485
Net premiums written	$	483,221		$	284,222		$	1,583,102		$	1,315,813
Decrease (increase) in unearned premiums	64,571			62,299			(287,000		)	(264,284		)
Net premiums earned	547,792			346,521			1,296,102			1,051,529
Net investment income	40,257			51,423			148,745			134,410
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	(156		)	(5,986		)	11,118			(8,368		)
Equity in earnings (losses) of other ventures	1,794			(11,630		)	5,830			(3,997		)
Other income	2,996			2,268			7,053			9,001
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	42,052			59,870			143,538			191,295
Total revenues	634,735			442,466			1,612,386			1,373,870
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	1,221,696			112,575			1,557,364			406,930
Acquisition expenses	76,761			80,580			248,294			215,177
Operational expenses	42,537			40,493			131,586			147,801
Corporate expenses	4,413			11,537			14,335			25,514
Interest expense	11,799			10,536			32,416			31,610
Total expenses	1,357,206			255,721			1,983,995			827,032
(Loss) income before taxes	(722,471		)	186,745			(371,609		)	546,838
Income tax benefit (expense)	18,977			1,316			14,739			(8,040		)
Net (loss) income	(703,494		)	188,061			(356,870		)	538,798
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	204,277			(35,641		)	132,338			(110,867		)
Net (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe	(499,217		)	152,420			(224,532		)	427,931
Dividends on preference shares	(5,595		)	(5,595		)	(16,786		)	(16,786		)
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(504,812	)	$	146,825		$	(241,318	)	$	411,145
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic	$	(12.75	)	$	3.58		$	(6.04	)	$	9.77
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted	$	(12.75	)	$	3.56		$	(6.04	)	$	9.71
Dividends per common share	$	0.32		$	0.31		$	0.96		$	0.93

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

(in thousands of United States Dollars) (Unaudited)



	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Comprehensive (loss) income
Net (loss) income	$	(703,494	)	$	188,061		$	(356,870	)	$	538,798
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	300			284			(972		)	513
Comprehensive (loss) income	(703,194		)	188,345			(357,842		)	539,311
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	204,277			(35,641		)	132,338			(110,867		)
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	204,277			(35,641		)	132,338			(110,867		)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	(498,917	)	$	152,704		$	(225,504	)	$	428,444

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

(in thousands of United States Dollars) (Unaudited)



	Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Preference shares
Balance – January 1	$	400,000		$	400,000
Balance – September 30	400,000			400,000
Common shares
Balance – January 1	41,187			43,701
Repurchase of shares	(1,322		)	(2,741		)
Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards	164			196
Balance – September 30	40,029			41,156
Additional paid-in capital
Balance – January 1	216,558			507,674
Repurchase of shares	(187,269		)	(306,693		)
Change in redeemable noncontrolling interests	(307		)	(1,040		)
Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards	3,870			13,112
Balance – September 30	32,852			213,053
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Balance – January 1	1,133			2,108
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	(972		)	513
Balance – September 30	161			2,621
Retained earnings
Balance – January 1	4,207,699			3,778,701
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-09 (Note 2)	2,213			—
Net (loss) income	(356,870		)	538,798
Net loss (income) attributable (available) to redeemable noncontrolling interests	132,338			(110,867		)
Dividends on common shares	(38,624		)	(38,886		)
Dividends on preference shares	(16,786		)	(16,786		)
Balance – September 30	3,929,970			4,150,960
Total shareholders’ equity	$	4,403,012		$	4,807,790

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

(in thousands of United States Dollars) (Unaudited)



	Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Cash flows provided by operating activities
Net (loss) income	$	(356,870	)	$	538,798
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities
Amortization, accretion and depreciation	18,586			18,343
Equity in undistributed losses of other ventures	19,559			10,173
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	(143,538		)	(191,295		)
Net unrealized (gains) losses included in net investment income	(2,686		)	17,608
Change in:
Premiums receivable	(533,943		)	(403,322		)
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	(194,496		)	(280,750		)
Reinsurance recoverable	(1,308,740		)	(106,243		)
Deferred acquisition costs	(99,589		)	(152,461		)
Reserve for claims and claim expenses	2,344,019			94,054
Unearned premiums	481,496			545,034
Reinsurance balances payable	360,471			250,686
Other	37,433			39,740
Net cash provided by operating activities	621,702			380,365
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading	7,663,002			6,509,019
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading	(7,798,285		)	(6,744,838		)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale	—			5,931
Net sales of equity investments trading	61,571			183,112
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments	(146,326		)	128,869
Net sales (purchases) of other investments	5,181			(56,765		)
Net sales of other assets	—			400
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(214,857		)	25,728
Cash flows used in financing activities
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares	(38,624		)	(38,886		)
Dividends paid – preference shares	(16,786		)	(16,786		)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases	(188,591		)	(309,434		)
Issuance of debt, net of expenses	295,866			—
Repayment of debt	(250,000		)	—
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions	(44,193		)	(45,496		)
Taxes paid on withholding shares	(13,694		)	(10,362		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(256,022		)	(420,964		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash	9,596			1,316
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	160,419			(13,555		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	421,157			506,885
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	581,576		$	493,330

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2017

(unless otherwise noted, amounts in tables expressed in thousands of United States (“U.S.”) dollars,

except shares, per share amounts and percentages) (Unaudited)

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

This report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the RenaissanceRe’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

RenaissanceRe was formed under the laws of Bermuda on June 7, 1993 and is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance that specializes in matching well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital. Together with its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries and DaVinciRe (as defined below), the Company provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to customers, principally through intermediaries. The Company has offices in Bermuda, Ireland, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

•

Renaissance Reinsurance, a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company, is the Company’s principal reinsurance subsidiary and provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance coverages to insurers and reinsurers on a worldwide basis. Effective October 1, 2016, each of Renaissance Reinsurance Specialty Risks Ltd. and Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd. merged into Renaissance Reinsurance, with Renaissance Reinsurance being the sole surviving entity.


•	Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. (“Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.”) is a reinsurance company domiciled in the state of Maryland that provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance coverages to insurers and reinsurers, primarily in the Americas.

•

RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S. LLC, a specialty reinsurance agency domiciled in the state of Connecticut, provides specialty treaty reinsurance solutions on both a quota share and excess of loss basis; and writes business on behalf of RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S.”), a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer, which operates subject to U.S. federal income tax, and RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458 (“Syndicate 1458”).


•	Syndicate 1458 is the Company’s Lloyd’s syndicate. RenaissanceRe Corporate Capital (UK) Limited (“RenaissanceRe CCL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, is Syndicate 1458’s sole corporate member and RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management Ltd. (“RSML”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, is the managing agent for Syndicate 1458.

•

The Company also manages property, casualty and specialty reinsurance business written on behalf of joint ventures, which principally include Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd. (“Top Layer Re”), recorded under the equity method of accounting, and DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd. (“DaVinci”). Because the Company owns a noncontrolling equity interest in, but controls a majority of the outstanding voting power of DaVinci’s parent, DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. (“DaVinciRe”), the results of DaVinci and DaVinciRe are consolidated in the Company’s financial statements and all significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe represents the interests of external parties with respect to the net income and shareholders’ equity of DaVinciRe. Renaissance Underwriting Managers, Ltd. (“RUM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, acts as exclusive underwriting manager for these joint ventures in return for fee-based income and profit participation.

•

RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd. (“Medici”) is an exempted fund, incorporated under the laws of Bermuda. Medici’s objective is to seek to invest substantially all of its assets in various insurance based investment instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk. Third-party investors have subscribed for a portion of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. Because the Company owns a noncontrolling equity interest in, but controls a majority of the outstanding voting power of, Medici’s parent, RenaissanceRe Fund Holdings Ltd. (“Fund Holdings”), the results of Medici and Fund Holdings are consolidated in the Company’s financial statements and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. Redeemable noncontrolling interest -

Medici represents the interests of external parties with respect to the net income and shareholders’ equity of Medici.

•

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company formed and launched a managed joint venture, Upsilon RFO Re Ltd., formerly known as Upsilon Reinsurance II Ltd. (“Upsilon RFO”), a Bermuda domiciled special purpose insurer (“SPI”), to provide additional capacity to the worldwide aggregate and per-occurrence primary and retrocessional property catastrophe excess of loss market. Upsilon RFO is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and the Company is considered the primary beneficiary. As a result, Upsilon RFO is consolidated by the Company and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated.

•

Effective November 13, 2014, the Company incorporated RenaissanceRe Upsilon Fund Ltd. (“Upsilon Fund”), an exempted Bermuda segregated accounts company. Upsilon Fund was formed to provide a fund structure through which third-party investors can invest in reinsurance risk managed by the Company. As a segregated accounts company, Upsilon Fund is permitted to establish segregated accounts to invest in and hold identified pools of assets and liabilities. Each pool of assets and liabilities in each segregated account is structured to be ring-fenced from any claims from the creditors of Upsilon Fund’s general account and from the creditors of other segregated accounts within Upsilon Fund. Third-party investors purchase redeemable, non-voting preference shares linked to specific segregated accounts of Upsilon Fund and own 100% of these shares. Upsilon Fund is an investment company and is considered a VIE. The Company is not considered the primary beneficiary of Upsilon Fund and, as a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position and results of operations of Upsilon Fund.

•

Effective November 7, 2016, Fibonacci Reinsurance Ltd. ("Fibonacci Re"), a Bermuda-domiciled SPI, was formed to provide collateralized capacity to Renaissance Reinsurance and its affiliates. Fibonacci Re raised capital from third-party investors and the Company, via private placements of participating notes which are listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Fibonacci Re is considered a VIE. The Company is not considered the primary beneficiary of Fibonacci Re and, as a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position and results of operations of Fibonacci Re.

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, except as noted below.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations as at the end of and for the periods presented. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated from these statements.

Certain comparative information has been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Because of the seasonality of the Company’s business, the results of operations and cash flows for any interim period will not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations and cash flows for the full fiscal year or subsequent quarters.

USE OF ESTIMATES IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported and disclosed amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The major estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the reserve for claims and claim expenses; reinsurance

recoverables, including allowances for reinsurance recoverables deemed uncollectible; estimates of written and earned premiums; fair value, including the fair value of investments, financial instruments and derivatives; impairment charges; and the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance.

RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”). ASU 2016-09 was issued to simplify several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and the classification of taxes paid on the statements of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 became effective for the Company in annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-09 was a $2.2 million increase to opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2017.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 provides comprehensive guidance on the recognition of revenue from customers arising from the transfer of goods and services. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also provides guidance on accounting for certain contract costs and will also require new disclosures. ASU 2014-09 was to be effective for public business entities in annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, however in July 2015, the FASB decided to defer by one year the effective dates of ASU 2014-09, and as a result, ASU 2014-09 will be effective for public business entities in annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2014-09 notably excludes the accounting for insurance contracts, leases, financial instruments and guarantees. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, with its implementation efforts primarily focused on other income (loss) on its consolidated statements of operations. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under previous guidance. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in the consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment, eliminates the requirement to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value for financial instruments measured at amortized cost, requires the use of the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, requires separate presentation in other comprehensive income of the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the organization has elected to measure the liabilities in accordance with the fair value option, requires the separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of

financial asset on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements and clarifies that the reporting organization should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available for sale securities in combination with the organization’s other deferred tax assets. ASU 2016-01 is effective for public business entities in annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlier adoption is generally not permitted, except for certain specific provisions of ASU 2016-01. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 modifies the recognition of credit losses by replacing the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is applicable to financial assets such as loans, debt securities, trade receivables, off-balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and other financial assets that have the contractual right to receive cash. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectibility of the reported amount. The Company's invested assets are measured at fair value through net income, and therefore those invested assets would not be impacted by the adoption of ASU 2016-13. The Company has other financial assets, such as reinsurance recoverables, that could be impacted by the adoption of ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13 is effective for public business entities that are SEC filers for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 clarifies the classification of receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 provides guidance related to (1) settlement and payment of zero coupon debt instruments, (2) contingent consideration, (3) proceeds from settlement of insurance claims, (4) proceeds from settlement of corporate and bank owned life insurance policies, (5) distributions from equity method investees, (6) cash receipts from beneficial interests obtained by a transferor, and (7) general guidelines for cash receipts and payments that have more than one aspect of classification. ASU 2016-15 is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.

Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory (“ASU 2016-16”). ASU 2016-16 requires entities to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfers occur; this is a change from current guidance which prohibits the recognition of current and deferred income taxes until the underlying assets have been sold to outside entities. ASU 2016-16 is effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). Among other things, ASU 2017-04 requires the following: (1) the elimination of step 2 of the goodwill impairment test; entities will no longer utilize the implied fair value of their assets and liabilities for purposes of testing goodwill for impairment, (2) the quantitative portion of the goodwill impairment test will be performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount; an impairment charge is to be recognized for the excess of carrying amount over fair value, but only to the extent of the amount of

goodwill allocated to that reporting unit, and (3) foreign currency translation adjustments are not to be allocated to a reporting unit from an entity’s accumulated other comprehensive income; the reporting unit’s carrying amount should include only the currently translated balances of the assets and liabilities assigned to the reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for public business entities that are SEC filers for annual periods, or any interim goodwill impairment tests in annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

NOTE 3. INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturity Investments Trading

The following table summarizes the fair value of fixed maturity investments trading:




	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
U.S. treasuries	$	2,956,952	$	2,617,894
Agencies	41,109		90,972
Municipal	521,220		519,069
Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)	177,855		333,224
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate	121,892		133,300
Corporate	2,028,750		1,877,243
Agency mortgage-backed	499,310		462,493
Non-agency mortgage-backed	299,530		258,944
Commercial mortgage-backed	263,029		409,747
Asset-backed	183,322		188,358
Total fixed maturity investments trading	$	7,092,969	$	6,891,244

Contractual maturities of fixed maturity investments trading are described in the following table. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.




September 30, 2017	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in less than one year	$	366,988	$	367,091
Due after one through five years	4,326,788		4,324,948
Due after five through ten years	985,535		1,001,975
Due after ten years	151,964		153,764
Mortgage-backed	1,047,676		1,061,869
Asset-backed	182,536		183,322
Total	$	7,061,487	$	7,092,969

Equity Investments Trading

The following table summarizes the fair value of equity investments trading:




	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Financials	$	275,373	$	275,065
Communications and technology	45,592		36,770
Industrial, utilities and energy	32,922		30,303
Consumer	22,613		20,501
Healthcare	21,113		17,245
Basic materials	4,422		3,429
Total	$	402,035	$	383,313

Pledged Investments

At September 30, 2017, $3.3 billion of cash and investments at fair value were on deposit with, or in trust accounts for the benefit of, various counterparties, including with respect to the Company’s letter of credit facilities (December 31, 2016 - $2.7 billion). Of this amount, $1.4 billion is on deposit with, or in trust accounts for the benefit of, U.S. state regulatory authorities (December 31, 2016 - $842.6 million).

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

At September 30, 2017, the Company held $477.5 million (December 31, 2016 - $78.7 million) of reverse repurchase agreements. These loans are fully collateralized, are generally outstanding for a short period of time and are presented on a gross basis as part of short term investments on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The required collateral for these loans typically includes high-quality, readily marketable instruments at a minimum amount of 102% of the loan principal. Upon maturity, the Company receives principal and interest income.

Net Investment Income

The components of net investment income are as follows:




	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Fixed maturity investments	$	45,305		$	39,959		$	133,080		$	122,056
Short term investments	2,771			1,174			7,476			3,401
Equity investments	930			797			2,630			3,325
Other investments
Private equity investments	6,371			4,572			20,784			(430		)
Other	(11,491		)	8,765			(4,520		)	17,109
Cash and cash equivalents	352			246			836			584
	44,238			55,513			160,286			146,045
Investment expenses	(3,981		)	(4,090		)	(11,541		)	(11,635		)
Net investment income	$	40,257		$	51,423		$	148,745		$	134,410

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments are as follows:




	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Gross realized gains	$	16,343		$	20,383		$	43,053		$	60,794
Gross realized losses	(6,126		)	(3,363		)	(29,902		)	(25,832		)
Net realized gains on fixed maturity investments	10,217			17,020			13,151			34,962
Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments trading	5,545			(4,235		)	48,940			125,501
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments-related derivatives	(4,020		)	1,727			(4,344		)	(26,873		)
Net realized gains on equity investments trading	13,675			127			49,736			14,038
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity investments trading	16,635			45,231			36,055			43,667
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	$	42,052		$	59,870		$	143,538		$	191,295

NOTE 4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The use of fair value to measure certain assets and liabilities with resulting unrealized gains or losses is pervasive within the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Fair value is defined under accounting guidance currently applicable to the Company to be the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between open market participants at the measurement date. The Company recognizes the change in unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in fair value in its consolidated statements of operations.

FASB ASC Topic Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures prescribes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to the respective valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to valuation techniques that use at least one significant input that is unobservable (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:


•	Fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize unadjusted quoted prices obtained from active markets for identical assets or liabilities for which the Company has access. The fair value is determined by multiplying the quoted price by the quantity held by the Company;

•

Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals, broker quotes and certain pricing indices; and

•

Level 3 inputs are based all or in part on significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In these cases, significant management assumptions can be used to establish management’s best estimate of the assumptions used by other market participants in determining the fair value of the asset or liability.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and the Company considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

In order to determine if a market is active or inactive for a security, the Company considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the spread between what a seller is asking for a security and what a buyer is bidding for the same security, the volume of trading activity for the security in question, the price of the security compared to its par value (for fixed maturity investments), and other factors that may be indicative of market activity.

There have been no material changes in the Company’s valuation techniques, nor have there been any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or Level 2 and 3 during the period represented by these consolidated financial statements.

Below is a summary of the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and also represents the carrying amount on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:




At September 30, 2017	Total			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fixed maturity investments
U.S. treasuries	$	2,956,952		$	2,956,952		$	—		$	—
Agencies	41,109			—			41,109			—
Municipal	521,220			—			521,220			—
Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)	177,855			—			177,855			—
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate	121,892			—			121,892			—
Corporate	2,028,750			—			2,028,750			—
Agency mortgage-backed	499,310			—			499,310			—
Non-agency mortgage-backed	299,530			—			299,530			—
Commercial mortgage-backed	263,029			—			263,029			—
Asset-backed	183,322			—			183,322			—
Total fixed maturity investments	7,092,969			2,956,952			4,136,017			—
Short term investments	1,497,262			—			1,497,262			—
Equity investments trading	402,035			402,035			—			—
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds	332,044			—			332,044			—
Private equity partnerships (1)	196,280			—			—			—
Senior secured bank loan funds (1)	19,572			—			—			—
Hedge funds (1)	596			—			—			—
Total other investments	548,492			—			332,044			—
Other assets and (liabilities)
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts (2)	(3,493		)	—			—			(3,493		)
Derivatives (3)	1,944			(114		)	2,058			—
Other	(8,777		)	—			(8,777		)	—
Total other assets and (liabilities)	(10,326		)	(114		)	(6,719		)	(3,493		)
	$	9,530,432		$	3,358,873		$	5,958,604		$	(3,493	)


(1)	Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.


(2)	Included in assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts at September 30, 2017 was $1.8 million and $5.3 million of other assets and other liabilities, respectively.


(3)	See “Note 13. Derivative Instruments” for additional information related to the fair value by type of contract, of derivatives entered into by the Company.




At December 31, 2016	Total			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fixed maturity investments
U.S. treasuries	$	2,617,894		$	2,617,894		$	—		$	—
Agencies	90,972			—			90,972			—
Municipal	519,069			—			519,069			—
Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)	333,224			—			333,224			—
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate	133,300			—			133,300			—
Corporate	1,877,243			—			1,877,243			—
Agency mortgage-backed	462,493			—			462,493			—
Non-agency mortgage-backed	258,944			—			258,944			—
Commercial mortgage-backed	409,747			—			409,747			—
Asset-backed	188,358			—			188,358			—
Total fixed maturity investments	6,891,244			2,617,894			4,273,350			—
Short term investments	1,368,379			—			1,368,379			—
Equity investments trading	383,313			383,313			—			—
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds	335,209			—			335,209			—
Private equity partnerships (1)	191,061			—			—			—
Senior secured bank loan funds (1)	22,040			—			—			—
Hedge funds (1)	1,495			—			—			—
Total other investments	549,805			—			335,209			—
Other assets and (liabilities)
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts (2)	(13,004		)	—			—			(13,004		)
Derivatives (3)	(8,922		)	(646		)	(8,276		)	—
Other	(13,105		)	—			(13,105		)	—
Total other assets and (liabilities)	(35,031		)	(646		)	(21,381		)	(13,004		)
	$	9,157,710		$	3,000,561		$	5,955,557		$	(13,004	)


(1)	Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.


(2)	Included in assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts at December 31, 2016 was $4.4 million and $17.4 million of other assets and other liabilities, respectively.


(3)	See “Note 13. Derivative Instruments” for additional information related to the fair value by type of contract, of derivatives entered into by the Company.

Level 1 and Level 2 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

Fixed Maturity Investments

Fixed maturity investments included in Level 1 consist of the Company’s investments in U.S. treasuries. Fixed maturity investments included in Level 2 are agencies, municipal, non-U.S. government, non-U.S. government-backed corporate, corporate, agency mortgage-backed, non-agency mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed.

The Company’s fixed maturity investments are primarily priced using pricing services, such as index providers and pricing vendors, as well as broker quotations. In general, the pricing vendors provide pricing for a high volume of liquid securities that are actively traded. For securities that do not trade on an

exchange, the pricing services generally utilize market data and other observable inputs in matrix pricing models to determine month end prices. Observable inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, bids, offers, reference data and industry and economic events. Index pricing generally relies on market traders as the primary source for pricing; however, models are also utilized to provide prices for all index eligible securities. The models use a variety of observable inputs such as benchmark yields, transactional data, dealer runs, broker-dealer quotes and corporate actions. Prices are generally verified using third-party data. Securities which are priced by an index provider are generally included in the index.

In general, broker-dealers value securities through their trading desks based on observable inputs. The methodologies include mapping securities based on trade data, bids or offers, observed spreads, and performance on newly issued securities. Broker-dealers also determine valuations by observing secondary trading of similar securities. Prices obtained from broker quotations are considered non-binding, however they are based on observable inputs and by observing secondary trading of similar securities obtained from active, non-distressed markets.

The Company considers these Level 2 inputs as they are corroborated with other market observable inputs. The techniques generally used to determine the fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity investments are detailed below by asset class.

U.S. treasuries

Level 1 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s U.S. treasuries fixed maturity investments were primarily priced by pricing services and had a weighted average effective yield of 1.6% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (December 31, 2016 - 1.4% and AA, respectively). When pricing these securities, the pricing services utilize daily data from many real time market sources, including active broker dealers. Certain data sources are regularly reviewed for accuracy to attempt to ensure the most reliable price source is used for each issue and maturity date.

Agencies

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s agency fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield of 1.6% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (December 31, 2016 - 2.0% and AA, respectively). The issuers of the Company’s agency fixed maturity investments primarily consist of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other agencies. Fixed maturity investments included in agencies are primarily priced by pricing services. When evaluating these securities, the pricing services gather information from market sources and integrate other observations from markets and sector news. Evaluations are updated by obtaining broker dealer quotes and other market information including actual trade volumes, when available. The fair value of each security is individually computed using analytical models which incorporate option adjusted spreads and other daily interest rate data.

Municipal

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s municipal fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield of 1.9% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (December 31, 2016 - 2.4% and AA, respectively). The Company’s municipal fixed maturity investments are primarily priced by pricing services. When evaluating these securities, the pricing services gather information regarding the security from third-party sources such as trustees, paying agents or issuers. Evaluations are updated by obtaining broker dealer quotes and other market information including actual trade volumes, when available. The pricing services also consider the specific terms and conditions of the securities, including any specific features which may influence risk. In certain instances, securities are individually evaluated using a spread over widely accepted market benchmarks.

Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s non-U.S. government fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield of 1.7% and a weighted average credit quality of AAA (December 31, 2016 - 1.6% and AAA, respectively). The issuers of securities in this sector are non-U.S. governments and their respective agencies as well as supranational organizations. Securities held in these sectors are primarily

priced by pricing services that employ proprietary discounted cash flow models to value the securities. Key quantitative inputs for these models are daily observed benchmark curves for treasury, swap and high issuance credits. The pricing services then apply a credit spread for each security which is developed by in-depth and real time market analysis. For securities in which trade volume is low, the pricing services utilize data from more frequently traded securities with similar attributes. These models may also be supplemented by daily market and credit research for international markets.

Non-U.S. government-backed corporate

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s non-U.S. government-backed corporate fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield of 1.9% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (December 31, 2016 - 1.5% and AAA, respectively). Non-U.S. government-backed fixed maturity investments are primarily priced by pricing services that employ proprietary discounted cash flow models to value the securities. Key quantitative inputs for these models are daily observed benchmark curves for treasury, swap and high issuance credits. The pricing services then apply a credit spread to the respective curve for each security which is developed by in-depth and real time market analysis. For securities in which trade volume is low, the pricing services utilize data from more frequently traded securities with similar attributes. These models may also be supplemented by daily market and credit research for international markets.

Corporate

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s corporate fixed maturity investments principally consisted of U.S. and international corporations and had a weighted average effective yield of 3.5% and a weighted average credit quality of BBB (December 31, 2016 - 3.7% and BBB, respectively). The Company’s corporate fixed maturity investments are primarily priced by pricing services. When evaluating these securities, the pricing services gather information from market sources regarding the issuer of the security and obtain credit data, as well as other observations, from markets and sector news. Evaluations are updated by obtaining broker dealer quotes and other market information including actual trade volumes, when available. The pricing services also consider the specific terms and conditions of the securities, including any specific features which may influence risk. In certain instances, securities are individually evaluated using a spread which is added to the U.S. treasury curve or a security specific swap curve as appropriate.

Agency mortgage-backed

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments included agency residential mortgage-backed securities with a weighted average effective yield of 2.9%, a weighted average credit quality of AA and a weighted average life of 6.3 years (December 31, 2016 - 2.9%, AA and 6.9 years, respectively). The Company’s agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments are primarily priced by pricing services using a mortgage pool specific model which utilizes daily inputs from the active to be announced market which is very liquid, as well as the U.S. treasury market. The model also utilizes additional information, such as the weighted average maturity, weighted average coupon and other available pool level data which is provided by the sponsoring agency. Valuations are also corroborated with daily active market quotes.

Non-agency mortgage-backed

Level 2 - The Company’s non-agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments include non-agency prime residential mortgage-backed and non-agency Alt-A fixed maturity investments. The Company has no fixed maturity investments that were classified as sub-prime at the time of purchase held in its fixed maturity investments portfolio. At September 30, 2017, the Company’s non-agency prime residential mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield of 3.8%, a weighted average credit quality of non-investment grade, and a weighted average life of 5.0 years (December 31, 2016 - 4.3%, BBB and 5.1 years, respectively). The Company’s non-agency Alt-A fixed maturity investments held at September 30, 2017 had a weighted average effective yield of 3.7%, a weighted average credit quality of non-investment grade and a weighted average life of 6.2 years (December 31, 2016 - 5.2%, non-investment grade and 6.0 years, respectively). Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services using an option adjusted spread model or other relevant models, which principally utilize inputs including

benchmark yields, available trade information or broker quotes, and issuer spreads. The pricing services also review collateral prepayment speeds, loss severity and delinquencies among other collateral performance indicators for the securities valuation, when applicable.

Commercial mortgage-backed

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s commercial mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield of 3.1%, a weighted average credit quality of AAA, and a weighted average life of 4.5 years (December 31, 2016 - 2.6%, AAA and 3.9 years, respectively). Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services. The pricing services apply dealer quotes and other available trade information such as bids and offers, prepayment speeds which may be adjusted for the underlying collateral or current price data, the U.S. treasury curve and swap curve as well as cash settlement. The pricing services discount the expected cash flows for each security held in this sector using a spread adjusted benchmark yield based on the characteristics of the security.

Asset-backed

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s asset-backed fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield of 2.4%, a weighted average credit quality of AAA and a weighted average life of 2.8 years (December 31, 2016 - 2.3%, AAA and 2.6 years, respectively). The underlying collateral for the Company’s asset-backed fixed maturity investments primarily consists of bank loans, student loans, credit card receivables, auto loans and other receivables. Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services. The pricing services apply dealer quotes and other available trade information such as bids and offers, prepayment speeds which may be adjusted for the underlying collateral or current price data, the U.S. treasury curve and swap curve as well as cash settlement. The pricing services determine the expected cash flows for each security held in this sector using historical prepayment and default projections for the underlying collateral and current market data. In addition, a spread is applied to the relevant benchmark and used to discount the cash flows noted above to determine the fair value of the securities held in this sector.

Short Term Investments

Level 2 - At September 30, 2017, the Company’s short term investments had a weighted average effective yield of 1.1% and a weighted average credit quality of AAA (December 31, 2016 - 0.7% and AAA, respectively). The fair value of the Company’s portfolio of short term investments is generally determined using amortized cost which approximates fair value and, in certain cases, in a manner similar to the Company’s fixed maturity investments noted above.

Equity Investments, Classified as Trading

Level 1 - The fair value of the Company’s portfolio of equity investments, classified as trading is primarily priced by pricing services, reflecting the closing price quoted for the final trading day of the period. When pricing these securities, the pricing services utilize daily data from many real time market sources, including applicable securities exchanges. All data sources are regularly reviewed for accuracy to attempt to ensure the most reliable price source was used for each security.

Other investments

Catastrophe bonds

Level 2 - The Company’s other investments include investments in catastrophe bonds which are recorded at fair value based on broker or underwriter bid indications.

Other assets and liabilities

Derivatives

Level 1 and Level 2 - Other assets and liabilities include certain derivatives entered into by the Company. The fair value of these transactions includes certain exchange traded futures contracts which are considered Level 1, and foreign currency contracts and certain credit derivatives, determined using

standard industry valuation models and considered Level 2, as the inputs to the valuation model are based on observable market inputs. For credit derivatives, these inputs include credit spreads, credit ratings of the underlying referenced security, the risk free rate and the contract term. For foreign currency contracts, these inputs include spot rates and interest rate curves.

Other

Level 2 - The liabilities measured at fair value and included in Level 2 at September 30, 2017 of $8.8 million are comprised of cash settled restricted stock units (“CSRSU”) that form part of the Company’s compensation program. The fair value of the Company’s CSRSUs is determined using observable exchange traded prices for the Company’s common shares.

Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

Below is a summary of quantitative information regarding the significant observable and unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:




At September 30, 2017	Fair Value (Level 3)			Valuation Technique	Unobservable (U) and Observable (O) Inputs	Low		High		Weighted Average or Actual
Other assets and (liabilities)
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts	$	582		Internal valuation model	Bond price (U)	$	101.28	$	109.27	$	105.64
					Liquidity discount (U)	n/a		n/a		1.3		%
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts	(4,075		)	Internal valuation model	Net undiscounted cash flows (U)	n/a		n/a		$	(4,733	)
					Expected loss ratio (U)	n/a		n/a		24.3		%
					Net acquisition expense ratio (O)	n/a		n/a		13.4		%
					Contract period (O)	2.0 years		4.7 years		4.1 years
					Discount rate (U)	n/a		n/a		1.9		%
Total other assets and (liabilities)	$	(3,493	)

Fixed Maturity Investments

Corporate

Level 3 - Previously, the Company’s corporate fixed maturity investments included an investment in the preferred equity of an insurance holding company. The Company measured the fair value of this investment using a discounted cash flow model and ultimately sold this investment during the year ended December 31, 2016.

Other assets and liabilities

Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts

Level 3 - At September 30, 2017, the Company had a $0.6 million net asset related to an assumed reinsurance contract accounted for at fair value, with the fair value obtained through the use of an internal valuation model. The inputs to the internal valuation model are principally based on indicative pricing obtained from independent brokers and pricing vendors for similarly structured marketable securities. The most significant unobservable inputs include prices for similar marketable securities and a liquidity premium. The Company considers the prices for similar securities to be unobservable, as there is little, if any market activity for these similar assets. In addition, the Company has estimated a liquidity premium that would be required if the Company attempted to effectively exit its position by executing a short sale of these securities. Generally, an increase in the prices for similar marketable securities or a decrease in the liquidity

premium would result in an increase in the expected profit and ultimate fair value of this assumed reinsurance contract.

Level 3 - At September 30, 2017, the Company had a $4.1 million net liability related to assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts accounted for at fair value, with the fair value obtained through the use of an internal valuation model. The inputs to the internal valuation model are principally based on proprietary data as observable market inputs are generally not available. The most significant unobservable inputs include the assumed and ceded expected net cash flows related to the contracts, including the expected premium, acquisition expenses and losses; the expected loss ratio and the relevant discount rate used to present value the net cash flows. The contract period and acquisition expense ratio are considered observable input as each is defined in the contract. The negative acquisition expense ratio used to determine the fair value of the contracts at September 30, 2017 is the result of override commissions on the contracts being higher than the gross acquisition expenses. Generally, an increase in the net expected cash flows and expected term of the contract and a decrease in the discount rate, expected loss ratio or acquisition expense ratio, would result in an increase in the expected profit and ultimate fair value of these assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts.

Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, for the periods shown, of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs. Interest and dividend income are included in net investment income and are excluded from the reconciliation.




	Other assets and (liabilities)
Balance - July 1, 2017	$	(9,502	)
Total realized and unrealized gains
Included in other income	135
Purchases	(63		)
Settlements	5,937
Balance - September 30, 2017	$	(3,493	)



	Other assets and (liabilities)
Balance - January 1, 2017	$	(13,004	)
Total realized and unrealized gains
Included in other income	3,525
Purchases	49
Settlements	5,937
Balance - September 30, 2017	$	(3,493	)




	Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	Fixed maturity investments trading			Other assets and (liabilities)			Total
Balance - July 1, 2016	$	—		$	(2,680	)	$	(2,680	)
Total realized and unrealized gains
Included in other income	—			795			795
Purchases	—			(10,127		)	(10,127		)
Balance - September 30, 2016	$	—		$	(12,012	)	$	(12,012	)



	Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	Fixed maturity investments trading			Other assets and (liabilities)			Total
Balance - January 1, 2016	$	7,618		$	(5,899	)	$	1,719
Total realized and unrealized (losses) gains
Included in net investment income	(118		)	—			(118		)
Included in other income	—			4,587			4,587
Purchases	—			(10,700		)	(10,700		)
Settlements	(7,500		)	—			(7,500		)
Balance - September 30, 2016	$	—		$	(12,012	)	$	(12,012	)

Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, at Fair Value

The Company uses various financial instruments in the normal course of its business. The Company’s insurance contracts are excluded from the fair value of financial instruments accounting guidance, unless the Company elects the fair value option, and therefore, are not included in the amounts discussed herein. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accrued investment income, receivables for investments sold, certain other assets, payables for investments purchased, certain other liabilities, and other financial instruments not included herein approximated their fair values.

Debt

Included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2017 were debt obligations of $989.2 million (December 31, 2016 - $948.7 million). At September 30, 2017, the fair value of the Company’s debt obligations was $1,034.2 million (December 31, 2016 – $964.8 million).

The fair value of the Company’s debt obligations is determined using indicative market pricing obtained from third-party service providers, which the Company considers Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. There have been no changes during the period in the Company’s valuation technique used to determine the fair value of the Company’s debt obligations.

The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

The Company has elected to account for certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value using the guidance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments as the Company believes it represents the most meaningful measurement basis for these assets and liabilities. Below is a summary of the balances the Company has elected to account for at fair value:




	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Other investments	$	548,492	$	549,805
Other assets	$	2,383	$	4,379
Other liabilities	$	5,876	$	17,383

Included in net investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were net unrealized losses of $9.8 million and gains of $2.7 million related to the changes in fair value of other investments (2016 – gains of $9.4 million and $6.1 million). Included in other income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were net unrealized gains of $Nil and $Nil related to the changes in the fair value of other assets and liabilities (2016 - $Nil and $Nil).

Measuring the Fair Value of Other Investments Using Net Asset Valuations

The table below shows the Company’s portfolio of other investments measured using net asset valuations as a practical expedient:

At September 30, 2017

Fair Value

Unfunded
Commitments

Redemption Frequency

Redemption
Notice Period (Minimum Days)

Redemption
Notice Period (Maximum Days)

Private equity partnerships

196,280

300,482

See below

Senior secured bank loan funds

19,572

23,758

See below

Hedge funds

596

—

See below

Total other investments measured using net asset valuations

216,448

324,240

Private equity partnerships – The Company’s investments in private equity partnerships included alternative asset limited partnerships (or similar corporate structures) that invest in certain private equity asset classes, including U.S. and global leveraged buyouts, mezzanine investments, distressed securities, real estate, and oil, gas and power. The Company generally has no right to redeem its interest in any of these private equity

partnerships in advance of dissolution of the applicable private equity partnership. Instead, the nature of these investments is that distributions are received by the Company in connection with the liquidation of the underlying assets of the respective private equity partnership. It is estimated that the majority of the underlying assets of the limited partnerships would liquidate over 7 to 10 years from inception of the respective limited partnership.

Senior secured bank loan funds – At September 30, 2017, the Company had $19.6 million invested in closed end funds which invest primarily in loans. The Company has no right to redeem its investment in these funds. It is estimated that the majority of the underlying assets in these closed end funds would liquidate over 4 to 5 years from inception of the applicable fund.

Hedge funds – The Company invests in hedge funds that pursue multiple strategies. The Company’s investments in hedge funds at September 30, 2017 were $0.6 million of so called “side pocket” investments which are not redeemable at the option of the shareholder. The Company will retain its interest in the side pocket investments until the underlying investments attributable to such side pockets are liquidated, realized or deemed realized at the discretion of the fund manager.

NOTE 5. REINSURANCE

The Company purchases reinsurance and other protection to manage its risk portfolio and to reduce its exposure to large losses. The Company currently has in place contracts that provide for recovery of a portion of certain claims and claim expenses, generally in excess of various retentions or on a proportional basis. In addition to loss recoveries, certain of the Company’s ceded reinsurance contracts provide for payments of additional premiums, for reinstatement premiums and for lost no-claims bonuses, which are incurred when losses are ceded to the respective reinsurance contracts. The Company remains liable to the extent that any reinsurance company fails to meet its obligations.

The following table sets forth the effect of reinsurance and retrocessional activity on premiums written and earned and on net claims and claim expenses incurred:




	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Premiums written
Direct	$	64,040		$	53,488		$	205,253		$	154,205
Assumed	576,229			376,736			2,184,521			1,897,280
Ceded	(157,048		)	(146,002		)	(806,672		)	(735,672		)
Net premiums written	$	483,221		$	284,222		$	1,583,102		$	1,315,813
Premiums earned
Direct	$	61,908		$	43,097		$	176,433		$	114,173
Assumed	712,499			471,097			1,731,845			1,392,278
Ceded	(226,615		)	(167,673		)	(612,176		)	(454,922		)
Net premiums earned	$	547,792		$	346,521		$	1,296,102		$	1,051,529
Claims and claim expenses
Gross claims and claim expenses incurred	$	2,482,510		$	153,846		$	2,924,217		$	540,696
Claims and claim expenses recovered	(1,260,814		)	(41,271		)	(1,366,853		)	(133,766		)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	$	1,221,696		$	112,575		$	1,557,364		$	406,930

NOTE 6. RESERVE FOR CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSES

The Company believes the most significant accounting judgment made by management is its estimate of claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts the

Company sells. The Company establishes its claims and claim expense reserves by taking claims reported to the Company by insureds and ceding companies, but which have not yet been paid (“case reserves”), adding estimates for the anticipated cost of claims incurred but not yet reported to the Company, or incurred but not enough reported to the Company (collectively referred to as “IBNR”) and, if deemed necessary, adding costs for additional case reserves which represent the Company’s estimates for claims related to specific contracts previously reported to the Company which it believes may not be adequately estimated by the client as of that date, or adequately covered in the application of IBNR.

The following table summarizes the Company’s claims and claim expense reserves by segment, allocated between case reserves, additional case reserves and IBNR:




At September 30, 2017	Case Reserves		Additional Case Reserves		IBNR		Total
Property	$	310,871	$	416,758	$	1,917,573	$	2,645,202
Casualty and Specialty	655,328		132,755		1,734,475		2,522,558
Other	9,904		—		14,649		24,553
Total	$	976,103	$	549,513	$	3,666,697	$	5,192,313

At December 31, 2016
Property	$	214,954	$	186,308	$	226,512	$	627,774
Casualty and Specialty	591,705		105,419		1,498,002		2,195,126
Other	6,935		—		18,459		25,394
Total	$	813,594	$	291,727	$	1,742,973	$	2,848,294

Activity in the liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses is summarized as follows:




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016
Net reserves as of January 1	$	2,568,730		$	2,632,519
Net incurred related to:
Current year	1,561,027			483,574
Prior years	(3,663		)	(76,644		)
Total net incurred	1,557,364			406,930
Net paid related to:
Current year	158,685			39,971
Prior years	396,411			391,047
Total net paid	555,096			431,018
Foreign exchange	33,011			11,899
Net reserves as of September 30	3,604,009			2,620,330
Reinsurance recoverable as of September 30	1,588,304			240,769
Gross reserves as of September 30	$	5,192,313		$	2,861,099

Prior Year Development of the Reserve for Net Claims and Claim Expenses

The Company’s estimates of claims and claim expense reserves are not precise in that, among other things, they are based on predictions of future developments and estimates of future trends and other variable factors. Some, but not all, of the Company’s reserves are further subject to the uncertainty inherent in actuarial methodologies and estimates. Because a reserve estimate is simply an insurer’s estimate at a point in time of its ultimate liability, and because there are numerous factors that affect reserves and claims payments that cannot be determined with certainty in advance, the Company’s ultimate payments will vary, perhaps materially, from its estimates of reserves. If the Company determines in a subsequent period that adjustments to its previously established reserves are appropriate, such adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are identified. On a net basis, the Company’s cumulative favorable or unfavorable

development is generally reduced by offsetting changes in its reinsurance recoverables, as well as changes to loss related premiums such as reinstatement premiums and redeemable noncontrolling interest for changes in claims and claim expenses that impact DaVinciRe, all of which generally move in the opposite direction to changes in the Company’s ultimate claims and claim expenses.

The following table details the Company’s prior year development by segment of its liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses:




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016
	(Favorable) adverse development			(Favorable) adverse development
Property	$	(16,968	)	$	(37,512	)
Casualty and Specialty	14,015			(38,327		)
Other	(710		)	(805		)
Total favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses	$	(3,663	)	$	(76,644	)

Changes to prior year estimated claims reserves decreased the Company’s net loss by $3.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, (2016 - increased the Company’s net income by $76.6 million), excluding the consideration of changes in reinstatement, adjustment or other premium changes, profit commissions, redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe and income tax.

Property Segment

The following table details the development of the Company’s liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses for its Property segment, allocated between large and small catastrophe net claims and claim expenses and attritional net claims and claim expenses, included in the other line item:




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016
	(Favorable) adverse development			(Favorable) adverse development
Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses
Large catastrophe events
April and May U.S. Tornadoes (2011)	$	(4,163	)	$	(3,396	)
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)	—			(5,894		)
New Zealand Earthquake (2010)	5,001			8,710
New Zealand Earthquake (2011)	5,807			—
Other	(3,881		)	(7,435		)
Total large catastrophe events	2,764			(8,015		)
Small catastrophe events
Fort McMurray Wildfire (2016)	(6,386		)	—
Tianjin Explosion (2015)	(4,896		)	(6,163		)
Other	(9,293		)	(23,334		)
Total small catastrophe events	(20,575		)	(29,497		)
Total catastrophe net claims and claim expenses	(17,811		)	(37,512		)
Actuarial assumption changes	843			—
Total net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses	$	(16,968	)	$	(37,512	)

The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Property segment in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 of $17.0 million was comprised of net adverse development of $2.8 million related to large catastrophe events, net favorable development of

$20.6 million related to small catastrophe events and $0.8 million of adverse development associated with actuarial assumption changes. Included in net adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses from large events was adverse development of $5.8 million related to the 2011 New Zealand Earthquake and $5.0 million related to the 2010 New Zealand Earthquake due to increases in the estimated expected losses associated with these events. Partially offsetting these events was favorable development of $4.2 million and $3.9 million related to the 2011 April and May U.S. Tornadoes and a number of other events, respectively, due to reductions in the estimated ultimate losses associated with these events. Included in net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claims expenses from small events was a reduction in the estimated ultimate losses associated with the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire of $6.4 million and the 2015 Tianjin Explosion of $4.9 million. In addition, the Company’s Property segment experienced net favorable development of $9.3 million associated with a number of other small catastrophe events.

The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Property segment in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 of $37.5 million was principally comprised of net favorable development of $29.5 million associated with small catastrophe events related to lines of business where the Company principally estimates net claims and claim expenses using traditional actuarial methods. In addition, the Company experienced net favorable development of $8.0 million from large catastrophe events due principally to a decrease in the estimated ultimate losses for the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and the April and May 2011 Tornadoes of $5.9 million and $3.4 million, respectively, and net favorable development of $7.4 million associated with a number of other large catastrophe events. Partially offsetting this net favorable development of large catastrophe events was an increase in the estimated ultimate losses for the 2010 New Zealand Earthquake of $8.7 million. In addition, the Company’s Property segment experienced net favorable development due to reductions in the estimated ultimate losses from the 2015 Tianjin Explosion of $6.2 million and net favorable development of $23.3 million associated with a number of other small catastrophe events.

Casualty and Specialty Segment

The following table details the development of the Company’s liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses for its Casualty and Specialty segment:




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016
	(Favorable) adverse development			(Favorable) adverse development
Actuarial methods - actual reported claims lower than expected claims	$	(17,004	)	$	(32,209	)
Ogden Rate change	33,481			—
Actuarial assumption changes	(2,462		)	(6,118		)
Total adverse (favorable) development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses	$	14,015		$	(38,327	)

The net adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 of $14.0 million was driven by $33.5 million of adverse development associated with the change in the discount rate used to calculate lump sum awards in U.K. bodily injury cases (the “Ogden Rate”), from 2.5%, to minus 0.75%. Offsetting the adverse development due to the impact of the Ogden Rate change was $17.0 million of net favorable development in the first nine months of 2017 related to actual reported losses coming in lower than expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses across a number of lines of business and $2.5 million of net favorable development associated with actuarial assumption changes.

The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 of $38.3 million was driven by $32.2 million of favorable development related to actual reported net claims and claim expenses coming in lower than expected on prior accident years events and $6.1 million of favorable development associated with actuarial assumption changes.

NOTE 7. DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES

Except as noted below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s debt and credit facilities as described in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Debt Obligations

A summary of the Company’s debt obligations on its consolidated balance sheets is set forth below:




	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027	$	296,589	$	295,179	$	—	$	—
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025	309,648		297,225		291,750		296,948
5.75% Senior Notes due 2020	269,265		249,188		270,875		248,941
Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017	—		—		257,500		255,352
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)	158,742		147,653		144,675		147,422
	$	1,034,244	$	989,245	$	964,800	$	948,663

(1)

RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in its joint venture DaVinciRe. Because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe. However, RenaissanceRe does not guarantee or provide credit support for DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe’s financial exposure to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.

3.450% Senior Notes due 2027 of RenaissanceRe Finance

On June 29, 2017, RenaissanceRe Finance issued $300.0 million of its 3.450% Senior Notes due July 1, 2027, with interest on the notes payable on July 1 and January 1 of each year. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe and may be redeemed by RenaissanceRe Finance prior to maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium if the notes are redeemed prior to April 1, 2027. The notes contain various covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, stock of designated subsidiaries. The net proceeds from the offering of the notes are to be used for general corporate purposes.

Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017 of Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.

On June 1, 2017, the Company repaid in full at maturity an aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, plus applicable accrued interest, of its Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017 assumed in connection with the acquisition of Platinum and originally issued by Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.

Credit Facilities

The outstanding amounts issued or drawn under each of the Company’s significant credit facilities is set forth below:




At September 30, 2017	Issued or Drawn
RenaissanceRe Revolving Credit Facility	$	—
Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with Wells Fargo	99,168
Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with NAB	4,356
Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe	192,715
Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facilities
Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility	180,000
Total credit facilities in U.S. dollars	$	476,239

Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facilities
Specialty Risks FAL Facility	£	10,000
Total credit facilities in British Pounds	£	10,000

Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facilities

Effective as of May 25, 2017, Renaissance Reinsurance entered into an amendment to its letter of credit facility with Bank of Montreal (“BMO”), Citibank Europe plc, (“CEP”), and ING Bank N.V. (“ING”) as lenders (the “Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility”), which provided for the issuance by the lenders of two letters of credit to support business written by Syndicate 1458 with stated amounts of $380.0 million and £90.0 million, respectively. Pursuant to the amendment, the stated amount of the $380.0 million letter of credit was reduced to $180.0 million and the £90.0 million letter of credit was cancelled. In addition, pursuant to the amendment, Renaissance Reinsurance may request that the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility be amended to increase the stated amount of the letter of credit, or issue a new letter or credit denominated in Pounds, in an aggregate amount for all such increases or issuances not to exceed $75.0 million or the equivalent thereof. All other terms and conditions of the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility remained the same.

NOTE 8. NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

A summary of the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests on its consolidated balance sheets is set forth below:




	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe	$	812,342	$	994,458
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici	221,387		181,136
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$	1,033,729	$	1,175,594

A summary of the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests on its consolidated statements of operations set forth below:




	Three months ended					Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016		September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe	$	(195,508	)	$	30,745	$	(127,167	)	$	101,997
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici	(8,769		)	4,896		(5,171		)	8,870
Net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	$	(204,277	)	$	35,641	$	(132,338	)	$	110,867

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest – DaVinciRe

In October 2001, the Company formed DaVinciRe and DaVinci with other equity investors. RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in DaVinciRe; however, because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The portion of DaVinciRe’s earnings owned by third parties is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe was 23.5% at September 30, 2017 (December 31, 2016 - 24.0%).

DaVinciRe shareholders are party to a shareholders agreement which provides DaVinciRe shareholders, excluding RenaissanceRe, with certain redemption rights that enable each shareholder to notify DaVinciRe of such shareholder’s desire for DaVinciRe to repurchase up to half of such shareholder’s initial aggregate number of shares held, subject to certain limitations, such as limiting the aggregate of all share repurchase requests to 25% of DaVinciRe’s capital in any given year and satisfying all applicable regulatory requirements. If total shareholder requests exceed 25% of DaVinciRe’s capital, the number of shares repurchased will be reduced among the requesting shareholders pro-rata, based on the amounts desired to be repurchased. Shareholders desiring to have DaVinci repurchase their shares must notify DaVinciRe before March 1 of each year. The repurchase price will be based on GAAP book value as of the end of the year in which the shareholder notice is given, and the repurchase will be effective as of January 1 of the following year. The repurchase price is generally subject to a true-up for potential development on outstanding loss reserves after settlement of all claims relating to the applicable years.

2016

During January 2016, DaVinciRe redeemed a portion of its outstanding shares from certain existing DaVinciRe shareholders, including RenaissanceRe, while new DaVinciRe shareholders purchased shares in DaVinciRe from RenaissanceRe. The net redemption as a result of these transactions was $100.0 million. In connection with the redemption, DaVinciRe retained a $10.0 million holdback. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 24.0%, effective January 1, 2016.

2017

During January 2017, DaVinciRe redeemed $75.0 million of its outstanding shares from certain existing DaVinciRe shareholders, including RenaissanceRe. In connection with the redemption, DaVinciRe retained a $7.5 million holdback. In addition, RenaissanceRe sold an aggregate of $24.0 million of its shares in DaVinciRe to an existing shareholder and a new shareholder. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 22.6%, effective January 1, 2017. The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe to fluctuate over time.

During July 2017, RenaissanceRe purchased $12.0 million of DaVinciRe’s outstanding shares from an existing third-party shareholder. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 23.5%, effective July 1, 2017.

See “Note 16. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to DaVinciRe share transactions subsequent to September 30, 2017.

The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe is detailed in the table below:




	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Beginning balance	$	1,019,918		$	953,443		$	994,458		$	930,955
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest	(12,068		)	(400		)	(78,870		)	(92,204		)
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			23,921			43,040
Net (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(195,508		)	30,745			(127,167		)	101,997
Ending balance	$	812,342		$	983,788		$	812,342		$	983,788

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd. (“Medici”)

Medici is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and its objective is to seek to invest substantially all of its assets in various insurance-based investment instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk. RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici; however, because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The portion of Medici’s earnings owned by third parties is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. Any shareholder may redeem all or any portion of its shares as of the last day of any calendar month, upon at least 30 calendar days’ prior irrevocable written notice to Medici.

2016

During 2016, third-party investors subscribed for $79.5 million and redeemed $21.7 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these net subscriptions, the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 36.5%, effective December 31, 2016.

2017

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, third-party investors subscribed for $72.7 million and redeemed $27.3 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these net subscriptions, the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 31.6% at September 30, 2017. The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici to fluctuate over time.

The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – Medici is detailed in the table below:




	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Beginning balance	$	222,165		$	168,960		$	181,136		$	115,009
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest	(1,400		)	(14,389		)	(27,310		)	(21,729		)
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests	9,391			21,298			72,732			78,615
Net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(8,769		)	4,896			(5,171		)	8,870
Ending balance	$	221,387		$	180,765		$	221,387		$	180,765

NOTE 9. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

Upsilon RFO

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company formed and launched Upsilon RFO, a managed joint venture, and a Bermuda domiciled SPI, to provide additional capacity to the worldwide aggregate and per-occurrence retrocessional property catastrophe excess of loss market.

The shareholders (other than the Class A shareholder) participate in substantially all of the profits or losses of Upsilon RFO while their shares remain outstanding. The shareholders (other than the 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 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 as it has the power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Upsilon RFO and has the obligation to absorb expected losses and the right to receive expected benefits that could be significant to Upsilon RFO, in accordance with the accounting guidance. As a result, the Company consolidates Upsilon RFO and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. Other than its equity investment in Upsilon RFO, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Upsilon RFO that it was not contractually required to provide.

2016

During 2016, Upsilon RFO returned $242.5 million of capital to its investors, including $59.8 million to the Company. In addition, during 2016, $166.6 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares were issued to existing investors therein, including $55.2 million to the Company. At December 31, 2016, the Company’s participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 28.8%.

2017

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, Upsilon RFO returned $84.3 million of capital to its investors, including $33.0 million to the Company. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, $134.1 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares were issued to existing investors therein, including $9.5 million to the Company, and an existing third-party investor purchased $7.5 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares from the Company. At September 30, 2017, the Company’s participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 10.1%.

See “Note 16. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares subsequent to September 30, 2017.

At September 30, 2017, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet included total assets and total liabilities of Upsilon RFO of $453.8 million and $453.9 million, respectively (December 31, 2016 - $193.0 million and $193.0 million, respectively).

Mona Lisa Re Ltd. (“Mona Lisa Re”)

On March 14, 2013, Mona Lisa Re was licensed as a Bermuda domiciled special purpose insurer to provide reinsurance capacity to subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe, namely Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, through reinsurance agreements which will be 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 were deposited into collateral accounts, separated by series, to fund any potential obligation under the reinsurance agreements entered into with Renaissance Reinsurance and/or DaVinci 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.

The Company concluded that Mona Lisa Re meets the definition of a VIE as it does not have sufficient equity capital to finance its activities. The Company evaluated its relationship with Mona Lisa Re and concluded it does not have a variable interest in Mona Lisa Re. As a result, the financial position and results of operations of Mona Lisa Re are not consolidated by the Company. The Company has not provided financial or other support to Mona Lisa Re that it was not contractually required to provide.

At September 30, 2017, the total assets and total liabilities of Mona Lisa Re were $26.1 million and $26.1 million, respectively (December 31, 2016 - $184.2 million and $184.2 million, respectively).

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 which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Services - Insurance. Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci have together entered into ceded reinsurance contracts with Mona Lisa Re with gross premiums ceded of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (2016 - $7.4 million and $5.1 million, respectively). In addition, Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci recognized ceded premiums earned related to the ceded reinsurance contracts with Mona Lisa Re of $4.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (2016 - $5.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively).

Fibonacci Re

Effective November 7, 2016, Fibonacci Re, a Bermuda-domiciled SPI, was formed to provide collateralized capacity to Renaissance Reinsurance and its affiliates.

Upon issuance of a series of notes by Fibonacci 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 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. RUM receives an origination and structuring fee in connection with the formation and operation of Fibonacci Re.

The Company concluded that Fibonacci Re meets the definition of a VIE as it does not have sufficient equity capital to finance its activities. The Company evaluated its relationship with Fibonacci Re and concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of Fibonacci Re as it does not have power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Fibonacci Re. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Fibonacci Re.

The only transactions related to Fibonacci Re that will be recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements will be the ceded reinsurance agreements entered into by Renaissance Reinsurance that are accounted for as prospective reinsurance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Services - Insurance, and the fair value of the participating notes owned by the Company. Other than its investment in the participating notes of Fibonacci Re, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Fibonacci Re that it was not contractually required to provide.

Effective with the risk periods incepting on January 1, 2017 and June 1, 2017, Fibonacci Re raised $140.0 million and $45.0 million, respectively, of capital from third-party investors and the Company, via private placements of participating notes which are listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The fair value of the Company’s investment in the participating notes of Fibonacci Re is included in other investments. Net of third-party investors, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Fibonacci Re was $16.3 million at September 30, 2017.

Renaissance Reinsurance entered into ceded reinsurance contracts with Fibonacci Re with premiums ceded of $9.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. In addition, Renaissance

Reinsurance recognized ceded premiums earned related to the ceded reinsurance contracts with Fibonacci Re of $6.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

NOTE 10. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Dividends

The Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe declared dividends of $0.32 per common share to common shareholders of record on March 15, 2017, June 15, 2017 and September 15, 2017, respectively, and RenaissanceRe paid dividends of $0.32 per common share to common shareholders on March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 29, 2017, respectively. The Board of Directors approved the payment of quarterly dividends on the Series C 6.08% Preference Shares and Series E 5.375% 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). During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company paid $16.8 million in preference share dividends (2016 - $16.8 million) and $38.6 million in common share dividends (2016 - $38.9 million).

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 August 2, 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 the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 1.3 million common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $188.6 million and an average price of $142.67 per common share. At September 30, 2017, $467.3 million remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program.

NOTE 11. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:




	Three months ended						Nine months ended
(common shares in thousands)	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Numerator:
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(504,812	)	$	146,825		$	(241,318	)	$	411,145
Amount allocated to participating common shareholders (1)	(116		)	(1,770		)	(344		)	(4,939		)
Net (loss) income allocated to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(504,928	)	$	145,055		$	(241,662	)	$	406,206
Denominator:
Denominator for basic (loss) income per RenaissanceRe common share - weighted average common shares	39,591			40,513			39,979			41,594
Per common share equivalents of employee stock options and restricted shares	—			220			—			248
Denominator for diluted (loss) income per RenaissanceRe common share - adjusted weighted average common shares and assumed conversions	39,591			40,733			39,979			41,842
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic	$	(12.75	)	$	3.58		$	(6.04	)	$	9.77
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted	$	(12.75	)	$	3.56		$	(6.04	)	$	9.71


(1)	Represents earnings attributable to holders of unvested restricted shares issued pursuant to the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, 2010 Performance-Based Equity Incentive Plan, 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan and to the Company’s non-employee directors.

NOTE 12. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company’s reportable segments are defined as follows: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe and other property reinsurance and insurance written on behalf of the Company’s operating subsidiaries and certain joint ventures managed by the Company’s ventures unit, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty reinsurance and insurance written on behalf of the Company’s operating subsidiaries and certain joint ventures managed by the Company’s ventures unit. In addition to its reportable segments, the Company has an Other category, which primarily includes its strategic investments, investments unit, corporate expenses, capital servicing costs, noncontrolling interests, certain expenses related to the acquisition of Platinum, and the remnants of its former Bermuda-based insurance operations.

The Company’s Property segment is managed by the Chief Underwriting Officer - Property and the Casualty and Specialty segment is managed by the Chief Underwriting Officer - Casualty and Specialty. Each of the Chief Underwriting Officer - Property and Chief Underwriting Officer - Casualty and Specialty operate under the direction of the Company’s Group Chief Underwriting Officer, who in turn reports to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Company does not manage its assets by segment; accordingly, net investment income and total assets are not allocated to the segments.

A summary of the significant components of the Company’s revenues and expenses by segment is as follows:




Three months ended September 30, 2017	Property			Casualty and Specialty			Other			Total
Gross premiums written	$	325,395		$	314,881		$	(7	)	$	640,269
Net premiums written	$	269,393		$	213,835		$	(7	)	$	483,221
Net premiums earned	$	336,838		$	210,961		$	(7	)	$	547,792
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	1,044,418			177,433			(155		)	1,221,696
Acquisition expenses	17,514			59,248			(1		)	76,761
Operational expenses	25,123			17,389			25			42,537
Underwriting (loss) income	$	(750,217	)	$	(43,109	)	$	124		(793,202		)
Net investment income							40,257			40,257
Net foreign exchange losses							(156		)	(156		)
Equity in earnings of other ventures							1,794			1,794
Other income							2,996			2,996
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments							42,052			42,052
Corporate expenses							(4,413		)	(4,413		)
Interest expense							(11,799		)	(11,799		)
Loss before taxes										(722,471		)
Income tax benefit							18,977			18,977
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests							204,277			204,277
Dividends on preference shares							(5,595		)	(5,595		)
Net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders										$	(504,812	)

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year	$	1,036,586		$	172,675		$	—		$	1,209,261
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years	7,832			4,758			(155		)	12,435
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total	$	1,044,418		$	177,433		$	(155	)	$	1,221,696

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	307.7		%	81.9		%				220.8		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	2.4		%	2.2		%				2.2		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	310.1		%	84.1		%				223.0		%
Underwriting expense ratio	12.6		%	36.3		%				21.8		%
Combined ratio	322.7		%	120.4		%				244.8		%




Nine months ended September 30, 2017	Property			Casualty and Specialty			Other			Total
Gross premiums written	$	1,345,271		$	1,044,510		$	(7	)	$	2,389,774
Net premiums written	$	895,728		$	687,381		$	(7	)	$	1,583,102
Net premiums earned	$	716,024		$	580,085		$	(7	)	$	1,296,102
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	1,116,273			441,801			(710		)	1,557,364
Acquisition expenses	75,117			173,179			(2		)	248,294
Operational expenses	76,841			54,708			37			131,586
Underwriting (loss) income	$	(552,207	)	$	(89,603	)	$	668		(641,142		)
Net investment income							148,745			148,745
Net foreign exchange gains							11,118			11,118
Equity in earnings of other ventures							5,830			5,830
Other income							7,053			7,053
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments							143,538			143,538
Corporate expenses							(14,335		)	(14,335		)
Interest expense							(32,416		)	(32,416		)
Loss before taxes										(371,609		)
Income tax benefit							14,739			14,739
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests							132,338			132,338
Dividends on preference shares							(16,786		)	(16,786		)
Net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders										$	(241,318	)

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year	$	1,133,241		$	427,786		$	—		$	1,561,027
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years	(16,968		)	14,015			(710		)	(3,663		)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total	$	1,116,273		$	441,801		$	(710	)	$	1,557,364

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	158.3		%	73.7		%				120.4		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	(2.4		)%	2.5		%				(0.2		)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	155.9		%	76.2		%				120.2		%
Underwriting expense ratio	21.2		%	39.2		%				29.3		%
Combined ratio	177.1		%	115.4		%				149.5		%




Three months ended September 30, 2016	Property			Casualty and Specialty			Other			Total
Gross premiums written	$	119,904		$	310,320		$	—		$	430,224
Net premiums written	$	90,909		$	193,313		$	—		$	284,222
Net premiums earned	$	172,661		$	173,860		$	—		$	346,521
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	23,539			89,844			(808		)	112,575
Acquisition expenses	21,663			58,917			—			80,580
Operational expenses	24,258			16,217			18			40,493
Underwriting income	$	103,201		$	8,882		$	790		112,873
Net investment income							51,423			51,423
Net foreign exchange losses							(5,986		)	(5,986		)
Equity in losses of other ventures							(11,630		)	(11,630		)
Other income							2,268			2,268
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments							59,870			59,870
Corporate expenses							(11,537		)	(11,537		)
Interest expense							(10,536		)	(10,536		)
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interests										186,745
Income tax benefit							1,316			1,316
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests							(35,641		)	(35,641		)
Dividends on preference shares							(5,595		)	(5,595		)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders										$	146,825

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year	$	42,062		$	116,298		$	—		$	158,360
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years	(18,523		)	(26,454		)	(808		)	(45,785		)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total	$	23,539		$	89,844		$	(808	)	$	112,575

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	24.4		%	66.9		%				45.7		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	(10.8		)%	(15.2		)%				(13.2		)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	13.6		%	51.7		%				32.5		%
Underwriting expense ratio	26.6		%	43.2		%				34.9		%
Combined ratio	40.2		%	94.9		%				67.4		%




Nine months ended September 30, 2016	Property			Casualty and Specialty			Other			Total
Gross premiums written	$	1,058,816		$	992,669		$	—		$	2,051,485
Net premiums written	$	674,361		$	641,452		$	—		$	1,315,813
Net premiums earned	$	538,953		$	512,576		$	—		$	1,051,529
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	125,618			282,117			(805		)	406,930
Acquisition expenses	71,176			144,001			—			215,177
Operational expenses	79,441			68,261			99			147,801
Underwriting income	$	262,718		$	18,197		$	706		281,621
Net investment income							134,410			134,410
Net foreign exchange losses							(8,368		)	(8,368		)
Equity in losses of other ventures							(3,997		)	(3,997		)
Other income							9,001			9,001
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments							191,295			191,295
Corporate expenses							(25,514		)	(25,514		)
Interest expense							(31,610		)	(31,610		)
Income before taxes and noncontrolling interests										546,838
Income tax expense							(8,040		)	(8,040		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests							(110,867		)	(110,867		)
Dividends on preference shares							(16,786		)	(16,786		)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders										$	411,145

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year	$	163,130		$	320,444		$	—		$	483,574
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years	(37,512		)	(38,327		)	(805		)	(76,644		)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total	$	125,618		$	282,117		$	(805	)	$	406,930

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	30.3		%	62.5		%				46.0		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	(7.0		)%	(7.5		)%				(7.3		)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	23.3		%	55.0		%				38.7		%
Underwriting expense ratio	28.0		%	41.4		%				34.5		%
Combined ratio	51.3		%	96.4		%				73.2		%

NOTE 13. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

From time to time, the Company may enter into derivative instruments such as futures, options, swaps, forward contracts and other derivative contracts primarily to manage its foreign currency exposure, obtain exposure to a particular financial market, for yield enhancement, or for trading and speculation. The Company’s derivative instruments are generally traded under International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreements, which establish the terms of the transactions entered into with the Company’s derivative counterparties. In the event a party becomes insolvent or otherwise defaults on its obligations, a master agreement generally permits the non-defaulting party to accelerate and terminate all outstanding transactions and net the transactions’ marked-to-market values so that a single sum in a single currency will be owed by, or owed to, the non-defaulting party. Effectively, this contractual close-out netting reduces credit exposure from gross to net exposure. Where the Company has entered into master netting agreements with counterparties, or the Company has the legal and contractual right to offset positions, the derivative positions are generally netted by counterparty and are reported accordingly in other assets and other liabilities.

The tables below show the gross and net amounts of recognized derivative assets and liabilities at fair value, including the location on the consolidated balance sheets of the Company’s principal derivative instruments:




	Derivative Assets
At September 30, 2017	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet		Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet		Balance Sheet Location	Collateral		Net Amount
Interest rate futures	$	740	614		$	126	Other assets	$	—	$	126
Interest rate swaps	551		277		274		Other assets	—		274
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)	4,758		557		4,201		Other assets	—		4,201
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)	43		14		29		Other assets	—		29
Credit default swaps	956		308		648		Other assets	—		648
Total	$	7,048	$	1,770	$	5,278		$	—	$	5,278

	Derivative Liabilities
At September 30, 2017	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet		Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet		Balance Sheet Location	Collateral Pledged		Net Amount
Interest rate futures	$	854	614		$	240	Other liabilities	$	240	$	—
Interest rate swaps	280		277		3		Other liabilities	3		—
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)	2,996		—		2,996		Other liabilities	—		2,996
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)	90		14		76		Other liabilities	—		76
Credit default swaps	327		308		19		Other liabilities	—		19
Total	$	4,547	$	1,213	$	3,334		$	243	$	3,091


(1)	Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.


(2)	Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.




	Derivative Assets
At December 31, 2016	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet		Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet		Balance Sheet Location	Collateral		Net Amount
Interest rate futures	$	1,384	1,235		$	149	Other assets	$	—	$	149
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)	774		—		774		Other assets	—		774
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)	621		447		174		Other assets	—		174
Credit default swaps	1,429		23		1,406		Other assets	—		1,406
Total	$	4,208	$	1,705	$	2,503		$	—	$	2,503

	Derivative Liabilities
At December 31, 2016	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet		Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet		Balance Sheet Location	Collateral Pledged		Net Amount
Interest rate futures	$	2,030	1,235		$	795	Other liabilities	$	789	$	6
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)	10,550		397		10,153		Other liabilities	—		10,153
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)	766		447		319		Other liabilities	—		319
Credit default swaps	181		23		158		Other liabilities	—		158
Total	$	13,527	$	2,102	$	11,425		$	789	$	10,636


(1)	Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.


(2)	Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.

Refer to “Note 3. Investments” for information on reverse repurchase agreements.

The location and amount of the gain (loss) recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations related to its principal derivative instruments are shown in the following table:




	Location of gain (loss) recognized on derivatives	Amount of gain (loss) recognized on derivatives
Three months ended September 30,		2017			2016
Interest rate futures	Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	$	(3,016	)	$	1,040
Interest rate swaps	Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	271			—
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)	Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	2,056			5,097
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)	Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	(40		)	(489		)
Credit default swaps	Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	(1,275		)	687
Total		$	(2,004	)	$	6,335




	Location of gain (loss) recognized on derivatives	Amount of gain (loss) recognized on derivatives
Nine months ended September 30,		2017			2016
Interest rate futures	Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	$	(4,064	)	$	(27,775	)
Interest rate swaps	Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	271			—
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)	Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	8,339			(92		)
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)	Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	(940		)	(3,706		)
Credit default swaps	Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	(551		)	902
Total		$	3,055		$	(30,671	)


(1)	Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.


(2)	Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.

The Company is not aware of the existence of any credit-risk related contingent features that it believes would be triggered in its derivative instruments that are in a net liability position at September 30, 2017.

Interest Rate Derivatives

The Company uses interest rate futures and swaps within its portfolio of fixed maturity investments to manage its exposure to interest rate risk, which may result in increasing or decreasing its exposure to this risk.

Interest Rate Futures

The fair value of interest rate futures is determined using exchange traded prices. At September 30, 2017, the Company had $1.1 billion of notional long positions and $399.7 million of notional short positions of primarily Eurodollar, U.S. treasury and non-U.S. dollar futures contracts (December 31, 2016 - $1.2 billion and $727.9 million, respectively).

Interest Rate Swaps

During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company entered into interest rate swaps. The fair value of interest rate swaps is determined using the relevant exchange traded price where available or a discounted cash flow model based on the terms of the contract and inputs, including, where applicable, observable yield curves. At September 30, 2017, the Company had $51.3 million of notional positions paying a fixed rate and $5.3 million receiving a fixed rate denominated in U.S. dollars.

Foreign Currency Derivatives

The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The Company writes a portion of its business in currencies other than U.S. dollars and may, from time to time, experience foreign exchange gains and losses in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. All changes in exchange rates, with the exception of non-monetary assets and liabilities, are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Underwriting Operations Related Foreign Currency Contracts

The Company’s foreign currency policy with regard to its underwriting operations is generally to hold foreign currency assets, including cash, investments and receivables that approximate the foreign currency liabilities, including claims and claim expense reserves and reinsurance balances payable. When necessary, the Company may use foreign currency forward and option contracts to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities associated with its underwriting operations. The fair value of the Company’s underwriting operations related foreign currency contracts is determined using indicative pricing obtained from counterparties or broker quotes. At September 30, 2017, the Company had outstanding underwriting related foreign currency contracts of $191.1 million in notional long positions and $68.5 million in notional short positions, denominated in U.S. dollars (December 31, 2016 - $184.2 million and $91.4 million, respectively).

Investment Portfolio Related Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

The Company’s investment operations are exposed to currency fluctuations through its investments in non-U.S. dollar fixed maturity investments, short term investments and other investments. From time to time, the Company may employ foreign currency forward contracts in its investment portfolio to either assume foreign currency risk or to economically hedge its exposure to currency fluctuations from these investments. The fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio related foreign currency forward contracts is determined using an interpolated rate based on closing forward market rates. At September 30, 2017, the Company had outstanding investment portfolio related foreign currency contracts of $17.6 million in notional long positions and $4.5 million in notional short positions, denominated in U.S. dollars (December 31, 2016 - $26.9 million and $57.3 million, respectively).

Credit Derivatives

The Company’s exposure to credit risk is primarily due to its fixed maturity investments, short term investments, premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverable. From time to time, the Company purchases credit derivatives to hedge its exposures in the insurance industry, and to assist in managing the credit risk associated with ceded reinsurance. The Company also employs credit derivatives in its investment portfolio to either assume credit risk or hedge its credit exposure. The fair value of credit derivatives is determined using industry valuation models, broker bid indications or internal pricing valuation techniques. The fair value of these credit derivatives can change based on a variety of factors including changes in credit spreads, default rates and recovery rates, the correlation of credit risk between the referenced credit and the counterparty, and market rate inputs such as interest rates. At September 30, 2017, the Company had outstanding credit derivatives of $15.5 million in notional positions to hedge credit risk and $13.3 million in notional positions to assume credit risk, denominated in U.S. dollars (December 31, 2016 - $Nil and $75.2 million, respectively).

NOTE 14. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER ITEMS

There are no material changes from the commitments and contingencies previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Legal Proceedings

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to lawsuits and regulatory actions in the normal course of business that do not arise from or directly relate to claims on reinsurance treaties or contracts or direct surplus lines insurance policies. In the Company’s industry, business litigation may involve allegations of underwriting or claims-handling errors or misconduct, disputes relating to the scope of, or compliance with, the terms of delegated underwriting agreements, employment claims, regulatory actions or disputes arising

from the Company’s business ventures. The Company’s operating subsidiaries are subject to claims litigation involving, among other things, disputed interpretations of policy coverages. Generally, the Company’s direct surplus lines insurance operations are subject to greater frequency and diversity of claims and claims-related litigation than its reinsurance operations and, in some jurisdictions, may be subject to direct actions by allegedly injured persons or entities seeking damages from policyholders. These lawsuits, involving or arising out of claims on policies issued by the Company’s subsidiaries which are typical to the insurance industry in general and in the normal course of business, are considered in its loss and loss expense reserves. In addition, the Company may from time to time engage in litigation or arbitration related to its claims for payment in respect of ceded reinsurance, including disputes that challenge the Company’s ability to enforce its underwriting intent. Such matters could result, directly or indirectly, in providers of protection not meeting their obligations to the Company or not doing so on a timely basis. The Company may also be subject to other disputes from time to time, relating to operational or other matters distinct from insurance or reinsurance claims. Any litigation or arbitration, or regulatory process, contains an element of uncertainty, and the value of an exposure or a gain contingency related to a dispute is difficult to estimate accordingly. Currently, the Company believes that no individual litigation or arbitration to which it is presently a party is likely to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, business or operations.

NOTE 15. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT OF SUBSIDIARIES

The following tables present condensed consolidating balance sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, condensed consolidating statements of operations and condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive (loss) income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Each of RenRe North America Holdings Inc., Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. and RenaissanceRe Finance is a 100% owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe. For additional information related to the terms of the Company’s outstanding debt securities, see “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and “Note 7. Debt and Credit Facilities” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included herein.



Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at September 30, 2017	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)		Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Assets
Total investments	$	193,268	$	130,802	$	—	$	35,098	$	9,283,010	$	—		$	9,642,178
Cash and cash equivalents	12,370		226		10		7,663		561,307		—			581,576
Investments in subsidiaries	3,968,721		37,834		—		1,152,247		—		(5,158,802		)	—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates	107,746		91,891		—		—		—		(199,637		)	—
Premiums receivable	—		—		—		—		1,521,266		—			1,521,266
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	—		—		—		—		635,756		—			635,756
Reinsurance recoverable	—		—		—		—		1,588,304		—			1,588,304
Accrued investment income	125		197		—		59		37,985		—			38,366
Deferred acquisition costs	—		—		—		—		434,914		—			434,914
Receivable for investments sold	9,042		13,472		—		101		171,143		—			193,758
Other assets	429,594		36,825		—		435,815		98,023		(836,238		)	164,019
Goodwill and other intangible assets	126,246		—		—		—		118,541		—			244,787
Total assets	$	4,847,112	$	311,247	$	10	$	1,630,983	$	14,450,249	$	(6,194,677	)	$	15,044,924
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Reserve for claims and claim expenses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	5,192,313	$	—		$	5,192,313
Unearned premiums	—		—		—		—		1,713,069		—			1,713,069
Debt	417,000		—		—		841,592		147,653		(417,000		)	989,245
Amounts due to subsidiaries and affiliates	2,950		55		—		97,365		—		(100,370		)	—
Reinsurance balances payable	—		—		—		—		1,034,454		—			1,034,454
Payable for investments purchased	8,989		17,938		—		—		350,616		—			377,543
Other liabilities	15,161		927		—		9,926		282,647		(7,102		)	301,559
Total liabilities	444,100		18,920		—		948,883		8,720,752		(524,472		)	9,608,183
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		1,033,729		—			1,033,729
Shareholders’ Equity
Total shareholders’ equity	4,403,012		292,327		10		682,100		4,695,768		(5,670,205		)	4,403,012
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity	$	4,847,112	$	311,247	$	10	$	1,630,983	$	14,450,249	$	(6,194,677	)	$	15,044,924


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor, Subsidiary Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)		Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Assets
Total investments	$	387,274	$	119,163	$	267,556	$	45,027	$	8,497,948	$	—		$	9,316,968
Cash and cash equivalents	7,067		162		6,671		9,397		397,860		—			421,157
Investments in subsidiaries	4,074,769		34,761		843,089		1,165,413		—		(6,118,032		)	—
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates	7,413		91,892		—		—		—		(99,305		)	—
Premiums receivable	—		—		—		—		987,323		—			987,323
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	—		—		—		—		441,260		—			441,260
Reinsurance recoverable	—		—		—		—		279,564		—			279,564
Accrued investment income	105		289		551		106		37,025		—			38,076
Deferred acquisition costs	—		—		—		—		335,325		—			335,325
Receivable for investments sold	136		2		99		45		105,559		—			105,841
Other assets	410,757		37,204		4,689		127,572		118,098		(522,938		)	175,382
Goodwill and other intangible assets	130,407		—		—		—		120,779		—			251,186
Total assets	$	5,017,928	$	283,473	$	1,122,655	$	1,347,560	$	11,320,741	$	(6,740,275	)	$	12,352,082
Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Reserve for claims and claim expenses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,848,294	$	—		$	2,848,294
Unearned premiums	—		—		—		—		1,231,573		—			1,231,573
Debt	117,000		—		255,352		545,889		147,422		(117,000		)	948,663
Amounts due to subsidiaries and affiliates	14,644		42		123		96,061		—		(110,870		)	—
Reinsurance balances payable	—		—		—		—		673,983		—			673,983
Payable for investments purchased	—		—		—		—		305,714		—			305,714
Other liabilities	19,707		10,544		—		13,350		270,610		(12,527		)	301,684
Total liabilities	151,351		10,586		255,475		655,300		5,477,596		(240,397		)	6,309,911
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		1,175,594		—			1,175,594
Shareholders’ Equity
Total shareholders’ equity	4,866,577		272,887		867,180		692,260		4,667,551		(6,499,878		)	4,866,577
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity	$	5,017,928	$	283,473	$	1,122,655	$	1,347,560	$	11,320,741	$	(6,740,275	)	$	12,352,082


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	547,792		$	—		$	547,792
Net investment income (loss)	5,725			544			(3		)	1,335			39,342			(6,686		)	40,257
Net foreign exchange losses	—			—			—			—			(156		)	—			(156		)
Equity in earnings of other ventures	—			—			—			38			1,756			—			1,794
Other income	1			—			—			—			2,995			—			2,996
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	110			2,186			—			51			39,705			—			42,052
Total revenues	5,836			2,730			(3		)	1,424			631,434			(6,686		)	634,735
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	—			—			—			—			1,221,696			—			1,221,696
Acquisition expenses	—			—			—			—			76,761			—			76,761
Operational expenses	2,910			17			1			6,266			37,752			(4,409		)	42,537
Corporate expenses	4,634			—			—			—			(221		)	—			4,413
Interest expense	183			—			—			9,258			2,541			(183		)	11,799
Total expenses	7,727			17			1			15,524			1,338,529			(4,592		)	1,357,206
(Loss) income before equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries and taxes	(1,891		)	2,713			(4		)	(14,100		)	(707,095		)	(2,094		)	(722,471		)
(Loss) equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries	(499,408		)	928			—			(16,352		)	—			514,832			—
(Loss) Income before taxes	(501,299		)	3,641			(4		)	(30,452		)	(707,095		)	512,738			(722,471		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	2,082			(890		)	29			3,307			14,449			—			18,977
Net (loss) income	(499,217		)	2,751			25			(27,145		)	(692,646		)	512,738			(703,494		)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			204,277			—			204,277
Net (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe	(499,217		)	2,751			25			(27,145		)	(488,369		)	512,738			(499,217		)
Dividends on preference shares	(5,595		)	—			—			—			—			—			(5,595		)
Net (loss) income (attributable) available attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(504,812	)	$	2,751		$	25		$	(27,145	)	$	(488,369	)	$	512,738		$	(504,812	)


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the three months ended September 30, 2017	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)		RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive (loss) income
Net (loss) income	$	(499,217	)	$	2,751	$	25	$	(27,145	)	$	(692,646	)	$	512,738	$	(703,494	)
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—			—		—		—			300			—		300
Comprehensive (loss) income	(499,217		)	2,751		25		(27,145		)	(692,346		)	512,738		(703,194		)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—		—		—			204,277			—		204,277
Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—		—		—			204,277			—		204,277
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	(499,217	)	$	2,751	$	25	$	(27,145	)	$	(488,069	)	$	512,738	$	(498,917	)


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,296,102		$	—		$	1,296,102
Net investment income	16,466			1,436			1,373			1,843			146,816			(19,189		)	148,745
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	(1		)	—			—			—			11,119			—			11,118
Equity in (losses) earnings of other ventures	—			—			—			(412		)	6,242			—			5,830
Other income	—			—			—			—			7,053			—			7,053
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments	155			6,528			4,916			(217		)	132,156			—			143,538
Total revenues	16,620			7,964			6,289			1,214			1,599,488			(19,189		)	1,612,386
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	—			—			—			—			1,557,364			—			1,557,364
Acquisition expenses	—			—			—			—			248,294			—			248,294
Operational expenses	9,398			57			86			20,892			116,212			(15,059		)	131,586
Corporate expenses	14,640			—			—			—			(305		)	—			14,335
Interest expense	464			—			2,461			22,401			7,554			(464		)	32,416
Total expenses	24,502			57			2,547			43,293			1,929,119			(15,523		)	1,983,995
(Loss) income before equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries and taxes	(7,882		)	7,907			3,742			(42,079		)	(329,631		)	(3,666		)	(371,609		)
Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries	(219,309		)	3,234			28,028			20,584			—			167,463			—
(Loss) Income before taxes	(227,191		)	11,141			31,770			(21,495		)	(329,631		)	163,797			(371,609		)
Income tax benefit (expense)	2,659			(2,572		)	(1,175		)	9,281			6,546			—			14,739
Net (loss) income	(224,532		)	8,569			30,595			(12,214		)	(323,085		)	163,797			(356,870		)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			132,338			—			132,338
Net (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe	(224,532		)	8,569			30,595			(12,214		)	(190,747		)	163,797			(224,532		)
Dividends on preference shares	(16,786		)	—			—			—			—			—			(16,786		)
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(241,318	)	$	8,569		$	30,595		$	(12,214	)	$	(190,747	)	$	163,797		$	(241,318	)


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor, Subsidiary Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)		RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive (loss) income
Net (loss) income	$	(224,532	)	$	8,569	$	30,595	$	(12,214	)	$	(323,085	)	$	163,797	$	(356,870	)
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—			—		—		—			(972		)	—		(972		)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(224,532		)	8,569		30,595		(12,214		)	(324,057		)	163,797		(357,842		)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—		—		—			132,338			—		132,338
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—		—		—			132,338			—		132,338
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	(224,532	)	$	8,569	$	30,595	$	(12,214	)	$	(191,719	)	$	163,797	$	(225,504	)


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor, Subsidiary Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	346,521		$	—		$	346,521
Net investment income	5,892			441			795			140			50,406			(6,251		)	51,423
Net foreign exchange losses	—			—			—			—			(5,986		)	—			(5,986		)
Equity in losses of other ventures	—			—			—			—			(11,630		)	—			(11,630		)
Other income	21			—			—			—			2,247			—			2,268
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments	(336		)	1,397			2,105			—			56,704			—			59,870
Total revenues	5,577			1,838			2,900			140			438,262			(6,251		)	442,466
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	—			—			—			—			112,575			—			112,575
Acquisition expenses	—			—			—			—			80,580			—			80,580
Operational expenses	(1,233		)	36			60			5,021			40,018			(3,409		)	40,493
Corporate expenses	11,617			—			—			—			(80		)	—			11,537
Interest expense	140			—			1,476			6,545			2,515			(140		)	10,536
Total expenses	10,524			36			1,536			11,566			235,608			(3,549		)	255,721
Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries and taxes	(4,947		)	1,802			1,364			(11,426		)	202,654			(2,702		)	186,745
Equity in net income of subsidiaries	158,862			1,463			(2,694		)	1,130			—			(158,761		)	—
Income (loss) before taxes	153,915			3,265			(1,330		)	(10,296		)	202,654			(161,463		)	186,745
Income tax (expense) benefit	(1,495		)	(324		)	(401		)	2,785			751			—			1,316
Net income (loss)	152,420			2,941			(1,731		)	(7,511		)	203,405			(161,463		)	188,061
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(35,641		)	—			(35,641		)
Net income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe	152,420			2,941			(1,731		)	(7,511		)	167,764			(161,463		)	152,420
Dividends on preference shares	(5,595		)	—			—			—			—			—			(5,595		)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	146,825		$	2,941		$	(1,731	)	$	(7,511	)	$	167,764		$	(161,463	)	$	146,825


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss)	$	152,420	$	2,941	$	(1,731	)	$	(7,511	)	$	203,405		$	(161,463	)	$	188,061
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—		—		—			—			284			—			284
Comprehensive income (loss)	152,420		2,941		(1,731		)	(7,511		)	203,689			(161,463		)	188,345
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—			—			(35,641		)	—			(35,641		)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—			—			(35,641		)	—			(35,641		)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	152,420	$	2,941	$	(1,731	)	$	(7,511	)	$	168,048		$	(161,463	)	$	152,704


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Revenues
Net premiums earned	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,051,529		$	—		$	1,051,529
Net investment income	18,499			1,395			3,074			421			129,038			(18,017		)	134,410
Net foreign exchange losses	(2		)	—			—			—			(8,366		)	—			(8,368		)
Equity in losses of other ventures	—			—			—			—			(3,997		)	—			(3,997		)
Other (loss) income	(770		)	—			—			—			9,771			—			9,001
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	4,951			3,651			7,483			—			175,210			—			191,295
Total revenues	22,678			5,046			10,557			421			1,353,185			(18,017		)	1,373,870
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	—			—			—			—			406,930			—			406,930
Acquisition expenses	—			—			—			—			215,177			—			215,177
Operational expenses	(3,038		)	(61		)	176			16,603			145,466			(11,345		)	147,801
Corporate expenses	22,411			203			—			7			2,893			—			25,514
Interest expense	421			—			4,429			19,632			7,549			(421		)	31,610
Total expenses	19,794			142			4,605			36,242			778,015			(11,766		)	827,032
Income before equity in net income of subsidiaries and taxes	2,884			4,904			5,952			(35,821		)	575,170			(6,251		)	546,838
Equity in net income of subsidiaries	424,077			2,996			31,727			42,774			—			(501,574		)	—
Income before taxes	426,961			7,900			37,679			6,953			575,170			(507,825		)	546,838
Income tax benefit (expense)	970			(1,791		)	(1,583		)	8,456			(14,092		)	—			(8,040		)
Net income	427,931			6,109			36,096			15,409			561,078			(507,825		)	538,798
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(110,867		)	—			(110,867		)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe	427,931			6,109			36,096			15,409			450,211			(507,825		)	427,931
Dividends on preference shares	(16,786		)	—			—			—			—			—			(16,786		)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	411,145		$	6,109		$	36,096		$	15,409		$	450,211		$	(507,825	)	$	411,145


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)		RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)		Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			Consolidating Adjustments (2)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Comprehensive income
Net income	$	427,931	$	6,109	$	36,096	$	15,409	$	561,078		$	(507,825	)	$	538,798
Change in net unrealized gains on investments	—		—		—		—		513			—			513
Comprehensive income	427,931		6,109		36,096		15,409		561,591			(507,825		)	539,311
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(110,867		)	—			(110,867		)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(110,867		)	—			(110,867		)
Comprehensive income available to RenaissanceRe	$	427,931	$	6,109	$	36,096	$	15,409	$	450,724		$	(507,825	)	$	428,444


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


(2)	Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(6,870	)	$	(8,209	)	$	(2,262	)	$	(343,093	)	$	982,136		$	621,702
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading	106,761			74,455			289,741			279,830			6,912,215			7,663,002
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading	(118,402		)	(69,168		)	(143,991		)	(270,785		)	(7,195,939		)	(7,798,285		)
Net (purchases) sales of equity investments trading	—			(1,708		)	85,324			—			(22,045		)	61,571
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments	205,864			(4,495		)	41,299			(305		)	(388,689		)	(146,326		)
Net sales of other investments	—			—			—			—			5,181			5,181
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries	285,515			9,175			—			41,866			(336,556		)	—
Contributions to subsidiaries	(500,000		)	—			(26,649		)	(9,175		)	535,824			—
Due to (from) subsidiary	290,130			14			(123		)	4,062			(294,083		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	269,868			8,273			245,601			45,493			(784,092		)	(214,857		)
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares	(38,624		)	—			—			—			—			(38,624		)
Dividends paid – preference shares	(16,786		)	—			—			—			—			(16,786		)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases	(188,591		)	—			—			—			—			(188,591		)
Issuance of debt, net of expenses	—			—			—			295,866			—			295,866
Repayment of debt	—			—			(250,000		)	—			—			(250,000		)
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions	—			—			—			—			(44,193		)	(44,193		)
Taxes paid on withholding shares	(13,694		)	—			—			—			—			(13,694		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(257,695		)	—			(250,000		)	295,866			(44,193		)	(256,022		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash	—			—			—			—			9,596			9,596
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	5,303			64			(6,661		)	(1,734		)	163,447			160,419
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	7,067			162			6,671			9,397			397,860			421,157
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	12,370		$	226		$	10		$	7,663		$	561,307		$	581,576


(1)	Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016	RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Parent Guarantor)			RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer)			Other RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Subsidiaries and Eliminations (Non-guarantor Subsidiaries) (1)			RenaissanceRe Consolidated
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(7,644	)	$	1,847		$	(11,062	)	$	(35,171	)	$	432,395		$	380,365
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading	272,710			62,959			113,947			—			6,059,403			6,509,019
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading	(336,345		)	(115,849		)	(259,165		)	—			(6,033,479		)	(6,744,838		)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale	—			—			—			—			5,931			5,931
Net (purchases) sales of equity investments trading	—			(2,392		)	192,911			—			(7,407		)	183,112
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments	122,656			67,986			(41,881		)	—			(19,892		)	128,869
Net purchases of other investments	—			—			—			—			(56,765		)	(56,765		)
Net sales of other assets	—			—			—			—			400			400
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries	408,189			2,900			—			9,300			(420,389		)	—
Contributions to subsidiaries	(91,001		)	—			—			—			91,001			—
Due to (from) subsidiaries	(3,497		)	(22,502		)	(108		)	27,724			(1,617		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	372,712			(6,898		)	5,704			37,024			(382,814		)	25,728
Cash flows used in financing activities
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares	(38,886		)	—			—			—			—			(38,886		)
Dividends paid – preference shares	(16,786		)	—			—			—			—			(16,786		)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases	(309,434		)	—			—			—			—			(309,434		)
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions	—			—			—			—			(45,496		)	(45,496		)
Taxes paid on withholding shares	—			—			—			—			(10,362		)	(10,362		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(365,106		)	—			—			—			(55,858		)	(420,964		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash	—			—			—			—			1,316			1,316
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(38		)	(5,051		)	(5,358		)	1,853			(4,961		)	(13,555		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	10,185			5,908			7,103			677			483,012			506,885
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	10,147		$	857		$	1,745		$	2,530		$	478,051		$	493,330

(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.

NOTE 16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective October 1, 2017, DaVinciRe completed an equity capital raise of $248.6 million from third-party investors and RenaissanceRe. In addition, RenaissanceRe sold an aggregate of $49.7 million of its shares in DaVinciRe to third-party shareholders. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 22.1%, effective October 1, 2017. The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe to fluctuate over time.

Effective October 1, 2017, Upsilon RFO issued $46.5 million of non-voting preference shares to investors, including $17.7 million to the Company. Effective October 1, 2017, the Company’s participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 16.0%.

Commencing in early October 2017, devastating wildfires impacted many areas of the state of California (the “California Wildfires”). Based on the Company’s initial assessment of the California Wildfires, it is anticipated that the impact on the Company’s financial results will be significant and could be material. In addition, it is possible that the Company will be impacted by other events that have occurred thus far in the fourth quarter. The Company’s assessment of the impact from the California Wildfires and such other events, which remains at a very preliminary stage, is based on, among other things, initial industry insured loss estimates, market share analysis, the application of its modeling techniques, a review of its in-force contracts and potential uncertainties relating to reinsurance recoveries. It is difficult at this time to provide an accurate estimate of the financial impact of these events, including as a result of the preliminary nature of the information available, the preliminary nature of the information provided thus far by industry participants, the magnitude and recent occurrence of the events, and other factors.


ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The following also includes a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources at September 30, 2017. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this filing and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. This filing contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results described or implied by these forward-looking statements. See “Note on Forward-Looking Statements.”

OVERVIEW

RenaissanceRe is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. We provide property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to customers, principally through intermediaries. Established in 1993, we have offices in Bermuda, Ireland, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We aspire to be the world’s best underwriter by matching well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital and our mission is to produce superior returns for our shareholders over the long term. We seek to accomplish these goals by being a trusted, long-term partner to our customers for assessing and managing risk, delivering responsive and innovative solutions, leveraging our core capabilities of risk assessment and information management, investing in these core capabilities in order to serve our customers across the cycles that have historically characterized our markets and keeping our promises. Our strategy focuses on superior risk selection, superior customer relationships and superior capital management. We provide value to our customers and joint venture partners in the form of financial security, innovative products, and responsive service. We are known as a leader in paying valid claims promptly. We principally measure our financial success through long-term growth in tangible book value per common share plus the change in accumulated dividends, which we believe is the most appropriate measure of our financial performance and in respect of which we believe we have delivered superior performance over time.

Our core products include property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance products principally distributed through intermediaries, with whom we seek to cultivate strong long-term relationships. We believe we have been one of the world’s leading providers of property reinsurance since our founding. In recent years, through the strategic execution of a number of initiatives, including organic growth and our acquisition of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (“Platinum”) on March 2, 2015, we have expanded our casualty and specialty platform and products and believe we are a leader in certain casualty and specialty lines of business. We have determined our business consists of the following reportable segments: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe and other property reinsurance and insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries and certain joint ventures managed by our ventures unit, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty reinsurance and insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries and certain joint ventures managed by our ventures unit.

To best serve our clients in the places they do business, we have operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and underwriting platforms around the world, including DaVinci, Renaissance Reinsurance, Top Layer Re, Fibonacci Re and Upsilon RFO in Bermuda, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. in the U.S., and Syndicate 1458 in the United Kingdom (the “U.K.”). In addition, we have a presence in Ireland and Singapore and from time to time explore opportunities in other jurisdictions. We write property and casualty and specialty reinsurance through our wholly owned operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and Syndicate 1458 and certain insurance products primarily through Syndicate 1458. Although each underwriting platform may write any or all of our classes of business, our Bermuda platform has traditionally written, and continues to write, the preponderance of our property business and our U.S. platform and Syndicate 1458 write a significant portion of our casualty and specialty business. Syndicate 1458 provides us with access to Lloyd’s extensive distribution network and worldwide licenses and also writes business through delegated authority arrangements. The underwriting results of our operating subsidiaries and underwriting platforms are included in our Property and Casualty and Specialty segment results as appropriate.

Since a meaningful portion of the reinsurance and insurance we write provides protection from damages relating to natural and man-made catastrophes, our results depend to a large extent on the frequency and

severity of such catastrophic events, and the coverages we offer to customers affected by these events. We are exposed to significant losses from these catastrophic events and other exposures we cover. Accordingly, we expect a significant degree of volatility in our financial results and our financial results may vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and from year-to-year, based on the level of insured catastrophic losses occurring around the world. We view our increased exposure to casualty and specialty lines of business as an efficient use of capital given these risks are generally less correlated with our property lines of business. This has allowed us to bring additional capacity to our clients, across a wider range of product offerings, while continuing to be good stewards of our shareholders’ capital. In the future, our casualty and specialty lines of business may represent a greater proportion of our premiums and claims and claim expenses.

We continually explore appropriate and efficient ways to address the risk needs of our clients. We have created and managed, and continue to manage, multiple capital vehicles and may create additional risk bearing vehicles in the future. As our product and geographical diversity increases, we may be exposed to new risks, uncertainties and sources of volatility.

Our revenues are principally derived from three sources: (1) net premiums earned from the reinsurance and insurance policies we sell; (2) net investment income and realized and unrealized gains from the investment of our capital funds and the investment of the cash we receive on the policies which we sell; and (3) fees and other income received from our joint ventures, advisory services and various other items.

Our expenses primarily consist of: (1) net claims and claim expenses incurred on the policies of reinsurance and insurance we sell; (2) acquisition costs which typically represent a percentage of the premiums we write; (3) operating expenses which primarily consist of personnel expenses, rent and other operating expenses; (4) corporate expenses which include certain executive, legal and consulting expenses, costs for research and development, transaction and integration-related expenses, and other miscellaneous costs, including those associated with operating as a publicly traded company; (5) redeemable noncontrolling interests, which represent the interests of third parties with respect to the net income of DaVinciRe and Medici; and (6) interest and dividend costs related to our debt and preference shares. We are also subject to taxes in certain jurisdictions in which we operate. Since the majority of our income is currently earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, the tax impact to our operations has historically been minimal, however, in the future, our net tax exposure may increase as our operations expand geographically, or as a result of adverse tax developments.

The underwriting results of an insurance or reinsurance company are discussed frequently by reference to its net claims and claim expense ratio, underwriting expense ratio, and combined ratio. The net claims and claim expense ratio is calculated by dividing net claims and claim expenses incurred by net premiums earned. The underwriting expense ratio is calculated by dividing underwriting expenses (acquisition expenses and operational expenses) by net premiums earned. The combined ratio is the sum of the net claims and claim expense ratio and the underwriting expense ratio. A combined ratio below 100% indicates profitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income. A combined ratio over 100% indicates unprofitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income. We also discuss our net claims and claim expense ratio on a current accident year basis and a prior accident years basis. The current accident year net claims and claim expense ratio is calculated by taking current accident year net claims and claim expenses incurred, divided by net premiums earned. The prior accident years net claims and claim expense ratio is calculated by taking prior accident years net claims and claim expenses incurred, divided by net premiums earned.

Segments

Our reportable segments are defined as follows: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe and other property reinsurance and insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries and certain joint ventures managed by our ventures unit, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty reinsurance and insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries and certain joint ventures managed by our ventures unit. In addition to our two reportable segments, we have an Other category, which primarily includes our strategic investments, investments unit, corporate expenses, capital servicing costs, noncontrolling interests, certain expenses related to the acquisition of Platinum and the remnants of our former Bermuda-based insurance operations.

Ventures

We pursue a number of other opportunities through our ventures unit, which has responsibility for creating and managing our joint ventures, executing customized reinsurance transactions to assume or cede risk and managing certain investments directed at classes of risk other than catastrophe reinsurance.

New Business

From time to time we consider diversification into new ventures, either through organic growth, the formation of new joint ventures, or the acquisition of or the investment in other companies or books of business of other companies. This potential diversification includes opportunities to write targeted, additional classes of risk-exposed business, both directly for our own account and through new joint venture opportunities. We also regularly evaluate potential strategic opportunities we believe might utilize our skills, capabilities, proprietary technology and relationships to support possible expansion into further risk-related coverages, services and products. Generally, we focus on underwriting or trading risks where we believe reasonably sufficient data is available and our analytical abilities provide us with a competitive advantage, in order for us to seek to model estimated probabilities of losses and returns in respect of our then current portfolio of risks.

We regularly review potential strategic transactions that might improve our portfolio of business, enhance or focus our strategies, expand our distribution or capabilities, or provide other benefits. In evaluating potential new ventures or investments, we generally seek an attractive estimated return on equity, the ability to develop or capitalize on a competitive advantage, and opportunities which we believe will not detract from our core operations. We believe that our ability to attract investment and operational opportunities is supported by our strong reputation and financial resources, and by the capabilities and track record of our ventures unit.

SUMMARY OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The Company’s critical accounting estimates include “Claims and Claim Expense Reserves”, “Premiums and Related Expenses”, “Reinsurance Recoverables”, “Fair Value Measurements and Impairments” and “Income Taxes”, and are discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates as disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Below is a discussion of the results of operations for the third quarter of 2017, compared to the third quarter of 2016.




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)
Statement of operations highlights
Gross premiums written	$	640,269		$	430,224		$	210,045
Net premiums written	$	483,221		$	284,222		$	198,999
Net premiums earned	$	547,792		$	346,521		$	201,271
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	1,221,696			112,575			1,109,121
Acquisition expenses	76,761			80,580			(3,819		)
Operational expenses	42,537			40,493			2,044
Underwriting (loss) income	$	(793,202	)	$	112,873		$	(906,075	)

Net investment income	$	40,257		$	51,423		$	(11,166	)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	42,052			59,870			(17,818		)
Change in net unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments available for sale	—			(113		)	113
Total investment result	$	82,309		$	111,180		$	(28,871	)

Net (loss) income	$	(703,494	)	$	188,061		$	(891,555	)
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(504,812	)	$	146,825		$	(651,637	)

Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted	$	(12.75	)	$	3.56		$	(16.31	)
Dividends per common share	$	0.32		$	0.31		$	0.01

Key ratios
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	220.8		%	45.7		%	175.1		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	2.2		%	(13.2		)%	15.4		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	223.0		%	32.5		%	190.5		%
Underwriting expense ratio	21.8		%	34.9		%	(13.1		)%
Combined ratio	244.8		%	67.4		%	177.4		%

Return on average common equity - annualized	(47.2		)%	13.5		%	(60.7		)%

Book value	September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017			Change
Book value per common share	$	100.00		$	113.08		$	(13.08	)
Accumulated dividends per common share	17.68			17.36			0.32
Book value per common share plus accumulated dividends	$	117.68		$	130.44		$	(12.76	)
Change in book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends	(11.3		)%

Balance sheet highlights	September 30, 2017			June 30, 2017			Change
Total assets	$	15,044,924		$	13,705,680		$	1,339,244
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	4,403,012		$	4,955,255		$	(552,243	)

Net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders was $504.8 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $146.8 million in the third quarter of 2016, a decrease of $651.6 million. As a result of our net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders in the third quarter of 2017, we generated an annualized return on average common equity of negative 47.2% and our book value per common share decreased from $113.08 at June 30, 2017 to $100.00 at September 30, 2017, an 11.3% decrease, after considering the change in accumulated dividends paid to our common shareholders and the impact of 270 thousand common shares being repurchased in open market transactions during the third quarter of 2017, as detailed in “Part II, Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds”.

The most significant events affecting our financial performance during the third quarter of 2017, on a comparative basis to the third quarter of 2016, include:

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Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the Mexico City Earthquake and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (“Q3 2017 Aggregate Losses”)(collectively referred to as the “Q3 2017 Large Loss Events”) - the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events had a net negative impact on the net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $615.1 million and a net negative impact on our underwriting results of $838.7 million, adding 156.0 percentage points to our combined ratio in the third quarter of 2017. See below for additional information regarding the net negative impact of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events.

Primarily as a result of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, we incurred an underwriting loss of $793.2 million and a combined ratio of 244.8% in the third quarter of 2017, compared to generating underwriting income of $112.9 million and a combined ratio 67.4%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2016. Our underwriting loss was comprised of our Property segment, which incurred an underwriting loss of $750.2 million and a combined ratio of 322.7%, and our Casualty and Specialty segment, which incurred an underwriting loss of $43.1 million and a combined ratio of 120.4%, each in the third quarter of 2017. The Q3 2017 Large Loss Events resulted in $808.6 million of underwriting losses in our Property segment, or 252.0 percentage points on its combined ratio in the third quarter of 2017, and $30.0 million of underwriting losses in our Casualty and Specialty segment, or 14.1 percentage points on its combined ratio in the third quarter of 2017. Our underwriting results are discussed in additional detail below in “Underwriting Results by Segment”

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Net Loss Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in the third quarter of 2017 was $204.3 million, compared to net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of $35.6 million in the third quarter of 2016, principally due to significant underwriting losses associated with Q3 2017 Large Loss Events incurred by DaVinciRe, and a decrease in our ownership in DaVinciRe to 23.5% at September 30, 2017, compared to 24.0% at September 30, 2016;

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Investment Results - our total investment result, which includes the sum of net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains on investments, was a gain of $82.3 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to a gain of $111.2 million in the third quarter of 2016, a decrease of $28.9 million. The decrease in our total investment result was principally driven by unrealized losses in our other investment portfolio, specifically our catastrophe bond portfolio, which was impacted by a number of large catastrophe events occurring in the third quarter of 2017, combined with lower unrealized gains on our equity investments trading portfolio primarily due to lower returns in the current quarter on certain larger positions; and

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Equity in Earnings of Other Ventures - our equity in earnings of other ventures was $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to a loss of $11.6 million in the third quarter of 2016, an improvement of $13.4 million. Principally impacting this improvement was the non-recurrence of equity in losses of other ventures during the third quarter of 2016, primarily the result of a $15.0 million loss related to the Company’s 50% ownership in Top Layer Re. During the third quarter of 2016, Top Layer Re reduced its estimated ultimate claim and claim expenses and related reinsurance recoverable associated with the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to $Nil as a result of favorable loss emergence, resulting in an increase in underwriting income for Top Layer Re for the third quarter of 2016. However, the increase in underwriting income was more than offset by the reversal of an unrealized foreign exchange gain related to the reserve for claims and claim expenses, which were denominated in Japanese Yen. While Top Layer Re had fully hedged its net economic exposure to Japanese Yen associated with this loss since inception, because the hedged net liability went to $Nil, Top Layer Re recorded an unrealized foreign exchange loss for the third quarter of 2016. If the reserve for net claims and claim expenses had

been paid in full, rather than being reduced to $Nil, there would have been no financial statement impact to Top Layer Re.

Net Negative Impact of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events

Net negative impact from the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events includes the sum of estimates of net claims and claim expenses incurred, earned reinstatement premiums assumed and ceded, lost and earned profit commissions and redeemable noncontrolling interest. Our estimates are based on a review of our potential exposures, preliminary discussions with certain counterparties and catastrophe modeling techniques. Meaningful uncertainty regarding the estimates and the nature and extent of the losses from these events remains, driven by the magnitude and recent occurrence of each event, relatively limited claims data received to date, the contingent nature of business interruption and other exposures, potential uncertainties relating to reinsurance recoveries and other factors inherent in loss estimation, among other things. We believe these estimates remain even more uncertain for the two more recent events, Hurricane Maria and the Mexico City Earthquake, because, among other things, recovery, insurance loss adjusting and exposure estimates are at earlier stages. Furthermore, seismic events such as the Mexico City Earthquake generally have longer development periods than windstorm events, which may be amplified in this instance by dynamics such as the risk of geological liquefaction and the potential for uncertainty in claims adjudication. In respect of Hurricane Maria, recovery efforts remain ongoing, with continuing power outages, infrastructure damage, communications disruptions and other issues complicating loss mitigation and estimation. Accordingly, our actual net negative impact from the events noted above, both individually and in the aggregate, will vary from these preliminary estimates, perhaps materially. Changes in these estimates will be recorded in the period in which they occur.

See the financial data below for additional information detailing the net negative impact of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events on our consolidated financial statements in the third quarter of 2017.




Three months ended September 30, 2017	Hurricane Harvey			Hurricane Irma			Hurricane Maria			Mexico City Earthquake			Q3 2017 Aggregate Losses			Total
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	$	(275,409	)	$	(300,536	)	$	(236,478	)	$	(68,068	)	$	(128,779	)	$	(1,009,270	)
Reinstatement premiums earned	65,715			67,342			29,138			6,078			1,500			169,773
Ceded reinstatement premiums earned	(9,035		)	(18,190		)	(1,537		)	(43		)	—			(28,805		)
(Lost) earned profit commissions	(11,358		)	16,192			13,329			3,329			8,146			29,638
Net negative impact on underwriting result	(230,087		)	(235,192		)	(195,548		)	(58,704		)	(119,133		)	(838,664		)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe	39,089			69,152			63,064			14,254			38,000			223,559
Net negative impact on net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(190,998	)	$	(166,040	)	$	(132,484	)	$	(44,450	)	$	(81,133	)	$	(615,105	)
Percentage point impact on consolidated combined ratio	30.1			32.9			29.9			9.2			21.4			156.0

Net negative impact on Property segment underwriting result	$	(219,976	)	$	(232,783	)	$	(178,896	)	$	(57,860	)	$	(119,133	)	$	(808,648	)
Net negative impact on Casualty and Specialty segment underwriting result	(10,111		)	(2,409		)	(16,652		)	(844		)	—			(30,016		)
Net negative impact on underwriting result	$	(230,087	)	$	(235,192	)	$	(195,548	)	$	(58,704	)	$	(119,133	)	$	(838,664	)

Underwriting Results by Segment

Property

Below is a summary of the underwriting results and ratios for our Property segment:




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
Gross premiums written	$	325,395		$	119,904		$	205,491
Net premiums written	$	269,393		$	90,909		$	178,484
Net premiums earned	$	336,838		$	172,661		$	164,177
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	1,044,418			23,539			1,020,879
Acquisition expenses	17,514			21,663			(4,149		)
Operational expenses	25,123			24,258			865
Underwriting (loss) income	$	(750,217	)	$	103,201		$	(853,418	)

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year	$	1,036,586		$	42,062		$	994,524
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years	7,832			(18,523		)	26,355
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total	$	1,044,418		$	23,539		$	1,020,879

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	307.7		%	24.4		%	283.3		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	2.4		%	(10.8		)%	13.2		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	310.1		%	13.6		%	296.5		%
Underwriting expense ratio	12.6		%	26.6		%	(14.0		)%
Combined ratio	322.7		%	40.2		%	282.5		%

Property Gross Premiums Written – In the third quarter of 2017, our Property segment gross premiums written increased by $205.5 million, or 171.4%, to $325.4 million, compared to $119.9 million in the third quarter of 2016. Excluding the impact of $164.7 million of reinstatement premiums written in our Property segment associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, gross premiums written in our Property segment increased $40.7 million, or 34.0%, in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016.

Excluding reinstatement premiums written associated with Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, the increase in gross premiums written in our Property segment was principally driven by the other property class of business where we were able to increase our participation on a select number of transactions and enter into certain new transactions we believe have comparably attractive risk-return attributes. Gross premiums written in our other property class of business were $81.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of $33.6 million, or 69.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2016. Excluding $2.5 million of reinstatement premiums written in the other property class of business in the third quarter of 2017 associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, gross premiums written increased $31.1 million, or 64.3%, in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016.

Gross premiums written in our catastrophe class of business were $243.5 million in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of $171.9 million, or 240.1%, compared to the third quarter of 2016. Excluding $162.2 million of reinstatement premiums written in our catastrophe class of business in the third quarter of 2017 associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, gross premiums written in our catastrophe class of business increased $9.7 million, or 13.5%, in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016, as we were able to enter into certain new contracts following the occurrence of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, while continuing to exercise underwriting discipline given prevailing market terms and conditions. Certain of these contracts are for partial periods of an original exposure period.

Our Property segment gross premiums written continue to be characterized by a large percentage of U.S. and Caribbean premium, as we have found business derived from exposures in Europe, Asia and the rest of the world to be, in general, less attractive on a risk-adjusted basis during recent periods. A significant

amount of our U.S. and Caribbean premium provides coverage against windstorms, notably U.S. Atlantic windstorms, as well as earthquakes and other natural and man-made catastrophes.

Property Ceded Premiums Written




Three months ended September 30,	2017		2016		Change
(in thousands)
Ceded premiums written - Property	$	56,002	$	28,995	$	27,008

Ceded premiums written in our Property segment were $56.0 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $29.0 million in the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $27.0 million, principally driven by $27.4 million of ceded reinstatement premiums written associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events.

Due to the potential volatility of the reinsurance contracts which we sell, we purchase reinsurance to reduce our exposure to large losses and to help manage our risk portfolio. To the extent that appropriately priced coverage is available, we anticipate continued use of retrocessional reinsurance to reduce the impact of large losses on our financial results and to manage our portfolio of risk; however, the decision to buy ceded reinsurance in our Property segment is based on market opportunities and is not based on placing a specific reinsurance program each year. In addition, in future periods we may utilize the growing market for insurance-linked securities to expand our ceded reinsurance buying if we find the pricing and terms of such coverages attractive.

Property Underwriting Results – Our Property segment incurred an underwriting loss of $750.2 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to generating underwriting income of $103.2 million in the third quarter of 2016. In the third quarter of 2017, our Property segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 310.1%, an underwriting expense ratio of 12.6% and a combined ratio of 322.7%, compared to 13.6%, 26.6% and 40.2%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2016. Principally impacting our Property segment underwriting result and combined ratio in the third quarter of 2017 were the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, which resulted in an underwriting loss of $808.6 million and added 252.0 percentage points to the combined ratio.

Our Property segment experienced $7.8 million, or 2.4 percentage points, of adverse development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses during the third quarter of 2017, compared to $18.5 million, or 10.8 percentage points, of favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses in the third quarter of 2016. The adverse development during the third quarter of 2017 was principally driven by increases in the estimated ultimate losses associated with aggregate losses from the 2016 underwriting year.

Profit Commissions and Fees




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Profit commissions and fees	$	32,690		$	19,430		$	13,260
Decrease in underwriting expense ratio	9.7		%	11.3		%	(1.6		)%
Net impact of profit commissions and fees	$	(9,850	)	$	31,036		$	(40,886	)

We have entered into various joint ventures and specialized quota share retrocession agreements pursuant to which we cede a portion of our property book of business and earn profit commissions, as applicable, and fee income. We record these profit commissions and fees as reductions in acquisition and operating expenses, respectively, and, accordingly, these profit commissions and fees have reduced our underwriting expense ratios.

In addition, we are entitled to certain fee income and profit commissions from DaVinci. Since the results of DaVinci and its parent, DaVinciRe, are consolidated in our results of operations, the majority of these fees and profit commissions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are principally reflected in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe. The net impact of all fees and profit commissions related to these joint ventures and specialized quota share cessions within our Property segment was an expense of $9.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to income of $31.0 million in the third quarter

of 2016. Included in profit commissions and fees and the net impact of profit commissions and fees in the third quarter of 2017 was a true-up of profit commissions associated with DaVinci, reflecting the impact of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events on the year-to-date results of operations of DaVinci. This was partially offset by the reversal of profit commissions previously booked on various quota share retrocession agreements, also as a result of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events. The true-up of profit commissions associated with DaVinci was reflected in acquisition and operating expenses as appropriate, and was principally offset in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statement of operations, resulting in no net earnings impact to us from these transactions.

Casualty and Specialty Segment

Below is a summary of the underwriting results and ratios for our Casualty and Specialty segment:




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
Gross premiums written	$	314,881		$	310,320		$	4,561
Net premiums written	$	213,835		$	193,313		$	20,522
Net premiums earned	$	210,961		$	173,860		$	37,101
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	177,433			89,844			87,589
Acquisition expenses	59,248			58,917			331
Operational expenses	17,389			16,217			1,172
Underwriting (loss) income	$	(43,109	)	$	8,882		$	(51,991	)

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year	$	172,675		$	116,298		$	56,377
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years	4,758			(26,454		)	31,212
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total	$	177,433		$	89,844		$	87,589

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	81.9		%	66.9		%	15.0		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	2.2		%	(15.2		)%	17.4		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	84.1		%	51.7		%	32.4		%
Underwriting expense ratio	36.3		%	43.2		%	(6.9		)%
Combined ratio	120.4		%	94.9		%	25.5		%

Casualty and Specialty Gross Premiums Written – In the third quarter of 2017, our Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written increased $4.6 million, or 1.5%, to $314.9 million, compared to $310.3 million in the third quarter of 2016. The $4.6 million increase was principally due to selective growth from new and existing business principally within certain of our casualty lines of business, partially offset by lower gross premiums written in our financial lines of business primarily the result of a large in-force, multi-year mortgage reinsurance contract written in the third quarter of 2016 which did not reoccur in the third quarter of 2017.

During 2016 and continuing through the third quarter of 2017, we experienced growth in a number of our casualty and specialty lines of business and will continue to seek selective growth opportunities on business we find attractive in our casualty and specialty operations through our underwriting platforms, including Bermuda, the U.S. and Syndicate 1458, although, given prevailing market conditions, we cannot assure you we will continue to do so.

Casualty and Specialty Ceded Premiums Written




Three months ended September 30,	2017		2016		Change
(in thousands)
Ceded premiums written - Casualty and Specialty	$	101,046	$	117,007	$	(15,961	)

Ceded premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment were $101.0 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $117.0 million in the third quarter of 2016, a decrease of $16.0 million, primarily reflecting decreased purchases of retrocessional reinsurance.

Casualty and Specialty Underwriting Results – Our Casualty and Specialty segment incurred an underwriting loss of $43.1 million and had a combined ratio of 120.4% in the third quarter of 2017, compared to underwriting income of $8.9 million and a combined ratio of 94.9% in the third quarter of 2016. The increase in the Casualty and Specialty segment combined ratio in the third quarter of 2017, compared to the third quarter of 2016, was principally driven by current accident year net claims and claim expenses associated with Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and the Mexico City Earthquake and 2.2 percentage points of adverse development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses, partially offset by a 6.9 percentage point decrease in the underwriting expense ratio.

During the third quarter of 2017, the Casualty and Specialty segment experienced adverse development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses of $4.8 million, or 2.2 percentage points, compared to $26.5 million, or 15.2 percentage points, of favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses in the third quarter of 2016. The adverse development during the third quarter of 2017 was principally driven by increased reported losses on a few large claims, partially offset by net favorable development on attritional net claims and claim expenses.

The 6.9 percentage point decrease in the Casualty and Specialty underwriting expense ratio in the third quarter of 2017, compared to the third quarter of 2016, was driven in part by a decrease in the net acquisition ratio, combined with a $37.1 million increase in net premiums earned which outpaced the $1.5 million increase in underwriting expenses

Profit Commissions and Fees




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
Profit commissions and fees	$	8,409		$	9,483		$	(1,074	)
Decrease in underwriting expense ratio	4.0		%	5.5		%	(1.5		)%

We have various specialized quota share retrocession agreements in place pursuant to which we cede a portion of our casualty and specialty book of business and earn profit commissions, as applicable, and fee income. We record these profit commissions and fees as reductions in acquisition and operating expenses, respectively, and, accordingly, these profit commissions and fees have reduced our underwriting expense ratios.

Net Investment Income




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Fixed maturity investments	$	45,305		$	39,959		$	5,346
Short term investments	2,771			1,174			1,597
Equity investments trading	930			797			133
Other investments
Private equity investments	6,371			4,572			1,799
Other	(11,491		)	8,765			(20,256		)
Cash and cash equivalents	352			246			106
	44,238			55,513			(11,275		)
Investment expenses	(3,981		)	(4,090		)	109
Net investment income	$	40,257		$	51,423		$	(11,166	)

Net investment income was $40.3 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $51.4 million in the third quarter of 2016, a decrease of $11.2 million, principally driven by unrealized losses in our other investment portfolio, specifically our catastrophe bond portfolio included in Other in the table above, which was impacted by a number of large catastrophe events occurring in the third quarter of 2017.

Low interest rates in recent years have lowered the yields at which we invest our assets relative to longer-term historical levels. Recent increases in interest rates could have a longer-term positive impact on our investment income versus recent years.

Our private equity and other investment portfolios are accounted for at fair value with the change in fair value recorded in net investment income, which included net unrealized losses of $9.8 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to unrealized gains of $9.4 million in the third quarter of 2016.

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Gross realized gains	$	16,343		$	20,383		$	(4,040	)
Gross realized losses	(6,126		)	(3,363		)	(2,763		)
Net realized gains on fixed maturity investments	10,217			17,020			(6,803		)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments trading	5,545			(4,235		)	9,780
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments-related derivatives	(4,020		)	1,727			(5,747		)
Net realized gains on equity investments trading	13,675			127			13,548
Net unrealized gains on equity investments trading	16,635			45,231			(28,596		)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	$	42,052		$	59,870		$	(17,818	)

Our investment portfolio strategy is to seek to preserve capital and provide us with a high level of liquidity. A large majority of our investments are invested in the fixed income markets and, therefore, our realized and unrealized holding gains and losses on investments are highly correlated to fluctuations in interest rates. Therefore, as interest rates decline, we will tend to have realized and unrealized gains from our investment portfolio, and as interest rates rise, we will tend to have realized and unrealized losses from our investment portfolio.

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments were $42.1 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $59.9 million in the third quarter of 2016, a decrease of $17.8 million. Included in net realized and unrealized gains on investments are the following components:


•	net realized and unrealized gains on equity investments trading of $30.3 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $45.4 million in the third quarter of 2016,

a decrease of $15.0 million, driven by the weaker performance of a number of our larger equity positions during the third quarter of 2017;

•

net realized and unrealized gains on our portfolio of fixed maturity investments trading of $15.8 million during the third quarter of 2017, compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $12.8 million in the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $3.0 million, principally driven by a slight increase in interest rates across the yield curve in the third quarter of 2017, compared to a more significant upward shift in the yield curve generating losses in the third quarter of 2016; and


•	net realized and unrealized losses on certain investments-related derivatives of $4.0 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to gains of $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2016, reflecting weaker performance of $5.7 million.

Net Foreign Exchange Losses




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Foreign exchange losses	$	(156	)	$	(5,986	)	$	5,830

Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. We routinely write a portion of our business in currencies other than U.S. dollars and invest a portion of our cash and investment portfolio in those currencies. As a result, we may experience foreign exchange gains and losses in our consolidated financial statements. All changes in exchange rates are recognized in our consolidated statements of operations. We are primarily impacted by the foreign currency risk exposures associated with our underwriting operations and investment portfolio, and may, from time to time, enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities.

Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Other Ventures




Three months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Top Layer Re	$	2,722		$	(14,951	)	$	17,673
Tower Hill Companies	(383		)	3,422			(3,805		)
Other	(545		)	(101		)	(444		)
Total equity in earnings (losses) of other ventures	$	1,794		$	(11,630	)	$	13,424

Equity in earnings (losses) of other ventures primarily represents our pro-rata share of the net income (loss) from our investments in Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC, Tower Hill Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Re Ltd. and Tower Hill Signature Insurance Holdings, Inc. (collectively, the “Tower Hill Companies”) and Top Layer Re, and, except for Top Layer Re, is recorded one quarter in arrears. The carrying value of these investments on our consolidated balance sheets, individually or in the aggregate, may differ from the realized value we may ultimately attain, perhaps significantly so.

Equity in earnings of other ventures was $1.8 million, compared to equity in losses of other ventures of $11.6 million in the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $13.4 million. As previously described, equity in losses of other ventures during the third quarter of 2016 was primarily impacted by a $15.0 million loss related to our 50% ownership in Top Layer Re.

In addition, we recorded equity in losses of the Tower Hill Companies of $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to earnings of $3.4 million in the third quarter of 2016, a decrease of $3.8 million, principally due to an estimate of losses associated with certain catastrophe events occurring in the third quarter of 2017 impacting the profitably of the Tower Hill Companies.

Other Income




Three months ended September 30,	2017		2016		Change
(in thousands)
Assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for as derivatives and deposits	$	2,793	$	2,195	$	598
Other items	203		73		130
Total other income	$	2,996	$	2,268	$	728

In the third quarter of 2017, we generated other income of $3.0 million, compared to other income of $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2016, an increase of $0.7 million.

Corporate Expenses




Three months ended September 30,	2017		2016		Change
(in thousands)
Corporate expenses	$	4,413	$	11,537	$	(7,124	)

Corporate expenses include certain executive, director, legal and consulting expenses, costs for research and development, impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets, and other miscellaneous costs, including those associated with operating as a publicly traded company. Corporate expenses were $4.4 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $11.5 million in the third quarter of 2016. During the third quarter of 2016 we incurred expenses associated with an executive retirement which did not repeat in the third quarter of 2017.

Income Tax Benefit




Three months ended September 30,	2017		2016		Change
(in thousands)
Income tax benefit	$	18,977	$	1,316	$	17,661

We are subject to income taxes in certain jurisdictions in which we operate; however, since the majority of our income is generally earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, the tax impact to our operations has historically been minimal.

We recognized an income tax benefit of $19.0 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to a benefit of $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2016, principally driven by higher pre-tax GAAP losses in our U.S.-based operations primarily due to underwriting losses associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events.

Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests




Three months ended September 30,	2017		2016			Change
(in thousands)
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	$	204,277	$	(35,641	)	$	239,918

Our net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was a net loss of $204.3 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to net income of $35.6 million in the third quarter of 2016, a change of $239.9 million, principally due to underwriting losses associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events incurred by DaVinciRe, and a decrease in our ownership in DaVinciRe to 23.5% at September 30, 2017, compared to 24.0% at September 30, 2016.

We expect our ownership in DaVinciRe to fluctuate over time. See “Note 8. Noncontrolling Interests” and “Note 16. Subsequent Events” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding DaVinciRe.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Below is a discussion of the results of operations for the first nine months of 2017, compared to the first nine months of 2016.




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)
Statement of operations highlights
Gross premiums written	$	2,389,774		$	2,051,485		$	338,289
Net premiums written	$	1,583,102		$	1,315,813		$	267,289
Net premiums earned	$	1,296,102		$	1,051,529		$	244,573
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	1,557,364			406,930			1,150,434
Acquisition expenses	248,294			215,177			33,117
Operational expenses	131,586			147,801			(16,215		)
Underwriting (loss) income	$	(641,142	)	$	281,621		$	(922,763	)

Net investment income	$	148,745		$	134,410		$	14,335
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	143,538			191,295			(47,757		)
Change in net unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments available for sale	—			(472		)	472
Total investment result	$	292,283		$	325,233		$	(32,950	)

Net (loss) income	$	(356,870	)	$	538,798		$	(895,668	)
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(241,318	)	$	411,145		$	(652,463	)

Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted	$	(6.04	)	$	9.71		$	(15.75	)
Dividends per common share	$	0.96		$	0.93		$	0.03

Key ratios
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	120.4		%	46.0		%	74.4		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	(0.2		)%	(7.3		)%	7.1		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	120.2		%	38.7		%	81.5		%
Underwriting expense ratio	29.3		%	34.5		%	(5.2		)%
Combined ratio	149.5		%	73.2		%	76.3		%

Return on average common equity - annualized	(7.4		)%	12.6		%	(20.0		)%

Book value	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016			Change
Book value per common share	$	100.00		$	108.45		$	(8.45	)
Accumulated dividends per common share	17.68			16.72			0.96
Book value per common share plus accumulated dividends	$	117.68		$	125.17		$	(7.49	)
Change in book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends	(6.9		)%

Balance sheet highlights	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016			Change
Total assets	$	15,044,924		$	12,352,082		$	2,692,842
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe	$	4,403,012		$	4,866,577		$	(463,565	)

Net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders was $241.3 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $411.1 million in the first nine months of 2016, a decrease of $652.5 million. As a result of our net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders in the first nine months of 2017, we generated an annualized return on average common equity of negative 7.4% and our book value per common share decreased from $108.45 at December 31, 2016 to $100.00 at September 30, 2017, a 6.9% decrease, after considering the change in accumulated dividends paid to our common shareholders, and the impact of repurchasing an aggregate of 1.3 million common shares in open market transactions during the first nine months of 2017, as detailed in “Part II, Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds”.

The most significant events affecting our financial performance during the first nine months of 2017, on a comparative basis to the first nine months of 2016, include:

•

Q3 2017 Large Loss Events - the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events had a net negative impact on our net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $615.1 million and a net negative impact on our underwriting results of $838.7 million, adding 66.6 percentage points to our combined ratio in the first nine months of 2017. See below for additional information regarding the net negative impact of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events.

Primarily as a result of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, we incurred an underwriting loss of $641.1 million and had a combined ratio of 149.5% in the first nine months of 2017, compared to generating underwriting income of $281.6 million and having a combined ratio of 73.2%, respectively, in the first nine months of 2016. Our underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2017 was comprised of our Property segment, which incurred an underwriting loss of $552.2 million, and our Casualty and Specialty segment, which incurred an underwriting loss of $89.6 million, each in the first nine months of 2017. The Q3 2017 Large Loss Events resulted in $808.6 million of underwriting losses in our Property segment, or 139.3 percentage points on its combined ratio in the first nine months of 2017, and $30.0 million of underwriting losses in our Casualty and Specialty segment, or 6.4 percentage points on its combined ratio in the first nine months of 2016.

Our underwriting result and combined ratio in the first nine months of 2016 were impacted by the 2016 Texas Events and the Fort McMurray Wildfire, which resulted in $54.9 million of underwriting losses and added 5.6 percentage points to our combined ratio. The underwriting losses resulting from the 2016 Texas Events and the Fort McMurray Wildfire were all within our Property segment, and added 13.3 to its combined ratio. Our underwriting results are discussed in additional detail below in “Underwriting Results by Segment”

•

Net Loss Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - our net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $132.3 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of $110.9 million in the first nine months of 2016. The decrease was principally due to significant underwriting losses associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events incurred by DaVinciRe, and a decrease in the Company’s ownership in DaVinciRe to 23.5% at September 30, 2017, compared to 24.0% at September 30, 2016; and

•

Investment Results - our total investment result, which includes the sum of net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains on investments, was a gain of $292.3 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to a gain of $325.2 million in the first nine months of 2016. Impacting the investment result were higher returns in our equity investments trading and private equity portfolios and higher net investment income due to higher average invested assets in our fixed maturity investments trading portfolio, partially offset by lower unrealized gains in our fixed maturity investments trading portfolio driven by the flattening of the yield curve during the first nine months of 2017, compared to the first nine months of 2016, which experienced a pronounced downward shift in the yield curve.

Net Negative Impact of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events

The financial data below provides additional details regarding the net negative impact of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events on our consolidated financial statements in the first nine months of 2017.




Nine months ended September 30, 2017	Hurricane Harvey			Hurricane Irma			Hurricane Maria			Mexico City Earthquake			Q3 2017 Aggregate Losses			Total
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	$	(275,409	)	$	(300,536	)	$	(236,478	)	$	(68,068	)	$	(128,779	)	$	(1,009,270	)
Reinstatement premiums earned	65,715			67,342			29,138			6,078			1,500			169,773
Ceded reinstatement premiums earned	(9,035		)	(18,190		)	(1,537		)	(43		)	—			(28,805		)
(Lost) earned profit commissions	(11,358		)	16,192			13,329			3,329			8,146			29,638
Net negative impact on underwriting result	(230,087		)	(235,192		)	(195,548		)	(58,704		)	(119,133		)	(838,664		)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe	39,089			69,152			63,064			14,254			38,000			223,559
Net negative impact on net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	(190,998	)	$	(166,040	)	$	(132,484	)	$	(44,450	)	$	(81,133	)	$	(615,105	)
Percentage point impact on consolidated combined ratio	16.3			16.9			14.4			4.4			9.2			66.6

Net negative impact on Property segment underwriting result	$	(219,976	)	$	(232,783	)	$	(178,896	)	$	(57,860	)	$	(119,133	)	$	(808,648	)
Net negative impact on Casualty and Specialty segment underwriting result	(10,111		)	(2,409		)	(16,652		)	(844		)	—			(30,016		)
Net negative impact on underwriting result	$	(230,087	)	$	(235,192	)	$	(195,548	)	$	(58,704	)	$	(119,133	)	$	(838,664	)

Underwriting Results by Segment

Property Segment

Below is a summary of the underwriting results and ratios for our Property segment:




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
Gross premiums written	$	1,345,271		$	1,058,816		$	286,455
Net premiums written	$	895,728		$	674,361		$	221,367
Net premiums earned	$	716,024		$	538,953		$	177,071
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	1,116,273			125,618			990,655
Acquisition expenses	75,117			71,176			3,941
Operational expenses	76,841			79,441			(2,600		)
Underwriting (loss) income	$	(552,207	)	$	262,718		$	(814,925	)

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year	$	1,133,241		$	163,130		$	970,111
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years	(16,968		)	(37,512		)	20,544
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total	$	1,116,273		$	125,618		$	990,655

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	158.3		%	30.3		%	128.0		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	(2.4		)%	(7.0		)%	4.6		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	155.9		%	23.3		%	132.6		%
Underwriting expense ratio	21.2		%	28.0		%	(6.8		)%
Combined ratio	177.1		%	51.3		%	125.8		%

Property Gross Premiums Written

In the first nine months of 2017, our Property segment gross premiums written increased by $286.5 million, or 27.1%, to $1.3 billion, compared to $1.1 billion in the first nine months of 2016. Excluding the impact of $164.7 million of reinstatement premiums written in our Property segment associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, and $12.0 million associated with the 2016 Texas Events and the Fort McMurrary Wildfire in the first nine months of 2016, gross premiums written in our Property segment increased $133.7 million, or 12.8%, in the first nine months of 2017, compared to the first nine months of 2016. We increased our participation on a select number of transactions and entered into certain new transactions we believe have comparably attractive risk-return attributes. As a result, we grew our other property and catastrophe classes of business, while continuing to exercise underwriting discipline given prevailing market terms and conditions.

Gross premiums written in our other property class of business were $275.8 million in the first nine months of 2017, an increase of $93.7 million, or 51.4%, compared to the third quarter of 2016. Excluding $2.5 million of reinstatement premiums written in our other property class of business in the first nine months of 2017 associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, gross premiums written in our other property class of business increased $91.2 million, or 50.0%, in the first nine months of 2017, compared to the first nine months of 2016.

Gross premiums written in our catastrophe class of business were $1.1 billion in the first nine months of 2017, an increase of $192.8 million, or 22.0%, compared to the first nine months of 2016. Excluding $162.2 million of reinstatement premiums written in our catastrophe class of business associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events in the first nine months of 2017, and $12.0 million associated with the 2016 Texas Events and the Fort McMurrary Wildfire in the first nine months of 2016, gross premiums written in our

catastrophe class of business increased $42.5 million, or 4.9%, in the first nine months of 2017, compared to the first nine months of 2016.

Property Ceded Premiums Written




Nine months ended September 30,	2017		2016		Change
(in thousands)
Ceded premiums written - Property	$	449,543	$	384,455	$	65,088

Ceded premiums written in our Property segment increased $65.1 million to $449.5 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $384.5 million in the first nine months of 2016, primarily reflecting increased purchases of retrocessional reinsurance as part of the management of our risk portfolio and $27.4 million of ceded reinstatement premiums written associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events.

Property Underwriting Results

Our Property segment incurred an underwriting loss of $552.2 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to generating underwriting income of $262.7 million in the first nine months of 2016, a decrease of $814.9 million. In the first nine months of 2017, our Property segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 155.9%, an underwriting expense ratio of 21.2% and a combined ratio of 177.1%, compared to 23.3%, 28.0% and 51.3%, respectively, in the first nine months of 2016.

Principally impacting our Property segment underwriting result and combined ratio in the first nine months of 2017 were the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events, which resulted in an underwriting loss of $808.6 million and added 139.3 percentage points to the combined ratio. The underwriting result and combined ratio in the first nine months of 2016 were impacted by the 2016 Texas Events and the Fort McMurray Wildfire, which resulted in $54.9 million of underwriting losses and added 13.3 percentage points to our Property segment combined ratio.

Our Property segment experienced favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses of $17.0 million, or 2.4 percentage points, in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $37.5 million, or 7.0 percentage points, in the first nine months of 2016. See “Note 6. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to the development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses.

Profit Commissions and Fees




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Profit commissions and fees	$	74,580		$	51,777		$	22,803
Decrease in underwriting expense ratio	10.4		%	9.6		%	0.8		%
Net impact of profit commissions and fees	$	56,150		$	83,763		$	(27,613	)

In addition, we are entitled to certain fee income and profit commissions from DaVinci. Since the results of DaVinci and its parent, DaVinciRe, are consolidated in our results of operations, the majority of these fees and profit commissions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are principally reflected in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe. The net impact of all fees and profit commissions related to these joint ventures and specialized quota share cessions within our Property segment was $56.2 million and $83.8 million in the first nine months of 2017 and 2016, respectively. Included in profit commissions and fees and net impact of profit commissions and fees in the third quarter of 2017 was a true-up of profit commissions associated with DaVinci reflecting the impact of the Q3 2017 Large Loss

Events on the year-to-date results of operations of DaVinci. This was partially offset by the reversal of profit commissions previously booked on various quota share retrocession agreements, also as a result of the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events. The true-up of profit commissions associated with DaVinci was reflected in acquisition and operating expenses as appropriate, and was principally offset in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statement of operations, resulting in no net earnings impact to us from these transactions.

Casualty and Specialty Segment

Below is a summary of the underwriting results and ratios for our Casualty and Specialty segment:




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
Gross premiums written	$	1,044,510		$	992,669		$	51,841
Net premiums written	$	687,381		$	641,452		$	45,929
Net premiums earned	$	580,085		$	512,576		$	67,509
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	441,801			282,117			159,684
Acquisition expenses	173,179			144,001			29,178
Operational expenses	54,708			68,261			(13,553		)
Underwriting (loss) income	$	(89,603	)	$	18,197		$	(107,800	)

Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year	$	427,786		$	320,444		$	107,342
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years	14,015			(38,327		)	52,342
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total	$	441,801		$	282,117		$	159,684

Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year	73.7		%	62.5		%	11.2		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years	2.5		%	(7.5		)%	10.0		%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year	76.2		%	55.0		%	21.2		%
Underwriting expense ratio	39.2		%	41.4		%	(2.2		)%
Combined ratio	115.4		%	96.4		%	19.0		%

Casualty and Specialty Gross Premiums Written

In the first nine months of 2017, our Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written increased $51.8 million, or 5.2%, to $1,044.5 million, compared to $992.7 million in the first nine months of 2016. The $51.8 million increase was principally due to selective growth from existing business and private placements within certain of our casualty lines of business, partially offset by a decrease in financial lines of business primarily as a result of a large, in-force multi-year mortgage reinsurance contract written in the first nine months of 2016, that did not reoccur in the first nine months of 2017. Financial lines of business, and more specifically, mortgage reinsurance, are prone to significant gross premiums written volatility and can be influenced by a small number of relatively large transactions.

Casualty and Specialty Ceded Premiums Written




Nine months ended September 30,	2017		2016		Change
(in thousands)
Ceded premiums written - Casualty and Specialty	$	357,129	$	351,217	$	5,912

Ceded premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment increased $5.9 million, to $357.1 million, in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $351.2 million in the first nine months of 2016, primarily reflecting purchases of retrocessional reinsurance as part of the management of our risk portfolio in support of the growth in gross premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment.

Casualty and Specialty Underwriting Results

Our Casualty and Specialty segment incurred an underwriting loss of $89.6 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to underwriting income of $18.2 million in the first nine months of 2016. In the first nine months of 2017, our Casualty and Specialty segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 76.2%, an underwriting expense ratio of 39.2% and a combined ratio of 115.4%, compared to 55.0%, 41.4% and 96.4%, respectively, in the first nine months of 2016.

The increase in our Casualty and Specialty segment’s combined ratio was driven by a 21.2 percentage point increase in the net claims and claim expense ratio in the first nine months of 2017 to 76.2%, compared to 55.0% in the first nine months of 2016, and was comprised of an increase in our Casualty and Specialty segment current accident year net claims and claim expenses ratio and adverse development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses.

Current accident year net claims and claim expenses in our Casualty and Specialty segment were primarily impacted by net claims and claim expenses from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the Mexico City Earthquake, combined with higher attritional net claims and claim expenses.

Our Casualty and Specialty segment experienced adverse development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses of $14.0 million, or 2.5 percentage points, during the first nine months of 2017, compared to favorable development of $38.3 million, or 7.5 percentage points, in the first nine months of 2016. The adverse development during the first nine months of 2017 was principally driven by $33.5 million of adverse development associated with the change in the Ogden Rate. Offsetting the adverse development due to the impact of the Ogden Rate change was $17.0 million of net favorable development in the first nine months of 2017 related to actual reported losses coming in lower than expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses across a number of lines of business and $2.5 million of net favorable development associated with actuarial assumption changes. See “Note 6. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to the development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses.

Profit Commissions and Fees




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
Profit commissions and fees	$	17,937		$	19,900		$	(1,963	)
Decrease in underwriting expense ratio	3.1		%	3.9		%	(0.8		)%

Net Investment Income




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Fixed maturity investments	$	133,080		$	122,056		$	11,024
Short term investments	7,476			3,401			4,075
Equity investments trading	2,630			3,325			(695		)
Other investments
Private equity investments	20,784			(430		)	21,214
Other	(4,520		)	17,109			(21,629		)
Cash and cash equivalents	836			584			252
	160,286			146,045			14,241
Investment expenses	(11,541		)	(11,635		)	94
Net investment income	$	148,745		$	134,410		$	14,335

Net investment income was $148.7 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $134.4 million in the first nine months of 2016, an increase of $14.3 million. Impacting our net investment income for the first nine months of 2017 were improved returns in our portfolio of private equity investments and higher net investment income in our portfolio of fixed maturity investments primarily driven by higher average invested assets, partially offset by unrealized losses in our other investment portfolio, specifically our catastrophe bond portfolio, which was impacted by a number of large catastrophe events occurring in the third quarter of 2017.

Our private equity and other investment portfolios are accounted for at fair value with the change in fair value recorded in net investment income, which included net unrealized gains of $2.7 million and gains of $6.1 million in the first nine months of 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Gross realized gains	$	43,053		$	60,794		$	(17,741	)
Gross realized losses	(29,902		)	(25,832		)	(4,070		)
Net realized gains on fixed maturity investments	13,151			34,962			(21,811		)
Net unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments trading	48,940			125,501			(76,561		)
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments-related derivatives	(4,344		)	(26,873		)	22,529
Net realized gains on equity investments trading	49,736			14,038			35,698
Net unrealized gains on equity investments trading	36,055			43,667			(7,612		)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments	$	143,538		$	191,295		$	(47,757	)

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments were $143.5 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $191.3 million in the first nine months of 2016, a decrease of $47.8 million. Included in our net realized and unrealized gains on investments were:

•

net realized and unrealized gains on our fixed maturity investments trading of $62.1 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to gains of $160.5 million in the first nine months of 2016. The $98.4 million decrease was principally driven by lower unrealized gains driven by the flattening of the yield curve during the first nine months of 2017, compared to the first nine months of 2016 which experienced a pronounced downward shift in the yield curve;


•	net realized and unrealized gains on equity investments trading of $85.8 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $57.7 million in the first nine months of 2016, an improvement of $28.1 million, principally driven by the strong performance of a number of our equity positions in the first nine months of 2017; and


•	net realized and unrealized losses on certain investments-related derivatives of $4.3 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to losses of $26.9 million in the first nine months of 2016, an improvement of $22.5 million, primarily due to the yield curve movements noted above.

Net Foreign Exchange Gains (Losses)




Nine months ended September 30,	2017		2016			Change
(in thousands)
Foreign exchange gains (losses)	$	11,118	$	(8,368	)	$	19,486

Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Other Ventures




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Top Layer Re	$	7,864		$	(10,283	)	$	18,147
Tower Hill Companies	(1,235		)	7,519			(8,754		)
Other	(799		)	(1,233		)	434
Total equity in earnings (losses) of other ventures	$	5,830		$	(3,997	)	$	9,827

Equity in earnings (losses) of other ventures primarily represents our pro-rata share of the net income (loss) from our investments in Top Layer Re and the Tower Hill Companies, and, except for Top Layer Re, is recorded one quarter in arrears. The carrying value of these investments on our consolidated balance sheets, individually or in the aggregate, may differ from the realized value we may ultimately attain, perhaps significantly so.

Equity in earnings of other ventures was $5.8 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to equity in losses of $4.0 million in the first nine months of 2016, an increase of $9.8 million. Equity in losses of other ventures in the first nine months of 2016 was primarily impacted by a $10.3 million loss related to the Company’s 50% ownership in Top Layer Re described above.

In addition, we recorded equity in losses of the Tower Hill Companies of $1.2 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to earnings of $7.5 million in the first nine months of 2016, a decrease of $8.8 million, principally due to an estimate of losses associated with certain catastrophe events occurring in the third quarter of 2017 impacting the profitability of the Tower Hill Companies.

Other Income




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016			Change
(in thousands)
Assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for as derivatives and deposits	$	7,425		$	9,526		(2,101		)
Other	(372		)	(525		)	153
Total other income	$	7,053		$	9,001		$	(1,948	)

In the first nine months of 2017, we generated other income of $7.1 million, compared to $9.0 million in the first nine months of 2016, a decrease of $1.9 million, driven by our assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for as derivatives and deposits.

Corporate Expenses




Nine months ended September 30,	2017		2016		Change
(in thousands)
Corporate expenses	$	14,335	$	25,514	$	(11,179	)

Corporate expenses include certain executive, director, legal and consulting expenses, costs for research and development, impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets, and other miscellaneous costs, including those associated with operating as a publicly traded company. Corporate expenses decreased $11.2 million, to $14.3 million, in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $25.5 million in the first nine months of 2016. During the first nine months of 2016 we incurred expenses associated with an executive retirement which did not repeat in the first nine months of 2017.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)




Nine months ended September 30,	2017		2016			Change
(in thousands)
Income tax benefit (expense)	$	14,739	$	(8,040	)	$	22,779

In the first nine months of 2017, we recognized an income tax benefit of $14.7 million, compared to an income tax expense of $8.0 million in the first nine months of 2016, principally driven by pre-tax GAAP losses in our U.S.-based operations primarily due to underwriting losses associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events in the first nine months of 2017, compared to pre-tax GAAP income in our U.S.-based operations in the first nine months of 2016.

Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests




Nine months ended September 30,	2017		2016			Change
(in thousands)
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	$	132,338	$	(110,867	)	$	243,205

Our net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $132.3 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to net income of $110.9 million in the first nine months of 2016. The $243.2 million decrease in net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was principally due to underwriting losses associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events incurred by DaVinciRe and a decrease in our ownership of DaVinciRe to 23.5% at September 30, 2017, compared to 24.0% at September 30, 2016. We expect our noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe to fluctuate over time. See “Note 8. Noncontrolling Interests” and “Note 16. Subsequent Events” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding DaVinciRe.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Financial Condition

RenaissanceRe is a holding company, and we therefore rely on dividends from our subsidiaries and investment income to make principal and interest payments on our debt and to make dividend payments to our preference and common shareholders. The payment of dividends by our subsidiaries is, under certain circumstances, limited by the applicable laws and regulations in the various jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate, including among others, Bermuda, the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland. For example, insurance laws require our insurance subsidiaries to maintain certain measures of solvency and liquidity. The regulations governing the ability of us and our principal operating subsidiaries to pay dividends are discussed in detail in “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Liquidity and Capital Resources, Financial Condition” of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

In the aggregate, our principal operating subsidiaries have historically produced sufficient cash flows to meet their expected claims payments and operational expenses and to provide dividend payments to us. Our subsidiaries also maintain a concentration of investments in high quality liquid securities, which management believes will provide additional liquidity for extraordinary claims payments should the need arise. See “Capital Resources” section below.

However, as previously discussed, we experienced a net negative impact of $615.1 million from the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events. As we would expect following events of this magnitude, it was necessary for RenaissanceRe to contribute capital to certain of its principal operating subsidiaries to ensure they were able to maintain levels of capital adequacy and liquidity in compliance with various laws and regulations, support rating agency capital requirements, pay valid claims quickly and be adequately capitalized to pursue business opportunities as they arise. Net capital contributions by RenaissanceRe to our principal operating subsidiaries, net of dividends and return of capital received by RenaissanceRe from our principal operating subsidiaries, were $112.3 million during the first nine months of 2017. We believe RenaissanceRe and our principal operating subsidiaries continue to be adequately capitalized following the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events and these capital contributions.

In comparison, during the first nine months of 2016, dividends and return of capital by our principal operating subsidiaries to RenaissanceRe, net of capital contributions by RenaissanceRe to our principal operating subsidiaries, were $245.3 million.

Group Supervision

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”) is our group supervisor. Under the Insurance Act 1978, amendments thereto and related regulations of Bermuda (collectively, the “Insurance Act”), we are required to maintain capital at a level equal to our enhanced capital requirement (“ECR”), which is established by reference to the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (the “BSCR”) model. The BSCR is a mathematical model designed to give the BMA robust methods for determining an insurer’s capital adequacy. Underlying the BSCR is the belief that all insurers should operate on an ongoing basis with a view to maintaining their capital at a prudent level in excess of the minimum solvency margin otherwise prescribed under the Insurance Act. At September 30, 2017, we believe the statutory capital and surplus of our group exceeded the minimum amount required to be maintained under Bermuda law. Our 2016 group BSCR was filed with the BMA in advance of the May 31, 2017 filing deadline, and we exceeded the minimum amount required to be maintained under Bermuda law.

Class 3A, 3B and 4 insurers and insurance groups are also required to prepare and publish a financial condition report (“FCR”), which was introduced to the regulatory regime in 2016 as part of the measures undertaken to achieve Solvency II equivalence. The FCR provides, among other things, details of measures governing the business operations, corporate governance framework and solvency and financial performance of the insurer/insurance group. We applied for, and received, approval from the BMA to file a consolidated group FCR, inclusive of our Bermuda-domiciled insurance subsidiaries and Top Layer Re. Our group FCR was filed in advance of the June 30, 2017 deadline and is available on our website.

Bermuda Subsidiaries

Bermuda regulations require BMA approval for any reduction of capital in excess of 15% of statutory capital, as defined in the Insurance Act. The Insurance Act also requires the Bermuda insurance subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe to maintain certain measures of solvency and liquidity. At September 30, 2017, we believe the statutory capital and surplus of our Bermuda insurance subsidiaries exceeded the minimum amount required to be maintained under Bermuda law.

Under the Insurance Act, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. is defined as a Class 3B insurer, and Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci are classified as Class 4 insurers, and must each maintain capital at a level equal to an ECR which is established by reference to the BSCR model. The 2016 BSCR for Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and DaVinci was filed with the BMA before the April 30, 2017 filing deadline; and each company exceeded the minimum amount required to be maintained under Bermuda law. In addition, audited annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP for each of Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and DaVinci are filed prior to April 30 of each year with the BMA and are available free of charge on the BMA’s website.

U.K. Subsidiaries

Underwriting capacity, or stamp capacity, of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a deposit in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit, which are referred to as Funds at Lloyd’s (“FAL”). The amount of FAL is determined by Lloyd’s and is based on Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirement as calculated through its internal model. In addition, if the FAL are not sufficient to cover all losses, the Lloyd’s Central Fund provides an additional level of security for policyholders. At September 30, 2017, the stamp capacity approved by Lloyd’s for Syndicate 1458 was £353.2 million based on its business plan originally approved in November 2016 (December 31, 2016 - £353.2 million based on its business plan originally approved in November 2016).

At September 30, 2017, the FAL required to support the underwriting activities at Lloyd’s through Syndicate 1458 was £381.9 million (December 31, 2016 - £351.7 million). Actual FAL posted for Syndicate 1458 at September 30, 2017 by RenaissanceRe CCL was £381.9 million, supported by a $180.0 million letter of credit and a $316.6 million deposit of cash and fixed maturity securities. Effective May 25, 2017, the then existing FAL letters of credit issued for the account of Renaissance Reinsurance, with stated amounts of $380 million and £90 million, were amended. Pursuant to the amendment, the stated amount of the $380 million letter of credit was reduced to $180 million and the £90 million letter of credit was cancelled. See “Note 7. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to this facility.

U.S. Subsidiaries

Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is domiciled in Maryland, which has adopted the NAIC's model law that uses a risk-based capital ("RBC") model to monitor and regulate the solvency of licensed life, health, and property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies. The RBC calculation is used to measure an insurer's capital adequacy with respect to: the risk characteristics of the insurer's premiums written and net claims and claim expenses, rate of growth and quality of assets, among other measures. At September 30, 2017, we believe the statutory capital and surplus of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. exceeded the minimum capital adequacy level required to be maintained under U.S. law.

Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is subject to certain restrictions on its ability to pay dividends pursuant to Maryland law, including making appropriate filings with and obtaining certain approvals from its regulator. During 2017, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. has an ordinary dividend capacity of $25.4 million (2016 - $26.0 million).

Top Layer Re

Renaissance Reinsurance is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0 million in the event that a loss reduces Top Layer Re’s capital below a specified level.

Liquidity and Cash Flows

Holding Company Liquidity

As a Bermuda-domiciled holding company, RenaissanceRe has limited operations of its own and its assets consist primarily of investments in subsidiaries, and, to a degree, cash and securities in amounts which fluctuate over time. Accordingly, RenaissanceRe’s future cash flows largely depend on the availability of dividends or other statutorily permissible payments from our subsidiaries. As discussed above, the ability to pay such dividends is limited by the applicable laws and regulations in the various jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate.

RenaissanceRe’s principal uses of liquidity are: (1) common share related transactions including dividend payments to our common shareholders and common share repurchases, (2) preference share related transactions including dividend payments to our preference shareholders and preference share redemptions, (3) interest and principal payments on debt, (4) capital investments in our subsidiaries, (5) acquisition of new or existing companies or businesses, such as our acquisition of Platinum and (6) certain corporate and operating expenses.

We attempt to structure our organization in a way that facilitates efficient capital movements between RenaissanceRe and our operating subsidiaries and to ensure that adequate liquidity is available when required, giving consideration to applicable laws and regulations, and the domiciliary location of sources of liquidity and related obligations.

Sources of Liquidity

Historically, cash receipts from operations, consisting of premiums and investment income, have provided sufficient funds to pay losses and operating expenses of our subsidiaries and to fund dividends to RenaissanceRe. The premiums received by our operating subsidiaries are generally received months or even years before losses are paid under the policies related to such premiums. Premiums and acquisition expenses generally are received within the first two years of inception of a contract while operating expenses are generally paid within a year of being incurred. It generally takes much longer for claims and claims expenses to be reported and ultimately settled, requiring the establishment of reserves for claims and claim expenses. Therefore, the amount of claims paid in any one year is not necessarily related to the amount of net claims incurred in that year, as reported in the consolidated statement of operations.

While we expect that our liquidity needs will continue to be met by our cash receipts from operations, as a result of the combination of current market conditions, lower than usual investment yields, and the nature of our business where a large portion of the coverages we provide can produce losses of high severity and low frequency, future cash flows from operating activities cannot be accurately predicted and may fluctuate significantly between individual quarters and years. In addition, due to the magnitude and complexity of certain large loss events, meaningful uncertainty remains regarding losses from these events and our actual ultimate net losses from these events may vary materially from preliminary estimates, which would impact our cash flows from operations.

Our “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act allows for the public offering of various types of securities, including common shares, preference shares and debt securities, and thus provides a source of liquidity. Because we are a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined by the rules promulgated under the Securities Act, we are also eligible to file additional automatically effective registration statements on Form S-3 in the future for the potential offering and sale of an unlimited amount of debt and equity securities.

In addition, we maintain letter of credit facilities which provide liquidity. Refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Liquidity and Capital Resources, Capital Resources” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for details of these facilities.

Cash Flows




Nine months ended September 30,	2017			2016
(in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	621,702		$	380,365
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(214,857		)	25,728
Net cash used in financing activities	(256,022		)	(420,964		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash	9,596			1,316
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	160,419			(13,555		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	421,157			506,885
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	581,576		$	493,330

2017

During the first nine months of 2017, our cash and cash equivalents increased $160.4 million, to $581.6 million at September 30, 2017, compared to $421.2 million at December 31, 2016.

Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the first nine months of 2017 were $621.7 million, compared to cash flows provided by operating activities of $380.4

million during the first nine months of 2016. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the first nine months of 2017 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net loss of $356.9 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:


•	an increase in our reserve for claims and claim expenses of $2.3 billion as a result of claims and claims expenses incurred of $2.9 billion, partially offset by claims payments of $613.3 million, each largely driven by the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events;


•	an increase in unearned premiums of $481.5 million due to the timing of renewals and a $360.5 million increase in reinsurance balances payable due to the timing of payments of our premiums ceded;


•	a corresponding increase of $1.3 billion in our reinsurance recoverable given the increase in net claims and claim expenses noted above and recoverables associated with the Q3 2017 Large Loss Events;


•	decreases in premiums receivable and deferred acquisition costs of $533.9 million and $99.6 million, respectively, due to the timing of payments of our gross premiums written and amortization of of deferred acquisition costs, respectively; and


•	an increase of $194.5 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to ceded premiums written associated renewals in the first nine months of 2017.

Cash flows used in investing activities. During the first nine months of 2017, our cash flows used in investing activities were $214.9 million, principally reflecting net purchases of fixed maturity investments and short term investments of $135.3 million and $146.3 million, respectively, partially offset by net sales of equity investments trading of $61.6 million.

Cash flows used in financing activities. Our cash flows used in financing activities in the first nine months of 2017 were $256.0 million, and were principally the result of:


•	the repayment in full at maturity of the aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million of our Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017 assumed in connection with the acquisition of Platinum and originally issued by Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.;


•	the settlement of $188.6 million of common share repurchases;


•	dividends paid on our common and preferred shares of $38.6 million and $16.8 million, respectively; and


•	net outflows of $44.2 million related to a net return of capital to third-party shareholders, principally in DaVinciRe and Medici; partially offset by


•	net inflows of $295.9 million associated with the issuance of $300.0 million of our 3.450% Senior Notes due July 1, 2027, net of underwriting discount.

2016

During the first nine months of 2016, our cash and cash equivalents decreased $13.6 million, to $493.3 million at September 30, 2016, compared to $506.9 million at December 31, 2015.

Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the first nine months of 2016 were $380.4 million. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the first nine months of 2016 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net income of $538.8 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:


•	an increase in premiums receivable and deferred acquisition costs of $403.3 million and $152.5 million, respectively, due to the increase in our gross premiums written;


•	an increase of $280.8 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to the increase in our gross premiums ceded;


•	an increase of $106.2 million in our reinsurance recoverable;


•	an increase in unearned premiums of $545.0 million due to an increase in our gross premiums written and a $250.7 million increase in reinsurance balances payable due to the timing of payments of our gross premiums ceded; and


•	an increase in our reserve for claims and claim expenses of $94.1 million as a result of claims and claims expenses incurred of $540.7 million, partially offset by claims payments of $446.6 million.

Cash flows provided by investing activities. During the first nine months of 2016, our cash flows provided by investing activities were $25.7 million, principally reflecting net sales of equity investments trading and short term investments of $183.1 million and $128.9 million, respectively, partially offset by net purchases of fixed maturity investments and other investments of $229.9 million and $56.8 million, respectively.

Cash flows used in financing activities. Our cash flows used in financing activities in the first nine months of 2016 were $421.0 million, and were principally the result of the settlement of $309.4 million of common share repurchases, net outflows of $45.5 million related to a net return of capital to third-party shareholders, principally in DaVinciRe and Medici, and $38.9 million and $16.8 million of dividends paid on our common and preferred shares, respectively.

Capital Resources

In the normal course of our operations, we may from time to evaluate additional share or debt issuances given prevailing market conditions and capital management strategies, including for our operating subsidiaries and joint ventures. In addition, we enter into agreements with financial institutions to obtain letter of credit facilities for the benefit of our operating subsidiaries in their reinsurance and insurance business.

Our total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe and debt is as follows:




	At September 30, 2017		At December 31, 2016		Change
(in thousands)
Common shareholders’ equity	$	4,003,012	$	4,466,577	$	(463,565	)
Preference shares	400,000		400,000		—
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe	4,403,012		4,866,577		(463,565		)
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027	295,179		—		295,179
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025	297,225		296,948		277
5.75% Senior Notes due 2020	249,188		248,941		247
Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017	—		255,352		(255,352		)
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)	147,653		147,422		231
RenaissanceRe revolving credit facility – unborrowed	250,000		250,000		—
Total debt	$	1,239,245	$	1,198,663	$	40,582
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe and debt	$	5,642,257	$	6,065,240	$	(422,983	)

(1)

During the first nine months of 2017, our total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe and debt decreased by $423.0 million, to $5.6 billion.

Our shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe decreased $463.6 million during the first nine months of 2017 principally as a result of:


•	our comprehensive loss attributable to RenaissanceRe of $225.5 million;


•	our repurchase of 1.3 million shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $188.6 million, and at an average share price of $142.67; and


•	$38.6 million and $16.8 million of dividends on our common and preference shares, respectively.

During the first nine months of 2017, our debt increased $40.6 million primarily driven by the June 29, 2017 issuance of $300.0 million of our 3.450% Senior Notes due July 1, 2027, partially offset by the June 1, 2017 repayment in full at maturity of $250.0 million of our Series B 7.50% Senior Notes assumed in connection with the acquisition of Platinum and originally issued by Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. and the amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and the amortization related to these notes.

Credit Facilities

The outstanding amounts drawn under each of our significant credit facilities is set forth below:




At September 30, 2017	Issued or Drawn
RenaissanceRe Revolving Credit Facility	$	—
Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with Wells Fargo	99,168
Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with NAB	4,356
Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe	192,715
Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facilities
Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility	180,000
Total credit facilities in U.S. dollars	$	476,239

Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facilities
Specialty Risks FAL Facility	£	10,000
Total credit facilities in pound sterling	£	10,000

Effective May 25, 2017, the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility, pursuant to which two Funds at Lloyd’s letters of credit with stated amounts of $380.0 million and £90.0 million had been issued, was amended. Pursuant to the amendment, the stated amount of the $380.0 million letter of credit was reduced to $180.0 million and the £90.0 million letter of credit was cancelled. In addition, pursuant to the amendment, we may request that the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility be amended to increase the stated amount of the letter of credit, or issue a new letter or credit denominated in Pounds, in an aggregate amount for all such increases or issuances not to exceed $75.0 million or the equivalent thereof.

There have been no other material changes to our credit facilities as disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

For additional information related to the terms of our debt and significant credit facilities, see “Note 7. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Refer to “Note 12. Shareholders’ Equity” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in our Form 10-K for additional information related to our common and preference shares.

Multi-Beneficiary Reinsurance Trusts

Effective October 19, 2017, assets held under trust with respect to our multi-beneficiary reinsurance trusts totaled $1,074.3 million and $307.3 million for Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, respectively, compared to the minimum amount required under U.S. state regulations of $1,071.2 million and $306.3 million, respectively, at September 30, 2017.

Multi-Beneficiary Reduced Collateral Reinsurance Trusts

Assets held under trust at September 30, 2017 with respect to our multi-beneficiary reduced collateral reinsurance trusts totaled $49.5 million and $62.2 million for Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, respectively, compared to the minimum amount required under U.S. state regulations of $48.6 million and $61.7 million, respectively.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest – DaVinciRe

Our noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe was 23.5% at September 30, 2017 (December 31, 2016 - 24.0%). See “Note 8. Noncontrolling Interests” and “Note 16. Subsequent Events” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding DaVinciRe.

Ratings

Financial strength ratings are important to the competitive position of reinsurance and insurance companies. We have received high claims-paying and financial strength ratings from A.M. Best Company, Inc. (“A.M. Best”), Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”). These ratings represent independent opinions of an insurer’s financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet policyholder obligations, and are not an evaluation directed toward the protection of investors or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any of our securities. Rating organizations continually review the financial positions of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures and ratings may be revised or revoked by the agencies which issue them.

The ratings of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures and the Enterprise Risk Management rating of RenaissanceRe as of October 27, 2017 are presented below.




	A.M. Best	S&P	Moody’s	Fitch

Renaissance Reinsurance (1)	A+	AA-	A1	A+
DaVinci (1)	A	AA-	A3	—
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. (1)	A	AA-	—	—
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. (1)	A	AA-	—	—
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe (1)	A+	AA-	—	—
Top Layer Re (1)	A+	AA	—	—

Syndicate 1458	—	—	—	—
Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating (2)	A	A+	—	AA-

RenaissanceRe (3)	—	Very Strong	—	—

(1) The A.M. Best, S&P, Moody's and Fitch ratings for these companies set forth in the table above reflect the insurer's financial strength rating and, in addition to the insurer's financial strength rating, the S&P ratings reflect the insurer's issuer credit rating.

(2) The A.M. Best, S&P and Fitch ratings for the Lloyd's Overall Market Rating represent its financial strength rating.

(3) The S&P rating for RenaissanceRe represents the rating on its Enterprise Risk Management practices.

Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses

We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. We establish our claims and claim expense reserves by taking claims reported to us by insureds and ceding companies, but which have not yet been paid (“case reserves”), adding IBNR and, if deemed necessary, adding costs for additional case reserves. Additional case reserves represent our estimates for claims related to specific contracts previously reported to us which we believe may not be adequately estimated by the client as of that date, or adequately covered in the application of IBNR.

Our reserving techniques, assumptions and processes differ among our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. Refer to “Note 6. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included herein for more information on prior year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses and analysis of our incurred and paid claims development for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving techniques,

assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. In addition, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates, Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for more information on our current estimates versus our initial estimates of our claims reserves, and sensitivity analysis for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments.

Investments

The table below shows our invested assets:




	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016				Change
(in thousands, except percentages)
U.S. treasuries	$	2,956,952	30.7	%	$	2,617,894	28.1	%	$	339,058
Agencies	41,109		0.5	%	90,972		1.0	%	(49,863		)
Municipal	521,220		5.4	%	519,069		5.6	%	2,151
Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)	177,855		1.8	%	333,224		3.6	%	(155,369		)
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate	121,892		1.3	%	133,300		1.4	%	(11,408		)
Corporate	2,028,750		21.0	%	1,877,243		20.2	%	151,507
Agency mortgage-backed	499,310		5.2	%	462,493		5.0	%	36,817
Non-agency mortgage-backed	299,530		3.1	%	258,944		2.7	%	40,586
Commercial mortgage-backed	263,029		2.7	%	409,747		4.4	%	(146,718		)
Asset-backed	183,322		1.9	%	188,358		2.0	%	(5,036		)
Total fixed maturity investments, at fair value	7,092,969		73.6	%	6,891,244		74.0	%	201,725
Short term investments, at fair value	1,497,262		15.5	%	1,368,379		14.7	%	128,883
Equity investments trading, at fair value	402,035		4.2	%	383,313		4.1	%	18,722
Other investments, at fair value	548,492		5.6	%	549,805		5.9	%	(1,313		)
Total managed investment portfolio	9,540,758		98.9	%	9,192,741		98.7	%	348,017
Investments in other ventures, under equity method	101,420		1.1	%	124,227		1.3	%	(22,807		)
Total investments	$	9,642,178	100.0	%	$	9,316,968	100.0	%	$	325,210

At September 30, 2017, we held investments totaling $9.6 billion, compared to $9.3 billion at December 31, 2016. Our investment guidelines stress preservation of capital, market liquidity, and diversification of risk. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our investments are subject to market-wide risks and fluctuations, as well as to risks inherent in particular securities. In addition to the information presented above and below, refer to “Note 3. Investments” and “Note 4. Fair Value Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding our investments and the fair value of measurement of our investments, respectively.

As the reinsurance coverages we sell include substantial protection for damages resulting from natural and man-made catastrophes, we expect from time to time to become liable for substantial claim payments on short notice. Accordingly, our investment portfolio as a whole is structured to seek to preserve capital and provide a high level of liquidity, which means that the large majority of our investment portfolio consists of highly rated fixed income securities, including U.S. treasuries, agencies, municipals, highly rated sovereign and supranational securities, high-grade corporate securities and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. We also have an allocation to publicly traded equities reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as equity investments trading and an allocation to other investments (including catastrophe bonds, private equity partnerships, senior secured bank loan funds, hedge funds, and other investments). At September 30, 2017, our portfolio of equity investments trading totaled $402.0 million, or 4.2%, of our total investments (December 31, 2016 - $383.3 million or 4.1%). Our portfolio of other investments totaled $548.5 million, or 5.6%, of our total investments at September 30, 2017 (December 31, 2016 - $549.8 million or 5.9%).

Other Investments

The table below shows our portfolio of other investments:




	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016		Change
(in thousands)
Catastrophe bonds	$	332,044	$	335,209	$	(3,165	)
Private equity partnerships	196,280		191,061		5,219
Senior secured bank loan funds	19,572		22,040		(2,468		)
Hedge funds	596		1,495		(899		)
Total other investments	$	548,492	$	549,805	$	(1,313	)

We account for our other investments at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments. The fair value of certain of our fund investments, which principally include private equity funds, senior secured bank loan funds and hedge funds, is recorded on our consolidated balance sheet in other investments, and is generally established on the basis of the net valuation criteria established by the managers of such investments, if applicable. The net valuation criteria established by the managers of such investments is established in accordance with the governing documents of such investments. Many of our fund investments are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales which are determined by the governing documents and limit our ability to liquidate these investments in the short term.

Some of our fund managers and fund administrators are unable to provide final fund valuations as of our current reporting date. We typically experience a reporting lag to receive a final net asset value report of one month for our hedge funds and senior secured bank loan funds and three months for private equity funds, although we have occasionally experienced delays of up to six months at year end, as the private equity funds typically complete their year-end audits before releasing their final net asset value statements.

In circumstances where there is a reporting lag between the current period end reporting date and the reporting date of the latest fund valuation, we estimate the fair value of these funds by starting with the prior month or quarter-end fund valuations, adjusting these valuations for actual capital calls, redemptions or distributions, and the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and then estimating the return for the current period. In circumstances in which we estimate the return for the current period, all information available to us is utilized. This principally includes using preliminary estimates reported to us by our fund managers, obtaining the valuation of underlying portfolio investments where such underlying investments are publicly traded and therefore have a readily observable price, using information that is available to us with respect to the underlying investments, reviewing various indices for similar investments or asset classes, and estimating returns based on the results of similar types of investments for which we have obtained reported results, or other valuation methods, where possible. Actual final fund valuations may differ, perhaps materially so, from our estimates and these differences are recorded in our consolidated statement of operations in the period in which they are reported to us as a change in estimate. Included in net investment income for the first nine months of 2017 is income of $1.9 million (2016 - loss of $3.4 million) representing the change in estimate during the period related to the difference between our estimated net investment income due to the lag in reporting discussed above and the actual amount as reported in the final net asset values provided by our fund managers.

Our estimate of the fair value of catastrophe bonds is based on quoted market prices, or when such prices are not available, by reference to broker or underwriter bid indications. Refer to “Note 4. Fair Value Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding the fair value of measurement of our investments.

We have committed capital to private equity partnerships and other investments of $895.1 million, of which $576.1 million has been contributed at September 30, 2017. Our remaining commitments to these investments at September 30, 2017 totaled $324.2 million. In the future, we may enter into additional commitments in respect of private equity partnerships or individual portfolio company investment opportunities.

EFFECTS OF INFLATION

The potential exists, after a catastrophe loss, for the development of inflationary pressures in a local economy. We consider the anticipated effects on us in our catastrophe loss models. Our estimates of the potential effects of inflation are also considered in pricing and in estimating reserves for unpaid claims and claim expenses. In addition, it is possible that the risk of general economic inflation has increased which could, among other things, cause claims and claim expenses to increase and also impact the performance of our investment portfolio. The actual effects of this potential increase in inflation on our results cannot be accurately known until, among other items, claims are ultimately settled. The onset, duration and severity of an inflationary period cannot be estimated with precision.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITY ARRANGEMENTS

At September 30, 2017, we had not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

In the normal course of business, we are party to a variety of contractual obligations as summarized in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. We consider these contractual obligations when assessing our liquidity requirements. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, other than as disclosed in “Note 6. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements”, with respect to an increase in our reserve for claims and claim expenses, and “Note 7. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Capital Resources”, with respect to our long term debt obligations, there were no other material changes in our contractual obligations as disclosed in the table of contractual obligations, and related footnotes, included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

CURRENT OUTLOOK

Property Exposed Market Developments

Over the past several years, notwithstanding the occurrence of a number of significant loss events, the global property catastrophe insurance and reinsurance markets have in general manifested growing levels of industry-wide capital held. At the same time, reinsurance demand for many coverages and solutions has not grown at the pace of this growth in available capital. In respect of the January 2017 and mid-year 2017 property catastrophe reinsurance renewals, we believe that supply, principally from traditional market participants and increasingly complemented by alternative capital providers, more than offset market demand, resulting in a continued reduction of overall market pricing on a risk-adjusted basis, except for, in general, recent loss impacted treaties and contracts.

The insurance and reinsurance markets were impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and the Mexico City Earthquake in the third quarter of 2017 and additional events, most notably the devastating wildfires in many areas of the state of California, in the fourth quarter of 2017 to date. Modeling firms, analysts and other industry observers have estimated that, in the aggregate, the impact of these events to the industry could approach or potentially exceed $100 billion. Given the nature and breadth of these events, losses have affected an unusually large number of regions, and, accordingly, insureds, reinsurance lines and reinsurers. In additional to traditional market firms, we estimate, based on media reports and public statements by market participants, that retrocessional markets, alternative capital providers, collateralized coverage providers and other non-traditional firms have absorbed a meaningful share of these losses. As a result, we currently believe that the January 2018 renewal markets could be subject to uncertainties relating to factors such as the ability of and speed by which such parties recapitalize, whether new entrants form and at what pace, and uncertainties arising from the commitment of existing collateral.

We currently believe that industry conditions are likely to improve in respect of the January 2018 renewal season, and anticipate that both loss affected transactions and lines and other coverages in the sector will experience beneficial changes. However, at this time we cannot assess with certainty the degree or breadth of such developments, how long they may be sustained, or the degree to which we may benefit from such developments, should they occur.

In addition to pricing, market conditions are increasingly impacted by an erosion of terms and conditions, for which we believe the reinsurance market is being undercompensated or in some instances uncompensated. Notwithstanding the favorable market developments we currently anticipate in respect of the coming renewal season, it is possible that, as in recent periods, a meaningful portion of the business ceded to the reinsurance market will remain priced below levels we find acceptable, or will be characterized by contractual terms and conditions we do not find to be acceptable, absent the advent of significant new developments. Furthermore, cedants in many of the key markets we serve are large and increasingly sophisticated. They may be able to manage large retentions, access risk transfer capital in expanding forms, and may seek to focus their reinsurance relationships on a core group of well-capitalized, highly-rated reinsurers who can provide a complete product suite as well as value-added service. While we believe we are well positioned to compete for business we find attractive, these dynamics may limit the degree to which the market improves favorably in the near term, or continue to introduce or exacerbate long-term challenges in our markets.

Casualty and Specialty Exposed Market Developments

In the markets in which our Casualty and Specialty segment operates, we continue to expect casualty insurance and reinsurance capacity to remain abundant during 2018, notwithstanding events such as the Ogden Rate change and the relatively high level of specialty industry loss events in recent periods. In recent periods, the U.S. casualty reinsurance market overall has continued to reflect a soft pricing environment and we assessed that many programs and treaties did not meet our pricing standards. In the near term, we now anticipate that terms and conditions in respect of lines business affected by the large catastrophe events of the third quarter of 2017 should improve and that other areas of the casualty and specialty may show positive adjustments. Moreover, we continue to believe that pockets of niche or specialty casualty lines may provide attractive opportunities for stronger or well-positioned reinsurers and that we are well positioned to compete for business we do find attractive given our strong ratings, expanded product offerings, and increased U.S. market presence. For example, market demand for protection in financial lines, particularly in respect of mortgage reinsurance, has grown in recent periods, contributing to our recent specialty and casualty growth.

However, specific renewal terms vary widely by insured account and our ability to shape our portfolio to improve its risk and return characteristics as estimated by us is subject to a range of competitive and commercial factors. We cannot assure you that these positive dynamics will manifest, that any overall market increase in demand will materialize or that we will participate fully in positive changes if they do occur. We intend to seek to maintain strong underwriting discipline and, in light of prevailing market conditions, cannot provide assurance that we will succeed in growing or maintaining our current combined in-force book of business.

General Economic Conditions

Underlying economic conditions in several of the key markets we serve have been generally stable in 2017, with our core markets, including the U.S., experiencing moderate economic growth and increases in prevailing interest rates. However, many of the key markets we serve may continue to be adversely impacted by the financial and fiscal instability of several European jurisdictions and certain large developing economies, including the impacts of political instability in the Middle East, Ukraine, Russia and other jurisdictions.

We continue to believe that meaningful risk remains for continued uncertainty, economic weakness or adverse disruptions in general economic and financial market conditions. Moreover, any future economic growth may be at a comparatively suppressed rate for a relatively extended period of time. Declining or weak economic conditions could reduce demand for the products sold by us or our customers, impact the risk-adjusted attractiveness and absolute returns and yields of our investment portfolio, or weaken our overall ability to write business at risk-adequate rates. In addition, persistent low levels of economic activity could adversely impact other areas of our financial performance, by contributing to unforeseen premium adjustments, mid-term policy cancellations or commutations or asset devaluation, among other things. Our specialty and casualty reinsurance and Lloyd’s portfolios in particular can be exposed to risks arising from economic weakness or dislocations, including with respect to a potential increase of claims in directors and officers, errors and omissions, surety, casualty clash and other lines of business. In addition, we believe our consolidated credit risk, reflecting our counterparty dealings with customers, agents, brokers,

retrocessionaires, capital providers and parties associated with our investment portfolio, among others, is likely to be higher during a period of economic weakness. Any of the foregoing or other outcomes of a period of economic weakness could adversely impact our financial position or results of operations.

The sustained environment of low interest rates in recent years lowered the yields at which we invest our assets relative to longer-term historical levels. More recently, we have seen increases in interest rates, and as we invest cash from new premiums written or reinvest the proceeds of invested assets that mature or that we choose to sell, the yield on our portfolio may be favorably impacted by the increasing interest rate environment. However, such an increase in prevailing interest rates could contribute to higher realized and unrealized losses associated with our currently invested assets in the near term. While it is possible yields will improve in future periods, we are unable to predict with certainty when conditions will substantially improve, or the pace of any such improvement.

We continue to monitor the risk that our principal markets will experience increased inflationary conditions, which would cause costs related to our claims and claim expenses to increase and impact the performance of our investment portfolio, among other things. The onset, duration and severity of an inflationary period cannot be estimated with precision.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

In June 2016, U.S. House of Representatives leadership released a Tax Reform Task Force Blueprint which, among other things, recommended the U.S. move to a consumption or destination-based tax system and adopt corresponding border adjustments taxing imports. During the first half of 2017, the House Ways and Means Committee explored adopting the concepts of the Tax Reform Task Force Blueprint into law. If adopted, these proposals could materially adversely impact the insurance and reinsurance industry and our own results of operations. In particular, the enactment of such legislation could substantially decrease the exportability of risk and reduce our access to capital and business as a whole. Such legislation may also result in increased prices for our products and services, which could cause a decrease in demand for these products and services. It is also possible that border adjustments could result in retaliatory actions by other countries.

In April 2017, the Trump Administration released a statement of principles relating to personal and corporate tax reform. Among other things, the statement of principles called for the adoption of a 15% business tax rate, the imposition of a territorial U.S. tax system, a one-time tax on U.S. assets held in other jurisdictions, and the elimination of certain tax breaks for specific types of economic activity or transactions. The statement of principles did not address the border adjustment proposals reflected in the Tax Reform Task Force Blueprint.

The House and Senate have both announced that they intend to release specific legislation language for tax rate changes and potential tax reform shortly. Based on media reports, we understand that these proposals may call for the adoption of a 20% business tax rate, the imposition of a territorial U.S. tax system or components thereof, a one-time tax on U.S. assets held in other jurisdictions, and the elimination or reduction of wide range of deductions or credits. In addition, it has been reported that one or both chambers of Congress may propose changes that would limit or deny U.S. insurers and reinsurers the deduction for reinsurance placed with non-U.S. affiliates. There have also been media reports of other proposed changes that would impact our industry, including reconsideration of past proposals in respect of passive foreign investment company rules. In general, such changes, if adopted as drafted, would increase taxation of certain activities and structures in our industry. However, at this time material uncertainty remains as to the possibility, terms, likelihood and timing of any U.S. tax law change. We cannot provide assurance as to likelihood of passage or precise impact of any of these proposed or other potential changes.

In prior Congressional sessions, Congress has considered a range of potential legislation which would, if enacted, provide for matters such as the creation of (i) a federal reinsurance catastrophe fund; (ii) a federal consortium to facilitate qualifying state residual markets and catastrophe funds in securing reinsurance; and (iii) a federal bond guarantee program for state catastrophe funds in qualifying state residual markets. In April 2016, H.R.4947, the Natural Disaster Reinsurance Act of 2016, which would create a federal reinsurance program to cover any losses insured or reinsured by eligible state programs arising from natural catastrophes, including losses from floods, earthquakes, tropical storms, tornadoes, volcanic eruption and winter storms, was introduced. If enacted, this bill, or legislation similar to any of these proposals, would, we believe, likely contribute to the growth of state entities offering below-market priced

insurance and reinsurance in a manner adverse to us and market participants more generally. Such legislation could also encourage cessation, or even reversal, of reforms and stabilization initiatives that have been enacted in Florida and other catastrophe-exposed states in recent years. While we believe such legislation will continue to be vigorously opposed, if adopted these bills would likely diminish the role of private market catastrophe reinsurers and could adversely impact our financial results, perhaps materially.

In June 2012, Congress passed the Biggert-Waters Bill, which provided for a five-year renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program (the “NFIP”) and, among other things, authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) to carry out initiatives to determine the capacity of private insurers, reinsurers, and financial markets to assume a greater portion of the flood risk exposure in the U.S., and to assess the capacity of the private reinsurance market to assume some of the program’s risk. In January 2017, FEMA announced that, acting under authority contemplated by the Biggert-Waters Bill, it had secured reinsurance protection for the NFIP effective January 1, 2017 through January 1, 2018. Under the agreement, participating reinsurers agreed to indemnify FEMA for flood claims on an occurrence basis; the layer is structured to cover 26% of losses between $4 billion and $8 billion. It is possible this program will continue in future periods and may encourage other U.S. federal programs to explore private market risk transfer initiatives; however, we cannot assure you that any such developments will in fact occur, or that if they do transpire we will succeed in participating.

The statutory authorization for the operation and continuation of the NFIP was scheduled to expire in September 2017, but Congress has extended the authorization to December 8, 2017. Legislative language under consideration in the House of Representatives would clarify that flood insurance provided by private firms satisfies the requirement that homeowners maintain flood coverage on mortgaged properties that are backed by a federal guarantee and located in a flood zone. Draft language also would direct FEMA to consider policy holders who drop an NFIP policy and then later return to the NFIP as having continuous coverage if they can demonstrate that a flood insurance policy from a private firm was maintained throughout the interim period. If ultimately approved by the full Congress, we believe that such legislation could incrementally contribute to the growth of private residential flood opportunities and the financial stabilization of the NFIP. However, reauthorization of the NFIP remains subject to meaningful uncertainty; and whether a successful reauthorization would continue market-enhancing reforms is significantly uncertain. We cannot assure you that such legislation will indeed be enacted or that the private market for residential flood protection will be enhanced if it is.

In recent years, market conditions for insurance in the state of Florida have been significantly impacted by the increasingly prevalent utilization of a practice referred to as “assignment of benefits,” or “AOB”. An AOB is an instrument executed by a primary policyholder that is deemed to permit certain third parties, such as water extraction companies, roofers, or plumbers, to “stand in the shoes” of the insured and seek direct payments from the policyholder’s insurance company. According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (the “OIR”), while there were 405 AOB lawsuits across Florida in 2006, that number rose to 28,200 in 2016. Moreover, according to the OIR, claims with an AOB have a much higher degree of severity than claims without one. For example, since 2010 the frequency of water claims has risen by 46% and the severity of water claims has risen by 28%. As a result, we believe that usage of AOBs is contributing significantly to loss trends in Florida and is having an impact on the profitability and financial condition of certain of the state’s domestic property insurance companies. While both private companies and the OIR are exploring non-statutory means to mitigate these issues, legislative reforms proposed over the last several years have not been enacted. A continuation of these trends could weaken or potentially impair primary insurance companies, reduce demand for reinsurance and discourage the strengthening of the private insurance market that we believe had otherwise been evident in Florida. Such trends would adversely impact the Florida market and many of the companies we seek to serve.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are principally exposed to four types of market risk: interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, credit risk, and equity price risk. Our investment guidelines permit, subject to approval, investments in derivative instruments such as futures, options, foreign currency forward contracts and swap agreements, which may be used to assume risks or for hedging purposes.

There were no material changes to these market risks, as disclosed in “Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, during the first nine months of 2017. See “Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for a discussion of our exposure to these risks.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures: Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, at September 30, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2017, which were identified in connection with our evaluation required pursuant to Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There have been no material changes to the legal proceedings previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Our 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 August 2, 2017, our Board of Directors approved a renewal of our authorized share repurchase program to an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million. Unless terminated earlier by our Board of Directors, the program will expire when we have repurchased the full value of the shares authorized. The table below details the repurchases that were made under the program during the third quarter of 2017, and also includes other shares purchased, which represents common shares surrendered by employees in respect of withholding tax obligations on the vesting of restricted stock, or in lieu of cash payments for the exercise price of employee stock options.




	Total shares purchased			Other shares purchased			Shares purchased under publicly announced repurchase program			Dollar maximum amount still available under repurchase program
	Shares purchased	Average price per share		Shares purchased	Average price per share		Shares purchased	Average price per share
										(in thousands)
Beginning dollar amount available to be repurchased										$	485,145
July 1 - 31, 2017	24,828	$	141.86	2,128	$	139.05	22,700	$	142.12	(3,226		)
August 1 - 2, 2017	20,602	$	147.85	—	$	—	20,602	$	147.85	(3,046		)
August 2, 2017 - renewal of authorized share repurchase program of $500.0 million										21,127
Dollar amount available to be repurchased										500,000
August 3 - 31, 2017	187,532	$	145.77	2,456	$	148.25	185,076	$	145.74	(26,973		)
September 1 - 30, 2017	41,955	$	135.53	—	$	—	41,955	$	135.53	(5,686		)
Total	274,917	$	144.01	4,584	$	143.98	270,333	$	144.01	$	467,341

During the first nine months of 2017, pursuant to our publicly announced share repurchase program, we repurchased an aggregate of 1.3 million common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $188.6 million and an average price of $142.67 per common share. In the future, we may authorize additional purchase activities under the currently authorized share repurchase program, increase the amount authorized under the share repurchase program, or adopt additional trading plans.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

31.1 Certification of Kevin J. O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

31.2 Certification of Robert Qutub, Chief Financial Officer of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

32.1 Certification of Kevin J. O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of Robert Qutub, Chief Financial Officer of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.


Date: November 1, 2017	/s/ Robert Qutub

Robert Qutub

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)


Date: November 1, 2017	/s/ James C. Fraser

James C. Fraser

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

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